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dmbfan4life20 - 2012-07-24 1:56 PM I consider myself slow but realize I am faster then when I started. I am not in this to compete for trophies but rather HTFU and enjoy the lifestyle. Sometimes I can get frustrated when training with friends because despite all my improvements, I am still the slowest but it doesnt matter, I have fun with it and you should too. One day you will look back and be like "I am so much faster then I was back then" and you will still be slow compared to some people.

I'm with you completely. I ran a marathon 2 years ago and had always been skinny up until that point. Fast forward and I gained 60 lbs and was pretty sedentary. It's pretty crazy but I'm so much happier and feel so much better and more proud of myself now running 12-13 min miles than I did when I was a skinny mini 22 year old running 9-10 min miles. I think there's a lot to be said for having to put in real work. I used to get frustrated with being the slowest of my running club but now when we run hills they wait at the top and cheer me on like a superstar!



2012-07-24 1:09 PM
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DanielG - 2012-07-24 7:11 AM I'm paying for the course to be open for about 8 hours for an HIM so I'm damned well going to take my 8 hours to do the thing. Other people talk about getting chicked, strollered, and geezered on the run. I'm waiting to be corpsed, it's bound to happen.

I almost just sprayed water out of my nose Laughing 

This has to be one of my favorite threads ever.  Yes, speed is all relative.  The point is that we're all out there, pushing so much farther outside the comfort zone than so many others. 

I second the notion that even a slow poke can podium if you're willing to do the smaller local races.  That's my MO Wink  Even with the small races, I've only done it two or three times.  I also like to shoot for winning my age group.......not as hard when there's less people than I can count on one hand.



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2012-07-24 2:36 PM
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Okay my fellow BOPers- this one is a lot of fun.  When it's clear that I am hopelessly at the back of the pack, I like to ask the volunteers or random people in the crowd, "am I winning!?!?!".  It always gets a great reaction!!
2012-07-24 2:40 PM
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KateTri1 - 2012-07-23 8:09 PM

I've dreamed of doing Ironman Wisconsin, but I am very slow.. I do not have much faith that I could ever achieve an IM...  I've hope.  

I never ever thought an IM was a realistic goal and somehow I ended up training for one. I'll let you know in 4 months how that turned out.  

To complete an Ironman you need the following ingredients:

1. Determination

2. Money (My IMC adventure cost about $8,000 when I include everything)

3. Athletic talent*

*Note: I've had success with substituting #3 with simply more of #1

 

2012-07-24 2:41 PM
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For me it's about loving the training. Thanks to Triathlon, I love to run. Running gives me that special relationship with sunrise. I've always been happy on the bike and I'm working on a relationship with swimming. Entering a Triathlon makes the above seem important.

Oh yeah, I'm very slow.

2012-07-24 4:09 PM
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Slow?! Yah I'm slow...my kids like to point out that my time is usually twice my hubby's...but like I tell them,I crossed the same finish line and got the same medal. I just started do'n sprints this yr. for my first one hubby put in my training time and figured I'd finish in about 2:04 so I really wanted to get under 2 hr and I ended up get'n 1:51. My next race was longer and I got 1:46!!! My last ows was 750m and I did it in 28:26...slower than the 3:00/100 people. In the pool I can get up to 2:49/100. My first race I averaged 14 on the bike and my 2nd one I got 17. Run'n I always average 13 min. My next race is my longest and I hope to keep under 2 hrs. The last two I didn't get a medal or paper number..the next race has both :-)


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womenswimmin - 2012-07-23 6:57 PM I am a slow poke as well, a tad slower than GatorDeb. I am just happy to finish a race, to achieve being called a triathlete is enough- I will not podium a race until I am the only one in my AG. But that gives me incentive to keep going- my goal is to stick to it till I am >70 yrs old so I can collect medals !

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My goal is to to keep doing this until I'm old enough to not have any competition left! You don't have to be fast, you just have to keep competing!

2012-07-24 4:40 PM
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Miles around Midtown - 2012-07-24 8:47 AM

I love the saying: "What do they call the person who finishes last at a triathlon? A triathlete."

Oh yay. I like this. Laughing

2012-07-24 4:55 PM
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Another slowie here, at least on the run, and I'm not actually that fast on the bike either!  On my runs, I used to be a 14-minute miler, then wrestled it down to 12-13 min/mile, had a wonderful happy-dance day when I got it down to 10 min/mile, and even hovered in the 9.40 min/mile for an amazing time before injury hit.  Post-injury I'm back in the 10-11 min/mile ball-park, and I'm fine with that for now as I'm training for an Oly in September.

In one of my races in the spring (a 750m/1.5k swim + 5k run), I overtook only 3 people on the entire run course (and got overtaken by the majority of the field as I'm a fast swimmer).  The first was a young woman in a bit of pain doing a limping walk (encouragement received with a big wincing smile but she did finish), the second was a 13-year-old kid (his very first race), and the last was an Army T-shirt guy who looked about ready to give up.  I think my words as I overtook him were something along the lines of "Army strong, and you look the strongest.  Keep going, you're halfway there!".

I met the Army guy and his wife after the race, receiving a bone-crunching hug from the guy, who told me that he was about to give up as I passed him.  He took my words to heart and ran the rest of the 2.5k to the finishing line (the first time he had run an entire 5k).  Keep up the good work "slowies" and keep offering the encouragement out there. 

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dmbfan4life20 - 2012-07-24 1:56 PM I consider myself slow but realize I am faster then when I started. I am not in this to compete for trophies but rather HTFU and enjoy the lifestyle. Sometimes I can get frustrated when training with friends because despite all my improvements, I am still the slowest but it doesnt matter, I have fun with it and you should too. One day you will look back and be like "I am so much faster then I was back then" and you will still be slow compared to some people.

YES!!!! I shaved 25 minutes off my half marathon time in 1.5 years. I did a 100k bike ride nearly 30 minutes faster between last year and this year. I LOVE the personal improvement, who cares how it compares to what everyone else is doing.

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mgalanter - 2012-07-24 3:40 PM
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KateTri1 - 2012-07-23 8:09 PM

I've dreamed of doing Ironman Wisconsin, but I am very slow.. I do not have much faith that I could ever achieve an IM...  I've hope.  

I never ever thought an IM was a realistic goal and somehow I ended up training for one. I'll let you know in 4 months how that turned out.  

To complete an Ironman you need the following ingredients:

1. Determination

2. Money (My IMC adventure cost about $8,000 when I include everything)

3. Athletic talent*

*Note: I've had success with substituting #3 with simply more of #1

 

I have enough of #2 to get me there, a small amount of #3 (and every bit of it I've worked my a$$ off to get - I have NO natural athleticism), and #1 in abundance. Sometimes I've been told I have too much of it.



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Yep!  Without a doubt!  But I'm ok with that.  It's a challenge, and I'm just happy to be able to do it and finish.  It's better than what most people are doing - which is nothing.  Of course, I'd be lying if I said I don't want to get better, but I'll take what I can get.  I never thought I would be able to call myself a martial artist, runner or a triathlete or truly fit for that matter!  Smile
2012-07-24 7:22 PM
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Thanks for posting.  I have been thinking the same thing lately.  I seem to have plateaued.  But I consider my self one of the slow and steady.  I may never be at the top but I will keep going, stay healthy and have fun.  As I always say "what I lack in skill I make up for in enthusiasm!"
2012-07-24 10:54 PM
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I've taken to looking at the run portion of the Tri as an opportunity to compliment all those going by me. I think I have passed less than 10 people in the running portion of the 12 races I have done to this point. I got totally whipped by a MyTeamTriumph group pushing a stroller this past Saturday morning, as they made me look like I was standing still. However, triathletes are a supportive bunch and the handful of "keep it up" and "good job" comments are usually the difference between me running and backing off to a walk.
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I have been always in the rear for any and all races I have ever done. Good folks back here! I would love to be faster BUT I am enjoying the journey more so than if I had to be possessed by the clock.
I keep doing this because I realize that one day I won't be able to for any variety of reasons. I also work with people all day long that cannot even walk to the mail box. So I know good health can disappear. My FIL always asks "Did you win?" after each race I do. I ALWAYS say "yes I did"!!!
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runk8run - 2012-07-24 6:07 PM
mgalanter - 2012-07-24 3:40 PM
runk8run - 2012-07-24 8:48 AM
KateTri1 - 2012-07-23 8:09 PM

I've dreamed of doing Ironman Wisconsin, but I am very slow.. I do not have much faith that I could ever achieve an IM...  I've hope.  

I never ever thought an IM was a realistic goal and somehow I ended up training for one. I'll let you know in 4 months how that turned out.  

To complete an Ironman you need the following ingredients:

1. Determination

2. Money (My IMC adventure cost about $8,000 when I include everything)

3. Athletic talent*

*Note: I've had success with substituting #3 with simply more of #

 

I have enough of #2 to get me there, a small amount of #3 (and every bit of it I've worked my a$$ off to get - I have NO natural athleticism), and #1 in abundance. Sometimes I've been told I have too much of it.

Well, today you are my hero :-)



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DanielG - 2012-07-24 7:38 AM
pga_mike - 2012-07-23 6:31 PM Even slow people can podium.  I've done it.  You just need to find smaller race.
The only way I'm going to podium is if lightning strikes and kills every M45-49 year old on the course at once just as I'm off the ground in mid stride.

Not if there are only 2 others in your AG.  You aren't thinking small enough!

2012-07-26 9:19 AM
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What a great thread! I've always said, what I lack in talent I make up for in stubbornness and hard work! How boring it must be to be good at everything you do, there's no room for improvement.

In my first Oly, I was smoked on the run by a 71-year old man who started several waves behind me. And my finish line video clearly shows me being passed by a woman who is 7-8 months pregnant. My goal is always to do my best, but finish with a smile on my face.

Me, I aspire to be middle of the pack, And now, after 3 years of hard work, I'm approaching it. On a good day. In a small field. If you don't count the swim!

The good thing is, I discovered I can go longer without slowing down. Tri-gods willing, I'll cross the IMAZ finish line sometime before midnight this November... with the biggest smile ever on my face!

2012-07-26 1:39 PM
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I've found my people! I don't mind being slow either. For me it's all about staying fit, injury free and continuing to enjoy training. I put races on the calendar to motivate me to train.

I'm in my 3rd year of doing triathlons and have (very) slowly gotten faster in each discipline but I've never come close to winning my AG. Women in the Boulder area are fast and they seem to get faster the older they get!! Good for them . I just enjoy the level of fitness triathlon has given me and how much FUN everything else I do is!

My goals are simple:

1. finish

2. don't get arrested for loitering during the run portion

So far, so good! Keep going everybody!!

2012-07-26 1:54 PM
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I am out to have a good time. I am a fat kid and my only goal I try to strive for is to be the first fat kid to cross the line. Doesn't always happen but hey I tri.
2012-07-26 2:46 PM
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I'm a slow swimmer, but I'm on a masters team and improving steadily. I race against myself. My goal is to shave two minutes off my Oly swim time, and for me, that will feel super fast even if I'm back of the pack in the race.

I'm a fastish cyclist, but that's more because of Marcia (my new Specialized Tarmac) than because of me. The gear goes a long way, and I almost feel like I'm cheating when I fly past people on cheaper bikes on any ride. I spoiled myself with her, and I know that many of the people with slower finish times are actually in better shape than I am. I actually want to pick up a beat-up old bike to train on so that I can work on improving my speeds, since she's too easy to ride around.

I'm definitely in the bottom quartile on the run, but that isn't likely to improve without weight loss, which I'm working on. I want to reduce my Oly run time by a minute, and I know I can do it if I work on my hills and my nutrition. For me, finishing with under 10 min miles was a good start, and a 9:40 pace would feel fast. Compare that to the ladies who finish first in my age group, and I'm a donkey. But I don't compare myself to them - I compare myself to what I would be if I didn't run, and to all the people who let themselves believe they could never run a 10k. As I get older, I think I'll be content with just keeping my pace the same while my body ages - that will be an accomplishment by itself.

To paraphrase Eleanor Roosevelt, no one can make you feel slow without your consent. Track your own progress, set your own goals, and you will feel great when you cross the finish line, no matter how you compare to the rest!



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