Reasons to Run: Spudman triathlon fuels some inspiration

I'm at mile 20 and my thighs are burning and my legs are cramping. There are only five more miles in the cycle Spudman triathlon before I was a short break to prepare for the race. "I can do that," I think for me.

Suddenly, three riders ahead of me, someone withdraws brushes and tires with a fellow triathlete next to him. The next five seconds is an action scene in slow motion brighter than even the best 3-D movies.

The rider who has cut overcorrection to the right, sending a diving head first into the sidewalk.One, two, three riders go down on top of him and the pack of riders 10-15 collapses on itself. There is no avoiding it. I prepare for an impending 25-mph face-plant.

It all started last August when my friends convinced me I could do my first triathlon. The triathlon was actually my second Spudman triathlon. My first triathlon was the XTERRA Utah, off-road triathlon.

My friends and I had been mountain biking once or twice weekly. Since the mountain bike portion of the XTERRA was the longest stage, they convinced me it would not be too difficult to complete. There was one problem, however: The triathlon was just over a month away, and I was a terrible swimmer and runner. Determined and somewhat skeptical, I accepted their challenge and signed up for the “sport” distance.

My friends and I started going to the pool three times a week. It was a sad sight. I could barely swim 200 yards without needing to take a break. My running ability was not much better.

I will summarize my training by saying that I improved a lot. I got to the point where I could swim a mile without stopping and run more than the required 5K fairly easy. That being said, I still felt horribly unprepared and inadequate to be in that race. Like so many other first-timers, all I wanted to do was finish.

The day of the race came, and the adrenaline that accompanied it rushed through me. I no longer wanted to finish. I wanted to compete.

I ended up doing a lot better than I thought I would. That drive to compete pushed me to do better than I ever had. Crossing the finish line was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had.

I collapsed to my knees, panting with tears welling up in my eyes. I had just done something I didn’t believe I could do.

One of the most surprising things to me during that moment of triumph was the revelation that my body was capable of so much more than my mind let on. I realized that we, as human beings, allow mental blocks to prevent us from accomplishing things that our bodies are actually capable of achieving.

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Reasons to Run: Spudman triathlon fuels some inspiration
Reasons to Run: Spudman triathlon fuels some inspiration

I'm at mile 20, and my thighs are burning and my calves are cramping. There are only five more miles in the cycle portion of the Spudman triathlon before I get a short break to prepare for the run.



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Alan I can feel my calves and thighs burning *stays in bed*


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Vincent Tillirson Just completed a 1.14 mi walk - Walk/run running in my toes. Calves shall be burning tonight. .


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A dictionary of practical materia medica

A dictionary of practical materia medica

Cramps in calves. — Sensation of warmth in 1. anterior leg, upper part (as from hot vapour) ; burning in calves. — In morning stitching, burning, ...

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The Encyclopedia of pure materia medica

The Encyclopedia of pure materia medica

Weight in the calves,18. — [2190.] Burning in the right calf,30. — Cramp-like pains in the inner side of the right calf,19. — Transient, cramp-like pain in ...

Encyclopedia of Superstitions 1949

Encyclopedia of Superstitions 1949

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