Comments on: Trying a Tri http://www.watermelonwaistline.com/2009/05/trying-a-tri/ Health, Fitness and Weight-Loss Blog by Kimberly Werner Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tell Me Again… « Watermelon Waistline http://www.watermelonwaistline.com/2009/05/trying-a-tri/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Tell Me Again… « Watermelon Waistline Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:06:42 +0000 http://www.watermelonwaistline.com/wp/?p=15#comment-105 [...] faster, and if I don’t push myself further and faster, I’ll never feel ready for that triathlon that I’m going to [...] [...] faster, and if I don’t push myself further and faster, I’ll never feel ready for that triathlon that I’m going to [...]

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.watermelonwaistline.com/2009/05/trying-a-tri/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Kimberly Wed, 13 May 2009 04:44:31 +0000 http://www.watermelonwaistline.com/wp/?p=15#comment-18 Tons of good tips and thoughts in there, Heidi. Thanks so much! I also love that you really enjoyed doing it and want to do it again. You should! They MUST have triathlons in Germany... they have everything (right?)! Oh, and congrats on the great finish! Third in your age group?! Yee haw! Tons of good tips and thoughts in there, Heidi. Thanks so much!

I also love that you really enjoyed doing it and want to do it again. You should! They MUST have triathlons in Germany… they have everything (right?)!

Oh, and congrats on the great finish! Third in your age group?! Yee haw!

]]> By: heidi pierce http://www.watermelonwaistline.com/2009/05/trying-a-tri/comment-page-1/#comment-12 heidi pierce Mon, 11 May 2009 14:37:52 +0000 http://www.watermelonwaistline.com/wp/?p=15#comment-12 me again! woo hoo for triathlons! a few years ago, clinton thought it would be fun if we did a triathlon together. i went along with it because i didn't want to disappoint him, but it turns out it was A LOT of fun. (i even came in third place for my age group!) it was a special tri designed for first timers called "my first tri." it was a 200 meter swim, 8 mile bike, 2.5 mile run. we were living in fort walton beach, florida, at the time so i trained for the swim in a calm inlet of the gulf of mexico. i've never been a swimmer, so that was the scariest part to me, and i stressed about it a lot. turns out the swim was the easiest part. granted, the distance was not long, but i found that (depending on how your tri is set up) you can run several meters into the water and several meters out of the water, so your actual swim is much shorter than they calculate. additionally, it's usually the first of the three events, so you have all sorts of adrenaline and you aren't winded or tired yet. since i was expecting to struggle with the swim, i positioned myself toward the rear of the pack, but that was a big mistake. i felt like being behind everyone else made it much harder to swim, and i could have gone a lot faster if i had gotten in the front. other than that, you can save a lot of time by organizing your things before the race starts. many people did the whole thing in their swim suit, without putting on shorts or anything else. i was not comfortable with that, so i made sure to lay out a pair of shorts by my sneakers and bike. if your hair will bother you after you take off the swim cap, make sure you have something to tie it up quickly. (i didn't expect a swim cap, but it turns out that it was mandatory because the event organizers separated us into heats based on our age and gave us color coded swim caps.) oh, and don't bother with drying off after the swim, because you're going to get sweaty anyway. after the race, i felt fantastic. and i was surprised to find out that it's like a whole subculture of awesome people who do these races and see each other at different events. they had free food and sports massages, too! always a plus. man, now i'm thinking that i want to do another one! i wonder if they have them anywhere near me in germany? me again!
woo hoo for triathlons! a few years ago, clinton thought it would be fun if we did a triathlon together. i went along with it because i didn’t want to disappoint him, but it turns out it was A LOT of fun. (i even came in third place for my age group!) it was a special tri designed for first timers called “my first tri.” it was a 200 meter swim, 8 mile bike, 2.5 mile run. we were living in fort walton beach, florida, at the time so i trained for the swim in a calm inlet of the gulf of mexico. i’ve never been a swimmer, so that was the scariest part to me, and i stressed about it a lot. turns out the swim was the easiest part. granted, the distance was not long, but i found that (depending on how your tri is set up) you can run several meters into the water and several meters out of the water, so your actual swim is much shorter than they calculate. additionally, it’s usually the first of the three events, so you have all sorts of adrenaline and you aren’t winded or tired yet. since i was expecting to struggle with the swim, i positioned myself toward the rear of the pack, but that was a big mistake. i felt like being behind everyone else made it much harder to swim, and i could have gone a lot faster if i had gotten in the front.

other than that, you can save a lot of time by organizing your things before the race starts. many people did the whole thing in their swim suit, without putting on shorts or anything else. i was not comfortable with that, so i made sure to lay out a pair of shorts by my sneakers and bike. if your hair will bother you after you take off the swim cap, make sure you have something to tie it up quickly. (i didn’t expect a swim cap, but it turns out that it was mandatory because the event organizers separated us into heats based on our age and gave us color coded swim caps.) oh, and don’t bother with drying off after the swim, because you’re going to get sweaty anyway.

after the race, i felt fantastic. and i was surprised to find out that it’s like a whole subculture of awesome people who do these races and see each other at different events. they had free food and sports massages, too! always a plus.

man, now i’m thinking that i want to do another one! i wonder if they have them anywhere near me in germany?

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