<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><span>Congrats Tom, nice accomplishment.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>mohsen</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> tom adam <tom.adam@thebigear.be><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Music bar <music-bar@lists.music-bar.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, September 16, 2018 7:37 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> triathlon season just finished<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div dir="ltr">This morning I finished my last triathlon of 2018.<br></div><div dir="ltr">As usual, totally exhausted but satisfied!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">First the results:<br></div><div dir="ltr">Participated in 7 events. 4 of which were smaller local 1/8 triathlons <br></div><div dir="ltr">with about 100 participants. I always finished just below the 25th <br></div><div dir="ltr">position. And in my age group I ended between position 7 and 11.<br></div><div dir="ltr">The other 3 events (also 1/8) where of a different league; 250+ <br></div><div dir="ltr">participants. Also You could win some money being top 3, so all the <br></div><div dir="ltr">'good' guys where there also. My finishing position +/-70th, in my age <br></div><div dir="ltr">group position 20.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Lessons learned:<br></div><div dir="ltr">Stress before a race is OK, but not 2 days in advance: I have learned to <br></div><div dir="ltr">keep cool at least until putting on my wetsuit.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Plank as long as needed to get the muscles in your back in shape. Core <br></div><div dir="ltr">stability needs to be trained daily.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Next year:<br></div><div dir="ltr">No more drafting races for me. I want it fair, each and everyone for <br></div><div dir="ltr">himself!<br></div><div dir="ltr">Will do only 1/4 triathlons.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Best moment:<br></div><div dir="ltr">Finishing first in swimming<br></div><div dir="ltr">when girls watching the race flashed us during biking<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Worst moment:<br></div><div dir="ltr">Having a flat tire in a race<br></div><div dir="ltr">Decided the day before the race to participate and had to bribe some <br></div><div dir="ltr">people to get me in<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Next:<br></div><div dir="ltr">14 days of decompressing - no more than 7h a week sporting, at least one <br></div><div dir="ltr">'new' sport a week<br></div><div dir="ltr">followed by another 14 days of mild recuperation<br></div><div dir="ltr">and middle of October we start training for a new season!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cheers,<br></div><div dir="ltr">ToAd<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">music-bar mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:music-bar@lists.music-bar.org" href="mailto:music-bar@lists.music-bar.org">music-bar@lists.music-bar.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://lists.music-bar.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/music-bar" target="_blank">http://lists.music-bar.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/music-bar</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Listen to Music-Bar Radio! <<a href="http://www.music-bar.org/radio.html" target="_blank">http://www.music-bar.org/radio.html</a>></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>