There was a triathlon competition that has been on for the past week and a half at the gym at my work. I thought I would up the anti, by joining the triathlon, with a couple of other people. Bike, treadmill and cross trainer. 2 miles on the bike, .75 miles on the treadmill and .5 mile on the xtrainer.
Since I was the best on the bike, I volunteered to take it on. I have been training for the past week knowing that I could possibly have it in the bag. I am very competitive, and I feel that it always gives me the edge on a lot of competitions. Well, at least in my own mind….
Today was the day that my team was up. We needed to beat another team with times better than I had ever expected. To make a long story short, I had to beat a time of 3:39. I thought to myself, “piece of cake”. Well, when I got on the bike, I was movin and groovin for the first .75 miles…..and then the pain kicked in. I don’t think I ever felt the way I did riding that bike, that hard…ever! Picture lighting your lungs on fire while they are still in your chest, both legs are completely ceased while still trying to pedal the bike, and all the blood has rushed to your head and you feel like you are going to pass out.
Needless to say, I made it through the 2 miles in 4:23. Not bad for a rookie. But after I was done, I was coughing like a madman, had a splitting headache, and needed copious amounts of water. I must say, tough, that if I ever do something like that again, I think I need to train just a little bit more…..actually, alot more.
