Milaminute and Sparco's Group - Closed (Page 17)

go for it!  listen to your body durning training and have fun!

Yeah, I so don't have any advice for you on this... run?  in the cold?  Huh, interesting .  HOWEVER, the good news is that my partner in crime, Sal, lives someplace where pretty much every run he does is, in fact, in the cold and should have some sage advice on wardrobe and accessories...

what about layers?  you can always take stuff off during the race but you can't throw stuff on.

trash bags work great pre-race, ditch at the start!

oh yeah, good luck!

I agree with Sal... you have plenty of time and can back the plan out from the race date You'll be fine!  Don't stress about the swim... just try to get to the pool consistently.  Good on your husband for catching the tri bug.

sal, you want to take this one?

You're right.  If it's raining, you won't stay dry, but as long as you stick with tech wicking material, you won't be sopping wet.  No cotton!  Personally, I typically run a little warmer in rain.  At 40 degrees and rain, I personally would go with an Underarmour type undervest and a long sleeve tech shirt.  The vest will keep your core body temp elevated (running in low temps and rain can lead to mild hypothermia, kind of like swimming in very cool water for extended time) and the heat from having both the vest and long sleeve layer will help 'evaporate' the moisture in your clothes.  You'll have fun watching the steam come off your body .  You'll be the human flame .

Good luck this weekend.  Split up your half into 3 parts.  1st 5, next 5, last 3.1.  Remember to start out slow the 1st 5 and keep that heart rate in check, the 2nd 5 should be mildy uncomfortable, then if you still feel good that last 3, give it your all!

You mean like Max's wig, a kilt and painted toenails.  Shhh...Kendra's still waiting for that pic...

Noz, I deal with this stuff on a consistent basis.  Mila owns me.  I do everything she asks me to do...

Dude... I meant like a HRM, hat, and Yankz but whatever floats your boat .

*ducking and running*

You should probably add that to your sig lines only minus the invisible font .

x2 on the trash bags.  Also get yourself some cheap gloves, you know the $1 variety.  Cotton's o.k. here.  When your hands warm up during the race, you can ditch them without feeling bad.  Beats having to carry a $14 pair of tech gloves tucked into the waistband of your shorts the rest of the race and worrying about losing them...

Were you asking Sal to teach me how to do the degree symbol instead of the snowflake???  *********************************

I get lazy in my tech documents, I just type in a lower-case 'o' and superscript it.  Any way to do that using the HTML tools?  Mila, get on that, would ya...

Ok -- Maybe my math is funny but since when does 10+10+3.1 = 13.1 or half Mary????     Math was never my strong suit, but.....  Am I missing some important concept here?

x3 on the trash bags and ditto on the gloves!  You can get those brown cotton jersey gloves almost anywear for about a buck 29 a pair...  Easy to get rid of if you start to get warm.   Also -- be sure you have at least a ball cap or running hat if not a stocking cap for your head.  We lose most of our body heat through our head.

My ears were itching, I couldn't sleep...I figured someone on this thread was pestering me...

O.K., you got me, but I went back and disposed of the evidence.  Funny...I have a tech degree, and still can't add when I'm tired...

Well, apparently sleeping the ENTIRE flight from Midway to MSP has caused me to be wide awake.

I can't sleep either... I wonder if having the giant coffee at 4:00 this afternoon was a bad idea... it seemed like such a good one at the time...

layer with a short sleeve tech first, long sleeve tech over top, then wear a garbage bag over top of that to the start. 

right before they start the race, ditch the bag on the side of the road (they have volunteers to pick stuff up).

as you warm up during the race, you can peel off the long sleeve and either #1- dump it at an aid station with a volunteer, they should bring it to the finish, #2- have someone in your fan club wait about half way and give it to them , #3- ditch it an a certain mile marker and come back for it after the race, #4 - tie it around your waist.

if you are still nervous, you can wear an old long sleeve t-shirt instead of the tech wear, the important piece is the short sleeve tech that will pull moisture away from your chest and core.

and the gloves, remember the gloves

hey, those sound like my wedding vows.  weird.

sparco - 2008-01-03 10:26 PM Well compadres...I'm sleep deprived from this business trip.  I bid you adeiu (o.k. Miss 'I speak French,' I'm pretty sure I spelled that one wrong...feel free to correct me...oh wait...that's what we have Noz for...he's the speller in this group......you know we love ya Noz)...

everyone has a purpose in live, even if it just serves as a warning to others

Alt + 0176 = °  and, in case you are wondering Alt + 0181 = µ if you ever have to type in µg or µL

happy friday!