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Comments: I didn't push myself at all. I was so disapointed about not swimming, that I lost focus on the event. What would you do differently?: TRAIN!! Running is so painful, I tend to avoid it. But the time has come to face the demons and hit the road.  Transition 1
What would you do differently?: work on getting my clips in. It took me 1/2 km to get them in and I lost a lot of time because of it.  Bike
Comments: I can't figure out why I'm so slow on the bike. I don't feel winded, but I can't make my feet pedel any faster. It must a geer thing or maybe a strength thing. I need some serious coaching/training. I almost gave up at the 15km mark. A mental/emotional melt down. The culmination of disapointment and the realization that I'm not going to be competitive this year. I had to readjust my thinking to realize that I just started training this past March; had to take 3 weeks off for my sons illness; and just started biking 3 weeks ago with the purchase of my first bike. 1 month ago I laughed at the idea of even attempting an oly this year and was just hoping to finish a sprint. I got over the embarassment of sucking to realize that anyone who finished any tri/du is accomplashing something amazing. And my finishing meant that I had completed my first goal. I can set my goals for next year a little higher, but it was amazing to have this complete paradigme shift. What would you do differently?: Pedal harder/faster. I was do worried about the run after, that I think I let that affect me mentally. Transition 2
Comments: I was exhausted and used the transition to take a break before heading out on the dreaded 10 km run. What would you do differently?: Change my mind. Instead of dreading the run, think of it as a chance to make up some of the time from the bike. I have to readjust my way of thought - and I'm making progress. Run
Comments: The run was hard. I ended up in tears between the 3-5Km mark. I knew I would finish, I just wasn't sure how I was going to do it. When I hit the turn around point and the nice ladies showered me with their sprinkler and gave me some much needed encouragement I knew I was going to be ok. I walked during 4 of the 7 water stations, but made a real determined point to get back to running. I was so proud of myself in this regards! What would you do differently?: I need to train for some speed, not just to finish. Post race
Warm down: a lot of walking and stretching. Then a whole lot of eating!! What limited your ability to perform faster: Training. I made the mistake of trying this too early, I thought I would be more competitive. When I realized I wasn't going to be, it was a real downer and I hit it in the middle of the bike. Event comments: I love the race and all the great people that put it on. Next year I'll ready to compete! Last updated: 2006-07-12 12:00 AM
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Canada
St. John-in-the-Wilderness Anglican Church
25C / 77F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 168/189
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 15/19
I'm doing a lot of resting. I haven't gotten out for my final run and it's now Wednesday. Will get a fitness work out in today and a swim/bike in tomorrow, then rest on Friday. I am totally freaking out over the open water start and the 10km run. Have to handle this anxiety and work on better nutrition.
Kashi breakfast (my fav - don't do anything without it!) and a double check for equipment. At event, after getting marked and placing my bike, I did some jumps and tried to calm my nerves. After finding out it would be a duathlon, I was very disapointed and I spent a lot of energy trying to overcome it. I know my running is poor and painful, so to have my best event withdrawn and my adding to my worst was mentally tough for me.