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tahrens - 2008-07-23 1:05 PM I think I will set up the trainer and pretend I am climbing Alp de D'Huez with the boys tonight.  Or maybe I'll grab a beer and be a Podium Girl instead.   

You can do both if you get to the top first

I want to see PICTURES OF THAT! 

On a funny note... I have a zit on the inside of my nose..... MAN DOES IT HURT!  Don't you hate those?!

it's a conspiracy to block all of your airways.  First your throat swells shut, now it's attack of the acne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bragging time for me, I just ran a 5K with 10:20 min/miles!  That is really fast for me. A few weeks ago I was doing the same route with 12+min/miles and walking the big hill in the middle!  I'M A STUD (he he he )

Hey don't knock the "blockage" it hurts really bad!  Congrats to you even though you are an !  That is awesome!

well, maybe if you would take a shower once in a while....................... JJ   If you want to talk about pain, try razor burn on the bikini line during a run.  Was that TMI?  Sorry!

I had an awesome OWS after work tonight.  I love swimming in the lake and not having to reverse directions every 20 yds.  My times are faster, I feel like I get a better workout and....... no chlorine.  Winter is going to suck!

Dude...Remember there are several triathlete's in this world that shave there legs... I know what you are talking about (sadly enough).... Speaking of ladies... What happen to the rest of the women in our group!!

Hagerstown Sprint Tri on Sunday for me + Wife's family reunion (yay....).

300M Swim, 11.5Mi Ride, 3.1Mi Run for the tri, I plan on seeing how fast I can go with this one.

The tri I have the following weekend I decided I am just going to take it easy and make it a point to work on my weaknesses instead of just trying to go fast.

It will also be my first OWS, thanks all for your tips.  I finally figured out not to try to go from my head looking right at the bottom of the pool to sticking out of the water to sight.  On my 6th stroke I look up but under water, then take my head out on the stroke to sight.

Not sure if that makes any sense but it seemed to require almost no energy and not much stroke interruption or body sinking to do it this way.

Body Glide?

OKAY, YOU HAVE BIKINI LINE RAZOR BURN?!?!?!?  TALK ABOUT TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!  I agree, what happened to the other women? This seems to happen to me a lot. Am I an intimidating female? boo hoo hoo

I have used Body Glide, it helps when you remember to use it! 

It is a lot of fun and quite an adrenaline rush - I think the OWS could be the most addicting part of triathlon. As a veteran (see title under avatar for reference) of one race w/ OWS I'd say the most important thing is to just stay calm in the water and remember

1. That you've trained and are prepared

2. that your wetsuit floats 

3. That fat guy you saw on the beach and thought "no way", yeah - he's swimming too, and if he can do it so can you. (Ok, that last one was just my way of telling myself to HTFU and swim).

The swim will be over before you know it.

No one said anything about "RUNNING THE IRONMAN!"  I just plan on surviving the Ironman!  Finishing is the key!  I am actually really looking forward to it being over.

I always start to feel this way around this time!  Maybe it's the pressure, but I am ready to get back out and start hiking, and other things, but then I always sign myself up for something again!  I think a year in between is nice!

I have so many comments I am dying to say, but I'll be good and supportive.  I hope I can hold them all in and not.....................pop like a zit!!!! (sorry, but this is just way too much fun!)

If it makes you feel any better, I think I need new running shoes. The last two times I've been out, I have pain running from my pinkie toe to the arch on the bottom of my left foot.  Let's be miserable together.

Bring it on sister... I am not afraid... We are all family!

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In honor of being a girl, I have made my bike pretty too.  Everyone, meet my Nimbus 2000! Bonus Points if you get the reference of her name.  (I know she is not as sexy as your traditional time trial bike, but she serves me very well)

By the way, I uploaded the picture proofs from my last race back on my race report.  Sadly, there is no seaweed monster, but the photos are not too bad. In one of them I actually look like I am doing a pretty good running imitation.

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Yeah but you are looking for seaweed right here... Aren't you!?

Great pictures!  You even look like a triathlete!  Way to go!!!

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One piece's are great as long as you don't have to worry about the bathroom visits... It is kind of a pain to go to the restroom...  There are plenty of good 2 piece tri suits out there!  I think it looks fine.  White is the best color for heat, but I understand....

 The key is to look good out there!  My moto.... If you can't race good at least look good!

I raced in a sleevless NF tech shirt because I'm not a fan of the one piece and didn't want to risk a DQ if I wore one of those short tri tops - I'm sure they would've thought I had a pizza dough floatie around my mid-section (ironically, that's probably how I got it).  This is the only pic I have available online - I know none of this really helps you much, but I have to keep the post count close.