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mchally

2010-07-15 2:31 PM

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Sequim, Washington

Subject: RE: Artemis's Group - FULL!

Being bipolar really really sucks. I can't seem to stay stable for more than a couple weeks at a time...making it a month is a good spell. I have been such a wreck for the last couple of months and I just keep getting worse. I am so sick and tired of it. I spend more time every day is a emotional wreck than functional. I envy those who don't have to deal with mental illness. And I hate that so many people don't understand that it is a disease, not just me being choosing to be moody and have a poor attitude. I am at the point when I just want to smack people that tell me that I just need to make more of an effort, if I try harder I can overcome it, that medications aren't necessary and that I should work towards getting off them.

k, rant over...for the moment at least.

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UNCI

2010-07-26 10:50 PM

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Subject: RE: Artemis's Group - FULL!

So I did pretty well on my triathlon yesterday. Thankfully it started REALLY early so the heat wasn't too bad for most of it. I did much better on the swim portion than I did last year. Last year I was scared to death and I think I just panicked and couldn't get my breath. This year I was much more calm. But I still got tired quickly. So I invented a new stroke. Kind of a cross between breast stroke and dog paddle. What ever it was it helped. I shaved about 3 minutes off my swim time from last year. The bike ride was good. I felt good and enjoyed the ride. I think having a new, lighter, bike really helped. I did give up and walked the bike up 2 hills. I didn't get my time for the bike last year so I don't know if it was faster this time. But I enjoyed it. As for the run... by that time it was getting really hot. I tried to do the run/walk thing but that really didn't work. I was doing less and less running and more and more walking. Finally I just decided to walk the rest. I was OK when I was walking but just wasted when I was running. I felt pretty good about the decision even though I knew it would blow my timing. So here are the numbers:

282/295 total

158/164 women

8/8 age group

All in all not a bad race.

judy

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mchally

2010-08-07 12:37 PM

in reply to: #3006417

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7931

Sequim, Washington

Subject: RE: Artemis's Group - FULL!

UNCI - 2010-07-26 8:50 PM So I did pretty well on my triathlon yesterday. Thankfully it started REALLY early so the heat wasn't too bad for most of it. I did much better on the swim portion than I did last year. Last year I was scared to death and I think I just panicked and couldn't get my breath. This year I was much more calm. But I still got tired quickly. So I invented a new stroke. Kind of a cross between breast stroke and dog paddle. What ever it was it helped. I shaved about 3 minutes off my swim time from last year. The bike ride was good. I felt good and enjoyed the ride. I think having a new, lighter, bike really helped. I did give up and walked the bike up 2 hills. I didn't get my time for the bike last year so I don't know if it was faster this time. But I enjoyed it. As for the run... by that time it was getting really hot. I tried to do the run/walk thing but that really didn't work. I was doing less and less running and more and more walking. Finally I just decided to walk the rest. I was OK when I was walking but just wasted when I was running. I felt pretty good about the decision even though I knew it would blow my timing. So here are the numbers:

282/295 total

158/164 women

8/8 age group

All in all not a bad race.

judy

running in the heat isn't fun...especially after all the other exertions. It is great to see steady improvements from year to year, tri to tri. Congrats on a job well done!

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HillSlugger

2010-08-23 7:04 PM

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