Spirit of Racine Sprint Triathlon (Page 4)

Yay!  Lemme know!  I'm bringing JasonBohn down, too...

8 days and a wake up peeps.  And then it is ON!!!!

Can you tell I'm getting just a wee bit excited?

ETA: Just checked the water temps and now it is in the low 60's.  COME ON WARMER WATER! 

I heard it was 60-It's going to be pretty warm, or so they say, so COME ON WATER!!

Crowny-are you heading down to the lake today???

You are awesome.  Well done!

So 7 days an a wake up.

I was supposed to go downtown last night and get some OWS practice at Ohio Street Beach.  But with the beautiful lightening there wasn't a snowballs chance in Hades that I was going to swim.  And I won't have another opportunity till next Friday.  Soooooo..... Guess I will be putting in a swim Friday in Racine to get used to the waves and water. 

Sigh.

aidana - 2008-07-11 9:44 AM

crowny2 - 2008-07-11 8:25 AM

So 7 days an a wake up.

I was supposed to go downtown last night and get some OWS practice at Ohio Street Beach.  But with the beautiful lightening there wasn't a snowballs chance in Hades that I was going to swim.  And I won't have another opportunity till next Friday.  Soooooo..... Guess I will be putting in a swim Friday in Racine to get used to the waves and water. 

Sigh.

Let us know when you can make it through on Friday....I'm sure we can round a group up.

You bet.  Probably won't be till later in the afternoon (taking the day off from work anyway).  I'll drop a line here next week when I have a better idea. 

Anyone needing a meeting point ,parking spot ,place to rest while your friends or family members race, or just want a place to hang out on Saturday or Sunday I’m opening our house up for use. We have the “essentials” to offer, refrigerator (and anything you can find edible or drinkable inside), coolers, bathrooms, lawn space, secure garage, kiddie pool, chairs, it ‘s up to you if any of these things will make the day easier.

We are located at 508 Romayne Ave, Racine, WI 53402

Home phone 262-639-2198

Cell phone 414-975-7676 or 262664-1798 (wife’s phone-paula)

Walking time (with stroller) down to the transition area/finish line is 18 minutes (seems like 5minutes)

I’m doing the sprint on Saturday and then departing for the Alpine Jimmy Buffett concert around 2:00. So access on Saturday to the house will not be all day.

On Sunday I will be up bright and early to looking forward to cheering everyone on. Someone will be at the house all day .   

Weds at 6:00 works for me, I'm going to throw in a few beach to tran run so I have an idea of what to expect. 

I saw somone from the other group is going to try to get into the water each day this week, which sounds like a good idea

I just found this e-mail I sent to friend about a year ago , it's funny now to read it. I would have made it about 50 feet. I have no idea what I was thinking and I was not impaired when typing the e-mail.

Just wanted to bounce something off you. There is a sprint triathlon (750 meter swim, 12 mile bike, 3 mile run) on Saturday in Racine and I’m thinking, why not do it? Obviously not training for it is not a good idea, but I don’t see anything other than the swim that scares me. What do you think?

Besides not owning specialized equipment I can’t see a reason not to give it a try for and giggles.

I have been working out every week at the Y so it’s not totally crazy.

Considering how bad the water was last year, that would have been gruesome.  I'm assuming you didn't do it.

Anybody now if these are legal for the event.

No more "Ice Cream" headaches. Classic "cap" design provides warmth without restricting movement. The adjustable chin strap keeps the cap on after repeated punishment. Made of 2.5mm slickskin, the seams are flat seamed, and a flexible visor keeps irritating drips out of your face.

or the other kind without the visor front , I've seen some from desoto

(neoprene cap.jpg)

RTP - save some spots for the mrs and what is starting to look like the little one as well!!!! 

thanks Steve

Reality is setting in , when I did the spint run course the HFP Racing trucks were there gettign ready to get things set up. 

I came out of water dizzy and I had earplugs in, so I'd rather try to keep my bald head a little warmer if possible. It wasn't as cold as some other swims, but it was pretty effing cold.

I also checked on the water link on page two of this thread and it showed that yesterday was about 58.  I can handle that.  It is when it starts to dip below the 55 mark that I start to get a bit worried.  Hoping the temp continues to move upward.

Oh, and how were the waves?  That is really what got me last year and I have had zero practice this year in wave swimming.