St Paul Tri Roll Call (Page 3)

Might. melt. Ugh.

Actually spontaneous combustion is more likely than melting. I have such an inefficient internal cooling system, that working out in anything over 75 is torturous for me....blech.

Sounds like the morning will be okay, temp-wise.  I don't like the heat either.

Even though I've had family living around Phalen my whole life, I know very little about the area or the lake.  Sorry.

I can be a total spaz on race morning and would almost surely forget to meet up.  However, if Kelly remembers I know I can find her.   I'll be wearing my full black tri-suit and have I shortish hair and probably in my Crocs until I get the wetsuit out.

Jeremy and I'll be there.  We're driving up in the morning, so who knows how spazzed out and hurried we'll be.  He's been sidelined with a shoulder injury for 2 weeks and isn't sure if he can swim.  He tried 100m this morning and it didn't go well.  Anyway, I'll keep an eye out for you guys. 

btw- those who don't know me, I'm shortish and wear a flowered tri top with brown shorts/ Promotion wetsuit with neon green/ silver Trek Equinox

Pattie

Hey Rowdypaint,

If you do not want to drive up that morning, go to priceline.... I put in a bid for 26.00 per night and ended up at the extended stay suites (2 star) in woodbury.  Stayed there before, nothing fancy, but clean, has a small kitchenette and is just east of the race. 

Good luck !!

ps...I will be wearing a Polar tri top.   

ok, i'll head to the little patio too before the race, try to talk to some people or another idea, if someone wants to mark their transition area (streamer, bright towel or something) before the race, then we can come over and talk/set up T1 by each other -- tell you what, i will put a bright orange swim cap over my aerobottle before the race starts, i will probably show up to the park around 6:30 or so.

oh, and i am down for pizza too!! 

After seeing Kelly for a minute and a quick dip in the lake, I bailed too.  That run was BRUTAL.  I am definitely not doing that race ever again.  I cannot believe I ended up 7 of 11 in my AG, I swear only 2 people finished behind me in the whole race!  Strange.  Anyway, that was a very hard day.  I felt like crap too.  Well, I still do.  I suspect the burn I earned contributed to how I felt.   

Congrats on the placement, Aaron!  That's awesome.  I'm so glad we met.

Nice to see you Kelly and Patti.  Nice to meet you too, Craig!  What a coincidence.

Nice to meet you Emily, I didn't think I'd meet my first BTer while we were actually running. Will have to hook up sometime for a run,bike or swim.  Interesting distances on the race but I enjoyed it. Hope everyone had some kind of fun out there.

Craig 

My computer said just a bit over 23 miles and I reset the computer as I was running out of transition and checked the distance before I left transition after packing up.  So it was pretty short. 

The run must have been short too, considering how much I walked and still ended up with a "normal" time for myself.  Although while I was "running" it, I would say it felt long.

Didn't want to be aero going down that hill not knowing where the next bump/pothole was.

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Read some of last year's race reports. 
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/directory/link-detail.asp?linkid=11512

My opinions are in my report.  IMO, the Waseca Tri (Aug 2) will be a much better option if you're free that weekend. 
http://winmultisports.com/waseca_tri.html

Hey Dave - Since you've read the reports, and are aware of the potential issues, then I guess there's no harm in encouraging you.    However, if you are concerned with actual distance you should know that this particular race is not *quite* Oly distance either.   Despite how it's advertised, the bike is short by about 2 miles and I am frankly skeptical of the run distance.

From what I hear, Turtleman is a superior race.  If you wish to challenge yourself with a longer distance, and can still register for that, I would recommend that one instead.