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FIRST TRI (oly) DONE! Thanks for last minute tips!

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started by lmr127 on September 20, 2006

Wow. Mighty Hamptons in Sag Harbor NY. Perfect weather for an incredible, emotional FUN day. Trained for two months for my first tri and was amazed at how good I felt. Went in not trying to race but to finish and had a blast. Missed my wave swimming! So I went with another wave. Had some issues swimming straight... Only my third time on a road bike on the actual road (am obsessive spinner) so I took big down hills and turns easy. The run was just fun. Took it easy- drank lots of gatorade and happily sprinted to the finish. Transitions were s-l-o-w. Ate a banana, said hi to my kids, thanked every volunteer within earshot. Finished in 3:30. not impressive but so much fun and the high of knowing I did it is still with me.

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Tikal Dog posted 2 years ago.

Congratulations!

This is what I love about this sport.... the real competition is with yourself!!! You´ll see that next time you´ll be looking back at that 3:30 and you will only care about improving YOUR time compared to your last result.

Enjoy it and congratulations for becoming a Triathlete!

Hyperactive Trifueler!!!! (I refuse to let the status go :p)