Sprint Triathlon - Not prepared - Help

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  • oocdc2
    oocdc2 Posts: 1,361 Member
    Congrats!
  • ka97
    ka97 Posts: 1,984 Member
    congratulations!!!
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    I did one I want prepared for at all. It was hard. Really hard.

    My biggest advice is to be prepared to be really sore. Like really sore. I was anyway.
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    woo hoo! Now imagine what you could do with actual traing! Sign up for next year now and look out world!
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    BigDougie1211 wrote: »
    @Djproulx @3dogsrunning @BrianSharpe @omma_to_3 @glevinso @hannahsadler_tn @socalrunner59 @robininfl @ka97 @kimrunsonplants @scorpio516 @bketchum1981

    I made it in one piece. I'm alive.
    Swim was 21:20
    Tran 1 was 2:09
    Cycle was 47:37
    Tran 2 was 1:23
    Run was 34:12

    It was very frustrating. The strap on my goggles snapped and I had to grab a spare pair at the turn around.
    The chain came off my bike 3 times on the cycle and I had to stop to pee in the bushes during the run.
    All in all, I was delighted that I finished it and I raised a bit for a very good charity, but I definitely could have got around quicker.

    Stopping to pee is wasted time! ;)

    Seriously though, congrats! Glad you were able to make it through and finish well!
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    Looks like you did well for not being prepared. I have one in a couple of weeks that I don't feel as prepared for as I would like...I know I can finish, but not finishing last in my age group is the goal and beating my brother, who is also not as prepared as he would like to be.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    glevinso wrote: »

    Stopping to pee is wasted time! ;)
    Isn't that why we wear black shorts?

    OP congrats on finishing, even with all the setbacks (a lot of people would have thrown in the towel when the chain came off for the 2nd time) !

  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    Once you learn how to pee on the bike, life becomes so much easier :) And yup, black shorts always helps.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    glevinso wrote: »
    Once you learn how to pee on the bike, life becomes so much easier :) And yup, black shorts always helps.

    I haven't reached that point yet. I've only done up to HIM though so maybe some day?
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
    To the OP: Congrats m8 you did it. Now focus reduce your timing. Again, well done!
  • Alexandriatriathlete95
    Alexandriatriathlete95 Posts: 1 Member
    Nice work! Congratulations!
  • BigDougie1211
    BigDougie1211 Posts: 3,531 Member
    Black shorts - genius!
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    edited September 2016
    For future reference to people. I don't recommend taking on activities you aren't prepared for (you are tempting fate to give you a nice injury). If you are rather in shape but just aren't specifically trained for it, that is a different tale. In that case, with about 2 weeks to prepare - Eat healthy. Get enough sleep. And just stay active. Trying to cram in serious training will just risk injury. But you can drastically improve your performance by doing those three things.

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