Teigyr... have you fiddled with your deraileurs???
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09-15-2007, 09:12 PM #1
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Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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09-15-2007, 09:20 PM #2
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T - I stress about it all. Especially if the night before I know that something is not right, like your bike. Worse tho is the way I analyze every little part of my race and compare it to those around me. I really stress about that. And what I hate is that I spend a ton of time on my bike and that is still my weakest event relative to the crowd.
So yeah, we all have our stressors. But you'll get through tomorrow and it'll be great, what ever happens.
Good luck!!Living life like there's no tomorrow.
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09-15-2007, 09:22 PM #3
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RR, the less fiddling with that bike the better. It's the front derailleur and I'll make do. There is support tomorrow and I'm worried that it could be made worse but we'll see. Honestly, I'm not stressed about that! I'll be in my smaller front gear if we can't resolve it.
I was just wondering though because last week the bike part was the easiest but was the most stressful. I hate expectations
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09-16-2007, 03:22 AM #4
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Geez Teigyr. Sorry bout your bike. Check your cable tension as well. All the tri's I've been too have had a mechanic from a local bike shop there onsite for any last minute "emergencies" so get to the registration as soon as you can on the day to get him/her to check it out. (Oh just re-read your last post... ^_^ Yeah... Get support to check it out...)
As for stress?
I stress out in the first 25m of the swim... I full on panic the minute the hooter goes off! My mind races at a million miles a minute... Here's an example of my panic atack thoughts...
"ARGH!!!!! THEY'RE LEAVING ME BEHIND!! DON'T LOSE THEM DON'T LOSE THEM DON'T LOSE THEM! CRAP I LOST THEM... NOW WHAT??? DO I GIVE UP? NO DON'T BE STUPID, YOU can do it!!! BREATHE ONE TWO... WHERE THE **** IS THE BUOY? ONE TWO...."
Then I kinda get into a rythum and I am enjoying myself for the rest of the race.
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09-16-2007, 06:45 AM #5
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The swim psyches me out every time. I'm a pokey swimmer so I get myself competely wound up trying to go faster.
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09-16-2007, 08:30 AM #6
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ermmm.... making it to practice on work days, and transitions.
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09-16-2007, 11:38 AM #7
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09-16-2007, 11:46 AM #8
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Hmm...
Well it used to be the swim because I'm slow, and worrying about flatting on the bike. I still worry about that in IM, and everytime I pass someone on the side of the road with a puncture I say a little prayer- one for them, and one for me that I don't get one too.
But I really don't stress about either things as much anymore. I guess over time I've gotten to trust that my bike is sound mechanically, and I roll strong tires. I figure if it happens, it happens, but I don't obsess about it the whole ride like I used to.
I think anymore the stress comes pre race with the jitters. Once the gun fires and I go into "go mode" I'm fine. But before that I have a ton of nervous energy. Maybe it's seeing everyone around me being nervous as well? I dunno??
I'm racing next weekend for the first time in a good while, and my mom and dad will be there for the first time, so I'll let you know next week around this time what my stressor was...
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