SimonvanDuivenvoorde

The Naked Truth - August 2010 Edition

Every month I reflect on the activities of the past month to see what I’ve done and to track progress. Today it’s time for: August. August was focussed solely on my first tri. And I did it. My first triathlon. Totally cool experience and nice to see the hard work pay off. The time goal I stated, sub 3 hours, was also achieved so I couldn't be happier. It was a wonderful which really left me wanting more. If you want the full recap then check out my race report of my first triathlon. I worked out 10 days in August (of the available 31) so that's about 32%. This is somewhat expected as I had two taper weeks leading up to the 2 Tri's I had planned to do. One of them unfortunately I had to cancel because of an ear infection. A big disappointment but I did give me interesting perspectives on dealing with setbacks while realizing your dreams.

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My First Triathlon - My First Race Report

Saturday the 21th of August will go down as the day on which I did my first Tri. A Olympic Distance Triathlon - 1,5km swim, 40km bike ride, 10km run - to be exactly. The last months I had a decent preparation trying to build speed, strength and endurance. This time I wasn’t bothered by the [...]

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