Chris, at It’s All About Me, writes about his first two triathlons:
Lesson two was learned when getting out of the pool. I told the guys on my support team that I would climb onto the deck and then they can grab me under the arms and lift me onto my wheelchair. We really should have gone over that with some more detail. As I started to climb out of the pool, the guys suddenly grabbed me and tried to drop me onto the wheelchair. Chest first. Not part of the game plan. It took a few second for them to realize this isn?t going to work.
Full article: My First Try at a Tri
I pushed off the wall, underwater. Got about five good breaststrokes down the lane before surfacing. As I broke the surface and rolled over onto my back I realized it was dead silent. I first I thought ?What happened? Did I drown?? Suddenly the crowd broke into a round of applause.
Full article: This is a tough race report to write
