First, our apologies for the lateness in posts, and the chaotic weirdness that is our website. Shit got hacked, and we’re slowly trying to rebuild the whole thing. Seems to happen to us a lot, no?
That said, now onto way more exciting things… Like
Avia Wildflower Triathlon!
Last month some of the womyn of Swarm! descended on what is often, and rightly, referred to as “the Woodstock of triathlons.” The title didn’t really mean anything to us until we arrived and found ourselves amid 8,000 competitors, family, and supporters. The Sunday Olympic Triathlon had as least 3,000 competitors alone! It was insanity on a level we had not anticipated. Luckily with that many people competing that means that much more support. Wildflower was without a doubt the most well-supported event I have ever participated in. Between tremendous amounts of food and chipper, ecstatic volunteers that helped push some of us slow folk up the last few hills, it will be hard for other Triathlons to measure up to this.
For Signe and Molly, it was their first Olympic triathlon, and for me, it was my first triathlon ever. Word to all those would-be-triathletes out there; swim in open water BEFORE competing in your first triathlon. It makes quite a difference not being able to see, having waves, being in the sun and all… It aint no swimming pool folks.
Signe absolutely crushed the triathlon, coming in under 3 hours! Molly was close behind, coming in under 3.5 hours. I dragged myself to the finish line at 4 hours.
All in all it was an amazing weekend, with beautiful camping, weather, and a very competitive and difficult triathlon. Special thanks needs to be said to the supporters of our racers, who held our bags, cheered us on, and provided sodas and hugs at the finish line. Behind every good racer there’s someone with gatorade and a cool towel, how else could we do these crazy things?
Speaking of crazy things, so excited about Wildflower, a week later, 4 Swarm! womyn signed up for the Vineman 1/2 iron-man distance triathlon. One solo, and a relay team. See you in July! Can’t Stop Wont Stop.
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