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At least it not a cold winter morning ergo LSD...
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Saturday: North Tipp Sprint Triathlon. 500m swim, 20km bike, 5.2km run
Registration.
Firstly, well done tunney on your win and nice bike split too! Well, first triathlon done and dusted. Loved it, loved it
I arrived in Nenagh later than I had anticipated due to parenting responsibilities but found the race site quickly enough. I felt excited as soon as I saw stewards and athletes getting themselves sorted. I parked in the hotel and proceeded hastily to CBS to register. Crossing the school playing field the first thing I noticed was the finishing chute under a big green and white arch. Excellent, I could now visualise myself running through it smiling in a few hours 
After picking up a very nice goody bag, dropping my pants to have my number drawn on my thigh and getting 'newbie' instructions from the race director I rushed back to the car to assemble the bike. I later discovered that I could have just lifted the leg of my tracksuit and had my ankle marked instead of dropping my pants, I was just glad I was wearing jocks! For some bizarre reason I fumbled over my bike wheels like it was the first time I had put them on. Nerves. I fixed a problem with my chain and gave out to myself for not checking absolutely everything the night before, before pedalling over to transition.
Transition set up.
Transition set up was fun. I met a few guys I knew form the club and we laughed and joked while setting up. This relaxed me. 2 of them had gorgeous TT bikes which I couldn't help but to admire. From the converation I decided to risk 2 things that I hadn't practiced. Wear my tri top in the pool and tie elastics from my bike shoes to the derailer on the bike to have them in a horizontal position ready to slip feet into on the move. This was done amidst jokes of the tri top pockets filling with water and the elastics not breaking! Instead of getting nervous I just laughed and joined in the piss taking. 2 of the guys had recently spent small fortunes on their new TT bikes and there really was no mercy shown with the ribbing they got. I felt surprisingly relaxed. The social element of events is important for me as I like to engage people before the race. It was turning into a cracking day as the race briefing was delivered in the transition area. At the end of the briefing the race director relayed a message "could the owner of 98 KY 3197 please return to their car immediately as its on fire.... ah no only joking a window is just left open" I laughed out loud like everyone else. The atmosphere was really great! I introduced myself to tunney who looked focused but relaxed and smiley. On my way back to check on my bike a light bulb suddenly went off...98 KY 3197 was my car!! Duh Mike! I legged back to the hotel with a very red face and closed the window
The Race
I was due to go off in wave 6 of 7 so I hung around watching the early waves chatting and joking with people as I tend to do. I was conscious to keep sipping and energy drink. As wave 5 set off we headed to the pool and now a few nerves tingled. The steward explained overtaking rules and general ettiquette for the swim and with the last of wave 5 out of the pool, we jumped in for a few quick warm up lengths. We then had to discuss amongst ourself what the lane order should be. As it turned out, despite all the advice I got during the week not to lead the lane out, I was elected to lead it! Go! I had set myself a target of 9 minutes for the swim, it went well and I was happy to emerge with the clock showing 8:xx. Nice one, a personal best in the pool to start with. I jogged through transitionwhich was vacant and put my helmet on. For some frustrating reason the clasp would not shut and felt strange. Reason: I had put my helmet on backwards, duh Mike again Race belt on, helmet corrected and I ran out of transition with my bike and jumped on the saddle. My feet slipped into the shoes and the elastics broke no problem, sweet! The road was clear in for a distance front of me. Was I first out of my wave?! I took off on the outward leg to Toomevera which was hard work, mostly uphill and into a headwind. I was passed by 2 TT bikes after a few minutes which only encouraged me to work harder. One of them was Mike O'Brien from my club who went on to take a brilliant second overall in only his 2nd tri season. The return leg to Nenagh was quick, a nice tailwind was 50km/h on the clock for a lot of the way in. I wasn't passed again and caught the back of the previous wave. Transition 2 was easy, rack the bike, helemt off, turn race number around, shoes on and go. I was glad I got most of my drink in on the bike as it was easily the warmest day of the year so far. The first 2km of the run was lonely and uphill. The legs were tired and the first k took nearly 5 minutes. I hadn't timed my race but glancing at the watch at the km mark had me anxious that I had pushed the bike too hard. I thought half my wave were going to run by me at one point but no one passed. The run actually got better. Second km was about 4.20, the next km 4 minutes. I was feeling good now and passing people. I pushed the last 2 kms under 4 mins each and knew I was nearly there! A minute later I was running through the finish chute smiling just like I had visualised earlier.
Post Race
There was a buzz of excitement at the finish. I had no idea of my race time and didn't really care straight away. I was just delighted to have a really good race and not be passed on the run Everything had gone well and the risks taken too worked a treat. The sun was splitting the sky now and everyone I spoke to seemed to have a good race. Its amazing what a bit of sunshine can do for the mood of the Irish! tunney was first in off wave 7 and looked to have had a great race. I grabbed a shower at the leisure center and was just so suprised with how friendly everyone seemed to be. I did recognise a few faces from other clubs that I had seen at the duathlons. Back at CBS a half an hour later the results were announced. I congratulated my club mates and tunney on their prizes and collected a results list to see how I got on. 9th overall :eek: I would not have expected that in a million years but needless to say I was quietly delighted Happy with the swim, happy with the transitions, happy with the bike, delighted with the run and delighted that the sun came out for my first triathlon. I couldn't have asked for a better experience than that. Well done also to the Nenagh Tri Club who hosted a really good event.
9th overall 1'06'47" swim 8'33"(31), bike 34'20"(9), run 21'30"(11)
Sunday: After an 11 hours sleep I decided to join in the club training day as the sun came out again.
Swim 2,200m aerobic.
Cycling 42km Joey route avg 33.6km/h. 1'15', I'd be very happy with this split next week.
Run 5km off the bike easy. 1 lap of the joey route with no watch. Its a beautiful course by any standards. Despite having to reair a puncture befiore I even got going on the bike it was anothe cracking day and a good workout.
This morning: Swim session 2,000m.
100m*8 warm up
100m/200m/300m/400m
200m swim down
Struggled with the pace but I suppose thats to be expected. I just backed off and took it easy.0 -
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Brialliant report MCOS. Makes for good reading. Congrats on a great race. It just goes to show that the hard work does pay off.
No resting on your laurels either - straight back into training yesterday and today. Way to go.
No doubt you were well and truely bitten by the BUG at the weekend! :cool:
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Thank you for your nice words everyone Shucks! The next one now is the Joey Olympic Distance so looking forward to that now. A bigger test!
showry, there were a whole lot of very very nice bikes on the racks there. A P3C next to my entry level roadie :cool:, wouldn't mind trying one of those out sometime!0 -
Brialliant report MCOS. Makes for good reading. Congrats on a great race. It just goes to show that the hard work does pay off.
No resting on your laurels either - straight back into training yesterday and today. Way to go.
No doubt you were well and truely bitten by the BUG at the weekend! :cool:
Well done.
I sure am! I get why HM calls herself a 'fairweather triathlete' now though 0 -
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Thanks guys, yep papmike the tri top worked out well!
Decided to take last night and today off. About 4pm yesterday I started feeling ill. By the time I got on the road home I was weak and dizzy. I also had to have a diet coke and cereal. Lay down just to relax and woke up 90 mins later. Headed to my sisters for dinner and felt dizzy driving again, stomach was also very very dodgy. I honestly thought it was one of these viruses that are floating around. Found out my sister was off work with similar symptoms. Had intended a day off work today. Slept like a log last night and through the alarm this morning. Felt ok when I got up but to err on the safe side, leaving the training aside today (I have college this evening anyway).
12 months ago, I would have woken up and pelted away with the planned session that day.... I guess I'm learning to listen to my body 0 -
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »Fantastic result MCOS, and great write-up (if a little wordy).
But seriously, congrats. You must be dead chuffed.
Is that Irony I sense KC LOL... In that case I have two words for you..... yep, thanks
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Last night:
Running 5 miles easy
Swimming 2,300m
100m*7 off 1'50"
50m*8 off 55"
400m*3 off 7'20"
I was holding the RTs but not by much.
This morning:
Interval session on Track. 2k warm up, 5*1k reps with 2mins recovery jog, 2k cool down. 10k total.
Reps
3'49"
3'38"
3'38"
3'37"
3'36"
Enjoyed this session. First rep was a bit cautious so I worked hard for the next 4. Next time I do this I'll add a rep 0 -
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Last night:
Running 5 miles easy
Swimming 2,300m
100m*7 off 1'50"
50m*8 off 55"
400m*3 off 7'20"
I was holding the RTs but not by much.
I know this goes against everything you stand for and the like but speed and times aren't everything.
I think you're swimming too hard at the expense of technique. Concentrate on technique at all times!0
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