First tri...do one or watch one??

There's talk about a BT MI Tri at Kensington on May 17.  It might be good to get out and watch/help.  Just a suggestion.

I don't think you're alone in never having done a tri before, I know I haven't,  but I've gotten a lot of info from this group.  First, in case you haven't seen it, we ( the BT group)  are holding an informal tri on the 17th (not sure if its going to be at Kensington or Island Lake) so if you can make it, it'll give you some good practice plus you'll be able to ask questions first hand from people that have a lot of experience.  There's a thread in the forum called Lets Make a Triathlon. 

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=144321&posts=112&start=1

As for what to wear, most will probably be in wet suits as the temps will probably be pretty low, but if you don't have one you probably won't be the only one.  I wear a pair of triathlon shorts under the wet suit - it'll dry pretty quick once you get on the bike.  The bikes will be staged near the end of the swim, so you jump out of the water, start stripping off your wet suit, throw on a shirt, your shoes, helmet, etc, and hop on.  When you finish the bike, you head back to the transition area where you hop off, put on your run gear and take off.  For me, that'll just be putting on my running shoes.

Hope to see you out there.

Come to our informal "make our own triathlon" on 5/17.  That'll be a great place to meet a lot of other BTers and to tri it for free.  Not sure which event you're interested in, the Hawk Island one on 5/31 is great for beginners.  51 spots left (out of 600) last time I checked.

Yeah, what they said...

also some very basic tips here...

http://www.hawk-i-tri.com/site/tips.html

and on this BT website

my first tri every will be on 5-31, hawk island. the only tri races i've seen are footages on youtube. my only understanding of how things work and what to bring are from using google and sites like this one.

but i'm game! bring it on!!! learn by doing...learn by doing...

What coop and everyone else said!

However, if memory serves me right, you're a female?  If so, I wear tri short, a tri jersey and a bra underneath.  I do all of that because I tend toward being breasticully gifted.    I know that some just wear a bathing suit for the whole race, mostly one-piece.  Whatever you choose to use, make sure to try it out in training...for each discipline!

That was my main concern.......the boob issue.  I am large and cannot imagine running with just my swim suit on.  It has A LITTLE support, but not much.  My triathlon is not until August, and was not sure what to do about that.  But I was not planning on wearing a wet suit?!?!  Maybe that is a good idea so I can wear the bra underneath?!?!  Thanks for the thought!!

Corrie

Should we have a boob-off?

Bring it!  Yours would win for style but mine would win for size.

Edited by jogo 2009-05-07 10:07 PM

So proud to say the 2 boobs above are my teamates!  A boob off...Jeffro would be proud! ( and want to be the judge!)

Edited by TrishM 2009-05-07 11:02 PM

okay, that right there made me haha

I started and stopped with my commentary about 6 times now.  I think I'll just say...


                                                    

Lots of comments, none really appropriate for a family-friendly forum....wait, what am I saying. Judges, send in your applications.   

haha... is there such thing as a sports-bro? 
Just checking