Three months of training boiled down to an hour worth of heart pumping athleticism. The combined success in three events decided the total outcome of going the distance. For senior triathlete Jenn Prevot, the finish line appeared to her first after 12.2 miles of the Cotee Man Triathlon.
“I knew I wanted to do the triathlon in the beginning of July,” senior triathlete Jenn Prevot said. “I started training in the last part of June all the way to August.”
Prevot pushed pass a six lap swim, nine mile bike course, and 3.1 mile jog with her extensive training. For three months she would train for four hours a day. Her preparation for the event was just as extensive as the turn out this year. 107 triathletes from a wide range of ages came from around the state. Of all those athletes, Jenn placed first in her 15-19 year old female division and 43 overall.
“For me, my adrenaline was rushing and it was so bad that I was shaking. I didn’t think about it. I was just ‘go go go’”
This was the third year that the formally named Chaotic Cotee Man Triathlon was held in New Port Richey. Although changes were made to the course from its previous years to provide more organization, the outlook for first-time triathlon participant Prevot is just the same.
“I’ve always been training but I use the triathlon as a platform for half-marathons. They are seasonal, so I do a triathlon before the half-marathons.” Prevot said.
The position of the sun changed, but the place finishes of the athletes are solidified in history. The triathlon finished in the same place that it started, a foreshadowing concept of the race for the fulfillment of long term goals and their company.