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6 weeks ago I was invited to do a triathlon with a friend. I laughed and thought she was absolutely crazy!!!! But I went home and started thinking about it. I biked and jogged all the time....I biked some times 15 to 25 miles. I ran a 10k this summer. All I would have to do is get in the water and crank out some laps....Ok, "I'm in"...I signed up!
It was a 6 week training journey with the race being held in the metro Atlanta area on Sept 8th. Over those 6 weeks I have had weed through a ton of training and equipment choices. I've gathered a basic working knowledge of the event and I wanted to share the experience, and the things I've learned.
First off, I did complete the triathlon. I LOVED IT
Secondly I have signed up for a second one on Oct 8th--- I CANT WAIT!
Third, IT'S TOO LATE IN THE YR. TO TRY AND DO ONE BEFORE WINTER, if you are considering this. TRAIN FOR LATE SPRING 08.
Today's thread I will share my experience of last Saturday.
Basically I did not exercise at all on the Friday before the race. I ate low carb, and enjoyed a piece of chicken breast and steamed broccoli the night before.
I tried to get to sleep early, but of course I could not sleep well. The gates opened for "sign in" registration at 5:30 the next morning, so we left our house at 4:30. I woke a 4am, had a cup of coffee and got dressed in my bathing suit and jog bra underneath it.
At 5:30 (2 hrs before the race, I ate a Lara Bar) and sipped on water.
Arrived at registration where I received a goody bag, a number for my helmet, a racing chip, which is an electrode with a velcro strap that was to go around my left ankle. A number for my bike and I went to body marking, they wrote my number on both upper arms and my age on my lower right calf. We then unpacked the bikes, and Keith pumped up all the tires, and I gathered my bag, double checking things. We went to the transition area, and only I was allowed to go in. I "racked my bike" where my race number was. I spread out a striped towel (one I could easily recognize, there were 1,000 entrants to this race). I placed all my things out on the towel and went off to the bathroom.
We slowly formed in our age group, or number range. I wore my tank suit and a pair of trishorts over that and my goggles. Swam my swim, got out, ran to my bike, put on a bike HELMET, shirt, socks, and bikeshoes and trotted out to the place they alllow you to get on your bike. Had a great bike ride, returned, trotted the bike back to my rack site, took off the bike shirt and shoes and put on running shoes and headed back out the direction they pointed me in. Ran the run....Finished the race 1 hour and 45 mins after starting. Had a great great experience.
Tomorrow I will talk about the No. 1 thing to do in training!!!!
It was a 6 week training journey with the race being held in the metro Atlanta area on Sept 8th. Over those 6 weeks I have had weed through a ton of training and equipment choices. I've gathered a basic working knowledge of the event and I wanted to share the experience, and the things I've learned.
First off, I did complete the triathlon. I LOVED IT
Secondly I have signed up for a second one on Oct 8th--- I CANT WAIT!
Third, IT'S TOO LATE IN THE YR. TO TRY AND DO ONE BEFORE WINTER, if you are considering this. TRAIN FOR LATE SPRING 08.
Today's thread I will share my experience of last Saturday.
Basically I did not exercise at all on the Friday before the race. I ate low carb, and enjoyed a piece of chicken breast and steamed broccoli the night before.
I tried to get to sleep early, but of course I could not sleep well. The gates opened for "sign in" registration at 5:30 the next morning, so we left our house at 4:30. I woke a 4am, had a cup of coffee and got dressed in my bathing suit and jog bra underneath it.
At 5:30 (2 hrs before the race, I ate a Lara Bar) and sipped on water.
Arrived at registration where I received a goody bag, a number for my helmet, a racing chip, which is an electrode with a velcro strap that was to go around my left ankle. A number for my bike and I went to body marking, they wrote my number on both upper arms and my age on my lower right calf. We then unpacked the bikes, and Keith pumped up all the tires, and I gathered my bag, double checking things. We went to the transition area, and only I was allowed to go in. I "racked my bike" where my race number was. I spread out a striped towel (one I could easily recognize, there were 1,000 entrants to this race). I placed all my things out on the towel and went off to the bathroom.
We slowly formed in our age group, or number range. I wore my tank suit and a pair of trishorts over that and my goggles. Swam my swim, got out, ran to my bike, put on a bike HELMET, shirt, socks, and bikeshoes and trotted out to the place they alllow you to get on your bike. Had a great bike ride, returned, trotted the bike back to my rack site, took off the bike shirt and shoes and put on running shoes and headed back out the direction they pointed me in. Ran the run....Finished the race 1 hour and 45 mins after starting. Had a great great experience.
Tomorrow I will talk about the No. 1 thing to do in training!!!!
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