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So I know there are tri checklists out there, and I am going to create one for my first tri on the BT site, but wanted to see if anyone had anything they'd like to add to my list.  Something that you have found useful to have. 

I did see that there are race number belts, I am definitely going to get one of those.

I'm a type A personality and making lists is one of my hobbies  so I figured that my first tri is in thirteen days I better start preparing my lists.

Thanks!

I ignored them know I had a second loop. So this guy about 22 comes up along me about an eighth of a mile after the transition and says hey aren't the Sprint participants supposed to transition now. I said yes but I'm not a Sprint participant. The look on his face was both awful and funny at the same time.

Haha!  Did he keep up with you?  Was he also an Olympic racer?  Gosh, I can't stop laughing!

~Roland

Everlong - way to go, it sounds like you adapted well to the race conditions.  Thanks for sharing your advice with us.

Jen - where do you plan to get the race belt?

I've been doing the OWS daily, 1/4mile or more non-stop.  I know I can do this now, but am continuing to work, work, work on the swim.  I found a road that is continuous hills for my bike.  I am doing this again today.  I go 14 miles.  It's great fun going down the hill and a real good workout going up.  But my legs feel great the next day so I feel like I am ready for the bike part of my race and will not burn out my legs.  The hills here are challenging me since I usually run a flatter route at home.  I know this will only make me stronger in the end, but gee I wish I could go faster.  I ran 4 miles right after my swim last night and it was hard but not undoable. Feel like I am ready to get to the race.

Have a great week!

Linda

Here's another thing that gets me. I'm not a real small person. I've lost 70 pounds in the last 5 years, but I'm still a good size woman --size 14 or so. Still working on losing, but slowly at this point. I tell people that I've done sprint triathlons and 10K's and they look at me and say "Wow! Could you run the whole thing?" I just wanna say "Yeah, my fat *ss can beat yours too!" but I don't. This happened to me several times before and again yesterday. If someone skinny came along and said the same thing, they wouldn't say that I know. It's just rude and I am tired of it!

Everlong - way to go, it sounds like you adapted well to the race conditions.  Thanks for sharing your advice with us.

Jen - where do you plan to get the race belt?

I've been doing the OWS daily, 1/4mile or more non-stop.  I know I can do this now, but am continuing to work, work, work on the swim.  I found a road that is continuous hills for my bike.  I am doing this again today.  I go 14 miles.  It's great fun going down the hill and a real good workout going up.  But my legs feel great the next day so I feel like I am ready for the bike part of my race and will not burn out my legs.  The hills here are challenging me since I usually run a flatter route at home.  I know this will only make me stronger in the end, but gee I wish I could go faster.  I ran 4 miles right after my swim last night and it was hard but not undoable. Feel like I am ready to get to the race.

Have a great week!

Linda

Okay here is a couple of questions for everyone.

1) What made you decide to do a triathlon?

2) What is your athletic background, if any? Marathon runner? cyclist? checkers champion??

Great job on the swimming! It seems(at least to me) that you see the slowest improvement in swimming. I thought I was doing so good until this morning when some guy blew by me and didn't even look like he was trying...

So I know there are tri checklists out there, and I am going to create one for my first tri on the BT site, but wanted to see if anyone had anything they'd like to add to my list.  Something that you have found useful to have. 

I did see that there are race number belts, I am definitely going to get one of those.

I'm a type A personality and making lists is one of my hobbies  so I figured that my first tri is in thirteen days I better start preparing my lists.

Thanks!

Everlong - way to go, it sounds like you adapted well to the race conditions.  Thanks for sharing your advice with us.

Jen - where do you plan to get the race belt?

I've been doing the OWS daily, 1/4mile or more non-stop.  I know I can do this now, but am continuing to work, work, work on the swim.  I found a road that is continuous hills for my bike.  I am doing this again today.  I go 14 miles.  It's great fun going down the hill and a real good workout going up.  But my legs feel great the next day so I feel like I am ready for the bike part of my race and will not burn out my legs.  The hills here are challenging me since I usually run a flatter route at home.  I know this will only make me stronger in the end, but gee I wish I could go faster.  I ran 4 miles right after my swim last night and it was hard but not undoable. Feel like I am ready to get to the race.

Have a great week!

Linda

Well, my summer began and so did a stomach flu! All I could do yesterday was 20 mins on the bike and some weights. Couldn't do anything Monday. I am getting ready to go for a run soon and see how it goes. It stinks being sick! I haven't been ill in over a year!

Here's another thing that gets me. I'm not a real small person. I've lost 70 pounds in the last 5 years, but I'm still a good size woman --size 14 or so. Still working on losing, but slowly at this point. I tell people that I've done sprint triathlons and 10K's and they look at me and say "Wow! Could you run the whole thing?" I just wanna say "Yeah, my fat *ss can beat yours too!" but I don't. This happened to me several times before and again yesterday. If someone skinny came along and said the same thing, they wouldn't say that I know. It's just rude and I am tired of it!

Linda, I got it onlie at Amazon.com.  I was going to go out to Gear West in Long Lake but I decided I didn't want to rely on having to drive out there to get it.  You're doing great with your training. 

I had a really hard weekend with working out so yesterday was just weights and today is a complete rest day and I'm having a hard time with it - I'm more just pissed off that I'm taking today off and feeling discouraged.  But I know it's good to have a day of rest, I think I am just starting to get a bit worked up since my first tri is in less than two weeks.

I hope you feel better. Summer colds are worse than winter colds IMO.

Great job on the weight loss and you're smart to lose it slowly. It stays off when you do it that way and you don't burn out on the starvation diets.

As far as people saying rude stuff I think you have to look at it as controlling the things in your life that you can control. And you are doing that. You're active and enjoying life. You cannot control people's stupid comments or their predetermined opinions based upon first impressions.

I would have fun with it and the next time say would you like to race? And while they stutter follow it up with how much of a head start would you require to make it fair? You can say it in a jovial and yet ball busting tone where they would get the message without being totally pissed off or offended.

This way you're not holding it in and letting resentment build. Negative emotions will effect your training and every other aspect of your life. Don't let others control who you are or let their negative outlook influence you.

/two cents

Great job on the swimming! It seems(at least to me) that you see the slowest improvement in swimming. I thought I was doing so good until this morning when some guy blew by me and didn't even look like he was trying...

Doesn't take long to fix a bike. What was wrong with it again?

I hope you feel better. Summer colds are worse than winter colds IMO.

Great job on the weight loss and you're smart to lose it slowly. It stays off when you do it that way and you don't burn out on the starvation diets.

As far as people saying rude stuff I think you have to look at it as controlling the things in your life that you can control. And you are doing that. You're active and enjoying life. You cannot control people's stupid comments or their predetermined opinions based upon first impressions.

I would have fun with it and the next time say would you like to race? And while they stutter follow it up with how much of a head start would you require to make it fair? You can say it in a jovial and yet ball busting tone where they would get the message without being totally pissed off or offended.

This way you're not holding it in and letting resentment build. Negative emotions will effect your training and every other aspect of your life. Don't let others control who you are or let their negative outlook influence you.

/two cents