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1994 - A race to remember
Groningen - It is 1994. I am almost crying. Almost crying because of my first triathlon. That long lasting impression of something you do for the first time. And all that comes from that first time. My first kiss. The purchase of my first race bike. The first, and only, time I got kicked out of class. And my first triathlon. But I wasn’t near crying because of the triathlon itself, but because the swim got canceled. The water proved to be too cold to swim in. So what had to be my first triathlon, turned into a duathlon (run-bike-Run).
I was devastated. Since age 6 I had been swimming and it was by far my best part of the triathlon. And now it got canceled. I was devastated. It just couldn’t be true. Why? Why did they cancel the swim. I even had a wetsuit. A tesco! Zippers from the chest all the way down to the feet. Easy to remove if still ask me. I wanted to swim! But there was no way that we were going to.
In the end I made it to finish. Struggling. I had barely beaten my sister by two minutes, because everything was hurting so badly. My bike did not even had an aerobar on it. And I even wore these racing gloves. But that day changed my life. It changed it big time. Since I did not race my first triathlon when I planned to race it, I had to go somewhere else. I just had to race a triathlon! And that is what I did since that day. And now, 18 year later, I am so glad that they canceled that swim.
“TIP 304: Cheer for athletes who struggle and thank volunteers, spectators & speakers at races. // @ruuddehaan”
“TIP 305: Lose expectations for raceday, because it will be like a box of chocolates. You’ll never know what you get.”
“TIP 308: Look at internal issues when you are not achieving your goals., instead of blaming external factors.”
“TIP 311: It is better to recover a month too long, than to start again one day too early! // @Cesarr85”
“TIP 317: Train when the sun shines and work when rains falls from the sky.”
“TIP 318: Superman is from a different planet!”
“TIP 320: Never think of what lies at the finish, but stay focused on your process.”
“TIP 321: There is no chance that you can tell anything about anybodies qualities by just looking at him/her.”
“TIP 326: Writing may not only help you, it is also great to have all your stories together!”
“TIP 331: Ask yourself if your training in bad weather will give the results you want, or if it is better to call it a day.”
“TIP 333: Give everything during the race! But take your losses with dignity, if your best shot was not good enough to win!”
“TIP 335: Training plans are not a must, they are a guide!”
“TIP 346: If you think you felt pain, think of Johnny #Hoogerland! Never give up and always keep on pushing!”
“TIP 362: You can help yourself to remember point of improvement by writing them down. And with that improving them next time!”
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