Birkierunner's Group - FULL (Page 14)

Thanks!- for some reason I am not freaked out about this race like I should be- whatever!?!?

Tom- I am #1512- Ill be with the 35-39 Females..... First time I am in that AG- hopefully the year up thing will be beneficial (probaly not)

Jim- when are you going? where are you staying?

Shermbelle - 2007-07-19 8:42 PM  but for Jimmy Buffett Saturday night so Sunday morning might come to soon

Only been to one Buffet concert- had a blast.  He had a great opening line...something like, "Thanks for coming - don't worry, I will spend  your money foolishly"

Heading down Saturday morning.  Should be a 6 hour drive for me.  Hope to get there early afternoon and get in a short swim in the lake.  I'd like to drive the bike course too just to refresh my memory.

Staying at the Microtel Inn and Suites - its somewhere near the mall.  Number is 262-554-8855

If you want to try to get together to drive the bike course let me know and we can coordinate.  I'm also going to meet up with the BT crew getting together at the Chancery at 6 PM  http://www.thechancery.com/menu/index.cfm

Looks like they don't serve pasta there, so I'm probably going to carbo load at the Olive Garden like we did last year.  Let me know if you want to go to that also.  Looking forward to meeting you and then setting the bar so high on Sunday for the Steelhead crew that they'll give up before even starting their race.

Ah- awesome- how come I didnt see you?!!?

I raced Athena and got 1st   Beat my last HIM time by 15 minutes

Thanks for taking pictures!!

I couldn't resist giving her a hard time at dinner last night about the last minute Athena decision.  Nice PR Tammy

Honestly- I am guessing its muscle   But  I guessI can handle that.  I am really pretty happy with my time and the fact that I got a nice little plaque (how do you spell that?) makes it even more fun.  Although I think I may have some lead in my head

Jim- you beat me by an hour- I thought youd beat me by more though!!  I think we BOTH need to work on our swims, huh??

Distance between a HIM and a full IM.

my race report...

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=84498&posts=2#M896509

I can attest that it is muscle.  She's built for triathlons. 

You talking to me?!?!?  Are you saying I suck?!?!?      Yep, this coming winter is the winter that I become a swimmer.  I can't take sucking at it anymore.

Ha- no Im saying I suck  

 Seriously - if your swim was as strong as your run and bike- you would be even more kick then you are now!

Swimming takes time- I have had a 100% turnaround from last year so I cant complain too much- and I am still slow.  I think I have the swim endurance- I just neeed some speed.  We will get there

Yep, I've already decided that this winter is the winter of THE SWIM.  I've already talked to a swim coach who raced for the U of MN and qualified for Kona.  We're setting up technique sessions and he'll give me a training program.  My ski racing season will probably suffer because of it, but I can't stand sucking at the swim any more.