m****i
发帖数: 1980 | 1 One Step Closer to a Big Dream
I am not good in writing, but I think my experience may benefit the newbies.
So, here it is:
Last Thursday July 11, I did a one mile open water swim race, which was the
warm-up race for my Sunday’s Half Ironman.
Compared to the previous two races I had in this race series, this time was
the first time I didn’t panic. I was very relaxed in the beginning and
pushed all the way through. My average pace was even 1 second faster than
my fastest pool pace. I swam 1795 yards and finished in 44 minutes. First
time ever I was notthe last one, in fact I beat like 10 people including
some guys.
Not sure if you ever heard success is a double edged sword, which is so true
. Yesterday I almost got burned by success but ended up surviving because
of that.
Swimming is my weakest leg, I was worried about it all the time.
The big improvement from Thursday night’s one mile open water race boosted
my confidence sky high and made me even start thinking about Escape from
Alcatraz. You can see how I was via the post link below:
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/Tri/31183029.html
Due to an old IT band injury, I didn’t run much this year. Thinking about
the running course has over 1,000 ft climbing, it will be hot and no shade
by the time. I knew the run was going to be torturous , so I decided to
swim normally, bike hard, run easy, get a PR on bike, avoid injure,
otherwise it will impact my full IM training.
However, the experience from Thursday night’s swim, I changed my racing
plan to swim hard, bike hard, run easy, try to get a PR both on swim and
bike. I have no goals for T1 and T2, and never even practice transition
either, which reflect how naive I was, this is my first year, so I paid a
price, basically if I can cut down each transition time to a half, then I
can sub 7, haha!
When we got to the T1 on the race morning, the temperature was at low 50s,
it was cold, but I am not worried about the water temperature, as the water
normally warmer than the air :D
About 7am, I kissed my boy good bye then it’s time to go. I lined up in the
front of the pack (first time, as I always stay at the very behind), I
start sprinting as soon as it started.
About 10 seconds after the start, out of nowhere, I panicked. It was the
biggest panic attack I ever had, I couldn't breathe!
I was just like 15 yards from the start, everyone was watching and the next
age group was already ready to step in to the water… (Hengmei did you see a
pink cap was struggling in the water along with a kayak?
That’s me!)
I tried a few more times but can’t put my face back into water, all of
sudden I felt like OMG, I am done today, I am SO done!…So I called the
kayak and told him that I am done with it and I want out… I tried to climb
on it, I was half way out of water and hanging on a kayak…it was so quiet
suddenly, no one making any noise from the side as there’re hundreds
spectators lined up by the river side , the whole world went to silence at
that moment, it’s the moment of truth…
On the cusp of quitting, I heard LD was calling my name; I looked back and
asked myself “how can I do this to myself! You can do it, you just did it a
few days ago!” so I tried one more time, and my age group was already gone
like 400 yards away, I slowly increased my pace and before the turn around
point, I knew today is going to be a good day!
When I was out of water, I looked back, I can see some pink caps still in
the water, and I knew I am not the last one at the swim end.
Bike was a little crazy, way more aggressive than I thought. People just
really “racing” it, the road is so narrow, windy and rough. I
saw so many flats and dropping water bottles, they made the race more
interesting and challenging.
I was worried about the never ending rolling hills and the big climb at mile
45. I don’t have the guts (yet) to going downhill at 30 mph+ speed on
aero bar, so I didn’t use aero position much, I think I have lots of room
for improvement on P5, but first time ever, I tasted the beauty of the P5.
I was able to pass some people on the bike and move my rank up a little bit
, P5 gave me a PR, average pace 16mph, much faster than my training. Thanks
God no flat!!! I feel like a survivor in the end, especially after passing
so many flats and the last flat I saw was at mile 54…
Running was stupid HOT, no shade, and never ending rolling hill. It’s the
most hilly course I ever ran in any half marathon, so it became my slowest
half marathon record. I was still able to beat my goal, and again thanks
God no injure no cramping. My IT band and knees behaved very well.
When I passed the finish line, I got very emotional, thinking I was so close
to quitting and glad I didn’t. Thinking about Ironman’s motto “
everything is possible” which is so true!
Success is a double edged sword, it put me into a panic attack and it saved
me from a DNF in the end. I learned a hard lesson, but one step closer to
the big dream. | m****i
发帖数: 1980 | 2
newbies.
the
was
than
【在 m****i 的大作中提到】
: One Step Closer to a Big Dream
: I am not good in writing, but I think my experience may benefit the newbies.
: So, here it is:
: Last Thursday July 11, I did a one mile open water swim race, which was the
: warm-up race for my Sunday’s Half Ironman.
: Compared to the previous two races I had in this race series, this time was
: the first time I didn’t panic. I was very relaxed in the beginning and
: pushed all the way through. My average pace was even 1 second faster than
: my fastest pool pace. I swam 1795 yards and finished in 44 minutes. First
: time ever I was notthe last one, in fact I beat like 10 people including
| g**********r
发帖数: 1654 | 3 You are AWESOME!!!
Have a good race with huahua for IMAZ! It gonna be epic!
And get yourself a pair of ZIPP 404. Stay areo on your P5. You will love it.
newbies.
the
was
than
【在 m****i 的大作中提到】
: One Step Closer to a Big Dream
: I am not good in writing, but I think my experience may benefit the newbies.
: So, here it is:
: Last Thursday July 11, I did a one mile open water swim race, which was the
: warm-up race for my Sunday’s Half Ironman.
: Compared to the previous two races I had in this race series, this time was
: the first time I didn’t panic. I was very relaxed in the beginning and
: pushed all the way through. My average pace was even 1 second faster than
: my fastest pool pace. I swam 1795 yards and finished in 44 minutes. First
: time ever I was notthe last one, in fact I beat like 10 people including
| i*********5
发帖数: 19210 | 4 Awesome! So proud you! Overcoming a panic attack in the open water is
definitely the most difficult thing once it sets in. I was thinking about
quitting in my last year's Welland half iron. But sounds to me yours was
much worse than mine.
With this 70.3 under your belt, you'll enjoy IMAZ along with huar!
Congratulations again!
newbies.
the
was
【在 m****i 的大作中提到】
: One Step Closer to a Big Dream
: I am not good in writing, but I think my experience may benefit the newbies.
: So, here it is:
: Last Thursday July 11, I did a one mile open water swim race, which was the
: warm-up race for my Sunday’s Half Ironman.
: Compared to the previous two races I had in this race series, this time was
: the first time I didn’t panic. I was very relaxed in the beginning and
: pushed all the way through. My average pace was even 1 second faster than
: my fastest pool pace. I swam 1795 yards and finished in 44 minutes. First
: time ever I was notthe last one, in fact I beat like 10 people including
| g*******e
发帖数: 4737 | 5 牛！
祝贺！
大梦你先觉！
newbies.
the
was
than
【在 m****i 的大作中提到】
: One Step Closer to a Big Dream
: I am not good in writing, but I think my experience may benefit the newbies.
: So, here it is:
: Last Thursday July 11, I did a one mile open water swim race, which was the
: warm-up race for my Sunday’s Half Ironman.
: Compared to the previous two races I had in this race series, this time was
: the first time I didn’t panic. I was very relaxed in the beginning and
: pushed all the way through. My average pace was even 1 second faster than
: my fastest pool pace. I swam 1795 yards and finished in 44 minutes. First
: time ever I was notthe last one, in fact I beat like 10 people including
| m******r
发帖数: 9604 | 6 米姐牛逼！真为你骄傲！
要看emotional的终点照片！4个月后咱在终点再抱头痛哭吧！
newbies.
the
was
than
【在 m****i 的大作中提到】
: One Step Closer to a Big Dream
: I am not good in writing, but I think my experience may benefit the newbies.
: So, here it is:
: Last Thursday July 11, I did a one mile open water swim race, which was the
: warm-up race for my Sunday’s Half Ironman.
: Compared to the previous two races I had in this race series, this time was
: the first time I didn’t panic. I was very relaxed in the beginning and
: pushed all the way through. My average pace was even 1 second faster than
: my fastest pool pace. I swam 1795 yards and finished in 44 minutes. First
: time ever I was notthe last one, in fact I beat like 10 people including
| g**********r
发帖数: 1654 | 7 花花，你要努力练习呀。否则很有可能到时候被miyami姐姐chick了。
【在 m******r 的大作中提到】
: 米姐牛逼！真为你骄傲！
: 要看emotional的终点照片！4个月后咱在终点再抱头痛哭吧！
:
: newbies.
: the
: was
: than
| j*****n
发帖数: 943 | | s********k
发帖数: 401 | 9 big cong, you did great! | h******2
发帖数: 1498 | 10 恭喜恭喜！fully initiated！
游开水都两三百米很难受，很容易hyper ventilate
miyami你周四的开水很可能是你vienman panic attack的罪魁祸首。没有完全recover
，加上going all out at start，容易出问题。
比赛就是为了增加经验值，明年你破6：30没问题。 | d*****n
发帖数: 1875 | 11 米姐大铁不是梦。先拿下2.4 miles 游泳，然后组合一下游泳和长距离自行车，心理有
数。
跑步不练也没关系，反正可以一直走的。
祝贺！ | j***y
发帖数: 5098 | 12 英文不好，看的很吃力，
俺只看图了，恭喜米亚米 | m****i
发帖数: 1980 | 13 刘珊玲？！那我的好好练习换衣服啦！lol
recover
【在 h******2 的大作中提到】
: 恭喜恭喜！fully initiated！
: 游开水都两三百米很难受，很容易hyper ventilate
: miyami你周四的开水很可能是你vienman panic attack的罪魁祸首。没有完全recover
: ，加上going all out at start，容易出问题。
: 比赛就是为了增加经验值，明年你破6：30没问题。
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