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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

2011 Life Time Chicago Triathalon

Everything began back in February while drinking beer together with my brother in law, we decided to sign up for the Chicago Triathalon, not the Sprint, but the Olympic distance :-0
I took it very seriously, starting in February, I began my training composed mainly of swimming and running. Later, I transitioned into swimming in the Lake Michigan, which was probably the best preparation what I encountered during the actual TRI (very windy conditions brought choppy and distorted waves forcing a lot of people getting pulled out by lifeguards). My weakest point was the bike ride with not enough training, I was still able to pull 1:30hr (40k). I managed to do a practice 1/2 and full triathalon before the actual race. Well, not a race exactly, more of an accomplishment. I was very happy to finish my first TRI with a pretty good rating. I was also happy to see my family and friends at the race day.

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