Recent Questions
- What was your first triathlon like?
Did you know you were going to be a triathlete? - What do you think about when you race?
What is going on in your mind? - Have you ever done a triathlon backwards?
- I feel like I’m always injured even though I’m
careful about my mileage, stretching, and recovery. - Can you recommend any good
motivation/mental training type books? - When you race, do you race
the entire Ironman in your Splish suit?
What was your first triathlon like?
Did you know you were going to be a triathlete?
Bree: My first triathlon was a sprint about 4 years ago and I was scared to death! I remember my friend Jen from my island was in it with me and during the swim I would not leave her side. Every breath I would look to make sure I was next to her (I didn’t even know about drafting then). So I swam stroke for stroke with her on fear! Then to the bike… hysterically, I packed my bike with fuel as if it were Ironman! Come to think of it I did have more with me that day than during Ironman! I had bars, Sharkies, gels, 4 drink cages and an aero bottle! I was terrified to “bonk”. I heard so much about it and I thought I should be prepared… Then to the run, Oh man I was dead tired! I didn’t know to train bricks and pace- I paid for it big time! I kept thinking of Barb Linquist and I wanted to be like her so I kept going. But I do remember myself thinking that I would never do a triathlon again-it was sheer mental pain trying to keep going! At that point I really thought my first tri would be my last tri. Funny thing happens though, when you finish the pain goes away enough that you sign up for another one!