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Last updated: 2006-05-04 12:00 AM
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2006-09-15 7:49 AM in reply to: #542007 |
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Overall Rank = 134/145
Age Group = 17
Age Group Rank = 17/19
NOTE: race from early July. I figured I would update a couple of my incomplete discouraging race reports. I am better now and have fixed my swim problems. IMCDA 2007 here I come!!!
This report is titled: Swim Distaster Part II - Boy Almost Defeated.
Here are my comments from my blog from the day - no other information will be added. I am just getting my races up to date.
Race Day:
My future in this sport is very much in doubt. The swim was a total disaster (and the bike wasn't too much better). It got so bad on the swim that I called the boat to take me in. However, when they arrived I decided that I needed to finish what I started. I need a couple of days to reflect and figure out where I go from here. I will get up a race report at some point (I think)..............
Day After:
Ok - I am going to get right back on that horse. The thing with the swim is I know it is all mental. For some reason I totally panic. Yesterday I started hyperventilating within the first 200 meters and I had to flip over just to breath. My HR was racing the entire swim and I never was able to freestyle as I simply needed to breath. My HR was still soring on the bike, so as a result I took it very easy for most of the ride. I didn't decide to 'cycle' until like mile 18 or 19. The rest of the ride might as well have been a Sunday stroll. The good news is when you are last out of the water there is nobody left to pass you. As usual, I passed a ton of people on the run.
I need to remember a quote I was telling one of my friends who is just getting into running: "Most people over-estimate what they can accomplish in 12 weeks, and under-estimate what they can accomplish in 12 months"...........The truth is I've only been swimming and biking for 12 weeks. Both will come in time. I know my first 12 weeks of running were tough too.
I've never had a mental block like this before so I am unsure how to handle it. All I want from the swim is to find a comfortable pace in an open water race that I can keep for 1000 meters and ultimately for 2.4 miles (under 2 hours) without any panic. The thing is when I go to the Bay for open water training swims, everything is fine. This only occurs in races. It's all in my head. I need to work on relaxation techniques before the swim start.
I've come up with what I think is a pretty good plan. I am going to do the Sprint in Hampton at the end of the month. The swim is only 750 meters, so I should be able to make it around for that. If I panic again at Hampton, I will take some time off from Tri's. I will turn my efforts 100% to running in order to BQ (with at least 1-2 swims per week as cross training). Yes, that will mean that IMCDA 2007 is out the window. I have 2 concrete long-term athletic goals for myself - one is to complete an IronMan, and the other is to Boston Qualify. I will do both in my lifetime, preferably before I turn 40. I thought I was going to go after the IronMan before Boston, but that might change. I figure if I spend the next 1-2 years going after Boston while spending time in the pool, I will eventually get over this mental hurdle in the water.
Ok - I'm back. Run and swim tonight.