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I did my first tri of the season Saturday!  (the baby version of Sara's ).  It went well for the most part (except the swim; never my strong point).  I was 17/41 in my AG, so solidly MOP, which makes me happy!

The one frustration I had was a swimmer who kept swimming diagonally into me - I finally gave her an elbow and asked her to swim straight, but it still happened.  I didn't think I could sprint fast enough to get by her and still finish without drowning.  Anyone face this and/or have good suggestions?  We were in a relatively narrow channel then, so it was hard to get to the side.

oshunluvah - 2009-07-20 10:36 AM kudos to all who had races this weekend; you rock!  

the first tri of my life is coming up on sunday.  any advice on what i can put on my body to make my wetsuit remove more quickly/easily?  i have no problem peeling it down to my ankles but then it fights me on peeling over the ankle and foot.  i'm making the effort to not sit while removing it but i'm really struggling on this last piece.  some random guy told me he uses baby powder but that seems like it would have an effect on the neoprene; i've tried body glide on the legs just above the ankles but that isn't making any difference.  im open to suggestions...

thanks

I have the same problem- I think I lost some time in T1 this year because of it.  I wouldn't sit, but would practice stepping on the wetsuit legs to pull them off more quickly.  Do you have zippers at least?  I noticed that most of the wetsuits now have legs that are a little shorter than mine, with zippers, and look easier to get off, so I may get a new one some year.  You may be OK with baby powder at the ankles- even if it isn't great for the neoprene it's not a crucial area, and probably won't have an effect for a long time (especially if you only do it in races).

Good luck this weekend!

No worries!  I know you were preoccupied with HIM thoughts .  There really needs to be a BT tent at the musselman- there are enough of us, but the water station isn't a great place to meet people if you are actually racing.

I had a new PR this weekend! 1:20, beat last years time by 15 minutes!!!!

Sara, I can;t wait to read your race report, heading there after this posting.

As far as the wetsuit peeling, I have had that trouble also and I have heard to use spray on Pam, it works well and you smell like butter!  Mmmmmmm

As far as the swimmer swimming into you, had this happen and I have been that guy. Just remember it is probably not intentional on thier part, and I even learned that in my case, it wasnlt them that was not swimming straight.  The only thing I can tell ya, is swim faster and get stronger. My last race (CATS in June) was the  most bumping swim I have ever done, so I vowed to get stronger so I could swim through  the people next time, Luckily, I had penty of swim room last weekend, but I knew that I could power through it if needed.

I am heading out to FL for vacation today, so I will be around less than usual. I plan on getting in sme swims and beach runs while gone in between eating tons of crab legs and shrimp!   LOL