I DID IT, I DID IT, I DID IT.....TATTON TRI
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Sorry, just had to post.... i've had some great advice off here from a number of people, and wanted to say that on JUNE 8TH, @ 8am in the morn, i entered the water of the Tatton Park TRI ATHLON!!
AND, i finished, did it all!! Finished 148th out of 310, and for my not only, first ever event, but my first ever TRI, i'm SO made up it's un real!! 4 days on and i'm still on cloud 9!!
It was a great morning, weather was superb, just generally brilliant!!
Great turn out, people really nice...YESSSS!!! [:D]
Want to say thank you for all the advice and info, it was brillaint, and i now look forward to my next on 12th July!!
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AND, i finished, did it all!! Finished 148th out of 310, and for my not only, first ever event, but my first ever TRI, i'm SO made up it's un real!! 4 days on and i'm still on cloud 9!!
It was a great morning, weather was superb, just generally brilliant!!
Great turn out, people really nice...YESSSS!!! [:D]
Want to say thank you for all the advice and info, it was brillaint, and i now look forward to my next on 12th July!!
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Now i'm really looking forward to Bananaman at Dorney and London and then i am going to seriously consider a half iron man next year.
Met a south african iron man the day after Blenheim and he totally inspired me to do more.
I just squeaked into the top half for my age-group in London last year and nearly died of happiness.
Gentlemen.... it looks like we have another tri-addict.[:D]
I met a guy on Sunday, first one, same as me, and he inspired me, my nerves were teetering i'd have to say, and it was great to have someone who was the same as you...Great guy, Simon, that all i know!! Top Bloke!
Good Luck on your other events to, my Bro visited Blenheim not realising the tri was on and called me to tell me, i did inform him he was at my WRONG event!! [:D]
Anyway, good luck....Iron Men, TOTAL TOTAL RESPECT!!
Bopomofo..... thank you very much! I thought i'd end up at the back, took it all very laid back, even had a chat with a guy in T1, which he looked very surprised at... [:D]...i even put on my knee brace, and so to finish mid pack, made up!!
Oh i can't stop smiling...beeming in fact... i've mailed veryone i know, even people i don't, cause i just want to tell people, I'M A VERY PROUD TRI ATHLETE!!
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as i dont really know much about it, well apart from you wear tight clothes swim a bit, ride a bike and then run as fast as you can! I thought i would start putting together a collection of advice and share any fears and excitements with other newbies, i see there is a post about spam, but this wont send you to any gambling sites, it no where near as exciting, unless you find talking about panicking when trying to breath on both sides, or wondering why despite pedaling as fast as you can you seem to not be going any faster exciting! but feel free to have a look, if you dont want to thats ok, but i will probably be asking you all for advice on my journey to becomming a better than average triathlete![:)]
http://nomoreheroes-swimbikerunfallover.blogspot.com/
I'm still like a kid today, and all the helps and tips, and advice to 'enjoy' it came true the weekend, and at 38, i'm now truly enjoying it, never been as fit, and feel totally proud!
If anyone wants, i have a BLOG to! [:D] [:D]
But seriously well done all the newbies, this is why I love the sport, good clean enthusastic fun...with most of your clothes on (or is that wwith most of them off??).
So as a venue how was Tatton...looks very good.
have you ear marked any other races to tackle?
Good luck with your upcoming races
Well, congrats and good luck to all you newbies. And of course same to the oldies [;)]
I'd certainly recomend it! [:D]
nomoreheroes... yes, i caight the bug prior to my first one, and entered 3, plus a Du Athlon, plus i'm cycling from London To Paris in September in aid of our local Hospice!!
http://www.justgiving.com/stkentslondontoparis
http://londontoparisbikeride.blogspot.com/
So my next one is 12th July, Churn N Burn, Chorlton Water Park!!
Jonhinio...well done also! It's great feeling isn't it!? I went for lunch afterwards, in my Tatton Tri Shirt, that i;d done the event in, and kept saying to my girlfriend, 'what this old shirt, oh it was nothing, little thing i did this morning'[:D][:D] [:D] [:D]
Shame most people buggered off and missed the awards though. Even some of the recipients weren't there.[:D]
It was good to see that people weren't taking it so seriously and panicing about times...most seemed to be just doing it out of sheer pleasure.
Well done to the the tatton tri people - well organised - hope to see you there next year.
Back in the pool again this am as Boundary Breeze isnt far off.......http://www.man-tri-club.org.uk/Events/Club-Triathlon/
My stroke went a bit wobbly first couple of metres, but more because of the bussle, got kicked in the face, side, slapped a few time's, but 2nd boy in, i settled down and got some space around me!
The run was hard wasn't it....they never said XC, and so caught me a bit off gurad and i made an almighty errord as you come running donw the stone track, i thought it was the end, and they turned us RIGHT!! I was flagging i can tell you, BUT, i ran it all!!
Well, i;d have to say. i was one of those IDIOTS who left...i was told that was it, so i went!! I knew the marshal i asked didn't have an idea! GUTTIN!! [:(]
I went into it totally relaxed, after some great advice from here, and it worked for me, and will be doing all mine this year, like that!
I've had a SH*T couple of days in work, and yet, still beaming!!
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