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Race Reports for Point Walter Triathlon 2009

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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: OK, so I know this race report might sound like I'm just having a whinge, but I have tried to honestly document how I was feeling at each stage of the race. I've done a lot of thinking since this race. I felt really awful on the swim and not much better on the bike, but then the run went better than expected and I finished strong. After I'd finished Sef found me and asked how I went, he said he thought I was injured because it took me so long, this comment made me burst into tears! I am not normally so emotional but I was at that point, because I was thinking I raced to the best of my ability and yet I still came last out of the whole field, whats the point??? However since this princess moment I have done more thinking. I am fit enough because I finished strong. Who cares if I'm not fast? Three years ago I struggled to finish a mini-sprint and look how far I've come. I think I need to focus on my own race and my own journey and not compare myself to other people. I probably don't have
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