Susan Sharpless Smith

Today was my first triathlon of the season. Belews Lake Tri is a sprint distance and it’s a fun one because it is the first open water race of the the year and is timed to give a good tune-up for White Lake Half in two weeks. They have the swimmers go out 2 at [...]

I had been preparing for months to compete in the Beach to Battleship Half Iron Distance Race on November 7. I won’t say that I had a stellar training regime, but I was ready to race. I really enjoyed the premier B2B event last year and was looking forward to another decent race day. I [...]

First Place In Age Group Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie Yesterday was the Beach2Battleship Half and Full Triathlon. This was an inaugural event in Wilmington, NC. The triathlon community is very large and active in North Carolina, and there has been a demand for a full distance event (aka Ironman, but that is trademarked) for a [...]

Race Award Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie Finally, after months of being sidelined, I competed in an Olympic distance triathlon in Pinehurst. The event took place at Lake Pinehurst where we visited with the Coburns to picnic and swim over the summer. The swim was 1500 meters and went well, even with the fog that made [...]

Susan Survived the Ocean Swim Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie I’ve wanted to compete in this race for several years, but scheduling and foot health prevented it until this year. By the time I knew I could handle the run, all the spots except for $$ charity slots were sold. So I bit the bullet and [...]

Swim Queue After a year of trying to get my foot healed, I finally was able to enter a local mini-sprint women’s only triathlon this weekend, the Ramblin’ Rose. The run was only 2 miles, so I figured my foot was ready to hold out for that short distance. I had a great time, it [...]

Bike Finish Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie Ron, Josh, Nancy and Meredith cheered me on at the Triangle Triathlon in Raleigh today. We went to Durham yesterday and had a great overnight visiting with them. Meredith is changing so fast and is growing up quickly! We finally got her into her birthday “anything chair” which she [...]