Let's Get It Started! with chrisbowers mentor group - CLOSED and ROLLING! (Page 15)

Jay,

Good for You!

Its amazing how it affects the BP and cholesterol.  The thought of taking one less med is exciting.  I saw an endocrinologist for the first time on Tuesday.  My BP was 100/60, way low, especially for me and he wants me to stop my BP immediately!  I am a little nervous though because this doc did not seem to believe me when I told him I was 70lbs heavier and my BP was so high at one point they wanted to put me in the hospital.  He said I was not his typical patient! 

We got this Jay!

Congrats Brian on the weight loss and your daughter's surgery. As for milestones, I seem to have them every week although I know that won't continue forever. This week I had my longest swim of 1500 yards and the scale said 169.5 which I haven't seen since I can remember. I don't plan to lose much more but a few more would be ok. I also am improving every week during bike classes and I think that is going to be big once the weather turns and i can get outside again. Have a great weekend all.

Jay

Winging my training this week....for a great reason, in San Diego visiting my grandson!  I will for sure do a lot of running.  Have a great weekend all!

Have fun in SD!!!  I miss that place.  Maybe you could go to the Irish Pub in Coronado across from the Hotel Del for me??!!

Steven, your going to do great at the marathon. I don't think I can hold a 6 minute pace on a 5K so I'm in the same boat as you on the amazement factor.

Ok...I will bite. I am trying to decide which wetsuit to buy. I think buying makes sense because it should bay for itself after one season. I am trying to decide between Xterra Vortex and Synergy Adrenaline suits. Both can be had online for $199 (list price $400). They both seem to have excellent reviews. Does anyone here have experience with them or maybe suggest a better option?

Jay

Jay, I can't speak to the Synergy wetsuit, but I own an Xterra Vortex.  I think its a great entry level suit. It fits well, and I know that I am the only one who has ever peed in it.  And even though it is entry level I plan on using it for several years.  I definitely came to the same conclusion that buying is better than renting (after a couple of rentals).  If you get on Xterra's e-mailing list you will see they run sales almost all the time.  And BT has a discount with them as well.  On the Synergy suit, has anyone on BT posted a product review?

You are definitely faster with a wetsuit than without one.

weird double post??!!

I got a 4.8 mile run in on the treadmill this AM and I am leaving now for a lunch time swim of 1500 yards. As for the bike question, I am a beginner but my thought process is that if you want to be competetive in your age group or have hit a plateau with your tri times, then maybe getting the tri bike would help shave off some time. I have a nice road bike that I bought to get started and unless I get extremely competetive (which is entirely possible) after the first year or two, then I will stick with that. Sounds like a good price if you decide to go that route.

By the way, I bought the Xterra wet suit. I just hope my chlostrophobia doesn't kick in when I go to do the swim. I will try in a pool first. Just thinking about it makes me a little clammy but I'll be damned if that is going to stop me after all this training!

Newbie question with apologies to the veterans: When I go to do the swim, I wear my wetsuit with what under it? I assume bike shorts are not an option since you can't run in them so does everyone wear tri short/suit underneath? In this case,I guess you deal with the less padding of a tri suit for a day?

I would buy it just because of the price.

I'm far from a veteran, but from everyone i've talked to and video's i've watched on the internet, it seems most people wear either a one piece tri suit or tri shorts and a tri shirt under their wetsuit.  I don't have the body for a one piece so I'll definitely be wearing the two piece option.  I personally have been training on the bike in my tri shorts for the past 3 months so my butt won't be shocked on race day.