I can't believe it! Earlier this week Multi-Sport, who puts on the HSBC Triathlon series, emailed me asking me to show up to the year end Long Draw, so I knew I was going to win something and it turned out to be the top prize. A Quintana Roo Tri Bike.
I almost didn't even go. My tonsils were so sore from Wednesdays surgery, I was semi-drugged up, but I figured I needed to get out of the house. The drive there should have taken me an hour, it ended up taking two hours due to bad traffic and me getting major league lost. I almost couldn't even find the place.
I spent a couple of hours before the draw announcements listening to the seminars in pain. So I really hoped it was all going to be worth the wait. Obviously it was.
I had a good vibe right after they emailed me this week (on my birthday) to tell me I won something. I figured what ever it was, it was a birthday present.
I'll tell you the HSBC triathlon series has been GREAT to me.
At Binbrook, I came in 3rd in the Clydesdale division (even if it was out of 3 - photo above). Then at Cobourg (as a non Clydesdale) my goal was to break 3 hours and I did it in 2:44:51 and finished in 105th place out of 201 (with the 55th fasted bike time). Then in the Wasaga Sprint Triathlon that I raced with my best friend from Winnipeg (after more than a few beers the night before) I finished in 47th place out of 380 with the 16th fasted bike time (36.1 average). Not a bad considering in my first sprint triathlon of the year and my comeback race in Milton, I finished in 549th place out of 613. Then to top it off I win the grand prize for the year end draw. The HSBC Series has been berry, berry, good to me....What a way to top off a great year!
I'm excited to get my new bike and try it out. I'm going to visit my sister in Florida right after Christmas and I'm taking it with me. I've always been curious about the differences between a Tri bike and a road bike. I guess I'll be finding out soon enough.
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