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wandering1 - 2010-05-10 7:22 AM Hi team,
Renae here...aka Wandering1.
I was wondering if anyone had recomendations on what to wear during a triathlon.  Been doing research online and must admit to ignorance.  These tri clothes, do you swim, run and bike in the shorts and tops? 

jmata - 2010-05-12 2:45 AM Hey guys!
Sorry I've been absent all this time. I'm tweaking my nutrition plan and playing a little with my training programming.
The reason being that I'm training gymnastics 6-8 hrs per week and I don't really want to change that. But at the same time juggling 4 sports is really difficult, and my body requires more rest.
Anyways, I'll be logging my workouts this week.
And welcome wandering1.

Take care guys. 

rdaza - 2010-05-14 10:01 AM Ok, so yesterday decided to get my road bike a brand new pair of aerobars! Got the Profile Design airstryke (link:http://www.profile-design.com/profile-design/products/aerobars/aluminum-aerobars/airstryke.html )
Now, need tips in getting used to them! tomorrow I have a scheduled brick workout, would appreciate any tips before taking them out for a ride! I also had to take off my Garmin watch mount in order to fit the aerobars, any ideas in how to mount computes onto the aerobars?, these are perpendicular to the handlebar i need something parallel to it in order to use the mount!

Hope to hear something tonight! tomorrow I'll post some feedback!

Raul 

wandering1 - 2010-05-19 6:35 PM Hi everyone,
I'm having a ball with the Tri training and thought I'd share a little humor.  Last evening I went with Tracy (who isn't a member of the group but training with myself and Shannon for our tri's) to swim laps at the pool.  We were waiting for a lane to open and the lifeguard hollers that one just opened up in the warm water pool.  We pick up our towels and ran for it, rounding the corner and nearly take out an elderly woman with a cane.  The lifeguard tells us it's the geriatric pool.  A pool is a pool so we swim.  Within a few minutes most of the elderly people are standing next to the lane and watching.  After a few more laps I see thru my goggles the bottom half of a torso in my lane.  I hit the wall and come up for air right into the face of this elderly gentleman who gives me a big smile.  Another lap and on the return, even more legs, then more legs.  Pretty soon these gentlemen were lining the inside of our lane and we has to swim thru them to hit the wall.  They were very polite and made it a point to look me in the face whenever I surfaced.  One by one they left. 
Then today, I rode with clips for the first time.  Had a little trouble getting clipped in with the right foot (left handed) but if I keep peddling it seems to eventually click in.  We stop a a crossroad and decide to turn around.  My right foot is unclipped and on the ground and I went to put my left foot down and forgot I was clipped in...it was to late...all I could think about on the way down was please, God, don't let my pants rip cause I'm not wearing underwear.  Eventually the left foot became unclipped.  My mirror was shattered, but that's so much cheaper than an arm or leg.  Tracy's eyes and mouth were three big circles.  "I thought it would be me that went over first" then she broke out in giggles until she saw the blood.  Being the good nurse that she is, she whips out a box of band-aids, squirts my cut thumb with her water bottle then slaps one on.  I nearly fell over again.  She has band-aids that are color coordinated with her bike and gear!  After much laughter we rode back to Loveland and had dinner.  She wanted BBQ but I wanted burgers.  We got burgers in case I have a concussion that way I get to choose what kind of cookies get tossed up.
So, tomorrow is a day off, see what my hand and wrist is going to do, and if all is well, it's back to workout on Friday.
Hope everyone is having a good time.
Renae

wandering1 - 2010-05-20 8:49 PM Yep, swimming in the wee hours of the morning!!!  Just think how good you'll get trying to get away from the dirty old men.  If I get called in for a heart I'll send a text though Anita and Shannon are both going to be there. 

Hey James, speaking of swimming, do you switch off between strokes, do freestyle as much as possible, any suggestions?  I have done tons of swimming in pools, lakes and oceans but never for competition.  Someone said to stay in the back of the pack because up in front the water gets very churny (is that a word?) with everyone first starting out. 
Right now I don't think any of us cath lab girls, aka 'we fix broken hearts',  (yes, girls I named us) are worried about 'winning', we just want to finish and push ourselves a little more each time.