Okay, here's my chance to be that jerk that everyone hates, bragging about some win somewhere, and how i'm so great and everyone is great and everything is roses. However I will not be the guy that finished first and then says he had a horrible race, "oh well, you know, I would've beaten all those other people by X more minutes if this and this and this hadn't gone wrong!
The truth is that, yes I am proud of a first overall, even if it was way, way over on the western slope of colorado, far away from the speedy triathlon hordes of Boulder!! It is a beautiful area of Colorado, really dramatic scenery, great venue for a triathlon race, clean lakes, good roads (due to the farms out there), and scenic run trails. Other then a little wind, the weather was and is perfect in Fruita this time of year, 40's at night and mid 80's during the day...
Amy and Chris Reed of Ascent productions put on a stellar event and they are trying to grow the race to 3 or 4 hundred people in the coming years, so all you skeptics of the triathlon scene out there should race there next year, bring the competition to another level, go out and crush 2:07:54, I know there are those that can!!
Next up is the Denver marathon, who know's maybe i'll qualify for Boston or something and i'll get another chance to brag, although I wouldn't be on the edge of your seat, i'm not all that comfortable talking about success...
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