jilldoe88 2008-09-09 10:20 AM

Member 11

Subject: Happy Weekend I am so happy to say that Saturday on my 32nd birthday, I complete my first Triathlon . I was so happy to see so many nice people there and also a lot of new people that I could share my fears with (Lake Geneva, WI.) I did absolutely terrible in the swim portion. I completely panicked with when I was swimming free style because of all the people around and the choppiness of the water. I did not want my head under water and ended up doing something that was suppose to be a breast stroke, (I think there was a time that I even resorted to the doggy paddle.) Once I got out of the water, the 1:50 transition time I had been practicing over the last two weeks turned into 6:50!!! I was so disoriented when I got out of the water I just needed to relax and catch my thoughts for a moment. But once I got on my bike, the greatest feeling of adrenaline rushed over me and I realized this was the most fun I have had in a long time. I got passed a trillion times on the bike, but didn't care because of the fun that I was having. I ended up having 14 mi/hr pace which I don't think was too terrible for a newbie like me, and also considering the course was super hilly. When I got back to start the run, even though I had been doing bricks 2x a week for 2-3 weeks, my legs were complete jello, and I had about .25 mi to go to get to the start line, so that turned into another 4:30 transition. The run was completely awesome. This was my worst discipline coming into the whole training idea (I couldn't even run .5 mi in May when I started training.) The first 1.0 was almost completely uphill, and mi 1-1.5 was what they call "killer hill" because of the steepness. I am proud to say that I ended up running over 90% the whole way and finished strong. My best time was on the run! I was so excited. I had a hundred thoughts running through my head, I need to get a wet suit for next year, and what I can do to improve my time, do I want to do 2 or 3 next year, I need to keep my gym membership active so I train over winter and so one and so one. But too my surprise, there will probably be no triathlons for me next year. I found out the day after the race that I was pregnant!!! This just really topped the weekend off (my husband and I had been trying for a year and half.) I had ignored all the symptoms. I figured I was just tired because of all the training that I was doing. Same with being late, I just assumed stress at work and the demand that I had put on my body over the last month just delayed my visitor for a few days. So I have had a happy weekend!!! And I will definately continue to train after our new bundle of joy comes and look forward to my next triathlon. Thank you everyone for your support since I joined in May for all your training tips and help me build my confidence up to do this. This is actually one of those goals that I made for myself that I am glad to say that not only did I complete it but I want to continue doing them.