First tri today...DNF
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tcrunner07 posted 3 years ago.
wow...well its good taht ur ok...besides the road rash..hope u shave so its easier to clean up..better luck next time..and make sure u get ur bike checkd out really good...better luck next time..dont let it get to ur head
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virturace posted 3 years ago.
Not that I ever like it when things go wrong, but when they do, I prefer them to go completely wrong - more to learn from.
For instance, I'll bet that you never get distracted on the bike again. Just pick yourself up and do it again. Congrats for getting out there in the first place. Now you get to stew in your anger until the next race - use it as training fuel (or TriFuel if you'd like).
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chrisrunzs26 posted 3 years ago.
I'm sorry that you had a bad first race. But it will get better, as will your road rash. As a friend told me after a recent DNF.....you used up all your bad luck and things can only go up from here. And now you start training again ...with a really good base. ;)
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MichaelJohn654 posted 3 years ago.
Hey bro, sorry to hear that your first race ended up this way. Stay motivated. Better luck next time.
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CRNA1 posted 3 years ago.
Man that is so true about keeping your eyes on the rode, I did the same thing but some how I pulled out of the gravel. It was a miracle. However, could just as easily been in the ditch like you. I learned from my mistake and like Virturace said I bet you learned from yours.
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trithis04 posted 3 years ago.
I catch myself looking around all the time, especially on long-rides. No traffic=no danger; right, wrong. I've been lucky so far and no crashes! But I do find myself drifting here and there, I settle back in and hour later the same thing happens. So, I can feel your (mental) pain. Though, I've found it easier to concentrate and focus during races, as I'm sure you will next time out. Good luck and use plenty of antiseptic!
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Wakizashi posted 3 years ago.
rough mate..... must say I find myself doing that alot during training.... maybe a car or two coming from behind and I don't hear it.... usually gives me abit of a scare.
The only thing i can suggest is it pays to be the attacker, what i mean..... when you pass someone, you have the momentum.... dare i say it.... you dovour there soul :) as you go by them, you won't have to worry about getting surprised.... because you will be doing the surprising, i know i get abit down or distracted when someone goes by me, so i fight my entire race to never get passed and to "attack the next one"........... well my rant is over....
never the less great job still, it takes alot to just get out there and try it.
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trollhunter posted 3 years ago.
Yep, Murphy is always the unexpected gest in these events.
The only question is when he will chose our table :-(
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thejademonkey posted 3 years ago.
Hey Slareman,
I'm 98% sure that I was in that same college triathlon. It was my first triathlon too, sorry you had such misfortune - I feel like it just as easily could have happened to me. I got so excited when I first got on the bike that I rode 15 seconds past the first turn, even though I'd practiced the route 4-5 times. I'm sure that was quite disappointing, but don't feel like the training was for nothing. You still got all the benefits, just no single concrete reward. Do you think you will do another? I'm still trying to decide...maybe once I can feel my legs again.
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Deejay posted 3 years ago.
Sorry to hear about that. This sport is filled w/ so many unknowns. It's not your fault. We all get some bad luck sometimes. Anyway, dont think you wasted any training. Pick out another race and go for it! You can do it.
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This morning was my college's triathlon. It was basically Olympic distance: 1500 swim, 26mi bike, 5mi run. The bike course was open to traffic during the race, which made things interesting. There usually isn't much traffic on those roads though.
I was one of the slowest people in my heat, at least by swim times, so I was figuring to do some catching up in the bike and run (both stronger than my swim). Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Coming out of the swim, it took me forever to get my singlet on. Worse than it's ever been during transistion training. But I was making pretty good speed on the bike when I got to about mile 20. I got distracted by a passing rider, lost concentration, and my bike veered off the pavement and on to the gravel shoulder. I had gone down a hill earlier, so I was going at least 19 mph, and I couldn't regain control of my bike. I ended up on the road with some pretty nasty road rash on my left side. But my right knee was hurting. And then I looked at my bike: the right shifter was totally bent over to the left, at almost 90 degrees! I thought, guess I'm not going to be able to finish. So it was kind of a bummer. Luckily, I didn't break anything and my bike seems to be ok (a bike-savvy friend of mine was able to move the shifter back into place). But it's so frustrating after spending months training and preparing. I'm hoping to actually finish my next tri.