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MDHillSlug - 2010-04-30 11:23 AM I've got my first race on Sunday, the Bassman Aquabike (0.5mi swim/29mi bike) up in Tuckerton, NJ. I'm really excited. But I have those pre-race nerves than never seem to go away. I'm ready to kick butt on the bike! :D

Artemis - 2010-04-30 11:14 AM Judy, is your ankle doing any better today?  Hope so and you can go to your camp this weekend!

UNCI - 2010-04-30 9:30 PM

it's the knee and yes it's better.  i'm at the tri camp, today was the first day.  mostly seminars but we did do a short run.  i wore my knee brace and did fine.  i'm gonna ice it and put the brace back on and i think i'll be fine.  they know i have limitations and are being really good about that. 

judy

Artemis - 2010-04-30 11:15 AM Hope everyone has a great weekend!  Looks like the weather is going to be gorgeous in my area!

I'm not planning on training much, but I will be walking around all day Saturday and Sunday at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.  In my spare time, I do lots of knitting.  Also camping!  I think it's going to be fun. 

MDHillSlug - 2010-04-30 11:23 AM I've got my first race on Sunday, the Bassman Aquabike (0.5mi swim/29mi bike) up in Tuckerton, NJ. I'm really excited. But I have those pre-race nerves than never seem to go away. I'm ready to kick butt on the bike! :D

UNCI - 2010-04-30 9:35 PM



oh wow, too bad my daughter isn't here.  she spent a weekend at a sheep farm and got to buy some of their wool.  she would be sooo jealous.

judy 

UNCI - 2010-04-30 10:09 PM



do we ever get over the pre-race nerves?  i'm sure you'll do great and i can't wait to hear your race report.  GO GET 'EM!

judy

Artemis - 2010-04-30 10:29 PM I don't! This has been going on since high school. If anyone figures out the secret, please let me know!!

kalico123 - 2010-05-01 12:29 PM

Good luck on your race tomorrow Nicole!  I'm sure you WILL kick butt on that bike! 

I have my first sprint tri scheduled for tomorrow also... but not only do I have pre-race nerves... I am TOTALLY freaked by our rotten weather!!  It is a mix of snow and rain today and calling for the same tomorrow!!  (will be minus something with the windchill) And honestly.... I have never even trained in those conditions!  I just got my bike... so riding in rain... never even done it!  Let alone know how to begin to dress for this thing now!  So along with having be sick the past week.... I scared to death of tomorrow... not the way I wanted to go into my first tri .... but I guess I need to look at it as if I can do this one.... how much worse can any of the others be???
Anyone have any advise on how to dress for this??  I am thinking that riding it should be done fairly cautiously... so there will be no butt kicking done here..... I just want to get 'er done.... safely!!

MDHillSlug - 2010-05-01 5:39 PM
Consider your first tri to be a learning experience and take it easy in the rain, especially if you're not used to that. Take your time in T1 and put on tights and some long sleeve top(s); a head covering under the helmet would probably be prudent, too.

How much time have you done on this bike?

Good luck and enjoy the experience.

MDHillSlug - 2010-05-02 9:53 PM I'm waiting on the official results from today's Aquabike race. I forgot to start my watch so I have no idea what my swim or T1 time was. No panic at all on the swim, so that was good. T1 felt slow. I got my butt kicked on a totally flat bike route; wasn't expecting that. The route went through the pine forests of southern NJ, and all the pines picked this weekend to pollenate; the air was so thick with the stuff that we all ended the ride yellow. It was on your lips every time you licked them and it was wreaking havoc with my contact lenses; it's hard to bike your hardest when your eyes are tearing and feel like they are filled with grit.

They posted total-time results at the race and I was 5/5 for Aquabike women

MDHillSlug - 2010-05-02 9:53 PM I'm waiting on the official results from today's Aquabike race. I forgot to start my watch so I have no idea what my swim or T1 time was. No panic at all on the swim, so that was good. T1 felt slow. I got my butt kicked on a totally flat bike route; wasn't expecting that. The route went through the pine forests of southern NJ, and all the pines picked this weekend to pollenate; the air was so thick with the stuff that we all ended the ride yellow. It was on your lips every time you licked them and it was wreaking havoc with my contact lenses; it's hard to bike your hardest when your eyes are tearing and feel like they are filled with grit.

They posted total-time results at the race and I was 5/5 for Aquabike women

kalico123 - 2010-05-01 12:29 PM

Good luck on your race tomorrow Nicole!  I'm sure you WILL kick butt on that bike! 

I have my first sprint tri scheduled for tomorrow also... but not only do I have pre-race nerves... I am TOTALLY freaked by our rotten weather!!  It is a mix of snow and rain today and calling for the same tomorrow!!  (will be minus something with the windchill) And honestly.... I have never even trained in those conditions!  I just got my bike... so riding in rain... never even done it!  Let alone know how to begin to dress for this thing now!  So along with having be sick the past week.... I scared to death of tomorrow... not the way I wanted to go into my first tri .... but I guess I need to look at it as if I can do this one.... how much worse can any of the others be???
Anyone have any advise on how to dress for this??  I am thinking that riding it should be done fairly cautiously... so there will be no butt kicking done here..... I just want to get 'er done.... safely!!

morrisel - 2010-05-03 10:06 AM So I've been having issues with my leg again (left leg this time), and I've scheduled a DR appt for tomorrow. Really concerned about what is going on. Luckily (I think), it doesn't feel like a stress fracture, but more like I have tendonitis or something along those lines. Please keep your fingers crossed that this won't put me off training. I just started training for an OLY and that would be a huge set-back for me. *Sigh*

morrisel - 2010-05-03 9:06 AM So I've been having issues with my leg again (left leg this time), and I've scheduled a DR appt for tomorrow. Really concerned about what is going on. Luckily (I think), it doesn't feel like a stress fracture, but more like I have tendonitis or something along those lines. Please keep your fingers crossed that this won't put me off training. I just started training for an OLY and that would be a huge set-back for me. *Sigh*

morrisel - 2010-05-03 9:07 AM

How did your race go?! I hope you stayed warm!

MDHillSlug - 2010-05-02 8:53 PM I'm waiting on the official results from today's Aquabike race. I forgot to start my watch so I have no idea what my swim or T1 time was. No panic at all on the swim, so that was good. T1 felt slow. I got my butt kicked on a totally flat bike route; wasn't expecting that. The route went through the pine forests of southern NJ, and all the pines picked this weekend to pollenate; the air was so thick with the stuff that we all ended the ride yellow. It was on your lips every time you licked them and it was wreaking havoc with my contact lenses; it's hard to bike your hardest when your eyes are tearing and feel like they are filled with grit.

They posted total-time results at the race and I was 5/5 for Aquabike women

MDHillSlug - 2010-05-02 9:53 PM I'm waiting on the official results from today's Aquabike race. I forgot to start my watch so I have no idea what my swim or T1 time was. No panic at all on the swim, so that was good. T1 felt slow. I got my butt kicked on a totally flat bike route; wasn't expecting that. The route went through the pine forests of southern NJ, and all the pines picked this weekend to pollenate; the air was so thick with the stuff that we all ended the ride yellow. It was on your lips every time you licked them and it was wreaking havoc with my contact lenses; it's hard to bike your hardest when your eyes are tearing and feel like they are filled with grit.

They posted total-time results at the race and I was 5/5 for Aquabike women

morrisel - 2010-05-03 10:06 AM So I've been having issues with my leg again (left leg this time), and I've scheduled a DR appt for tomorrow. Really concerned about what is going on. Luckily (I think), it doesn't feel like a stress fracture, but more like I have tendonitis or something along those lines. Please keep your fingers crossed that this won't put me off training. I just started training for an OLY and that would be a huge set-back for me. *Sigh*

kalico123 - 2010-05-04 12:15 AM

The race went great - and yes... I managed to stay warm thanks to suggestions I took to heart!  My T1 and T2 were pretty pathetic as I took the time to dry off a bit and then put on tights and layers etc.... but it was sooooo worth it!  Then of course some of it had to come off before the run... so was pretty funny!  But I felt great, and learned a lot and am looking forward to doing another one! Wooohooo.... I see how people get addicted to this. (even if I was a complete mess the day before and even the morning of the race! )
I finished 41/69 people doing the sprint distance, 2/9 in my age group, and 10/30 in women overall.  So I'm pretty happy with that.