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2007-06-03 11:06 PM

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Subject: my first triathlon is here and gone....here is the skinny!
well actually not planning to do this large a triathlon in the beginning, I wound up doing this THE GRANDMAN in fairhope, alabama a week before my first planned triathlon....

over all i can say it was a great experience...

the swim:
the swim I was dreading, and I wasnt prepared for it, and it wound up biting me in the end.
I started on wave 4-5 cant remember exactly as I was pretty nervous. I had swam about 20 to 30 minutes ONCE in preping for this deal. I can tell you this, When I do it again next year, I will be a better swimming in open water. There is nothing that can prepare you for an open water swim. Unless you practice in open water. IT was grueling...swimming into semi choppy water (possibly some waves from the tropical storm down south in florida?)...

the bike:
the bike ride was exactly the same course I rode the week before, with one exception...I hadn't swam before it...so I was a little bit tired but other than that, it went well. I pedaled nearly 98% of the time, and was fairly steady with it.

the run:
the run was rough, because the swim and bike took so much out of me....other than that..the uphill start was kinda rough as well.

over all preparedness....on a scale of 1-10 i'd say about a 2! lol
next year I plan on doing it with ease....

total time 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 53 seconds...
Ben Harper


2007-06-04 6:10 AM
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Congrats on completing your first tri!!
And nice to see you enjoyed it enough to already be thinking about the next one.

2007-06-04 6:21 AM
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Subject: RE: my first triathlon is here and gone....here is the skinny!
Way to hang in there Ben - You're 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 53 seconds ahead of those us us who haven't yet taken that "first" plunge...
2007-06-04 7:54 AM
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Great job Ben!!
2007-06-04 10:10 AM
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Way to go, glad you're thinking of the next one already! Congrats on becoming a triathlete!!
2007-06-04 10:15 AM
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Well, you're one Tri ahead of me! Congrats on your time and effort - looks like you did great.


2007-06-04 10:18 AM
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Congratulations on finishing your first tri!!! 
2007-06-04 10:27 AM
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congratulations, triathlete!!!
2007-06-04 11:03 AM
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Indeed congrats. Best of luck on the next one.

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2007-06-04 11:06 AM
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One more voice saying congrats on finishing.  What's great is that you know what is coming the next time.  There is just something about getting one under your belt.  You learn so much.

 Peace,
Brian
 

2007-06-04 12:17 PM
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Now you're officially hooked!  Congrats


2007-06-04 12:30 PM
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Great job!
2007-06-04 4:22 PM
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thanks everyone for all the kind words....and yes I am getting officially hooked...I have my second tri this coming up weekend
Ben Harper
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