Kayaking builds strength...right?

It's called Nordstroms and they offer wonderful gift cards for your wife's shopping spree.

Hell.
I was afraid it would come to this. 

I don't want to lie to her any more than I have.  All I need to say to her is....."The people on BT said kayaks are GREAT for triathlon training."

....."The people on BT said Nordstrom's shoe department has great healing and forgiving properties."

Don't try to use us to justify this purchase!!  Nut up and buy the Nordstrom gift cards. 

Kayaks are great for triathlon training.

Disclaimer:  I am moving to the delta in Nor-Cal in 1 month and want to buy a kayak for "cross training".  I'll be looking you up to return the favor oipolloi!!!!!!!!!

Sweet!

That's all I need.  Two people on BT who say kayaks are good for triathlon training.  Now I can use the plural...."People" on BT said so.

Thanks!  I'll repay the favor anytime.

Awesome! Let me know what her username is when she registers so that she can hunt those people down.

If my wife ends up on here and you point her to this thread, you'd better point her to the "who would you bring back from the dead" thread as well!!

motherfucker

Lara, you're in a win/win situation. Buy the kayak AND get yourself a Nordie's gift card.

I got your back, you know that...

...as long as you don't return them on the way to the gym to use the rowing machine. 

( For those unaware, this is the guy that bought a high end spin bike for his basement.  Day one he brags how cool it is.  The next day he logged how much he hated it, and as bike purist he can't lower himself to using this dreadful piece of g-bage.  Following day he returns the bike on his way to SPIN CLASS! ) 

(hiding my face)
Sum-B!itch.......

That was another argue point with the wife.  I had my first adventure race coming up this weekend but got bumped from the team.  One of the members of a 3-person team had an inflatable kayak (junk).  Now, if I do any future races I have the real deal.

Another argument I came up with is the fact I can assist in group open water swim sessions.

See....I think I'll win her over eventually.

Yes!

Keep em' coming....I'm taking notes.

Big canoers here, too, and right you are...it's such a great workout, as a matter of fact,  that I refuse to paddle.  My husband accepts my self designation as 'canoe hostess' because then I have much more energy for when he wants the occasional...um....rest stop.

My mind is still reeling over the fact that if she thinks it is for triathlon training she'll be more ok with it?   

Huh?  Bringing up one more tri-related expense is going to get me a night on the couch (we call it "camping".

If I came home with a kayak I think my wife would say "Thank God that's over, how much can we get for your bike?"