RR:Big Fish My First Tri
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CadenceGuy posted 9 weeks ago.
Great work on finishing!! Now that nothing bad will ever happen again ;) you have nothing to worry about. Good luck with the next one!!
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JMA posted 9 weeks ago.
You always remember your first! Someday you'll look back on this race and have a good laugh about it...
Nice job!
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ChunkyB posted 9 weeks ago.
Man, it sounds like you got all your problems out on the same race. Your next few races should be as smooth as ever.
Congrats on finishing. Honestly. And especially congrats for finishing the swim. I hated my first tri swim, and I can't even imagine doing it with asthma. Good on ya.
"The melting point of wax means nothing to me": Thrice
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packtrisam posted 9 weeks ago.
Great Job finishing!!!! You're a braver soul than I for standing the 65 degree water. I did an olympic in about the same conditions in a wetsuit and came out feeling like I had been spun around on an office chair, so finishing with asthma is an accomplishment in itself.
Count every race as a learning experience. Even the ones that go exactly to plan. Sounds like you'll have a lot to learn from this race.
"It never gets easier, you just go faster" -Greg Lemond
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kylie posted 9 weeks ago.
Yay! You did it! And even with all those obstacles :) Congrats.
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TriSooner posted 9 weeks ago.
tri-ac wrote:
No kidding. You got all (most) of the worst-case-scenarios out the way early. Now all you have left is to get sick, crash, and get a flat tire in a race.
now you've got them all out of the way!
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ChunkyB posted 9 weeks ago.
TriSooner wrote:
tri-ac wrote:No kidding. You got all (most) of the worst-case-scenarios out the way early. Now all you have left is to get sick, crash, and get a flat tire in a race.now you've got them all out of the way!
Way to jinx him!
"The melting point of wax means nothing to me": Thrice
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breezy posted 9 weeks ago.
You definitely got all your bad luck out on your first tri!! Great job on not giving up!! I think I would have strongly considered it! You are fantastic!
When is your next tri? :-)
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jhudalla posted 9 weeks ago.
JMA wrote:
You always remember your first! Someday you'll look back on this race and have a good laugh about it...Nice job!
Baaaa hah hah ahaaa
True.
Weary is the path that does not challenge.
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AlwaysTri posted 9 weeks ago.
Thanks everybody. I appreciate it. As of right now, my second race will be this weekend at Benton Harbor, MI or in a few weeks. I just hope everything goes well.
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trigirltina2 posted 9 weeks ago.
You did it! Yipee..Good luck this weekend.
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di4tri posted 8 weeks ago.
WHAWHO!!! I can tell your spirit is not easily broken! way to go!!!
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truely want, and all that is left is a compromise. ~ Robert Fritz
My first race was at Big Fish on the 22nd and I was so nervous. The water temp was 65 degrees and I didn't have a wet suit. My asthma started acting up as soon as my whole body was in the water. My 500 meter race took me 17 minutes. I was the almost the last woman out of the water and I had a hard time pulling my body out of the water. I got out of T1 and my bike wouldn't shift gears so I got off my bike and tired to fix it. I got back on and on my way back my chain came off with only a 1.5 left to go. It took me 10-15min to put it back on. On the run I got a huge blister and at the last half a mile I ran without my shoes on and I still passed other racers. I had a lot fun and I enjoyed it but I wish I didn't have so many problems. I never expected to have all my fears happen to me on my first race.