Memories of the first race you did (modern era)

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Re: Memories of the first race you did (modern era)

Postby Two-Stroke Tart » 13 Nov 2015 15:28

Six years ago I got the crap beaten out of me in town and shortly afterwards my father-in-law passed away, 3 months after being diagnosed with cancer. This made me think that life was short and I should get off my butt and do stuff instead of thinking I'd do stuff 'one day' and then never doing it. After seeing an ad a few months later in a magazine for Dorney Lake ladies only triathlon I signed up for it. Well, I'd done a couple of 5ks over the previous four years, what could go wrong?! Unlike most of you I hadn't really done any sport at school, unless it was compulsory, or since I'd left, apart from entering a Race for Life about 10 years ago because the rest of the ladies at the place I was working at the time had entered and I didn't want to look bad for not entering. :P My aunt gave me her old sit up and beg style bike to do it on, I managed re-learn to swim enough lengths of the pool breast-stroke style to do the distance, and I started running again to get up to 5k distance. Was second from last out of the swim and finished in 1:02, last in my age group and overtaken by loads of the 20-30 year olds in the wave after me. But I finished the bloody thing and I reckon it's one of my proudest medals :-D
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Re: Memories of the first race you did (modern era)

Postby Moff » 13 Nov 2015 23:36

Seasider71 wrote:Ha, yes I remember that, and also being a Victorian pool, the sides were extremely high, and the water was like swimming in the Irish sea due to the amount of mud from peoples feet walking to the pool.

I came 29th out of 49 in a time of 1hr 1min 29sec. I lost a shoe down the bike in chute, and had to go back for it, I then set off on the run with my helmet on, so had to turn round and take it back :lol: :lol: :lol:

I also remember the run was about 800m short too, a bit like a few of the OSB sprint events.



YOU were the one who ran-off wearing the helmet!?! I had a massive ego boost that morning after seeing my ex-girlfriend had gained a lot of weight. I still sucked.
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Re: Memories of the first race you did (modern era)

Postby Seasider71 » 16 Nov 2015 09:50

No, I had a black helmet luckily I realised my mistake just as I crossed the timing mat, I saw the guy with the blue helmet, and he did the full run wearing it.
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