ninagski wrote:
First, congrats! I hope you feel quite accomplished and hungry for more! What were three of your high points and three of your low points throughout the race? How did you overcome the lows?
High points:
- The finish! I knew it would be awesome, but wow!
- Seeing my lead at the final turnaround and knowing I had the win locked up if I kept my act together.
- Second out of the water! I was so surprised I briefly wondered if we'd cut the course. I've lost so many races in the swim, it's been such a relief to put together some consistently good swimming this season. I always breathe a sigh of relief when the swim is over and I find myself in a half decent position.
Low points:
- The midpoint of the run. I had a rough patch for several km then. Lionel still seemed to be putting time into me, I was starting to hurt, and negativity was really creeping into my mind. I banished this negativity by reminding myself that Lionel was probably in worse shape. He hadn't caught me on the bike as expected. He was probably suffering physically and psychologically more than me. I hate to say I found comfort in this!
- The end of the ride. Despite being first off the bike, I was in rough shape. I felt exhausted, tight, dehydrated and scared. An annoyingly loud voice in my head was telling me to drop out. It's absurd that I even entertained this idea as the leader of the race! I overcame this negativity by repeating to myself that the run was a "fresh start" to look forward to. I told it to myself so many times that I almost believed it!
- Only two major low points come to mind!
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