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OK, it was a super sprint but was more about learning to run a tri than anything else. I had a great time and finished 250 yd swim, 7 mile bike and 2 mile run in 48:22
http://www.fsseries.com/index.php?action=event&event_id=164
congrats!
Congrats Skypilot! So do you have any more tris on the schedule?
rectumdamnnearkilledem
So are you totally hooked?
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
not bad for mile 25
I'd like to try a tri, with about those distances for the bike & swim, but with longer run. Minimize my weaknesses, you know. Of course, no such beast exists.
yes, I am totally hooked, I'm doing a regular sprint at White Lake, NC on May 8th then other sprints for the summer planning to move to olympic distance in the fall with the intent of a half at White Lake in next May
Thanks for the encouragement!
325th place or bust!
Congratulations! Those short ones are a fun way to try one out and get your feet wet, so to speak.
PR: 5K 22:41, 10K 51:05, HM 1:59, Sprint Tri: done!
Did a full sprint today rather than the Super Sprint I did as my first one, felt like it went really well, I learned that my SCUBA wetsuit isn't designed for open water swim competition, it functioned much like a parachute! but I had fun!
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As long as you remember to take off your bike helmet before the run, it is a success. Bonus points for not leaving your swim goggles hanging around your neck during the cycle
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
As long as you remember to take off your bike helmet before the run, it is a success.
If no one photographed it, it never happened...
just looked at the results, I was in the Master Clydesdale category and took 10th of 19. If I had run Master Novice I would have taken 3rd in class, wouldacouldashoulda I guess my 1:36:35 for a first sprint length wasn't too bad....
No way man! That's great. good job.
GREAT job! That's awesome! I hear the open water swim is really tough to adjust to. Keep up the good work!
I don't half-ass anything
"I have several close friends who have run marathons, a word that is actually derived from two Swahili words: mara, which means 'to die a horrible death' and thon, which means 'for a stupid T-shirt.' Look it up." - Celia Rivenbark, You Can't Drink All Day if You Don't Start in the Morning
Thanks for the encouragement! I'm looking forward to myk next race on Memorial Day weekend!