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Hi Gang, wow things are really starting to get close for some of you!!! Lots of nervous excitement on here..."what to wear...what to wear!?!?!"

Abe, I am by no means a veteran, but I will throw my opinion out FWIW.. I would concentrate on the "Tri- Specific" training with your race coming up. Remember..the best way to get better at Swimming, Biking, and Running ,is to swim bike and run. Don't forget to taper that last week or two!

I went to my first PT apoinment today. "When I met my PT, I just looked at him and said, "Okay we are not gonna hurt each other today, are we." He laughed and took it with the humor that was meant. he started off by putting me through some certain test to see where it hurt and what caused the pain. He then put me thorugh some Electro and heat therapy. I then did 20 mintes on a " Nu-step." It's like a recumbent stair stepper. After that he showed me some strtches he wants me to do. Next apointment is 0900 Friday. he told me no running, no riding  and for the next few days he did not even want me to swim. Dammit! Oh well I am gonna follow his orders to a "T".

Denny thanks for the web site. I am gonna pas that on to my wife. She has a hard time buying bras, and we have never ever been able to find her a sports bra.

Hope every one is taking care and ...Train Smart!

Wish I could do the Danskin in Austin. Would be good to go back!

Les, best of luck in the race! Have fun!

Sorry I have been MIA for the past few days.  I was in hell Waterloo, IA.

OK... Who here is a TI swimmer?  I am!  TI DOES teach you to pull with your arms.  It teaches you to rotate AND pull.  It DOES teach you not to kick... which is why its good for triathletes.  No kick means more energy for the other 2 sports that require legs. 

The rotation simply makes your body longer in the water... and more efficient.  The power of your swim stroke will pull you through the water.  Pull and pull hard.  You aren't going to use your arms in the bike/run and save your energy by rotating.  It creates less drag when you pull.

As far as tri clothes go... tri shorts.  Don't leave home without them.  The top is up to you, but a one piece suit looks awful on everyone.  I have one that is black and white and I call it my Shamu suit.  I look like a whale.

Honestly, I have found the less clothes I wear, the better off I am.  Seriously.  Wardrobe malfunctions on race day are not fun.  Chafing sucks.  I like my Javelin team suit, and I did my half last year in this bikini thing... (it has a built in bra that is wonderful, but I don't have much to hold up. [Ear muffs, guys...])

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/show-album.asp?albumid=8129&photoid=61982

No chafing to worry about, but I did have that smiley face sunburned into the back of my calf for 3 months.

.... and in case anyone cares, we got 15 inches of snow on Friday....after i got all geared up last week with my bike thinking spring was coming....48 tomorrow so that will help....4 weeks from my first event and can't get outside yet 

LMAO!!!!

How many of you guys are Michigan folks?  I am!

Wetsuits:  wear them if you can.  Its not so much about the cold as it is about the buoyancy.  It sure does help with the cold, though.  WEAR them if you can.

wetsuitrental.com.  You can try out an Xterra wetsuit before you buy it.  Its $40, plus whatever it costs you to send it back.  Not a shabby deal. 

denny.l - 2008-03-24 2:17 PM I thought we already had that discussion with the Borat thong.

And that is why I have no support issues.

ditchdoc - 2008-03-24 9:37 PM

denny.l - 2008-03-24 2:17 PM I thought we already had that discussion with the Borat thong.

And that is why I have no support issues.

That's good support.

Do guys really have "support" issues?  I mean, really?

triOK - 2008-03-25 8:47 AM

ditchdoc - 2008-03-24 9:37 PM

denny.l - 2008-03-24 2:17 PM I thought we already had that discussion with the Borat thong.

And that is why I have no support issues.

That's good support.

Do guys really have "support" issues?  I mean, really?

Yea, I have a support issue, I did not marry a woman rich enough to support me and my hobbies / habits.

J/K.

It actually depends on the activity... but yes at times the "boys" need support.

 Well...I made a big commitment to sticking with this sport over the summer...I signed up with a coach!!!  Just kind of felt like just a gradual increasing time workout was not working for me....30 minute run can mean a lot of different things...I seemed to be going backwards.  Had my first swimming lesson with him today (can you believe I drove 3 hours for a 1 hour swimming lesson?)  I really think it was huge for me...now if I can apply some of the things that I learned...i learned alot from TI books and videos but then would get in the pool and couldn't really tell what i was doing right and what sucked.   By the end of the hour we had done some basic things enough that I can now "feel" when I do a couple strokes well and when something falls apart....I'm sure it will take months to get consistent but at least he's giving me the information to make changes as I go.  We'll see how it goes but I guess I'm in this til September!!!!

....and also figured out when we had our nutrition talks that my diet was a huge problem in my early fatigue I've had the last couple weeks compared to some of the workouts i was doing 6 weeks ago. 

I know this is a totally moronic question, but here goes:

So, if you wear shorts and a top under a wetsuit, will they get wet from being in the water?

Go easy on me...

Lora

Definitely not a moronic question.  Yes, everything will get wet, and likely within 30 seconds.  That's actually why it's called a "wet" suit believe or not.  A wet suit is designed to allow "some" water in, as opposed to a "dry" suit which won't allow any water in whatsoever.  The "dry" suits are what's used in cold water scuba diving for example.  Just make sure the wet suit fits properly, it should allow some water on but not too much.  Too much will take away from the buoyancy factor and make you drag through the water. 

Hope that helps! 

A ha!  Thanks, Jay.  That helps.  So, I guess that's another area where quick-drying clothing comes in handy.

Click on Control Panel.  Click on Edit Training Settings on the right side of the page.  Then click on Goals.

It took me a while to figure it out, too. 

Lora

Congrats on a coach!  That is a great move in my opinion!  Especially with swimming for the non-swimmers.

As far as TI is concerned, its a great way to get started.  It relaxes you in the water and enables you to achieve balance.  However, its hard to "get" it.  Practice, and I mean, practice A LOT and you will see huge gains.  One day, somethink will click and all of a sudden you are faster.  Eventually you will see your times start to drop and you will be a fish.  But this takes MEGA hours in the pool.

BTW... you look super familiar to me.  You look just like one of the guys that goes to my pool.  I thought you said you were in Michigan, but I wasn't sure.  Where do you swim, if you don't mind my asking?  Chances are, its not you, but its a small world.