APRIL 9TH – Clydes 10k – 1:30:35 (14:28min/mile)
Coming off of a shot in each knee and a recommendation that I learn to power walk if I want to keep at it and I had a goal of doing IMMD.
The brace helped and I felt like I crushed it even with that disrespectful hill coming up Rt 108.
6 MAY – NEW JOB
21 MAY – Columbia Triathlon (Redemption)
You can practically feel the joy and exhilaration I felt at the completion of this race. Columbia Tri is a BEAST and has been my nemesis for ever. 2015 – Bronchitis and I raced anyway having to pull out of the run. 2016 – DNF having to pull out of the water, too damn cold, panicked and ended up in med tent for 30 min for high BP. YES I CAN!!
30th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION – LONDON & PARIS
15 – 16 JULY – DU THE 2 – Maryland Duathlon Challenge
Let’s just say that after 2 years of this back to back race…yeah. Imma stick to the OLY and call it a day. I seem to not be able to get my nutrition right, it is always hot as a mofo and running is my Achilles heel. My Sprint time pretty much the same from previous year and the Oly was the same except add 10 min onto the run time. I was so glad to cross that finish line. 2018…Just the OLY.
26 AUGUST – West Point Sprint Triathlon
Swim 21:49 Bike 1:04 Run 46:40 –
Took the podium again with a 3rd place Athena! YES!!
26 – 27 AUGUST – CHICAGO TRI
(SuperSprint & OLY)
Back to Back races and I didn’t drown, crash or fall. WINNING!! I followed it up with a vacation with my GlamBaby (and her parents too). Another fabulous racecation.
10 SEPTEMBER – Nations Triathlon 1ST ATHENA MASTERS
I decided to do this race at the last minute for grins and giggles since I wasn’t going to be doing IMMD. It is the first triathlon I ever did back in 2010 and I wanted to see how I have progressed over the years.
I cut off 47 – FORTY SEVEN MINUTES – off my race time and came in 1st in my Division. 10 min off the swim and 37 min faster off the bike – run was essentially the same. WOW!!!
I won an entry to ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ in 2018. Guess what the A race is for 2018!!
28 SEPT-1OCT 30th WEST POINT CLASS REUNION
5 NOVEMBER – Across the Bay 10k 1:32:05 Nothing to write home about, but I am not losing pace ground. One more puzzle piece to collect.
19 NOVEMBER – Turkey Chase 10k – 1:28:54
My last race of the season and one of the best as I ran it with my son, Trooper Jordan Steptoe.
It was a wonderful year of racing amongst a lot of celebration and life changes. You adapt, improvise and overcome as things are thrown in your path. Don’t give up on your goals and dreams. Shoot for the stars and if you land on the moon, you have a better view of the stars and are that much closer.
Wishing all of you a wonderful 2018…May all your days be Merry & Bright!