Artemis' "WE CAN DO IT!" Mentor Group - FULL (Page 12)

goofee girl - 2011-05-13 4:28 AM

So... my Triathlon is in two days.

Any final words from anybody?

goofee girl - 2011-05-13 5:28 AM

So... my Triathlon is in two days. I'm going to work today then coming home to pack (I'd better not forget anything!) and leave for TN. We're leaving a day early because tomorrow morning is a practice swim in the open water and it had better be worth it because it's costing me a pretty penny to board the dogs and pay for the extra night of hotel!!!

I'm so nervous now! Just have to be cautious with my food and water intake. No more exercise. Not much left I can do to prepare... I'm ready or not now.

Any final words from anybody?

Kick some butt and enjoy every moment - i remember the chicago tri last fall - all I could think of is - Holly crap - I'm doing it!  Good luck and have fun!

goofee girl - 2011-05-13 5:28 AM

So... my Triathlon is in two days. I'm going to work today then coming home to pack (I'd better not forget anything!) and leave for TN. We're leaving a day early because tomorrow morning is a practice swim in the open water and it had better be worth it because it's costing me a pretty penny to board the dogs and pay for the extra night of hotel!!!

I'm so nervous now! Just have to be cautious with my food and water intake. No more exercise. Not much left I can do to prepare... I'm ready or not now.

Any final words from anybody?

goofee girl - 2011-05-13 4:28 AM

So... my Triathlon is in two days. I'm going to work today then coming home to pack (I'd better not forget anything!) and leave for TN. We're leaving a day early because tomorrow morning is a practice swim in the open water and it had better be worth it because it's costing me a pretty penny to board the dogs and pay for the extra night of hotel!!!

I'm so nervous now! Just have to be cautious with my food and water intake. No more exercise. Not much left I can do to prepare... I'm ready or not now.

Any final words from anybody?

goofee girl - 2011-05-14 6:14 AM

Open water practice swim in 2 hours! I'm really looking forward to hitting the river and seeing how hard/easy it will be before the Tri tomorrow.

So don't go to work the day you leave and then pack the hour before you head out. Thinking back, I should have packed my Tri stuff earlier in the week and my regular stuff yesterday. I guess I had to learn the hard way. Heh.

goofee girl - 2011-05-14 7:14 AM

Open water practice swim in 2 hours! I'm really looking forward to hitting the river and seeing how hard/easy it will be before the Tri tomorrow.

Funny thing... for all of you training for your first Triathlon... if it's an out of town one, be meticulous with your Triathlon items and look over your checklist twice. However, don't forget to pack your regular daily clothes and items. I got here only to realize that I have no pajamas, the only clothes I have to wear are the ones for the kick off dinner and after party. No shorts, no shirts, no socks, no underwear, no deoderant, no nothing!  So I slept in my clothes that I wore yesterday at work and will be washing them in the sink in order to wear them on the ride back home on Monday. Thank goodness I had the sense to bring my toothbrush and medication!

So don't go to work the day you leave and then pack the hour before you head out. Thinking back, I should have packed my Tri stuff earlier in the week and my regular stuff yesterday. I guess I had to learn the hard way. Heh.

goofee girl - 2011-05-16 6:00 AM

I AM A TRIATHLETE!!!

goofee girl - 2011-05-16 7:00 AM

I AM A TRIATHLETE!!!

Short version (race log to come later): swim started off badly because my asthma kicked in. Had to stop twice to use my inhaler. One other girl was in the back with me. Once my asthma was controlled I got into a continuous swim. That felt good! I swam the major portion of the swim continuously.

On the bike I was surprised at how sore my quads were. It was hard going up that first hill. The girl who was behind with me had to walk it up. So I'm riding and all is good. Just some hills and downhills. But I forgot that we were in the Smoky Mountains. There were three long, steep, winding roads that I had to get off my bike and walk up. I don't know how anybody made it up them. My quads continued to burn despite good nutrition. I made it off the bike and into the run.

Well, not much of a run. My feet were burning at this point, at least the soles were. And my lower back was in excruciating pain! Now, I weigh 270 lbs, so my weight was probably doing this. So I walked. All of a sudden a young man joins me. Hes from multisport ministries. We stop and pray for a minute, then we walk together. Turns out that they made an agreement that he would be the last to cross the finish line so that nobody had to be last! We walk the 6.2 miles together and it made the walk enjoyable.

One last uphill and I see and hear my Teammates cheering for me at the finish line as I started to jog. It felt great. I sprinted that last 100 feet and make it over the line and then had to keep running to get to the place where they take your picture. There were 3 cameramen, so I hope that at least one of those shots makes me look halfway decent.

And I finished!!! I had doubts through each leg because of the difficulties I encountered, but I pushed through and ddn't want to give up because it meant so much to my honored hero and donors to complete the race.

Oh, and for you ladies... my period came two weeks ago and I thought, "phew, won't have to worry about that during the race!" and guess what? My period came two weeks early the night before the race!!!! Probably due to stress. So I was extra bloated during my race and look extra fat in my pictures. However, scrambling at 5 a.m. on a Sunday for protection wasn't fun. So be prepared for this issue as you pack for your Tri. It may come up for you as well!!!

That's the end of my story. I was pretty sore last night to the point where I had difficulty walking, took some Ibuprofen, got up about 5-6 times in the middle of the night to pee out all that liquid I drank during the race, and this morning nothing hurts!!! I have a training session with a personal trainer tonight and feel like I can do it!

So best of luck to you all as you train. I'm already training for my next Tri in August and for a metric century in July. Life really is good.

goofee girl - 2011-05-16 6:19 PM

Talk about a downer. Go to the Clydesdale and Athena board and read my post about being an official Athena triathlete. Some guy goes in there and tells me that I basically disqualified myself by going over the time limits and just had a long workout day. Wait, let's see if the link works here.

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=252428&posts=11&start=1

So much for my excitement.

goofee girl - 2011-05-16 5:19 PM

Talk about a downer. Go to the Clydesdale and Athena board and read my post about being an official Athena triathlete. Some guy goes in there and tells me that I basically disqualified myself by going over the time limits and just had a long workout day. Wait, let's see if the link works here.

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=252428&posts=11&start=1

So much for my excitement.

goofee girl - 2011-05-16 7:00 AM

I AM A TRIATHLETE!!!

Short version (race log to come later): swim started off badly because my asthma kicked in. Had to stop twice to use my inhaler. One other girl was in the back with me. Once my asthma was controlled I got into a continuous swim. That felt good! I swam the major portion of the swim continuously.

On the bike I was surprised at how sore my quads were. It was hard going up that first hill. The girl who was behind with me had to walk it up. So I'm riding and all is good. Just some hills and downhills. But I forgot that we were in the Smoky Mountains. There were three long, steep, winding roads that I had to get off my bike and walk up. I don't know how anybody made it up them. My quads continued to burn despite good nutrition. I made it off the bike and into the run.

Well, not much of a run. My feet were burning at this point, at least the soles were. And my lower back was in excruciating pain! Now, I weigh 270 lbs, so my weight was probably doing this. So I walked. All of a sudden a young man joins me. Hes from multisport ministries. We stop and pray for a minute, then we walk together. Turns out that they made an agreement that he would be the last to cross the finish line so that nobody had to be last! We walk the 6.2 miles together and it made the walk enjoyable.

One last uphill and I see and hear my Teammates cheering for me at the finish line as I started to jog. It felt great. I sprinted that last 100 feet and make it over the line and then had to keep running to get to the place where they take your picture. There were 3 cameramen, so I hope that at least one of those shots makes me look halfway decent.

And I finished!!! I had doubts through each leg because of the difficulties I encountered, but I pushed through and ddn't want to give up because it meant so much to my honored hero and donors to complete the race.

Oh, and for you ladies... my period came two weeks ago and I thought, "phew, won't have to worry about that during the race!" and guess what? My period came two weeks early the night before the race!!!! Probably due to stress. So I was extra bloated during my race and look extra fat in my pictures. However, scrambling at 5 a.m. on a Sunday for protection wasn't fun. So be prepared for this issue as you pack for your Tri. It may come up for you as well!!!

That's the end of my story. I was pretty sore last night to the point where I had difficulty walking, took some Ibuprofen, got up about 5-6 times in the middle of the night to pee out all that liquid I drank during the race, and this morning nothing hurts!!! I have a training session with a personal trainer tonight and feel like I can do it!

So best of luck to you all as you train. I'm already training for my next Tri in August and for a metric century in July. Life really is good.

You are a rockstar and don't forget!  Way togo, I also swim a inhaler in my pocket, and I always have to pull over in those 1st few mins to take that "security puff".  Keep up w/ your training and do not let what that guy said bother you.  In my book your a triathlete, congrats

yolandamcp - 2011-05-17 7:40 AM

Goofee girl,

That guy is not worth your tears. Any person that can come on here and bash someone who is clearly working hard and ACHIEVING her goals, is just rude and inconsiderate. And we have no time for that!!

Please don't waste any more tears on him and his uncalled for words, you achieved your goal and that is all that matters. There will ALWAYS be someone somewhere that is not going to be happy for us and will take any chance to try and knock us down, but don't give them that power over you. You have proven to yourself that you can do this and like I said before, you will only get better.

You're a great girl and Im happy to have 'cyber' met you!

Keep training!!

Yolanda