TriAya (Yanti) and lmscozz (Lynn), Manatee Mentors--FULL! (Page 3)

• 37 y.o
• live near DC
• used to swim competitively and did long distance touring rides (AIDS Rides)
• have since become sloth-like and grody
• 2 kids (6 yo boy, almost 4 yo girl)
• signed up for 2 sprint tri's this summer (The Celebration Tri in Columbia MD and The Iron Girl in Syracus) and a WEE bit concerned about being under prepared
• My husband used to be a bike mechanic in a tri shop.
• I like pina coladas and taking walks in the rain (okay, the first part was a lie... can't drink rum)

Test to see if my reply is posted...having problems with postings and vanishing.

Wow, very chatty already!  Good to meet you all, and looking forward to hanging with you in the coming months.

My name is Dineen, and I am a reformed couch potato.  In all seriousness, for 37 years, I did nothing athletic, because I was under the false impression that I just wasn't meant to be athletic.  But, about six months ago, I got really tired of being fat and tired, and finally got myself in gear.  In part, it was due to the influence of some terrific college friends, who also got sick and tired of being fat and tired and took up triathlons the year before.  We vowed to all do one together this year. 


I started couch to 5K, and wow, it actually worked!  I am forever indebted to that program.  I ran my first 5K in November (and have run a few more since).  I joined BT and started tracking my workouts here soon thereafter.  I took swim lessons, I bought a bike, and here I am.  I am running a 15K this weekend (yipes!) and my very first Tri is on Mothers' Day (along with my two girlfriends from college). 

Oh, and I am slow.  Painfully slow.  Like I laugh when other people say they are slow because their pace is often 2-3 minutes per mile faster than I am.  Like I have to really pay attention to race cut off times to be sure I can make them.  But hey, I am out there doing it!

Someone mentioned bra sizes and boobies?  I hadn't noticed   I have often heard of the revered melon press.  Glad to finally be a part of it!

I do have a question about bike shoes but I would hate to turn this into a tri thread

blackledge - 2010-04-08 2:34 PM Tri is short for a "tribal tattoo" silly.  Should I get one?

Well I just started using Look Keo Classic pedals and have only ridden a few times with them.  I love them so far!
I am actually borrowing a friends pair of shoes currently (since he bought a new pair and there is nothing wrong with his and we are the same size). They feel great.  But they are typical road bike shoes as in the come with 2 velcro straps and a buckle. 

Would it be better for me to buy triathlon bike shoes instead? I wasn't sure how much time I would waste in transition buckling and unbuckling.  I have not tried leaving them on the pedals yet and putting feet in once I am already riding.  I figured that would be hard enough as is and even harder with a buckle!

Thanks ladies!

I have roadie shoes with 2 velcros and a buckle.  Being use to them, they only take seconds to get on.  If you are looking to place/win within your AG and those few seconds could change an outcome...go for the tri shoes.  Otherwise, comfort in a bike shoe is a huge success, so I'd offer him some $ and keep them

Ahh clipless pedals.  Thought I had mastered them.  NOPE!  Just Tuesday I rolled up to a busy intersection and unclipped the left foot and leaned to the right.   It was time, it had been a few years since I did it.  I was oogling the 140.6 sticker on the back of the SUV beside me and dreaming of the day I could have one of my own.  Hit the pavement right there...in front of a friggin IRONMAN.  Fail