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Comments: Tried to be more aggressive with this swim, and ended up swallowing half the bay. I did significantly better on the swim, PR'd by 10 minutes. Only threw up once!! What would you do differently?: Not swallow water?  Transition 1
Comments: Had REALLY bad stomach cramps coming out of the water. Took my time in T1 to try to resolve that.  Bike
Comments: Had fun on the bike. I PR'd this too, and other than the stomach issues felt great. I attempted about 4 oz of E fuel, which I promptly threw up, so I gave up on trying to drink. Transition 2
Comments: I felt like complete crap at this point. I attempted a crank gel, and didn't even get it completely swallowed before it came back up. I sat on the ground and tried to make my stomach stop cramping.  Run
Comments: I walked. Saw Mike (marmadaddy), Shaun, Mike, Lisa, Sue, Janice, Kathy, Christine and then Denise. Tried to "whoop whoop" each one!! I got stopped in T2 by medics, then again at mile 2, and again at mile 3 and 4. I tried to sip water and/or gatorade at each stop, but threw it right back up. I was plodding along, with more and more cramping in my stomach. Somewhere after the 4 mile water stop I passed out for a few minutes. Woke up with the same medics who were riding behind me on their bicycles calling an ambulance. I begged them to let me finish, they agreed if I could get up and walk, they would let me. I tried, couldn't, tried to crawl, and couldn't, so they lifted me into the ambulance. Rob sweetly stopped to make sure I was ok, and offered to stay with me!! Thanks Rob!! :) What would you do differently?: I wish I knew!! Post race
Warm down: Enjoyed 4 bags of fluids at the hospital. Dr. McDreamy was gorgeous and took great care of me, despite my stinky, salty self!! He lectured me on the damage I am doing to my kidneys by losing 14 lbs in one race. I was relieved when Mike finally got the message (thanks Sue and Rick) to come get me. Thank goodness I took my phone on the run!!!! This was my first DNF, and I didn't take it well. I'm pissed at myself, I'm pissed at my body. I'm not sure what to do differently, but I'm gonna try really hard to figure it out!! What limited your ability to perform faster: My freaky belly. Event comments: This is a great race, well organized and well supported by the community. I won't race it again next year, but look forward to jockstrapping and socializing!! Last updated: 2007-04-30 12:00 AM
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 2007-04-30 2:56 PM |
Master  1480    Plant City, FL |  Subject: St. Anthony's Triathlon |
| 2007-04-30 3:02 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Master 1558 Pensacola, Fl | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon As you know, I have been down that DNF road before too. It is not fun, but you do recover from it and it can be the fuel for the fire that you need for future training and races! Let it pass (this race) and get 'em at the next one. Truth is that you missed me and just got sick at the fact that I wasn't going to be there to see you finish! |
it's ok, you can admit it!| 2007-04-30 3:41 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Master 1932 Savannah, | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Oh, baby...I had no idea. So sorry you were so sick, glad you are okay. Stupid stomach stuff! Great PR's on the bike and the swim...be proud, you are my tough little chicka!  |
| 2007-04-30 3:57 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Elite 2999 Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Passing out during a race is never a good thing. At least you had a cute doctor to help you. How come you won't do this race next year? I plan on doing it, so you can jockstrap and take some good pictures. |
| 2007-04-30 4:18 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Sorry things didn't exactly go as planned...what doesn't defeat us makes us stronger!! hydrate up girlie girl |
| 2007-04-30 4:46 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Got Wahoo? 5423 San Antonio | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Sucks. Sorry chick. |
| 2007-04-30 5:48 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Extreme Veteran 414 Reston, VA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon |
| 2007-04-30 6:51 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Master 1494 Kingston Ontario | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Hope you're feeling better today... I wonder if swallowing all that salt water just starts off a yuck stomach for you? You need to get up here and swim outta that ocean!! And it won't be hot as blazes! |
| 2007-04-30 7:14 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Champion 6627 Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon I credit you with two miles of post warm-down running on a stomach full of beer and pizza. AND...let's do the glass-half-full thing....at least you didn't pass out during the swim?! Hope you get it figured out. And take care of those friggin wheels. |
| 2007-04-30 7:18 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Elite 3020 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon So sorry about the DNF. They happen sometimes but they always suck. Here's my OPINION. Pushing hard on the swim was good, but NOT if you were swallowing that much seawater. That stuff will kill you off. Probably the root cause of your cramping and other stomach issues through the rest of the race. Better to slow it down and avoid the swallowing of the ocean. If it happens again, you might try just drinking straight water afterwards to cut the salt in the seawater. That stuff is WAY to concentrated. I feel for you on stomach issues though - it's something that I'm always having to pay attention to as well. |
| 2007-04-30 7:25 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Master 1573 Red Sox Nation | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Awww ... girl? Thank you thank you thank you for being my 'swim angel' on the beach. I lost it. But you helped me get it back. I think you passed me at the second turn (after starting 10 min behind me.) On the run, I was so zoned out and then this beautiful face comes into view and I get a high five! I'm so sorry you went down. Maybe you transferred so much strength to me that I wrecked it for you! Thank you! |
| 2007-04-30 7:43 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Extreme Veteran 562 | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Wendi, I already said it in your log, but I'm sorry as hell you had trouble. Gotta be related to swallowing salt water. I took one inadvertent gulp and that was bad enough. For whatever reason, I always end up swallowing air and needing to burp about half way through these longer swims..so I've taught myself to burp underwater. Then I rate 'em for duration and sound. Maybe you could try a lake swim; come up and do the HOT with us. Nice fresh water and you can even see, unlike Clermont. |
| 2007-05-01 11:59 AM in reply to: #782045 |
Extreme Veteran 401 Plant City, Florida | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon so glad we finally found you...that is scary sh#$ running around looking for your missing wife... fortunately you were being well cared for..... You rocked the swim and bike just need to figure out that belly so we can keep you hydrated... I love you! |
| 2007-05-01 1:34 PM in reply to: #782045 |
| , Alabama | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon It's good to see that you weren't so out of it that you couldn't appreciate a good-looking doctor. I'm surprised you lost so much fluid...I thought you took in enough during the swim for the whole day!! Glad you're feeling better! Sharon |
| 2007-05-01 1:41 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon The hot doctor is WAY key to recovery, IMHO. I'm sorry you had a bad day, but I'm happy that you kept trying to stick it out. I've said it before, the only way to DNF is to get carted off by an ambulance. |
| 2007-05-01 5:30 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Sorry you weren't able to finish....seems you need to get to the bottom on the stomach issues racing. Hope you come up with some answers. Very cool PBed the swim and bike. |
| 2007-05-01 7:34 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Veteran 133 Estero, FL | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Oh my God. I saw you on the ground "bargaining" with the medics and I had no idea it was you....I remember thinking that is exactly what i would be doing just to get to the finish line. I would not have made it that far - you have an incredible spirit. I am sorry to hear you had stomach troubles. It was really great to see you and you really helped both Claudie and I calm the nerves on our prerace walk to the swim start. It is always really awesome to see you and Mike! We will see you soon |
| 2007-05-02 2:37 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Extreme Veteran 316 Nashville TN | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon first congrats on a great swim and bike!! and I laughed..I would have been the same way and I agree...kicking and screaming being dragged away is the only way to go! you are a rockstar and will do awesome in may!! |
| 2007-05-02 3:12 PM in reply to: #782045 |
Champion 4902 Ottawa, Ontario | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Bummer about not finishing, but hey, you give it all you had, Wendi. At least you had that cute doc to tend to you! Now, all you need is poutine with lots of maple syrup and you will feel grrrrreat! |
 2007-05-02 4:30 PM in reply to: #782045 |
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| 2007-05-02 8:24 PM in reply to: #782045 |
| Master 1551 Virginia Beach, VA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Sorry you had a tough race and a DNF; I camr close in CLermont so I know how frustrating it can be for someone else to decide to pull you from a race. Hope you're recovering well. |
| 2007-05-02 8:37 PM in reply to: #782045 |
| Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Where in the world did you lose 14 pounds from?!?!?! Geez, sorry to see that you didn't finish, but exceedingly glad to read that you ended up OK. -Frank |
| 2007-05-03 9:37 AM in reply to: #782045 |
| Master 1791 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Hey...the good side - you still had enough energy to curse out the medics. You rock! Sorry about the yucky run. Passing out kind of sucks. 14 lbs - holy crap. As always - we have a great time around you and Mike. We loved watching Ben and Beka knock out Meek and Mighty! Thanks for all the great times in Fl. Its what keeps us coming back....the sandwiches are pretty good too. (thanks Mikey! *grin*) |
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Powerbar, hair braiding by Janice, talking with friends. Small swim with Denise and Lisa. Mike getting me halfway into my wetsuit, Rick shaking me like a pillowcase into it the rest of the way.