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Comments: This swim was probably the toughest 16 minutes of my life. I wanted to quit so bad. The first bouy almost killed me. The others were behaved. So I tried my hardest to keep swimming freestyle. Didn't work. I had to whip out some breast stroke (my version) and back stroke. I keep saying that the swim is a humbling experience. I firmly believe that. I kept telling myself "you just f'ing ran 20 miles the other day and you are having f'ing trouble doing this?" Of course, I'm more trained for the 20 miler than I am the swim :( What would you do differently?: I need to swim more. There was nothing I could have done differently in this race. It was what is was - my first tri. I need to swim more. I need to swim more in the open water. This was a mess and I was exhausted coming out of the water.  Transition 1
Comments: Running from the swim to my bike was a pretty tough run seeing as how I was exhausted from the swim. I didn't think that 16 minutes could take that much out of you. I'm satisfied with transition What would you do differently?: nothing really. This was a good experience.  Bike
Comments: I did well on the bike - better than I had expected. I've kind of short changed the training on the bike. I seemed to have been passing a lot of people on the bike. I felt comfortable. I definitely could have kicked it up a few notches. What would you do differently?: perhaps kicked it up a few notches. I forget my gel. I will have to remember that next time ;-) Transition 2
Comments: again, another good experience. I thought I did well. What would you do differently?: run a little faster with my bike and learn how to get my feet out of my shoes while on bike. Much easier to run barefoot than with bike shoes on.  Run
Comments: This is where you would have thought I had never run before. The first mile and half were UNBELIEVEABLY difficult for me. First I started running and was at around 8:37 and I thought to myself "that's too fast - remember you have a hurt hamstring." I couldn't slow myself down but I knew I needed to. So I saw this woman who was having difficulty and I used her to slow me down but I allowed her to slow me down to an over 11 minute mile. Geez! So "good luck" I told her and I was on my way. I had 2 miles to make up the mile and half I ran with her. Top speed 6:50 avg last two miles low 9's. Wish I could have done better! Just didn't have it today. My nutrition needs to be addressed as well - IN GENERAL. 6 peices of pizza doesn't cut it. What would you do differently?: as far as running - SUCK IT UP! DON'T SLOW DOWN! NO SUCH THING AS "TOO FAST" WHEN YOU ARE ONLY RUNNING $ MILES!!!!!!! Post race
Warm down: walk to the car What limited your ability to perform faster: I think it was anxiety, tiredness from the swim, poor nutrition, no real goal, better training (more bricks) Event comments: first tri!!! What can you say? I'm ecstatic I finished! The swim was tough for me. I need to work on that. Last updated: 2007-07-31 12:00 AM
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 2007-08-04 3:21 PM |
Extreme Veteran  877    Pa |  Subject: Brigatine Triathlon |
| 2007-08-04 4:31 PM in reply to: #913462 |
Member 281 | Subject: RE: Brigatine Triathlon Congratulations on finishing your first tri. I hope the race started in waves. 600 people is alot of swimmers all at once. Did you swim on the Ocean side or on the Bay side? |
| 2007-08-04 6:04 PM in reply to: #913494 |
Extreme Veteran 877 Pa | Subject: RE: Brigatine Triathlon Thanks! We swam in the bay. There were 11 waves. There was a small current that had to be fought in the beginning and somehow it didn't help me in the end. It was a fun yet very eye-opening experience, especially when it comes to swimming & bricks!!!! Need to do more! |
| 2007-08-05 4:17 PM in reply to: #913539 |
Member 41 PA | Subject: RE: Brigatine Triathlon IMHO, you have a lot to be happy about. You didn't quit, your biking was amazing, and you learned a lot about the experience. With another few weeks of training and a wetsuit to help you float, you'll do fine in Chicago! |
| 2007-08-05 4:58 PM in reply to: #913941 |
Veteran 247 | Subject: RE: Brigatine Triathlon Way to go completing your 1st triathlon! |
| 2007-08-05 9:43 PM in reply to: #913462 |
Master 1686 Royersford, PA | Subject: RE: Brigatine Triathlon Well maybe 6 pieces of pizza is too much, I only had 4.  Good job out there way to stick it out after a tough swim. |
 2007-08-08 10:00 PM in reply to: #914191 |
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| 2007-08-09 9:38 PM in reply to: #913462 |
| Extreme Veteran 452 Ottawa, Ontario | Subject: RE: Brigatine Triathlon Congrats on finishing your first tri - great race and a very good bike. Don't worry about the swim too much. Half of the battle seems to be a mind game, and that is beaten with experience. I just had my first really good swim on my third race, and my second was an improvement over the first as well. You'll nail the next one. D
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| 2007-08-10 5:13 AM in reply to: #919084 |
| Extreme Veteran 877 Pa | Subject: RE: Brigatine Triathlon Bopper - 2007-08-08 11:00 PM WELL DONE Carrie... for a first time experience this was EXCELLENT! Yes the swim is humbling... but you carried on and did what needed to be done. Great job!!! Now, use what you have learned. You will be prepared for Chicago.... no doubt in my mind. The second one ... you will rock it's socks off.
Thanks Bopper. I did carry on, but I have to be honest with you I don't know how I did. I wanted to quit that swim so badly; forunately or unfortunately???? I don't really quit much of anything. I still don't see how I'll be ready for Chicago, but I will give it my all |
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uh! Night before I ate 6 peices of pizza. Normally for a running only race this works PERFECTLY - for my first tri, this did not work at all. With my nerves being all worked up it left an uneasy feeling in my tummy.
-Coffee pre race (obviously I should have had something more)
No warm up! Need to work on this.