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Tuesday, 22 May 2012 By Charlotte McShane Share This
Dunkerque FGP 2012
This year I am racing for Brive Limousin in the French Grand Prix. I was
lucky
enough to spend a few days with the team in Brive prior to my race in
Dunkerque on
Competitions (9) the weekend. Brive is around 6 hours south of Paris, and is surrounded by
Scody News (15) beautiful
TeamAthletes (30) countryside… I loved training there! My team were incredibly welcoming
Cycling (13) and I look
Netball (5) forward to racing for them this year
Triathlon (32) I was excited to race in Dunkerque. Very excited. I took a slightly different
Inspire Me (3) mental approach to this race to try something different, and I think it
worked out well.
It was a 1 lap 750m wetsuit swim, in 16 degree water. With 70 girls on the
start line, and only 200m to the first buoy, it is vital to be aggressive from
the word
go. I learned this the hard way last year. I had a fantastic start and was
2012 May
top 5 around
2012 April
the first buoy – staying clear of any ‘fighting’. I didn’t completely escape
2012 March from it in the latter stages of the swim, however I had set myself up well
2012 February enough that it wasn’t a major issue.
2012 January I exited the water at the back of the main front bunch. I rode hard for about
2011 December 1km to make sure I was well and truly within that group, relaxed for a
2011 November while at the back, before realising that the back was certainly not the
2011 October safest place to be! I moved
2011 September near front and stayed there for the rest of the ride. Coming into T2, we had
2011 August a group of 30+ girls, so once again positioning was vital. I managed to get
2011 July in and out of there pretty quick and exited with the leaders. The first 2.5km
of the my run was great. I didn’t think about what I was doing. I just ran.
On the second lap, thoughts began to creep into my head and I started to
lose momentum. A few people passed me and I should have went with
them. Looking back at it now, I am disappointed in myself for this.
I finished 10th and my team finished 5th. Finally, there are lots of positives
to take away. I know how to do it now.
Thanks for all your support,
Charlotte
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