Quote Originally Posted by tricat
Hi Karen,

Wow, great shots! Congratulations! Hey, I know what you mean, I feel that way too, the course always looks longer than 500 m. My last race it looked more like 1000 and of course I had a panic attack and ended up swimming it backstroke but at least I didn`t swim into a kayak!
As for side stitches, I`d say it is probably you are running too fast and you are very tense, not relaxed. This will get better with practice.

What leg of the relay are you doing for the Ironman - the swim?


tricat
Panic attack... very scary. With proper preparation for the swim though it's not that bad... and can even be fun!

I think I need to train more bike/run transitions... and I need to start walking, before I start running... and ease into the run.

Yes, I am doing the swimming portion of the 1/2 Ironman... and I tell you what... a mile is starting to sound far! I hate to see how far it will look when I get to the lake!