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Hey everyone !

Well we got back from NC on Tuesday and wow is it ever humid there !  I will take Idaho over that even with the cold snowy weather lol. You all have been very, very busy posting it will take me a while to catch  up on the reading.  I signed up for another Triathlon on Sept 6th in Bear Lake Ut. My training has gone down hill with the busy summer so I have to get back to it .  Not sure if I will race in August or not because my oldest daughter is going into pre-term labor right now I will be making a trip to Texas to help her out after the little guy is born . She is on bed rest so we are hoping for her to hold out another week, that will  put him at about 4 pnds when he is born (about 6 wks early). I have to tell ya grandkids are the best reason for surviving the teenage years of  your own children we had the best time with our little grandson on vacation.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend or start to it. Good luck to anyone racing this weekend !

Caius - You 'da man!  I'm eating all of this technical tire info up!

I went out from the office one day and my truck was gone.  Someone stole it!  A week later, I was about to order a  new Nissan 4-door truck from my brother-in-law who works at a Nissan plant, at his discount, and the police called and said the found it.  Dadgummit!  I had to pay $75 to get out out of the impound lot!  When it was stolen from me!   Talk about feeling violated!  We disinfected the inside of the truck for like a day!  I feel for you Tracey!

You go, Kristina!

Having aerobars installed on my bike and should pick it up from the bike shop tomorrow!

Two hours of tennis tonite after swimming before work this morning.  I'm tired....

The dreaded double post.

Yesterday was our Family triathlon.  There's only one tri for kids left this year and it is way too long for our kids, so I made one up.  I took the kids to the local pool.  Graham, my 8 year old, swam 6 - 25m lengths.  Breanna, my 6 year old, swam 4 lengths.  It wasn't Michael Phelps swimming but hey they did it!  With that kind of distance, they actually could do a real tri next year.

Then we came back home.  For the cycle, they cycled as long as they could, which isn't very long.   They gave their all, though.

For the run, they ran like kids run:  all out!  Graham did a couple of laps around the block, probably about 600 metres; Breanna did about 1 1/2 laps.  I think she is actually a faster runner than her brother, but just doesn't have the same stamina.

Then I gave them medals from the dollar store.  They were thrilled!  A fun day for all of us!

Very cool race report!

That is so cool you overcame dropping the water bottle.  I read somewhere, maybe here on BT, that when in a race or on race day, remember that nothing ever goes perfect at the office every day (or at school, or at home).  Things will happen, especially in a race with 20 to several thousand competitors!

Way to go!

Aerobar shots.  I can tell I can get more torque.  I really can tell a great difference with them!

Good race report Tim, you did a great job. I have never been able to master getting my water bottle out taking a drink and putting it back without dropping it anytime I ride lol. I think next time I will wear a camel back instead.

Tracy you kids only tri sounds like a great idea, what a good way to get the kids intrested in sports  !

I finally took the time do take a bike ride tonight, I am feeling the effects not training for soo long...my legs are sore and I didn't go very far!

Looks like I will be heading to Texas next week to help out my daughter..no baby yet but we expect him any time now...ya know you worry your kids when they are babies , then you worry when they are having their own babies....never ends

Hope everyone is having a good start to their week !

Tim, great race report!  Yeah, something always goes wrong doesn't it.  My lake swim - I'm still a bit stressed over it!  It was only 375m and it took me 10+ min.!  Also, I'll pass on something about BT that I didn't initially know:  you can add your races in to the database.  Basically you search for your race and if you don't find it, you can then add it. 

Terry - I have the same aerobars!

I'm a little nervous/excited for my tri on Sunday.

Have a great week everyone! 

I have a love/hate relationship with my aerobottle. I love the idea of it but I completley hate all the splashing around and the rattling drives me nuts (I love a quiet bike).

For the splashing I tried a couple of solutions including a different meshy thing, and eventually switched ofer to a make shift cap. See here for an example - http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=1334411;search_string=aerodrink%20cap;guest=20431967&t=search_engine 

I does a good job of keeping things in but when you go over a decent bump, BAM it all pops off and liquid splashes everywhere. It's annoying.

And so, I never use it any more...

Anyone want to buy a Pofile Design AeroDrink bottle?

Tracy, are your aerobars adjustable? That is, can you move them back? You seem very stretched out in this photo. BTW, where's your helmet?

I think you're talking about the Speedfil system.

More info and some comments here - http://forum.slowtwitch.com/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/speedfil_P1858469/

Honest - I have a helmet on in that photo.  The photo itself seems awfully stretched out.  Will have to check about the aerobars.

ETA - in your version of that photo, I seem to get more stretched out every time I look at it...

Okay, did you change photos on me? I swear the original one that I posted was a full side shot and you weren't wearing a helmet. You were completely stretched out in the photo but did have a lovely smile

In this photo, you've got a helmet (good) and don't look stretched out. Your arm position looks relatively good. In this photo, and it's hard to tell 'cause it's from a quarter angle as opposed to a side shot, your thigh to stomach angle seems to be quite steep. It could just be the angle of the photo though. How's your breathing on the bike. Do you feel cramped? Do you feel like you can get enough air?