McFuzz's New Athlete Group (CLOSED) (Page 20)

Sorry to intrude in your group, but thought you guys should know that McFuzz is having outpatient surgery tomorrow so your prayers would be appreciated.

Not tomorrow, but the 14th.

I think you'll like that bike.  

still recovering from my achilles tendon that is hurting. I have ordered new suportive soles which i will have tuesday. Pin is a lot less now. I hope to get back to training on tuesday. Will try to bike and swim first and if all goes well, start running again too.

Welcome back Kate!  Don't worry too much about the past.  Turn the page and look forward.  You're at a tri-camp and you have races coming up to prepare for.  

I hope the new shoes work.  It is frustrating to be sidelined.  

Hang in there.  If you can complete the distances without risking additional injury, you can still "race" but you probably won't be at peak performance.  Race day isn't about hypothetical performance on a perfect day, but about actual performance in real world conditions.  That includes weather, injury, sickness, other distractions, equipment problems (I had a friend who had a flat tire setting up for a HIM.  She started two waves late and then had a 45 minute T1 because she went back to her car to get her regular wheel.  She still finished the race and that says far more than her overall time.  

Hello everyone! It seems like we have all fallen off the grid here but I thought I would post. I finally got out on my bike today for the first time! Only two weeks before my triathlon. It felt good. This is the first week of warm weather we have had. It has been a record cold and long winter here in Ohio. This has me very worried about the swim portion of my spring triathlon on the 24th. I was planning on just wearing my swimsuit but that water is going to be COLD! I ordered a wetsuit that just came today but it was way too big. Now I really don't know what to do. I don't have much money and I really don't have much time. Any suggestions?

I hope everyone is doing well. I will post after my first triathlon on the 24th and let you know how it went!

Congratulations on getting the first one under your belt! It looks like you did well despite the weather. Do you have another one planned?

Welcome back!  The group has been pretty quiet, so thank you for posting.  

You have time to exchange the wetsuit, but you should try to get a swim or two in before the race.  It can feel quite different swimming in a wetsuit, and race day isn't the time to find out it makes you anxious.  

This is a sprint?  While it may be uncomfortable, you can swim without the wetsuit.  Wetsuits work by trapping a thin layer of water between you and the neoprene which your body warms up.  You can guess that the water starts out cold, so you have that initial shock of cold water even in a wetsuit.  If you swim without the wetsuit, get in the water early and get used to the cold water.  Again, the first minute or so will be very cold, but you'll quickly get used to the cold water even without a wetsuit.  

I did it! I finished my first triathlon on Saturday. I will not concern myself with how I ranked (it was not good!) but with the fact that I finished and I met my personal goal for time! You can see my race log if you want to know more. At least at the end I was able to smile for the camera while running by!

WOOT!  Thanks for the update.  I'll read your RR now.