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St. Mary’s Triathlon

June 28, 2017 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

My first Triathlon for the year took place on June 17th in St. Mary’s, Maryland! This was the first annual St. Mary’s Triathlon located in a former colonial town that was Maryland’s first colonial settlement and capital. This race sold out pretty early, so I was lucky to get a spot when I signed up for the waiting list! Over 600 athletes competed in this race for both the international and sprint triathlon (a sprint is half the distance of…

PeasantMan Triathlon

June 14, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

My very first Triathlon! Wahoo! I can officially call myself a triathlete! This race was recommended to me and was definitely a good starter for my first triathlon. This race took place on Mother’s day this year and was located at Lake Anna State Park. Now I felt very unprepared for this race. When I say unprepared I mean I hadn’t swam in few months and I had just gotten my speed clips and shoes for my bike just a few days prior. Talk about waiting…