Anyone else doing the T-Rex Tri on 8/13?

Welcome Lisa!

I am doing T-Rex also. I am new to tri's this year but have, in the past, slowly ran a marathon. This will be my 4th tri, be careful they can be addicting. The swim still freaks me out also. Have you been out with the Running Fit group at all for the OWS on Thursday nights?

As far as clothing-you swim basically in whatever you are going to wear for the whole tri. You'll see people do the tri in their bathing suits, in one-piece tri suits, in two piece tri suits, If you wear a swim suit, you can throw some shorts on in T1 and you are good to go.

You'll find a lot of Runner's World BF people in this group-Haven't I seen your avatar there in the past? Its a great group and everyone is willing to help. There are usually groups of us that train together so please join in! jo

Lisa, Welcome! I too am doing T-rex, and it will be my 5th.

I as well have on OCR1W - you will love it on this course.  The course is a little hilly towards the northwest after the turnaround, but the OCR1w can handle it no probs! 

If you haven't already, I would suggest looking into getting out there (ILRA) this upcomming Thursday night - as Jogo said RunningFit trains in Kent lake at 6:30PM, then does a nice bike afterwards.  It will be perfect for you to try out your clothing to see what works for you. 

Good luck! 

So why was it you didn't want to become a greyhound?   

Lisa, 

Welcome to BT Michigan!  Your face is very familiar as I was a Runner's world Forum poster for awhile, too... I think I've even posted on your blog before!    (small world, eh?).  Anyway, the biggest thing you need to practice before the 13th is RELAXation!  Seriously, the tri scene is even more friendly than the runner world (IMHO) if you can believe it.  Practice what you'll do on race day and plan NOT to change after the start of the race... too much trouble.  If you have a tri suit, you can bike and run in it and you'll be totally set.  

You're going to have a blast!  

Nelg - 2008-08-02 11:47 PM I personally think the Greyhounds and the BT squad are way cooler to train with than the Running Fit peeps, but that's just me. Seriously, we have people of all skill levels that swim, bike and run starting from 5:30 to 6:30ish on Thursday nights and usually end up finishing training by 8:30. It may be worth shooting down US 23 now and then to jump in on the fun.

X2!  Come on out and play with us!

Thanks so much for all the offers to come and join you folks!! Unfortunately, I will be out of town beginning Thursday, so I'll just have to bring my A-game to the tri.

I just ordered some Pearl Izumi Tri Shorts, but I'm a little lost as to what to wear on top. Anyone have links to places that sell tri bras or tops? I'm willing to wear that, as long as it keeps the 'girls' reigned in.  

Hey, for those who have done this tri before, will I need a bib belt? Do we get body marked? Just trying to figure out if I need to buy a belt....

Thanks... 

Lisa, 

You can use a running sports bra if you want to... just try it out wet so you know it won't chafe.  You can buy tri-tops (check the link posted above) or sierra trading post has them cheap sometimes.  I've found that the support in tri tops (which often come with a shelf-bra) are not nearly enough for running so I wear one of my running bras underneath one without the built in bra.  ps. there are also other great threads on this with specific recommendations in "tri-talk" forum and the gear review forum).

You can get a bib belt if you want, it will save you some time.  You will get body marked but the bib is still required for the run.  Those with no belts will have them pinned to a shirt and throw it on for the run. 

See you there! 

here is the link for t-rex

http://www.runtrextri.com/

Stop worrying and just sign up, you know you want to!!    

Its a first year race, so if you really want specific answers you'll have to call Running Fit.

ETA: from the website "Kent Lake swim, paved park road bike course, paved path run course".  i.e. The bike will be on the road so we'll have plenty of room.  The run path is also quite nice, so no worries.  

I'm really tempted, I mean it's all about the cool shirt, isn't it?

I'm gonna see how I do Sunday in Sylvania, and may just join in for fun.....

Does anyone know if the bike was actually 12 miles?  I know it was shortened from original 12.4 miles.

Thanks