Reesha's Triathlon and Duathlon Race Reports!

[Reesha]

Thanks everyone for the well-wishes! Yeah I'm really proud of myself in a big way, I really wasn't expecting it at all.

I really recommend just "getting out there and doing it". It's the best way to start and the determination helps you when you get the the race day itself! I'll let you all know how Monday goes with my second one!

[RoadRaven]

Reesha... what a great first tri... and very readable race report.

Well impressed with your great attitude.
You finished and you felt good about your finish - what better way to finish than that!

[eclectic]

Reesha

Way to get out there and "JUST DO IT"

I have asthma too - not fun but you took care of it and got 'er done!

[Reesha]

Thanks guys!

Tonight is my second mini-tri! I'm scared again mostly because I know how hard it was last time and I'm worried I won't finish. Ugh. Nervous!!!

[Starfish]

Thanks guys!

Tonight is my second mini-tri! I'm scared again mostly because I know how hard it was last time and I'm worried I won't finish. Ugh. Nervous!!!

Hey Reesha! I have never done a Tri, or competed on my bike. But, I have done a LOT of competing over the years in other individual sports, and one thing I know...if you keep at something long enough, you are going to have stellar days, you are going to have OK days, and you are going to have a few bad days.

There could come a time when you don't finish. Maybe this week, maybe next year, whatever. You control the things you can, and you let go of the rest. Either way, you learn, and even if you don't finish, you will be able to find some thing that you did right, despite the finish. When that happens, you chalk it up to life, and go to the next Tri!

You've got a courageous heart, and that means you'll be OK, regardless! We're rooting for you!

[Reesha]

Thanks starfish!

Tonight was my second mini-tri and I was just as scared, if not more scared than the last time. There were double the competitors this time but it was sunny and cool and great weather all around for a whole lot of hard work!

The swim: Ugh! I went into panic mode almost immediately because there were so many people and so many flailing limbs and bubbles in the water. I lost some time because of it, I'm almost sure of it. I couldn't even manage a breast stroke at first, or a side stroke. Just a weak "I'm panicking" flapping of arms and legs. I caught my stride eventually and ended up being one of the last ones out of the water again. 400 m in 12 minutes lol! I took my time during the transition because I remembered the vertigo and I felt pretty woozy.

I was prepared for the bike though and immediately passed about 10 people who swam faster than me! Go bike go! My legs tired rapidly though and some people ended up passing me, but I never left the big gear on my chain ring and was able to sprint up hills that stumped me last week. All in all I did the 12 miles of ups and downs in just 40 minutes. I'm really really pleased :up:

The run was miserable. I had a horrible cramp on my right side almost immediately and I couldn't catch my breath and find a rhythm. I rapidly got blisters on the arches of my feet because I forgot my socks and I had water in my left ear that I couldn't get out. Every fifty feet I told myself I would stop, but in the end I kept on moving in spite of all the pain and discomfort. I wouldn't let myself down after all the training I've done.

I finished 3 minutes faster than last week... and that's with really lazy transitions and a really bad swim! I finished in 1 hour and 31 minutes to a group of friends who were really loud and proud.

Right now I feel like I need some ibuprofen really badly for some possible swelling in my knee and it feels like my torso has been kickboxed, but you know, I've done two triathlons now. Never have I experienced such a strange combination of feeling like I'm going to die and feeling like I'm the champion of the world.

[Starfish]

Never have I experienced such a strange combination of feeling like I'm going to die and feeling like I'm the champion of the world.

What a great line! Hey, you overcame nerves, did your event, did it faster than last week despite nausea and cramps, and came out of it able to write a positive, upbeat report! Sounds like a victory to me. Great Job!!