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LOVE IT!!!  I want to hug Mutti.  And Yanti.  You two are so adorable!

I love paul weller. Been to see The Jam and...............Wham

So Jonathan, I noticed in your race report that you said that you drank only 20 ounces of water during 3+ hours of biking.  I have a few questions for you about that.  I'm just concerned because once you get behind in fluids (and nutrition in general), you can't really catch up.  Also, you were washing down those 5 gels with a few mouthfuls of water, right?

Do you drink plain water or something else?  Have you tried something like Nuun to give the water some flavor and maybe encourage you to drink more?

Have you always had problems drinking on the bike?  In other words, do you feel that this is a SpeedFill-related issue?

Final question, what's next?

Yes I have had problems drinking on the bike. I am not sure why I don't drink enough. I currently use a speedfill hyrdation system on my Tri bike with a hose that comes up the tri bars. I'm not sure if I'm just not taking a big enough gulp or not taking enough gulps. I set my watch timer to make sure I'm taking in fluids every 15 minutes but that still didn't help.

It's kind of crazy because during a regular day I probably drink more than most peole (usually about 16 ounces of water every 1.5 hours) but yet on the bike when I need it I don't take near enough. It's something that I really need to work on

I think only taking in 20 ounces on the bike really hurt me on the run staying cool. Had I taken in more water I would probably not had to walk jog the last couple of miles. Either way it was a huge learning experience and I enjoyed every single second of it.

As far as what's next I'm so so pumped up and excited right now that I can't stop smiling. I loved that 70.3 so much that I'm ready to do one this afternoon if I could. I have a olympic scheduled for the end of May but I really want to find another 70.3 to do this summer. My ulimate goal is 140.6 next May so I'd like to get in at least 2 more 70.3 before then.

Edit: I find that it's harder to drink through the speedfill hose than it is a water bottle and maybe this is the problem. I posted a few weeks ago about being out of breath when I drink and this is defiantly an issue. Maybe I don't have it installed right

Have you always had problems with hydration on the bike?  Have you used something other than the Speedfill?  Have you tried something like Nuun to flavor the water and perhaps encourage you to drink more?

While we are outing you... I loaded Dice with Buddies and requested you and you denied it! humph!

jobaxas - 2013-04-11 2:59 PM

rrrunner - 2013-04-12 8:51 AM

jobaxas - 2013-04-11 2:41 PM Melanie you should have outed me on here. I unfriend es our Melanie on FB inadvertently. Public apology feel very bad x

While we are outing you... I loaded Dice with Buddies and requested you and you denied it! humph!

Challenge accepted! I just rematches you and rolled five threes

I'll have to put it back on. Nobody was playing so I deleted it...

Yes always. I use just regular water bottles on my road bike. I've tried using Heed to flavor the water but that's not the problem. I love water. The problem is I think I'm drinking more than I am and I'm afraid of having to find a bathroom

No problem, Jo, and public outings just aren't my style.   Public and private apologies accepted!

This is a store we went in to the last time we were in Moab. They have all kinds of tri art/jewelry/ornaments as well as stuff for each of the individual disciplines. Earth Studio Moab

 ETA: apparently they are moving to THIS SITE

This is the spare tire of my Jeep.

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LIKE!!!!

OK, TW and I took a couple of days off from work. Today we went to Tree-Umph. It was awesome, a ropes course/zipline through the trees. What a blast!

Janyne, had I of known how much fun it was, I would have suggested it to you instead of Busch Gardens while you were here. It is right down the road from  the Gator Half. 

And yes, there were pics taken.

I'm planning out races for this year, so I may have a 5150 on there before the end of the year. If I ever go further then that, you know the stickers will be on there. I may never get a tattoo, but I sure will put stickers on my spare tire cover.

That looks FUN! DH mentioned the other day that there is a new zip-line place in Silverton, CO. Might have to check that out!

That's pretty awesome!  What's a 5150?