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Pool closes at 1:30 today, and guess who just got out of a meeting that was supposed to be over an hour ago?  This girl!  Grrr.

I will be making it up tomorrow though.  I wish I could get in 4 swims/week, but my schedule is just not okay with that I guess.  Darn lap pool times!

/rant

We do it at Tennis matches also......

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pre-race (like todays pre-ride) perhaps some waffles, eggs, home fries, 3.5 pieces of toast, coffee.  too bad the marietta diner ain't in texas.   it was on diner's, drive in's and dives though! 

see kyla,  i'll talk nutrition. 

a very rough estimate of what we burned on todays ride and run to is  >8000 calories.  so we're good,  right?

Thanks, John. Now tell us how your breakfast sat in your tummy, and what you used for nutrition on today's ride. Then tell us how that translates to IMTX. Pretty please???????????

IMTX watch out....amazing training, John!!!!!!

Thanks Everyone for your kind words!!

Yesterday there was Ladies Night at the LBS, for Trek/Bontrager stuff.  Lots of stuff were given out. I won a base layer prize.  A lady won the free entry to IronGirl Lake Las Vegas. She said that she doesn't do triathlons, she just rides her bike.  So I felt bad, and traded my prize with her.  Little did I know, it said, "Good towards NEW registration only".  Uh oh. 

So, I emailed the contact person, and I heard back from the Trek Representative, and she was more than happy to "replace" that prize with something else of my choice.  Inform RL Saddle, Jersey and shorts, or WSD Cycling shoes. 

Knowing that the prize is around $100.  I was actually on the lookout for cycling shoes, but I feel that it's a bit risky to buy shoes without trying them on, and nearly impossible to return (sure I could get the hassle of selling them, but I got small feet, so it'll be a smaller size).    I *JUST* bought the exact same saddle to try (will explain about it in my next post).  So I got the Jersey and the shorts.  I only have one shorts that fits (weight loss), so it's nice to have another one!

Meanwhile, I got a free entry to IronGirl.   Anyone want to do this race in a month? ;-)

What were you doing at the pool in a bikini???

Short answer: yes. 

Long answer: Yes, but I can't afford, nor do I have time, to fly out to Vegas at the end of April!  Now, if the entry was for Racine or for Seattle, I would seriously consider it...

And NICE work on the free gear!!  I never win stuff like that!

Kinda related, but kinda not.  Do any of the women in here train in a two-piece?  I have a Zoot two-piece that I wear for all my training, and I've only recently been noticing that I am the only female I've ever seen training in a two-piece.  Is that weird?

I've tried on one-piece suits before, and they just never seem to fit me.  They always seem too short in the torso.

Bought new tires to replace the ones I had (blowout, nice lovely vertical gash. Boo!), got GP 4000 in Red, new tubes (which needs to be returned....too short for my Carbones), and new saddle to try.   I can return the saddle within a month after trial.  Bontrager RL WSD saddle.   I rarely hear about that saddle here.  I'm almost sure it's not made for tri bikes, which doesn't matter to me.  I have a Terry Butterfly, and lately when I go on rides, I could feel my sitbones/ saddle area tilt over side to side.  I lost nearly 30 pounds, so I don't have as much cushion there as I used to, so the saddle used to pretty good, however, now, it's not so much, and I'm SO frigidity on it sometimes.

    I was told to "try" these because the Terry Saddle that I have has a nice curve throughout the back of the saddle. The Bontrager doesn't. It's pretty much flat across. 

let the saddle testings begin. LOL.    

One-piece for all serious swimming for me. I do have two bikini TYR suits that I use on vacation (scuba diving), but they're not quite comfy enough for me to swim seriously in. I'd for sure do a Hawaii OWS in 'em, though! I have done light swimming in tankini-type suits, and those work fine for me. Do what works, I say!! When it comes to racing, only two pieces for me (tri tank top and tri shorts). I love Zoot shorts and tops, although my Sugoi tri shorts became my new favorite last year.

I have a great 2 piece from lululemon that I absolutely love.  Only wear it on vacation, for snorkeling or at the beach in Hawaii...it just seems to slow my already slow self down when doing laps.  I like my Speedo endurance one piece for lap swimming.  I've tried TYR suits on and they are too short in the torso for me, as well. 

is there a "like" button??? 

Great drawings!  

dalessit - 2011-03-24 9:56 PM

Awesome weather for this weekends bike race.

Nothing like 75 Cat 5's in the first race of the year riding in snow... Wheeeeee!!!!!

SUNDAY

Rain and Snow Mixed (AM and PM)   High 43F Low 32F

how do you race in snow?  chains on the tires?

I want to go to your pool!  

off to Singapore tonight.  I hate red eyes to Asia.  Leave midnight tonight and don't get in until the mid afternoon on Monday.  Literally 1.5 days gone.  

have a good weekend.

Tuffli, hopefully we get to meet.  I should also introduce you to a great friend of mine, he's a workout machine.   

sat just fine. was 70 on the ride so not really sure what i did will translate to texas.  heck i didn't even have any water until mile 70 or so.  that isn't gonna happen in may.   as we get closer i'll fill ya'll in.

you in a bikini... ha!   but you're busting your butt on the trainer right now so i'll leave you alone.  ;-)

I am inspired. Watching my alma mater kick some swimming @$$ at the DIII National Championships in Knoxville. Streaming video. They are swimming the mile now -- that was my event. So cool. The swimmers are gorgeous and fast and I just want to go get in a pool and swim my little heart out. But alas, I gotta take a kid to a baseball game and a kid to a soccer game and feed the kids and exercise the dog and eat and and and....

If anyone like watching stuff like this, go to http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule 

The mile is the poor step-child of swimming. All heats except the final one are swum during the break between trials and finals when the teams head out to rest and eat. The distance swimmers stick together and take care of each other. There is no glory in being a distance swimmer, ha!!

Great week, Fatty. No bikini pics. I've had two children.

My favorite brand of suit is TYR....I guess now I know why!  I can't imagine trotting into the pool in a two piece....I'd feel weird...most chicas wear one piece suits at the three pools I frequent.  When someone strolls in with a two piece (usually padded!) they are trolling...

Beautiful today in Madison....balmy 7F for my morning run with a steady 15mph wind to give me that nice chapped look.  I could b$tch, but I'm just happy to be able to run.....Gotta love the Midwest in March.