So, when you are stubborn enough to ride through a crippling double-calf cramp for the last 5 km of the 20 km bike leg of a Saturday sprint triathlon, "Ouch" is what you say on Monday.
For the record, here's the short and sweet of my first tri of the year, the 2010 TriShark Classic:
Swim - started too fast, finished too slow, stopped too many times to catch my breath, and bumped into too many people in between.
Bike - see the above-mentioned cramps. Almost fell off my bike trying to get into my shoes at the start, and had a hard time keeping a race pace ("Boy, a lot of people are passing me. Maybe I should try to pedal harder.")
Run - calves still a little tight, so started slow, but warmed up enough to run the last mile at a decent pace.
On Sunday I wasn't feeling too bad. Today I can hardly walk.
Joining in on the fun this weekend were Don and Leann (yes, Leann) and Don's cousin Eric, as well as some guys that Don works with. Don blew us all away with a very impressive showing (7th in his age group!), Leann toughed out her first open-water swim and finished the race, and Eric and I demonstrated the effects of the ever-popular have-a-new-baby-in-the-house training program.
Actually, when I got a chance to compare my times with previous years it looks like I did improve a little, even though I felt slow - so that's encouraging. My first transition got fouled up a bit because I accidentally pinned by race number through the front and the back of my shirt, but that's another story. Now, it's time to get ready for the next big event, the Evergreen Tri on July 17 - this time with my siblings as team Fat, Dumb, and Happy!
Wait, I have to swim how far??? Ouch.
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Yikes! Sounds painful. I'm thinking of doing a tri in August (sprint distance). Probably should sign up so I'm motivated to train. I'm still in "we'll see" mode.
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