2nd at Rattlesnake!

I race most of my races with my sister, Thia =) Wouldn't be the same without her!

Rattlesnake Olympic Triathlon has been around for awhile, but I have never raced it. It is held at Aurora Reservoir and can be a challenging bike course with the rollers and the wind out on the East plains of Denver. My day started off with a solid swim for myself, and I could tell as I was running up to transition; it was going to be another "training" race. My legs were not very fresh from the ongoing training that has been carried on from FL. It is difficult for me to race under these conditions of fatigue, but I must say... I'm starting to get used to it. It will be a happy day in Tuscaloosa when I have had a strong taper!

One of my Faster Swims of the Season!

Very Happy to be Done with the 12 miles of Headwind!

Running in to the Finish!

With the women starting first today, I was able to manage to get way ahead of many on the bike and I think I came in as one of the first 10 off the bike. This was very fun! I have never had such HUGE cheers from the crowds and it totally fueled my run! The run was challenging for about the first half as I was still a little frozen from the bike. I pulled out a decent run split for the rolling hill course and finished on a good note. Now this is Colorado and I new I would be hard pressed to place... BUT! It is well understood that wind on the bike will put a huge separation between the strong riders and the weaker ones.... and my strength prevailed! It was enough to make up where I still lack on the run and I finished 2nd in my Age Group! Wahooooo! Enjoy your training =) www.tristafrancis.com

2nd Place Age Group!