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mdcdale posted 1 year ago.
I was unable to race the Eagleman due to injury, and you deserve kudos for completing it on a less than ideal day. I was there to support my 2 training buddies who did the race, and it looked tough! Was there any time you did not experience a headwind on the bike and run?
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Yeah...a few places on the bike where it was obvious tail wind...
The rest was head wind or side winds.
I honestly didn't notice on the run...
Sorry you couldn't race...I know the frustration..But good on you for supporting.
There is always time,always another race...
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"
- Vincent Van Gogh
My Blog: http://anton.trifuel.net
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
I love your attitude... I'm trying to get my mom to try a tri (you can walk 5k, mom... you can bike just fine... and sidestroke the swim! I'll be with you, and it will be fun!) and I use those of you on here to get rid of her "But I'm turning 55 this year!" excuse :)
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vmarwin posted 1 year ago.
The swim was a washing machine....and I took a jellyfish to the face, which was fun. Part of it hit my tounge as well, which caused it to swell up pretty badly as well as my face.
The bike was great, except for the wind in the last 15 miles.
I also reinjured my hip on the run. Took a mis-step on some gravel and tweaked my bad hip, my run splits were about 2 mins slower than my usual pace.
If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
You all ever see the movie "Das Boot (The Boat)?"
The part where the u-boat is running on the surface and keeps slamming down into the troughs between waves or flying off the crests?
Eagleman was like that for me.
I did this race because after ten years of tri's I still hadn't done it and it's local...almost.
Not afraid of the water mind you..just not a strong open water swimmer...and I embrace that.
Sunrise and you could feel the omnipresent Eastern Shore wind and the resulting white caps and swells. If you are swim impaired,like me, this will definately send you to the porta-johns for a few extra visits!
Temps were fine, but battling the wind blowing from the West and the current flowing toward the West made for lots of drifting inside the bouys...and it was quite comforting to bump into folks and find I was not alone.
It was the first time in my tri career the the swim had more hills than the bike.
Being a "C" race for me I lollygagged through T1 and chatted with a few guys in my age group.
Biking on the Del-Mar-Va is...always breezy. Race day was no exception...Wipping along at 25mph, go around a turn and "bam" down to 17... It was fun and I loved it. A constant challange.
One down side was having started in the 3rd wave...so everyone, younger than I'll ever be again, zips by..."Patience Padwan" I repeat...
T2...Still casual,but out quicker...no one to talk to.
The run...ah, the run...Experience is mine..as I pass many a youth,cooked from the bike... "Come on youth" I say "You can do this!" I get a laugh or two...and one angry "F*@# Off!"
No put down intended..just a chance to inspire as they look at the 51 on my calf.
I am where I am. In the moment with my people. The Mid-pack to lower,struggling but happy folks who NEVER thought they could get off the couch.
You can keep the "perfect bodies" with the "Dig Me" bikes. They will be gone in a few years when the next cool thing comes along.
I'll hang with The Clydes, The Old But Cool, The Big Chicks (always awesome), the Crashed and Burned,and the Stress Fracture refugees.
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"
- Vincent Van Gogh
My Blog: http://anton.trifuel.net