I did it!!!( bit of a long post)

[DirtDiva]

You could wear a nose-clip...

[KSH]

Sounds like you did great and had fun! Wonderful!

You said you were tired in the run... how many brick workouts (cycling to running) did you do before competing? Is this something you did a lot before competition? Or you rarely did?

Bricks are really important so you can feel strong in competition.

I know this... because I didn't do bricks last year... and I never made it an entire 5K without walking... whereas I could always run a 5K just fine (without biking before hand!)

Oh... you may want to check out: www.beginnertriathlete.com, to talk to other tri geeks.

[betagirl]

great job!!!!! when's the next one?

[Lise]

Uh... the whole swimming thing does me in... I almost drowned as a kid and I still, to this day, hold my nose when I go under water.... I feel like a complete moron, so I just don't do much swimming... I DO like water stuff, like wakeboarding... (they make ya wear a lifevest! ) but the minute I begin to fall my nose is held... I get some weird looks I tell ya!

I get it, bikerchick--I had a scary pool experience in my teens, in which another kid did drown. I'm probably one of the few people who prefers open water to pool swimming. If you wanted to get more comfortable in the water, you could take a few lessons, and ask specifically for breathing help. I did that at my local Y, and it helped me a lot. I feel more in control of my breathing now when I'm in the water.

Take care, Lise

[crazycanuck]

Hey ladies,

Thanks for the support. Trekhawk...no sharks in Coogee but i'm sure they're lurking somewhere...which is good as long as that somewhere is not near me on the day i'm doing a tri....

I think i figured out what i did wrong to have such excruciating pain in my legs...It was either being in the wrong gear on the bike ride whilst facing the wind-I did play with the gears but oh well or my socks..I wear a certain pair of socks when running & they weren't dry for the day...I'm still lost there....

When am i doing another one? Well, as my looney self i've decided to do another small one 300m swim,15k bike, 3k run this weekend. I'm only doing it because it;'s in the same spot for a corporate tri i'm doing in march...

Thanks!!!!

c