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Wow Bill,

That is totally amazing.  Congrats to you and your family.  Must be the triathlete genes working 'cause its a little extreme to start doubling the workload and effort right off the get go.., don't you think?  Guess you'll have to invest in a double running stroller now.  Anyways it'll be fun, kids you can hold, play with, and feed massive amounts of sugar to, then give back, are the best IMO.

Glenn

Congrats Billy!!

As a father of twin boys (now 18 years old) my best advice is ALWAYS FEED THE SKINNY ONE...lol

Hey Brian,

This is my food intake at 5am (3hrs. pre race) the morning of my sprint tri. (750m/20k/5k).

                                                                                         Calories          Carbs       Fat       Protein

Gatorade, Powerade Type Sports Drink, 591 mL 151 38 0 0 Egg - Large, 106 gram 140 2 10 12 CELEB Margarine w/ Plant Sterols, 1 tbsp 35 0 4 0 Ketchup, Heinz, 2 tbsp 40 10 0 0 Deli - Turkey Breast - Fat Free, 120 gram 100 2 0 26 WONDER English Muffins, 2 serving 260 50 2 10

I actually saved the gatorade till one (1) hour before the race.

I drank a 2nd gatorade during the bike portion.

I also drank close to 12ozs of water before I couldn't take any more.

As for sweating, I am an excessive sweater. During a hard 1 hr. workout i can lose a pound+ while drinking up to 24ozs of fluid.  I also did feel like there was fluid sloshing around.  As for urinating I can't recall, should of recorded it...rrr.

As I am writing this I am trying a new App tool for my phone (Android) call Triathlon Calculator.  The Event Caloric need  calculates at 1422 cal., so I would need to ingest 696 cal. during the race.  I could only get the gatorade down.... It probably explains why I ate like a fiend that evening..haha.  So by looking at this I can see that I was in a calorie deficit in the first 5 mins. of the run..hmm.

Anyways I hope this information helps and thank you in advance.

Glenn

Congrates!!!! Double the fun.

Never heard of this but I am new. Do you get motion sick normally?

Sleep well tonight:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=241304&posts=14&mid=3346085&highlight=motion+sickness&highlightmode=1&action=search#M3346085

Graham,

I'd bet it was a case of anxiety.  An anxiety attack kinda builds on its self.  Get back in the water and as soon as you start to feel it coming on , roll over on  your back and float with a little frog kick for minute or two and see if it passes.  Open water is definitely different.  Good luck with your sprint!  You'll get this licked.

Thanks everyone for the advice.  I bought some earplugs after reading the link that was provided.  I will let you know what happens next time I get in open water.  Feeling defeated from the weekend event I swam 72 laps in the pool today at lunch.

Thanks again

Hey all!

Been a bit MIA, work has been less than optimal for awhile and last night I accepted a position with another company.  Really poured myself into my current company and product but it is time for me to leave.

NOLA is this weekend and its going to be warm.  Probably won't be wetsuit legal.  Last year I would have freaked a little.  This year its not a big deal.  My time will be slower but I can deal with it.  I am going to melt on the run.

Had a great swim today, just doing ladders and towards the end I was swimming 1:42/100m!  Mav and Billy can you believe that!  I am not sure I do but triple checked it.  Doubt I will get anywhere near that at NOLA but it is nice to know I am getting faster.  Was reading an article in Lava about wetsuits and the catch phase of the stroke.  Really hit home and concentrated on that.  New bike is doing great, I got almost 47 miles in the other day and avgd 19.1 (fast for me).  Using the Sheldon Brown site I figured out how to fix the shifting issue and it shifts great now.

Take care all!