Reply With QuoteHey! good work!
It's always nice to get rid of goblins & finish an event!!!
Best of luck on your next one
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Thread: I finally did it!
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05-26-2011, 04:10 AM #1
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I finally did it!
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I finished an open water swim in a race! My first attempt at an ows race was last year and I locked up 100 yards into it and turned around and headed back to shore--how humiliating! So I raced in the Memphis in May Sprint Triathlon last Saturday and completed my ows with no issues. It was wetsuit legal and we started every 3 seconds instead of a mass start which was a huge help.
It was my first USAT event and while my times weren't blazing fast, I had a lot of fun. I was second fastest in my age group in the bike, which is my best event, but I really have to work on the run. My legs were like jello and I had to use the bathroom so bad I could barely walk much less run. Can you believe that I actually used a porta-potty at mile 2? I'm sure it slowed my time by 3-4 minutes but it was as necessity.
Overall Time: 1:39:09
400m swim: 14:54 (slow but I didn't care-I did it!)
TA1: 2:08
12m bike: 42:09 (17.08mph)
TA1: 2:27
5k run: 37:31 (12:30 pace--counting the potty break)
I'm competing in a pool swim tri this weekend so I'm curious to see how my times measure up. I need to lose more weight and train more for sure!__________________
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05-26-2011, 04:12 AM #2
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05-26-2011, 05:14 AM #3
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Congratulations, Bike Chick! I always found the open water swim to be the most daunting myself, especially when there's the chance of getting kicked in the head.
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05-26-2011, 05:18 AM #4
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Woohoo!!! It's amazing what we can accomplish when we put our minds to it!
Good luck with the next one!
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05-26-2011, 05:41 AM #5
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Yay! I knew you could do it!
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05-26-2011, 05:43 AM #6
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WOW- Congrats!!! I'm sure getting over that OWS hurdle is a HUGE boost to your confidence! Congrats again!!!
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05-26-2011, 04:10 PM #7
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Thanks everyone! Goblins is such a good description!
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Hey! good work!
It's always nice to get rid of goblins & finish an event!!!
Best of luck on your next one__________________
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05-28-2011, 04:25 PM #8
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Wow! Your biggest hurdle overcome. Way to go!
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05-29-2011, 11:40 AM #9
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Yay for you! Getting past that first OWS in a race is huge!
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05-30-2011, 03:11 PM #10
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Congratulations!
