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Welcome!  Glad to have you here!

Pools are not as crystal clean as you may think they are... I am sure the guys from my old mentor group remember the story about the "floaties" in the pool at my gym and the reason I don't swim there anymore.  I prefer the lake to the pool any day.

Dallas is a GREAT town for a triathlete!  There are soooooo many races and tons of training partners!  I try to get down to Dallas to race when I can.  I was there for Playtri about a month ago.  Great race and had a blast!

Keep with the swimming!  You'd be amazed at how quickly you improve with more time in the water.  Just swim, swim, swim!

Mmmmm... baked potato.  Dammit.  I have to wait for 2 hours before lunch. 

Hi Dan!  Spy on us all you want! 

Does anyone have trouble with their hands falling asleep on the bike?  My right hand has been tingling for over a week now after about 30 mins.  It goes away after a while, but also comes back sometimes.

If you get a chance to inspire someone who can use some encouragement, drop by yubi's log.  She was in our first group with Robyn.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/index-weekly.asp?memberid=53974

She's in a tri the weekend after this.

If you are wearing gloves, then you are pinching a nerve that runs by your 'boys'.  If you're not wearing gloves, then get some gloves because you're applying tons of pressure to your hands.  I assume this is NOT in the aerobars, but when you ride on the "hoods" of your bike.

O' course you can join us!  If you have any questions regarding training, racing, nutrition, or just have a fun story to share, post it all here.  I will get you the answers to your questions if I can.  Dan (Marvarnett) is my teammate on Team Wicked Fast and he stops by on occasion.  He is a FANTASTIC source of information and advice.  So ask away!

How is everyone doing on their training?!?  Anyone have questions??  If some of my January mentor group wanted to post their success stories here that would be WAY cool... I'd love to read them!  You all have come so far in just a few months!

(I hope you guys aren't looking at my log... I have been down and out for a month, but I am hoping to be back to it soon.  There are some things here in La-La land that I need to take care of before I can get my training schedule back together.)

Good one!

Do you mean the notes that people put in the logs?  If so, just hit the "Inspire Me" link on someone's log and type away!

If you mean at the bottom of your posts, that's in your control panel.  Use the link that says "Control Panel" at the top left of your log (not the icon one beside the calendar).  Scroll down to the Signature box and put it in there, also be sure to select yes in the drop down box to use signature.

If it's during a race, then you sight (look for and use as a guide) the buoys.  If it's not during a race and just a lake you're swimming in, look for a physical location to guide off of.  Something like a house, huge tree, gap between trees.  Things like that.  It helps you keep a straight line and it one of the harder aspects of Open Water Swimming to Master.

Yup... and I am still not very good at this.