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Redknight - 2008-07-30 11:35 AM Tracy. Under no circumstances should you stop posting threads off topic. They spice up the thread and as triathletes we need the spice I'm sure we all enjoy the side bars even though I have never done one.

I second this!

Race Report done, they finally posted the splits.

Lol, got 2nd place purely by being faster in transition, gained 72 seconds on the guy in 3rd in transition and we finished 9 seconds apart.

My wife who rode by about 5 mins behind me said the lady was still cussing, and my wife sped up just a bit because the lady was making her nervous.

Redknight - 2008-07-31 9:07 AM

dalessit - 2008-07-31 9:00 AM

Race Report done, they finally posted the splits.

Lol, got 2nd place purely by being faster in transition, gained 72 seconds on the guy in 3rd in transition and we finished 9 seconds apart.

That's funny Tony. I guess it pays to be able to get your clothes off and on quickly. (Tracy I am beginning to know your mind... any off colour comments!! )

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Right back at ya!! I race in the buff so I don't have this problem so ha! Shows you what you know! - just don't ask where I pin my race number!

tahrens - 2008-07-31 10:44 AM

Redknight - 2008-07-31 9:07 AM

dalessit - 2008-07-31 9:00 AM

Race Report done, they finally posted the splits.

Lol, got 2nd place purely by being faster in transition, gained 72 seconds on the guy in 3rd in transition and we finished 9 seconds apart.

That's funny Tony. I guess it pays to be able to get your clothes off and on quickly. (Tracy I am beginning to know your mind... any off colour comments!! )

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Right back at ya!! I race in the buff so I don't have this problem so ha! Shows you what you know! - just don't ask where I pin my race number!

Or what kind of seat you use...

Dale nice work....

Tracy, you and your vibrating seat need to keep that to yourself...

Didn't I read the bike-discus was going to be a non-medal, trial event at the 2012 redneck games?  Maybe the cursing is part of the score for style points.

I didn't start this one!  I was trying to be a good girl and congratulate my friend and his wife on their excellent races.  But that's alright. I can take it (insert Steve's boxing kitty photo)

How about a little training talk?  I timed my 100yd swim at lunch and it was 12seconds faster than at my last pool race!  How ya like them apples?

Great job, It is always nice getting faster.  I am looking forward to getting back on my plan next week, basically tapering for 2 weeks with the 2 sprints.

I love my chiropractor. He has done great things to assist with my training.  He also recommended an Iodine suppliment, Iodoral. Spending long hours in the pool allows larger than average amounts of bromide/bromine and chlorine to be absorbed into the body (obviously).  Bromide is also found supplimented in our breads.  Floride competes with iodine binding as well.  These two molecules out compete the iodine binding in your body and therefore you do not absorb the iodine amounts you normally would and should.  Reduced levels of iodine are linked with fatigue, mental clarity, infertility, and breast and prostate cancer in severe cases.  (sorry, this is the biologist coming out in me)  So I have started taking my iodine and I will let you guys know how it goes.  Just some food for thought. 

As with any suppliment, I recommend doing your homework prior to taking it.  (there, now I won't be sued )

Nice improvement!! 

Does swimming 20sec/100 faster seem like a big difference for OWS vs Pool?  Do you think wearing a wetsuit and not having to reverse directions so often could make that much impact or am I giving myself too much credit on the distance.  I try to note landmarks while swimming and use the route manager accordingly. 

How does one know if they are deficient in the iodine department? I was tired and lacked mental clarity before I started swimming in the pool - though I'm obviously not infertile.

I did a base-line test.  Basically, if your body is saturated with iodine, it will excrete the excess.  Just like with vitamin C, you pee out the extra.  You collect urine first thing in the morning in which they measure the amount of iodine present vs some pre-determined amount that "should be there" if your body is saturated.  Then I took a large amt of iodine and collect the urine for 24 hours.  The amount excreted in that time was measured and compared.  They told me I should excrete over 90% of the amount I consumed, and I excreted 44%.  This was done with a kit I bought  from my doctor and sent my samples in to a lab for the test results.  If you are interested, I can give you the name of the book my doctor gave me that explained all this.  It is written by an MD who specializes in iodine research and its connection to cancer.  Very easy read, it took me 2 afternoons. 

that is the scientific way of going about it.  The alternative method is to buy a bottle, start taking one a day for two weeks, then 2/day for 2 weeks, then 3/day etc,  until you find the balance of feeling good and over stimulated.  Personally, I went with the slightly more regulated approach.

ouch that's quite a drive to have to do after a tri.

#4 coming up on Sunday for me.  first OWS, and the bike/run course is supposed to be extremely hilly, should be interesting.