race report: square lake sprint tri

10/31/2023
happy to be racing again!

After I finished the YWCA sprint tri in August, I pivoted from racing a mid-September 70.3 – 8 weeks just wasn’t enough time to train for the fitness depth I wanted – and signed up for Square Lake sprint instead. It’s been on my short list of local races for a long time, but it’s never worked out to race because of timing. And because it was a sprint, it gave me more time for other life stuff like time with my kiddo and kettlebells. Without a doubt, the best choice!

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