General thoughts about the Fort Ritchie Olympic Triathlon and the race experience. On August 1, 2021, I participated in a 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike and 6.2 mile run. If you want stats, splits, watts, etc. you will find none of it here. Why? It’s not what is important to me in participating in triathlon. It’s not my why! I signed up for the local race in Cascade, Maryland because I knew it would challenge me mentally and physically. My expectations were to finish and learn. This race was not wetsuit legal and a USAT championship series race. I knew it would bring out some spectacular athletes from the area. But I also knew this, I have never swam in open water without a wetsuit. Never. Stacy motto- Safety first. I will not put myself or others at risk for me to race. I quietly spoke to the race director and he nodded that I could do the race but would not race in my age group and would not be eligible for prizes. I accepted without question because those are
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