Triathlete in my thirties, trying to be healthy, race strong, and kick butt.
Fifty miles on the bike is too far to worry about your spouse who started in a wave 20 minutes behind me, and 57 miles is too far for a half iron distance triathlon. For the first time since 2011 when I started triathlon, I had a scare in my swim start. I started in the front, and took off wayyy too fast. I had to flop onto my back to collect myself, meanwhile being thrashed into by the hundred swimmers who started behind me. I doggie-paddled for a bit, tried a side stroke, back stroke, and finally after the first turn buoy I got back to my regular strong swimmer self and took off. I was able to catch up to the next two swim cap colors, so I thought maybe I made up enough of my lost time in my swim start biff, but my swim finish time was 37 minutes. It’s a decent swim time, but I know I could have done 35 minutes or less if I didn’t have an out of character panic attack in the start. On the bike my legs felt heavy to start and it was windier than the weather forecast promised. Seeing him lifted me back up and I started to book it at 20+ mph and got my Garmin average to read 17.5 by the end. It’s too bad the course was a mile too long, because the official results show 17.2 mph.
dystonic runner triathlete
February 21, 2016: The date of one of the most unforgetable running events I have ever joined. Before finding out that I have CD, I was already registered to run another 42 km race last October 2015. After completing a 32 km run, that was when realized that my neck may not be able to take the pounding if the running will take more than 2 hours. On top of that, I had occassional dizziness and headaches caused by the angle of my head while running. During the taper phase of my training, my 30 to 60 minutes maintenance runs got more painful for my neck. Basta, all I wanted is to finish it, period! When the race started, I decided to take it slow I knew that it’s going to be a long run, and I don’t want to commit the same mistake I made last year. So I kept running, walking and running until I was feeling something on my left knee at the 30th km. Run, then after 1 lamp post walk, then after 1 lamp post run again, then after 1 lamp post walk again and so on until I reached the last Dream Chaser tent. After completing the TBR Dream Marathon, I then realized a deeper purpose for me to continue running. What a time for this accomplishment, just when I thought I can never run again because of my condition.
Tricenarian Triathlete
Fifty miles on the bike is too far to worry about your spouse who started in a wave 20 minutes behind me, and 57 miles is too far for a half iron distance triathlon. For the first time since 2011 when I started triathlon, I had a scare in my swim start. I started in the front, and took off wayyy too fast. I had to flop onto my back to collect myself, meanwhile being thrashed into by the hundred swimmers who started behind me. I doggie-paddled for a bit, tried a side stroke, back stroke, and finally after the first turn buoy I got back to my regular strong swimmer self and took off. I was able to catch up to the next two swim cap colors, so I thought maybe I made up enough of my lost time in my swim start biff, but my swim finish time was 37 minutes. It’s a decent swim time, but I know I could have done 35 minutes or less if I didn’t have an out of character panic attack in the start. On the bike my legs felt heavy to start and it was windier than the weather forecast promised. Seeing him lifted me back up and I started to book it at 20+ mph and got my Garmin average to read 17.5 by the end. It’s too bad the course was a mile too long, because the official results show 17.2 mph.
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