Do you remember your first time ?
Lucky
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I do, it was last night and a sprint distance at Dorney Lake organised by F3 Events and now I think I might be hooked (in spite of coming in as the organisers were packing up, and being third from last!)
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I'm doing the next one on the 18th of this month and I've also entered the Sprint distance on the 23rd September as well (so I guess I'll see you there!)
Fair point, it did get a bit dull by lap 4 on the cycle.... ;-)
but was happy to be doing my first event. (I suspect by the time I've done my third one there I'll have had enough of the place)
There is something special about your first time. Mine was one of the Bedford sprints, and I had a clunky, heavy mountain bike and went about 10 mph. I tried to put on a very tight lycra cycling shirt over my wet skin in Transtion 1, and I got it all stuck around my shoulders and finally tore the neck in frustration pulling it down. Then, I tied and re-tied my laces because they were too loose or too tight. Must have taken me 10 minutes to get through that first Transition.
It was in May - BUSA Sprint, and being an average swimming I did ok on that...but still quite new to cycling(only got my first bike EVER in my life in January) I was too strong at the beginning and didn't pace myself right, it was quite windy that day as well, and I must have been a bit too tired cause I lost my concentration while going round a round about, think I was going too quick and the back tires didn't quite catch the ground and skid across gravel(was about few hundred meters from finishing the bike run). It was pretty bad, bike was ok, I wasn't though I had cuts and grazes on my knee, my butt got the most of it (Yikes). But that didn't stop me though.. I kinda told myself - Damn you, There is no way I'm going to give up now, so I finished with an appauling 27mins 5k run.
What a first tri to remember, when ever my friends ask me " So how was your first tri??", I would say " I crashed!" lol.....
Sigh~~Better luck next time eh??
Must say- that kinda gave me more determination to do better next time. Despite the crash I actually loved it.
Chris
But I did have 10 months to do alot of learning[8D]
Had to withdraw after 165KM on the bike with a badly swollen knee joint, but have a confirmed entry for next years event so I may yet settle the score.
Fantastic day and one of the best experiences in my life[:)]
The start was absolutely great, from the beach, early in the morning, nice cafe del mar music, not too warm -beautiful- sea, bike hilly but amazing scenery and great run as went through a golf course... I clearly took my time to enjoy the experience/scenery.... 5 hours!... The arrival was great, first very loud rock music, and second the organiser made the effort to announce the name of everyone who completed the race...
So if you plan to take some vacations in Thailand (lovely country, with great people, culture and... food)... combine it with the race...
PS: my second one was in Bali last month.. another great one.. and Bali is another great place for vacation.....
My first Tri will be Bananaman...so technically I should come back then..
..although I completed an Aquathlon last week - my first competive swim event - and it was great!
I can't wait for Bananaman.......
Rob
A colleague of mine is doing the Bananaman, I'm now thinking of entering, although I'm already doing an F3 Tri on the Wednesday of that week, just not sure I want to go and support, when I could just enter...
;-)
David.
You know It'll be much more competing!
Seriously - whatever youd ecide, have great time at F3.
SR
My first tri was when I was 15 I think. The Portaferry Kids triathlon in Northern Ireland. 100m sea swim (No wetsuit, just a pair of speedo's) 7k bike and about 3k run if I can remember correctly. I remember the water being Icey cold the bike being extremely hard and the run just insane! I collapsed as I got over the line to my legs relief [:D]
I've done a few tri's between then and now, but now 15 years on I've really got into it and really enjoying the buzz of it, although I've swapped the speedo's for a wetsuit now! [:)]
Dermski!
I remember my first triathlon...6 years ago. The 750mt
swim took me 38 mins...mainly breststoke...I have learned
frrestyle now...
It took me a grand total of 1 hour 40 mins to finish and I
was last by a long long way...
but I was hooked and proceeded to train and get fitter...
then did a few olympic didtance events.
I never got much faster...at 52 it's not going to happen.
But I did get longer...now completed 3 Ironman events.
Swiss a couple of weeks ago. Slow, steady but still
totally hooked...
So go for it...!!!