Last Sunday was the day, debut in the triathlon of Noordwijkerhout, I was here last year for training.
On Saturday, while with a club genootje felt the water and made a small detour, to thereafter be partially explore the bike trail (apparently not good enough). In middig all preparations on the bike, etc.. done and I was ready for the big day.
Out of bed early, 7 hours, even shower some food inside prakken, cup of coffee, wat sap, bag in suits and hop around half 8 on the TT bike towards the Schelft. Having arrived just orient how it all works. Start fetch nummertje and let write down your leg and arm. Shoes and lotion in the transition area set ready and then on to the lake.
At the lake is just looking for a suitable place for your bike, unlike the other transition area are not numbers pasted here. Everything laid out next to the bike and then just lift in the wetsuit. Just warming up water flow through the pack and wait for the start. Spanning. And here we go. I was pretty far to the right start considering my drift to the left and it went surprisingly well. Swimming struck me all along, but really hard it was therefore not. On the picture you see me with the laggards with swimming. The Time and Attendance report that I as the 112th water bowl, haha, there is still a lot to improve.
The bill is reasonable, Water uitrennend I get difficult the top of my suit loose and keep the pipes a little hooks on the bike. Helmet on and close,Start number if, goggles, shoes on, bike suits and away. Cycling went well, actually fairly little experience still to ride such distances just so hard for a first timer without velocity was duly. First laps were just fine, of 4de (officially the last) was slightly heavier by one I feel rising wind. Actually, I had to change but I had told ably so I drove an extra lap (it had at that time not yet been) took a gelletje and meanwhile began to become quite extinct on that bike. The piece of Schelft to Leidsevaart had light winds and it began to break up me after the officele 4 rounds gives the record that I have the 48th cycle time.
Na 5 rounds (10km too much) anyway is going to change. Also in the bill are still some points for improvement. My feet were wet so I was not socks, but then out, big mistake. Feet are covered with blisters. The first round race felt really cunt to, thought I really did not come forward, and here and there a little pains and labored breathing. Second round began to arise acid and cramps in my quadriceps, but I walked by and disappeared again. It was one of a closure of pijntjes.Toen I ran beneath the line for the 2nd time I saw colleagues who were already ready. I thought to myself that's not possible, I do it so very bad? At the start of the 3rd round I really wanted no more, I cried to my mother, but standing on the side and told me to walk through. Third round rebounded fairly and smoothly run, I feel the best round. In the final round began to cramp my entire midriff, but also through that run to the finish. It's a weird feeling with that running, you know you can louder, your heart rate rises can but your legs just do not want.
After the finish, my father said immediately that I had a round lot of cycling and after some research it seemed that so. Leather tip for next time. With the net from last time is not entirely dissatisfied. Zeker omdat ik denk met 10km minder ook beter had kunnen lopen.
Tijden: zwem 20:58 , Fiets 1:09:45, Lopen 49:04
Duidelijk is dat zwemmen en lopen de verbeterpunten zijn voor volgend jaar, dat is waar de focus ligt.
Mark de Jong
Hey Mark, verbeterpuntje 3, tellen en wedstrijdvoobereiding :). Man je hebt het top gedaan en dat voor een eerste keer, on to the next!!
Mooi verhaal Mark van zo’n eerste ervaring. Sport is ook emotie. Vertellen is verwerken.
Mark, ik heb je vast op de foto gezet! Het is even zoeken denk ik….The raw and unselected pictures can be found here https://picasaweb.google.com/117404823756618195200
there are only 1500 o.i.d. 😉
Hoi Mark, heerlijk die gezonde zelfreflectie. Punten voor verbetering blijven er altijd. Would you really have cycled a lap too much then you would have the fastest bike time of all! The winner will cycle around 1 uur, average speed above 40 p/u. Did you do the right distance cycled? An average of around 36 is also nice though…..
Oh, I already see it… You're after,fietsen eerst gezellig koffiegedronken inde schelft en ben toen gaan lopen 🙂
Is coffee and bouncer
Nice story Mark.
If you 40KM bike now find little, you can always sign up for a half.
Mark, A beautiful and instructive story. That your mother is a woman after my own heart, that we should have more of it. Not Miepen walk!!!!
congratulations on your finish Mark and a good story. A nice revenge last week with the 10 of Noordwijk 41 min walking.
Wonderful story Mark! The beauty is that you swim the laps run and do have counted correctly. And you're gefinished. An additional piece of cycling is the true spirit of a triathlete:-)
Keep it up!