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'empty feeling' after your race
garyroberts
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i thought i’d share with everyone my tri story so far. I’ll keep it brief and just itemise the key steps;
1. Set myself challenge to complete a triathlon
2. Got VERY excited very quickly about the idea
3. Realised i couldn’t swim more then 40m
4. Started to train lots more than ever before
5. Realised i had to buy half of everything on WIGGLE.COM
6. Completed first tri in a great time and well chuffed
7. Completed second tri within a week and still buzzin’
8. Soon after started to feel somewhat empty (due to not having another race booked).
9. Training dropped off as nothing to aim for
10. Shin splints stop me running
11. One week holiday with virtually no training
12. Now feeling undertrained BUT (and its a big BUT)
13. Next race is in 9 weeks (which may sound ages away but i haven’t run for over two months).
14. The motivation is returning.
15. Conclusion: ALWAYS KNOW YOUR NEXT RACE + AVOID INJURY
Random thread but thought i’d share it.
The real biggie was the feeling of not having anything to aim at after completing the first two – it is a wired feeling and i know its not in the same league as IRONMAN but in the last issue of either 220 or tri-plus there was an article about the ‘empty’ feeling you get after your A race.
Gazza
1. Set myself challenge to complete a triathlon
2. Got VERY excited very quickly about the idea
3. Realised i couldn’t swim more then 40m
4. Started to train lots more than ever before
5. Realised i had to buy half of everything on WIGGLE.COM
6. Completed first tri in a great time and well chuffed
7. Completed second tri within a week and still buzzin’
8. Soon after started to feel somewhat empty (due to not having another race booked).
9. Training dropped off as nothing to aim for
10. Shin splints stop me running
11. One week holiday with virtually no training
12. Now feeling undertrained BUT (and its a big BUT)
13. Next race is in 9 weeks (which may sound ages away but i haven’t run for over two months).
14. The motivation is returning.
15. Conclusion: ALWAYS KNOW YOUR NEXT RACE + AVOID INJURY
Random thread but thought i’d share it.
The real biggie was the feeling of not having anything to aim at after completing the first two – it is a wired feeling and i know its not in the same league as IRONMAN but in the last issue of either 220 or tri-plus there was an article about the ‘empty’ feeling you get after your A race.
Gazza
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looked at the calendar today and saw i'd made it past july 12th. was NOT able to plan ANTHING after it til i knew i'd survive.
now i'm excitedly booking sprints again and wondering when my next oly will be (the flat one!)
its good to have the excitement back.....
I hope your legs are holding out
I read in a tri mag (not sure which one, spent a lot of time on trains recently) about post races blues, it's meant to be fairly common.
Still, onwards and upwards eh? No sense moping around 'cos my events finished. NEXT!
It's a sprint race so I should be in good shape for it, but still means i have to be a bit wary during the festivities.
Once that race is done, that's it for the season .. I'm really into my snowboarding and winter sports in general so while some people are gutted to see the back of summer, the adrenalin is building in me once i feel that first cold October spell .. the mountains are calling. I'm keen to keep tri-training so I'm not sure what will motivate me to keep going with the swimming and cycling through winter, more than the usual bit of leisure activities which i always do.
Also thinking of trying something else like indoor wall climbing ... a change of energy.
Definitely going back to tri racing next season .. maybe a HIM as my A-race
I think the key for me is to have some alternate activities and challenges to keep the post race blues away, the fun is in the chase.. whatever the sport.
I have now booked another sprint for sept and just did the 3-peaks at the weekend...so hopefully back on track....
Then had knee surgery last week with training ban for at least 2 months. Feeling very low (especially as watching the TDF every day makes me just want to get my bike out).
HOWEVER, I did realise that whilst I can't run,bike or swim, I can get the weights out and do some upper body stuff, which can only help when the day comes when I can start training 'properly' again.
Chin up!
Can anyone recommend another couple of races that can be done before the winter?
Would like to do the Ballbuster in November but not sure it suits my build and unlikely to be able to shift enough weight in time.
I'm getting a little bored of the Dorney ones and willing to explore so any advice greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Good luck to everyone at London