Oriolepwr and QuincyF's Magical Mys-tri Tour "The Sequel" -On Tour!! (Page 24)

Sarah-  this is awesome! we are proud of you for overcoming your swim panic.   At this point  I'm thinking you are done with the panic issue.    You are a veteran now.   You have been kicked, punched, pulled backwards done a tri w/o a wetsuit.   Plus now you have experienced a great swim.   Speed not an issue,  now you'll go faster as that will be your concern versus "getting through" the swim.     

Now you just need to find some nice cucumber gatorade to celebrate with.  

Awesome, simply awesome!

Good luck Sarah. I can't wait to read your race report and hear how it all went. I'm predicting better than the last two and a podium finish ;-).

And suuurre I'll do the Norseman with you- right after I win Ironman Hawaii- LMAO.

I am pretty adventurous- I wish I had it in me to do Norseman- but um no- I think I'm going to have to sit this one out- hehe.

I mean I'd hate to throw all the other competitors off with this gorgeous naked body- lol.

Shelly

Thank you all for pushing me through that race. You may not know it, but thinking about all of your support really helped me conquer the swim. I thought about all of you during the swim!! It was a huge mental hurdle for me, and I have really never felt so nervous before any race. My husband kept having to calm me down before we even got into the water. He raced in the novice group with me...but just went faster!

On a side note...have y'all ever seen the national junior USAT team at an event? They were at the race yesterday, and those kids are FAST!!! I was surprised they were starting in the first wave (because they were so small), but man were they speedy!! I can't believe they can generate the power to move those bikes so fast. And the swim...forget it, they were out of the water before the fourth wave went in!! They were between 11 and 17 years old. I just can't imagine having the dicipline at that age!!!

WOW! Sarah that is fantastic that you were able to do the swim without feeling panicky...wooohoooo to you

We knew you could do it...its so awesome when we can accomplish something that has caused us fear, is in it?

Congrats again!

Alicia

Body glide goes on before the race. Put lots on.

I wear socks too. To prepare them for going on wet feet, put them on your feet then roll them off so they are like a condom. They will roll right on to wet feet.

As for the ride, it just depends on what is more important.  If you want to do well, I would skip the ride Saturday. If you want to do well at your HIM, I would consider doing your long ride Monday. It's all a balancing game.

Todd,

Mike is definitely a better one to answer this than I am. I will say I was amazed at how much easier it is to put socks on when they are rolled off like he described. I don't go sockless either, for me the couple seconds in transition is worth it to have comfy feet.

Good luck Sunday. My dh and I are racing Sunday in a Sprint in Atlanta Georgia. I'm starting to get nervous. What a time to start worrying huh- lol.

Shelly

So good to hear that!!  GREAT JOB!!

Well, YOU are inspiring ME, Sarah!  My next Tri is scheduled for Saturday and I'm still conetmplating whether I'm even going to do it.  I keep looking for excuses to get out of it...rationilizing my way around it.  But my real issue is that at this point I can't even visualize swimming without the panic.  ARRRGGHHHH...

Jacki

T-6 days till the first tri of the year for me......I think I can, I think I can, I think I can said the little engine. 

Hope you are all doing well and that the week is off to a great start.

Sarah, awesome job! Fear? What fear? 

Matt, we think you can too. Go get em!

Of course you can, of course you can!

Good Luck, and May the Legs be With You!

Sarah - Great job in the swim.

Sorry I've be AWOL for a while.  I developed a poison ivy rash on the back of my legs last week.  Itches like crazy, thinking of it itching causes it to itch.  Plus new job is keeping me very busy.

 Even us water mammals scratch!

I also finally am jogging more than walking during my training runs.  Woo Hoo

Lastly, since my last swim was so bad, I decided to switch this weekends race to a duathlon and skip the lake swim.

May the Legs be with Us!

Tom

Alright gang...time to psych myself up!  KICK It Tri in Plainfield, IN on Saturday morning!  600 yard swim...10 mile bike...3.1 mile run.  The swim is in the lazy river of our town pool...2 laps around the entire river.  OK...so thoughts I am going to try to keep in my head...

• Everyone feels a little panicky in the swim...just don't let it stop you...breathe...stroke...do what you do.
• Sarah did it...you can do it!   Alicia did it...you can do it!  Shelly did it...you can do it!  Tom did it...you can do it!  You guys really do inspire me!!  I hope I can get you in my head Saturday morning.
• I am DECIDING that I am breaking through the panic on Saturday.  Saturday is the day and this is the race that I DEFEAT the panic!
• And to the evil twin that takes over my body and mind during the swim of a Tri...shut up B#$CH...I've got a swim to finish!

Thanks for indulging me.  It helps me to verbalize these things and commit to them to all of you! 

Jacki

Good luck Shelly and Jacki, you ladies are awesome! 

Jacki,  drown the be-atch!

Shelly, my hero, keep that heart pumpin'

Ready ready ready ready ready ready!!!!   Did a nice brick this morning...750 meters in the pool...3+ mile run.  Felt good.  Very focused while I was swimming, visualizing tomorrow and practicing what I'm going to keep in my head and thinking about what I will do when I feel the panic rising.  I'm looking forward to tackling this monster!  Thanks for the encouragement everyone!  Will post a race report sometime by day's end.  Although, this is such a teeny tiny event, I'm not sure what the timing situation will be like.  Don't care really...just want to have a good experience!

Jacki