Multi-sports: Lampetronas 2014

Hello!

Remember when a few post ago, I said that that was the last time this summer when I was writing about a sports event? Well, I unintentionally lied because yesterday I participated in multi-sport event by accident.

This multi-sport event I am talking about is 2^nd annual Lampetronas 2014 event. Visit the website of the event

Lampetronas is held near Lampedziai Lake in Kaunas and in the forest that surrounds the lake. The competition consists of 5 contests: 1.2km of swimming, 17km of skating, 8km of rowing a kayak, 19km of cycling and 9 km of running. It’s like a spin-off of triathlon .This competition is definitely not for the weak and it is also sort of challenge for yourself. You can participate individually or, if you are not strong enough, you can participate with a team.

I was supposed to volunteer at the event but one of the teams was missing a swimmer and one of my friends bragged that I am a swimmer and they begged me to help them and I agreed because I had a swimsuit in my bag. So, I was responsible for the first event – swimming. After the start, I was swimming in the 3^rd place but by the end a man bypassed me because I couldn’t find a finish line in the lake. I was really happy with my result and I definitely gave all of my energy to it.

After that, I had some time to relax and when went back to my voluntary work. I and my friend were standing in the middle of nowhere, in the cycling/running track, watching if all the athletes were abiding the rules. We were standing there for 3 hours and at least one hour of these 3 hours was spent in the rain.

When we finally got back to the camp, we watched an award ceremony and I was pleasantly surprised that my team got 5^th place. We were all really happy but really tired as well.

I would like to participate in this competition next year. But maybe with a bit more preparation.

I am afraid to say if this is my last sport blog post or not because I am kinda planning to cycle in another bicycle marathon on August 31^st but I still don’t t know if I am up for 40 km of cycling. I guess you will find out in a couple weeks’ time. If you want to learn more about my activities follow me on twitter @LunaTheia