Tri for fun - Full up, closed (Page 14)

leftrunner - 2010-02-08 10:54 AM Hey gang davidson3 is now leftrunner.  Don't ask.

Great work.

leftrunner - 2010-02-06 11:11 PM

Thanks for the tips.  Is it hard to swim with the socks on?  Seems like it might take a little getting used to. 

As to race belts, may I recommend putting it on under your wetsuit.  I forgot mine coming out of T2 in my first Tri, and ran back in to Transition to get it, screwed up the timing and messed up my head for the whole run.  I am such a noobie.

Sorry to my team that I haven't done anything the last 2 days.  I am dealing with back pain.  I have 2 old compression fractures in my L-Spine and have been having some pain for the past 1-2 weeks.  It feels fine when I run or bike, but then hurts like heck the next few days.  I am taking my wife/doctor's advice and taking it east for a few days.  Plan on hitting the Trainer tomorrow and Running Long on Monday. 

Great work everyone.

vtgirl - 2010-02-09 1:16 PM I'm still trying to get my act together and figure out what my summer race plans are. Question/advice needed: I found two races I'm very interested in doing. 1) The Mass State Tri Sprint on July 18 and 2) The Greenfield Lightlife International Tri on August 1. My goal was to try a race longer than a sprint, and Greenfield fits the bill, is small and is close to where I live. But would those two races be too close together? I'm not one who shells out money for a race and doesn't give it my all, so they would both be "A" events. The problem for me is finding races I don't have to drive over 2 hours to get to. I could probably find another sprint earlier in July, but would need to travel. Or I could keep that sprint, but then have to travel for a different Olympic. Or... is that a reasonable rest between two races? It's exactly two weeks apart. Your thoughts?

vtgirl - 2010-02-09 10:16 AM

I'm still trying to get my act together and figure out what my summer race plans are.

Question/advice needed: I found two races I'm very interested in doing. 1) The Mass State Tri Sprint on July 18 and 2) The Greenfield Lightlife International Tri on August 1.

My goal was to try a race longer than a sprint, and Greenfield fits the bill, is small and is close to where I live. But would those two races be too close together? I'm not one who shells out money for a race and doesn't give it my all, so they would both be "A" events.

The problem for me is finding races I don't have to drive over 2 hours to get to. I could probably find another sprint earlier in July, but would need to travel. Or I could keep that sprint, but then have to travel for a different Olympic. Or... is that a reasonable rest between two races? It's exactly two weeks apart.

Your thoughts?

nichip - 2010-02-10 3:41 PM

today my husband called to tell me he went 10 miles on the bike at the wellness center!  He only has 30 minutes in which to work out and he's only been at it since the end of December!  I am really impressed by his diligence.  He has been going 5 days a week and sometimes on the weekend, also.  He was basically coming from the couch.  He plays basketball and softball, of course, but nothing consistently, until now.  It's just nice to know that he is getting in shape, too and I wanted to share the joy!  He runs 3 miles every other day.

Nichi

Great job everyone!

Oh, today on the radio someone said that when they were watching the Olympics as a child, they always dreamed of doing some sport like one of the athletes.  I  remember when Nadia was in gymnastics and Dorothy Hamell was skating.  Who did you ever want to be like?

leclerc457 - 2010-02-10 5:39 PM

so when i am swimming, my cap and goggles keep sliding up....mostly my cap!  is there any little tricks to keep it on?  also, in order to keep my goggles from leaking, i need to keep them pretty tight...almost too tight.  Any suggestions?

Thanks!