It took me 2 hours to get there because I got lost..... got registered and got to the water during the 1 minute countdown. Panicked as soon as the gun went off, started having an anxiety attack maybe 215 metres in...and quit. I had trouble breathing, I was scared to put my head back in the water even...just got really freaked out and quit..First time I've had an anxiety attack in my life...being so far away from shore, getting kicked and stuff because of all those people, not being able to see, being late, it just all built up throughout the race i think...
I let it get the best of me...sucks...guess I wasn't mentally prepared. I know I can do that swim, I just did two 400's on wednesday @ the pool to give myself some confidence and have done triple that distance too. The open water is just different I guess with so many people swimming so close together.
Definitely going to need some open water practice...
Sorry....
Til next time.
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