TRI TALK | EPISODE 9 | SUPERTRI CHICAGO TRI CORPORATE CHALLENGE

[Music] all right we are here with another athlete that is participating in the Chicago triathon coming up at the end of August and also doing the Corporate Challenge that we are learning more about through super TR and the athletes uh that are participating and fundraising for this event so tell us who you are who you're with and what you're doing with regard to the fundraising effort for your cor challenge so my name is Nina I am um I work for Lori children's hospital so I joined their Corporate Challenge team um I heard about it through one of the global emails and I just got really excited about it and I hadn't been really excited about an athletic goal like this in a long time so I was like I have to do this so the excitement of that and then also the opportunity to raise funds for the Center for Cancer and blood disorders is a huge opportunity so that's been great um getting friends and family involved and excited to support that organization has been great that's great and now have you done triathon before I am a beginner this is my first yes so we are here at Ohio Street beach for what would have been uh another round this evening of Open Water Swim sessions and Clinics uh hosted by super try and Chicago triathlon unfortunately we're having weather issues right now so hopefully we're going to get a few more Outlets coming in that we can talk to about their Open Water Swim experience so so far uh it sounds like Nina that you came in you were supposed to have done your evening Open Water Swim now have you done some of these CLS before leading up to your race and if so how have this gone and what's your experience been like so I've done one Clinic um with Open Water Swim here thank you so much um and um that went well yeah it was the uh last slot 6:30 and were split up into small groups um maybe like 10 12 people um everyone was really welcoming the instructors um were Hands-On and they were um very vocal very open with sharing information and um just with like swim technique um but also what to expect on race day which I found really helpful um they had both done the Chicago Triathlon multiple times so I find that information really valuable um and I am signed up for other swim clinics in the future so I'm sure I will be back for those um and I'm excited for that great what was your swim experience leading up to you this year oh dipping my feet in the pool and enjoying Sunshine that's about it I knew how to swim I learned as a child but um yeah I learned since my first swim Clinic that I have a lot more technique to develop so what's been the best piece of advice you've received from the coaches so far at these clins the best piece of advice um learn to control your breathing um many people will get overwhelmed um because of the sheer amount of people that you're swimming alongside it's not a matter of if you get hit it's a matter of when because you're all on top of each other so I found that really helpful um and and yeah so just controlling your breathing and breathing techniques um so that has been my focal uh that's been my focus with training great and opposite of the training there's also the fing effort how's that been going for you guys and uh and are you how are you guys doing in terms of accomplishing your goal and uh what are you hoping to what what is your ultimate goal and ask if you were to uh have a an ask for any of those that are out there that are watching or listening uh to whether to donate or participate support uh the uh the fundraising effort or partic uh potentially participate in the Corporate Challenge to help raise funds who so I believe our team goal is $10,000 I know we're working towards it and um fundraising efforts have been steady um I know friends and family have been excited and so to keep that excitement up um I'm planning my social media posts leading up to race day and um BL yeah I yeah lot food and drink lot going on so so being here at Cafe Oliva you know we got drinks coming we got food coming so uh we uh we will keep it rolling so uh yeah so it sounds like fundraisers is going steady get the social media out there uh are you comfortable a little anxious sometimes like trying to do the social media posting and and fundraising in that in that direction or in that context yes 100% um yeah it's not a comfortable thing for me um but it's for a good cause so yeah before my first post reaching out to people um to my network I was like just put your big girl pants on Nina and let's make it happen so that's the attitude I go into it with and they all know it's a great cuse yeah for sure uh well we are all here to help support you guys in any way we can get your message out tell our listeners and viewers about what the Corporate Challenge is about what super TR Chicago dve line is trying to accomplish with regard to the Corporate Challenge and having this great opportunity to fundraise for invasive causes and I can't think of one better right now than for children's cancer research so uh good luck to you and your entire team how many of you from the hospital are participating in the event oh that's a great question that's a great question I have to get back to you that follow up with us let us know send us a text send us a message be like hey this is how many of us are participating if any more of them would like to come on or provide their story we would love to hear from them um but regardless of how many are participating uh we wish you all the best not only in the fundraising effort which is the most important uh but for everyone um as a group as a team but also individually need a good luck on your Tri outline we know you're going to crush it uh any uh any uh General hopes or expectations for the event is it just finishing for you crushing that swim what is your primary goal for the Chicago tra crushing the swim raising our funds and feeling good at the Finish Line right not slugging to it but going through it with some confidence great uh well if you keep coming to the clinics keep working on that swim effort uh keep listening to all these amazing coaches that we have here providing that same great of advice uh that I know you're going to do well just stay relaxed keep moving for in both the fundraising and on the events so good luck and we can't wait to see you at the finish line and congratulate and celebrate with you at the end thank any party message for any uh current or wouldbe triathletes out there on our Tri 312 Channel y'all can do this don't think about it anymore just go and do awesome thank you so much for coming on and good luck thank you awesome [Music] he