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Post by swamp on Aug 6, 2016 13:37:46 GMT -5
I completed a sprint triathlon today all by myself. 750 m open water swim, 20k bike ride on a hilly course, and 5k run. I have never done a whole race on my own. Ive been the swimmer in several.
I came are in last but I don't care. I did it.
I proved to myself that I can do it.
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Post by quince on Aug 6, 2016 13:38:26 GMT -5
Holy moly, you are awesome!
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Post by chiver78 on Aug 6, 2016 13:45:13 GMT -5
congrats, swamp!
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Post by tallguy on Aug 6, 2016 13:52:00 GMT -5
Heckuva lot better than being a try-athlete.
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 6, 2016 14:17:31 GMT -5
I'm impressed!
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Post by Pants on Aug 6, 2016 14:18:02 GMT -5
Nice! I've done a couple too, it's hard work!
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Post by billisonboard on Aug 6, 2016 14:46:02 GMT -5
... I came are in last but I don't care. I did it. I proved to myself that I can do it. Okay last of those there today but ahead of a bunch of us who haven't ever been there. Congratulations!
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Post by Bonny on Aug 6, 2016 14:51:20 GMT -5
How much training did you do?
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Aug 6, 2016 14:53:28 GMT -5
How much training did you do? Not very much. I swam a lot but I like swimming and it's been hot. A few walks and a few bike rides from my home to my office.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 6, 2016 14:55:51 GMT -5
WOW I'm impressed. I hope it isn't contagious I would probably kill over. But seriously just WOW!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 6, 2016 14:58:30 GMT -5
Congrats! That is so awesome!!!!!
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Post by Bonny on Aug 6, 2016 15:01:46 GMT -5
How much training did you do? Not very much. I swam a lot but I like swimming and it's been hot. A few walks and a few bike rides from my home to my office. That's pretty impressive. I would definitely struggle with the swimming without training. I really haven't done any swimming since I was on the swim team in high school.
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Post by Jaguar on Aug 6, 2016 15:02:08 GMT -5
You are fucking awesome, that's a real accomplishment. Congrats with bells on. Tagging NancysSummerSip, you got real competition now Nancy.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 6, 2016 15:21:33 GMT -5
I am seriously skeered now. I would get outta Swamp's way. Congrats and welcome to crazy town. Now you're hooked, yanno. You WILL be doing another one. You just don't know it yet.
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Post by swamp on Aug 6, 2016 15:31:09 GMT -5
I did the best on the swim. 17:55 I think. My goal was under 20 minutes. The first year I swam about 25 minutes, then last year was 20:50 or something stupidly close to under 20.
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Post by Bonny on Aug 6, 2016 15:37:06 GMT -5
You are fucking awesome, that's a real accomplishment. Congrats with bells on. Tagging NancysSummerSip , you got real competition now Nancy. I think @athena53 does the sprint triathlons too.
We you tough women!
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Post by NastyWoman on Aug 6, 2016 15:47:31 GMT -5
You are fucking awesome, that's a real accomplishment. Congrats with bells on. Tagging NancysSummerSip , you got real competition now Nancy. I think @athena53 does the sprint triathlons too.
We you tough women!
Just don't expect me to join you anytime soon --- or ever for that matter. I'll just bask in the glory of belonging to a group that includes these awesome women.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 6, 2016 15:48:05 GMT -5
I did the best on the swim. 17:55 I think. My goal was under 20 minutes. The first year I swam about 25 minutes, then last year was 20:50 or something stupidly close to under 20. I'm training for my first Olympic triathlon early next year. It falls in the same month as a half-marathon. Talk about crazy town with padded cells. But this is what happens...you do one, you recover and think, "Dang, I can do another one of those!"
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Post by Bonny on Aug 6, 2016 16:10:30 GMT -5
I did the best on the swim. 17:55 I think. My goal was under 20 minutes. The first year I swam about 25 minutes, then last year was 20:50 or something stupidly close to under 20. I'm training for my first Olympic triathlon early next year. It falls in the same month as a half-marathon. Talk about crazy town with padded cells. But this is what happens...you do one, you recover and think, "Dang, I can do another one of those!" Isn't that part of your training?
When I told DH that I wanted to hike the John Muir Trail (JMT) he said you have train like it's a marathon. I kind of blew the comment off thinking that what I was doing was no way nearly as hard as a marathon.
Has anyone recently hiked 13 miles with a 40lb pack? Doing that over and over again over a 21 day period has me thinking he may be right!
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 6, 2016 16:14:38 GMT -5
Everyone who finishes is a winner.
Congratulations.
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Post by Pants on Aug 6, 2016 19:09:18 GMT -5
My entire biological family are Ironmen. My parents retired and got into running triathlons because they apparently have too much time on their hands. They got my brother hooked, and now he's semi-professional. He raced last weekend but blew his shot at Kona, which is of course the Ironman brass ring, because he couldn't stop himself from running 7 minute miles for the first 13 miles of the marathon. My mom will be racing at Olympic distance Nationals next weekend in Omaha (and I'm totally curious if Athena will be there too, I think they are the same age group even!)
I, on the other hand, have run a few. But when it comes down to it I'm just not into the group races. Too much logistical pain in the ass!
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Post by Pants on Aug 6, 2016 19:10:10 GMT -5
Just to be clear, I've run a few sprints. I don't have time to be an ironman. My family is nuts!
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Post by Happy prose on Aug 6, 2016 19:20:30 GMT -5
Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2016 19:32:47 GMT -5
Congratulations! This is an awesome accomplishment I could not even consider taking on.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Aug 6, 2016 20:21:46 GMT -5
I am seriously skeered now. I would get outta Swamp's way. Congrats and welcome to crazy town. Now you're hooked, yanno. You WILL be doing another one. You just don't know it yet. Lol, funny 'cause it's true!
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Post by swamp on Aug 6, 2016 20:23:12 GMT -5
Just to be clear, I've run a few sprints. I don't have time to be an ironman. My family is nuts! Three people from my hometown are world ranked ironmen. I think they're nuts, lol.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Aug 6, 2016 20:25:30 GMT -5
My entire biological family are Ironmen. My parents retired and got into running triathlons because they apparently have too much time on their hands. They got my brother hooked, and now he's semi-professional. He raced last weekend but blew his shot at Kona, which is of course the Ironman brass ring, because he couldn't stop himself from running 7 minute miles for the first 13 miles of the marathon. My mom will be racing at Olympic distance Nationals next weekend in Omaha (and I'm totally curious if Athena will be there too, I think they are the same age group even!) I, on the other hand, have run a few. But when it comes down to it I'm just not into the group races. Too much logistical pain in the ass! Cool! Hubs is doing his first 70.3 next month. Doing an Olympic tri next weekend as well. I'm sidelined for lord knows how long, so I'm jealous of everyone!
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Post by dannylion on Aug 6, 2016 21:58:23 GMT -5
Well done! Go you!
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Post by weltschmerz on Aug 6, 2016 23:38:02 GMT -5
I completed a sprint triathlon today all by myself. 750 m open water swim, 20k bike ride on a hilly course, and 5k run. I have never done a whole race on my own. Ive been the swimmer in several. I came are in last but I don't care. I did it. I proved to myself that I can do it. Wait....if you were all by yourself, then you may have come in last, but you also came in first, no? In any case, congratulations! I only run when there's a polar bear chasing me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2016 4:05:16 GMT -5
I only run if someone is taking off with my vodka.
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