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Comments: Ha. So, I get in the water (staying at the back of my pack on purpose.) I'm doing this head up front crawl and then try to put my head in the water and do a proper front crawl. I bring my head up to catch my breath and instead catch a wave and inhale a big gulp of water. I start to breast stroke to catch my breath and the guy on the surf board at the other end of the course books it towards me to make sure I wasn't dying. How tempted I was in that moment to get out. But alas, I was doing this, because if I could finish the swim I could finish this thing. The next 15 minutes are between head up front crawl, and breast stroke and trying to breathe. I was panicking. Then the pack behind us started to catch up (they were lovely - heard things like "keep going", "you're almost there" and "You're doing great".) I finished with the majority of the second pack, and struggled to get my center of gravity as I ran to the bike What would you do differently?: Hmmm...Not think? Start with a different pack? Oh, and definately where a wetsuit  Transition 1
Comments: I have nothing to compare this to, but i think this was pretty good. I didn't rush (still trying to recover from the swim) and dried my feet off, threw on my socks and was off. What would you do differently?: I want to get a tri suit. So easy! Oh and my helmet I bought the day before and it was a little tight so maybe getting it fitted before I get on the bike...  Bike
Comments: SO. I like the uphills. I kicked butt at the uphills. But then I rode my brakes on the downhills. It was really really scary. I was passing people on uphills they were passing me on downhills. A little strange. What would you do differently?: I see a training opportunity would be to practice going downhills, but yesterday i would not do anything differently Transition 2
Comments: This was fun. I think I did a pretty good job here. Not having clippy pedals really helped. What would you do differently?: Nothing?  Run
Comments: I was still coughing from earlier and had an awful side stitch, couldn't breathe. A little disappointed because run is my strongest event. There was no music allowed which was really tough, I kept getting into my head. What would you do differently?: Get more comfortable with pain and push harder because I had a little tiny bit left at the end, and figuring out some sort of mantra, being in the moment, not thinking about things hurting. Also, not almost drowning in the swim might help my breathing. Post race
Warm down: Warm down? How about sit down. Haha I walked to the food tent, grabbed my stuff and went to rack my bike on the car. What limited your ability to perform faster: Training but not keeping my training log updated - there's no way for me to analyze where I went wrong and what i didn't do. Event comments: Bring on the next race! Last updated: 2014-08-18 12:00 AM
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 2014-08-18 10:00 AM |
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| 2014-08-18 10:15 AM in reply to: #5040589 |
Master 6834     Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri Bring on the next race indeed!!!! Great job on staying with it through the swim. Keep going, it is really cool to see you looking for the next one. |
| 2014-08-18 10:19 AM in reply to: #5040589 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri CONGRATULATIONS, TRIATHLETE!!! Way to persevere through a tough swim, be a hill beast on the bike, and work it on the run! Great finish! |
| 2014-08-18 10:21 AM in reply to: #5040589 |
Member 2689 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri Super job, Emily!! You pushed through your panic and survived a really rough swim. LOVE that you kicked butt on the uphills - that's awesome! Once you get comfortable with the downhills, you'll be a seriously scary cyclist, plus zooming down hills is SO much fun. Now that you know what to expect, you can plan more for next time. Yay, you're officially a triathlete!!! |
| 2014-08-18 10:34 AM in reply to: laffinrock |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri Good job sticking with it! So much of doing tris is mental and not letting things get to you to shake your focus. Looks like you've got that part down |
| 2014-08-18 12:06 PM in reply to: 4agoodlife |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri Yeah, I almost grabbed a kayak on my first race also. It gets easier from here! |
| 2014-08-18 12:57 PM in reply to: ponderingfox |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri Nice work, tough girl! Tough mentally and tough physically, recovering from your swim debacle to doing great on the bike (I'm jealous of your uphill skills!) and finding ways to cope on the run without the music you are accustomed to. It sounds like you learned a lot in this race, then next one will surely go better still! Congrats! |
| 2014-08-18 2:28 PM in reply to: melbo55 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri Great job out there! Way to tough it out! |
| 2014-08-18 2:31 PM in reply to: #5040589 |
Regular 980 Caerphilly, Wales, uk. | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri Reminds me of my 1st. EVERYONE panics the 1st time. Well done for sticking at it. You've also taken some great things to work on away from this race, and identified your strong points. Work on those now and chip away at that time on the next one. Congratulations. |
| 2014-08-18 6:25 PM in reply to: Richardsdrr |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Orillia Triathlon - Try-a-Tri GREAT JOB EMILY! Well done, you have done the headrest bit, I think that first open water swim is always a killer. Also if you have up hill mastered on your bike then with some practice you will smash the downhills. |
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The day started off not so good - I should have known that there was worse stuff to come.
Got there very early - I thought everyone had to check in by 8 am even though the try-a-tri didn't start until 11. Went on a ride to the gas station as everyone i asked didn't have a bike pump, and the nozzle didn't fit, which proceeded to release all the air from my tires. So, my friend went back to get the car, and we found a lovely gentleman with a bike pump who not only let us borrow the bike pump, but pumped up both my tires for me - my hero. We then watched the Sprint finish, tested the water and rode our bikes a little, and set up transition.
Other than our little bike adventure, we got in the water early just to get used to the water.