TOP 10 LESSONS LEARNED - FROM THE MUSSELMAN TRIATHLON 2017
A couple of weeks ago a group of 15 Team Triumphers went to the Musselman Triathlon in Geneva, New York. After the race, we had a debrief on our successes, challenges and lessons learned. Here is the list of our lessons learned. Feel free to share it with your fellow triathletes!
1) Always ride your bike before your race. If your gears got messed up in transportation, that's a long 90km with messed up gears!
2) When it's HOT outside, take a dip in the lake then keep your core temperature down by waiting to put on your wetsuit, keeping it up only half way and then only put your swim cap on just before you go in.
3) Learn how to change a flat with a CO2 cartridge and be familiar with your pump.
4) Always confirm the distances of the race so you can pace yourself accordingly.
5) Work on speedy transitions, it can make the difference of getting on the podium.
6) Practice your nutrition in training and don't try a new product from an aid station.
7) To train for your 1st Half Ironman, you need at least 6 months.
8) DO your long bricks in training before the race. They prepare you physically and mentally for the real thing.
9) If it's a flat course, be sure to put on aerobars, they save loads of time.
10) When things go wrong stay positive, keep smiling and don't quit unless you're in pain....no matter what.
I have added number 11 having just found out some really happy news......!
11) Learn CPR and recert every year. You might just save a life during the race!
A huge thank you to my Triathlon coach, Julia Cooper-Aimers. She took the time last week to drop off (from a distance because of COVID19 restrictions) some tri shorts I ordered along with a well-appreciated note to remind me that there will be ups and downs and that things will get better. She has gone above and beyond to support all of her athletes and our Team Triumph club, by providing almost daily strength, yoga, and spinning videos that have been uploaded to Youtube for anyone who needs a little motivation during these challenging times as well as many words of encouragement. I am grateful for her support and encouragement. ❤️
Anita Lacelle Taylor
Training with Team Triumph for 7 months (so far) made me faster and stronger while building nourishing connections with like-minded fitness nuts and shattering the expectations I had of myself. TT is a crew of inspiring people pursuing epic individual goals and encouraging each other along the way. Julia and her team have expert knowledge and provide a thoughtful evidence-based group program that works. I am privileged and thankful to have Team Triumph in my neighborhood and can't wait to get back to the pool!
Alex Bourne
I want to thank you for always putting our well-being at the forefront of your business model. You suspended face-to-face programs in a timely manner, leading the way in a fitness business world that took much too long to respond and put their members’ health and the community at risk. You « triumphed « in quickly acting to flatten the curve.
Your caring nature resulted in a series of innovative and fun virtual sessions and opened them to the community. I am missing the live interaction now that I am working for a few months but I appreciate that I can access the videos according to my schedule. Yin/yang session tonight, just what I needed.
Not to mention the check-ins, the home deliveries, the charitable events. Priceless.
Simone Rose-Oliver