Boston Beginner's Group, Season 2 - CLOSED (Page 21)

Hey everyone.  I am still alive.  I can't begin to tell you how crazy things are right now.  Maybe I will take the time to write it out in the log.  I am checking in with the couple of seconds I have throughout the day.  Congrats to everyone who has raced in the past couple of weeks and who have bought new equipment.  Sounds like everyone is in full swing of tri season.  I hope everyone is well.

This may be a stupid question, but you are using a wetsuit, correct?

Kate_r - 2010-06-16 5:59 AM Yes, I'm using a wetsuit )

The suit is tight but doesn't seem overly so and I didn't have any problems getting my breathe out of the water. Like I said I felt completely fine as soon as I'd got out. Maybe it's a psychological/physiological response to be emerged in water and a bit of panic breathing. Other than trying to float I've got no idea what else to try.

....... may be I'm just a bit wet!

Maybe you should try either swimming in the pool to get used to the suit or try walking in the water and swim by the shore instead of jumping off a boat in the middle of the water.  It will get better, you just have to keep getting in the water.  Maybe someone else can offer better advise.  I don't really have an issue with the water.

Kate, an old scuba trick is to bring a thermos of warm water with you. After you put on the wetsuit, pore the warm water in. This gets a layer of warm water in the suit before you hit the water. Mind you, I have never used this trick, but my neighbor, a professional diver, taught me the trick.

When I hit the water and it is very cold, I will go in and dive under to fill the suit with water. Then I will just lay on my back and wait for the water to warm up in the suit a bit. Next comes getting used to  the water on the face. Takes me up to 200 yards depending on how cold it is. I will breath every stroke just to get my face out of the water if necessary. Also, you can dog paddle until you adjust if all else fails.

Let us know how you make out.

joe

glad to here you are getting into the water. for starters, consider renting a wetsuit if you really thing the temps will still be that cold. Most companys will apply the rental towards the purchase.

As for sighting, two things. First the buoys are a lot closer than the object across the lake. They also tend to be large and bright orange, so hopefully that will help. As for the sighting, I have trouble picking up objects in the trees on the far side of the lake I swim in. Try looking for the biggest contrast in color or shade. I am fortunate enough to have a bunch of trees at one height and a gap right where I want to swim towards. Also, make a mental note as to where the sun is. When you look at the water, before getting in, picture a clock. Once you know which way you are heading, try to keep the sun at say 1:00, or where ever on the clock it is. This is by no means exact, but with a little practice, you can use the sun as a guide even when your head is in the water by where the light is coming from. Hope this helps.

I've got a lot of catching up to do on everyones blogs. I know there were some races this weekend  - trying to get to the RR to see how everyone did. Hope all the dads have a great fathers day !! I'm going to try to get a few more plants in the ground and try to get an ocean swim in today.

Did you write it up already on in your Race Link page or did you just write it and want to post it here?

Welcome back.  Sounds like you had a blast.  

05/02/10 - Tiesim - 3 Forts Marathon + 1mile (27.2)
05/09/10 - Josh, Seren - Season Opener - sprint
05/09/10 - dmahr - Sudbury Tri - Sprint
05/09/10 - Kate - Women's 10k
05/15/10 - Alana - 5k
05/16/10 - Tiesim - Fareham Tri - Oly/Spr combined
05/23/10 - Tiesim - Bexhill Tri - Sprint
05/25/10-Dragonfly-ADK 5K
05-23-10 - clarkest - Try this Tri - mini sprint

05/29/10 – Gobluedds- Island Lake Olympic
06/03/10 - RBriggz - Lake Terramuggus Tri - mini (bi-weekly series start)
06/06/10 - Kate - Stirling Tri - sprint 
06/09/10-Dragonfly-Saratoga Diabetes ride--50-100 miles
06/12/10 - Seren - Escape the Cape Tri - sprint
06/12/10 - Clarkest - MS Bike Tour (90 km)
06/13/10-Dragonfly-Betar 5K
06/13/10 - Clarkest - MS Bike Tour (90 km)
06/15/10 - RBriggz -Winding Trails Tri - mini Off-Road (weekly series start)

06/19/10 – Gobluedds- Johan Tri-Fest- Olympic 07/04/10 - Tiesim - Bournemouth International Tri - Olympic
06/27/10-Dragonfly-Vermont Sun Series-Sprint
07/10/10 - Seren - Black Fly Tri – Olympic
07/10/10-Dragonfly-Mini Musselman-Sprint

07/10/10- Gobluedds- Anchor Bay Triathlon
07/11/10 - Kate - Trentham Tri - Sprint
07/18/10 - RBriggz - Mossman Tri - Sprint
07/18/10 - Clarkest - Coral Springs - Sprint
07/25/10 - KOM- SheROX - Sprint
08/01/10 - dmahr - Marlborough Tri - Sprint
08/05/10 - Alana - Run leg of team triathlon
08/07/10-Dragonfly-Olym
08/07/10 - Alana - Emmett tri  - Sprint distance
08/07/10 - Seren - Top of the Notch Offroad Tir - sprint

08/07/10 - Shioban- Iron Girl Tri- Sprint
08/22/10 - scogz1 - Timberman 70.3

08/22/10- Gobluedds- Blue Water Triathlon
09/05/10 - Tiesim - Padstow Tri – Olympic

09/11/10 – Gobluedds- Tawas Triathlon Festival Half Ironman
09/12/10 - Kate - First Monster - Duathlon Relay
09/18/10-Dragonfly-Olym--Team
10/03/10 - Kate - Kilomathon - 26.3k run
11/21/10 - Josh, KidIcarus - IMAZ

Nice, the more the merrier.

Congrats Shioban.  I am glad you were able to even do it with your injury.  The next one will be even better. 

Kind of slow around here, myself included.  It's been a crazy couple of weeks.  I think I have said this before, but the training and exercise and racing isn't the hardest part of this whole thing, it's finding the time in the day to do it.  I hope everyone is on the mend.  Knock on wood, I have been feeling pretty good.  I have missed some workouts, but I have definitely amped it up this month.  I had a great swim the other day.  I think I am going to skip RI70.3 and shoot for an Oly the day before.  Logistics and money are playing a factor.  Some of us have only 150 days until IMAZ.  I need to start focusing on that.  I hope everyone is doing well.