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2010-05-13 12:29 PM

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ransick - 2010-05-13 1:24 PM

Had my first tri dream where something goes wrong last night. I get out of the swim and run to grab my bike. It's not there. I run through all the racks, no luck. Turns out I forgot to rack it and it's still in my car. I had practiced the whole thing in my mind so many times, I thought I had racked it. Pretty funny.

Don't forget your shorts and you'll be fine!

2010-05-13 5:24 PM

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MarlaS - 2010-05-13 12:28 PM

ransick - 2010-05-13 1:24 PM

..but at least you weren't naked, right? Before my doctoral comprehensive exams, I had recurrent dreams of profs coming to get my finished exams and my having to lock the door and tell them to go away because I didn't have any clothes on. Every night, same dream. So, I figure if you screwed up but had your clothes on, you couldn't have been feeling too vulnerable, right?!

Haha, thanks for putting that image in my brain :-). I bet my dream changes tonight while I try to sleep on the plane. Maybe I should tan....

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2010-05-13 6:54 PM

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ransick - 2010-05-13 12:24 PM

OMG that is terrifying! And ironic because on Monday I too had a tri nightmare where the swim was in a lake and a storm was rolling in. Everyone was standing in the water waiting for the start and whitecaps were rising out on the lake. I chickened out and went to sit on the hill and watch.

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2010-05-13 7:57 PM

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abake - 2010-05-13 7:54 PM

ransick - 2010-05-13 12:24 PM

Aww, that's not even a nightmare. That's just a tragedy!

Then again, if that were my dream, I'd have lost my short and then been asked to help guide people into transition or something.

2010-05-14 6:16 AM

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Good morning everyone!

2010-05-14 6:56 AM

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2010-05-14 7:24 AM

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Morning everyone. Just got off a 10 hour flight. One more short hop from Chicago to St. Louis then it's nap time.

2010-05-14 7:58 AM

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ransick - 2010-05-14 8:24 AM Morning everyone. Just got off a 10 hour flight. One more short hop from Chicago to St. Louis then it's nap time.

Welcome back!

2010-05-14 8:27 AM

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2010-05-14 11:10 AM

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2010-05-15 9:53 AM

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Morning everyone! Question. It looks like I'll be running up a wet sandy beach tomorrow as I exit the swim. Any advice on how to get the sand off my feet before slipping my socks on?

2010-05-15 1:25 PM

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I'm in Bill. I need to up my mileage. Nothing like putting your money where your mouth is.

2010-05-15 1:26 PM

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ransick - 2010-05-15 10:53 AM Morning everyone! Question. It looks like I'll be running up a wet sandy beach tomorrow as I exit the swim. Any advice on how to get the sand off my feet before slipping my socks on?

Some people have a water bottle at T1 just for that purpose. I just used my socks to wipe off my feet, but I ran a bit across grass so that helped.

2010-05-15 1:27 PM

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Did you have any tri dreams last night?

2010-05-15 1:36 PM

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No tri dreams. I'm a bit anxious today though. I've been cleaning the house to keep busy. My wife kind of likes the results of all this training. If I clean the house, I can probably race every weekend :-).

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2010-05-15 2:29 PM

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ransick - 2010-05-15 1:36 PM No tri dreams. I'm a bit anxious today though. I've been cleaning the house to keep busy. My wife kind of likes the results of all this training. If I clean the house, I can probably race every weekend :-).

Good luck in Effingham tomorrow. Don't believe you will need it, you will do fine. I was in Springfield IL this week with my father. Thought a lot of the Effingham and Mattoon Triathlons while there.

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2010-05-15 7:19 PM

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ransick - 2010-05-15 2:36 PM No tri dreams. I'm a bit anxious today though. I've been cleaning the house to keep busy. My wife kind of likes the results of all this training. If I clean the house, I can probably race every weekend :-).

Sleep well - dreamless of course! - and have fun tomorrow.
Marla

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2010-05-15 7:20 PM

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wgraves7582 - 2010-05-15 3:30 PM Howdy Ghoulies and mentees. Just back in from an 85 mile ride. My legs do not like me right now but I am sure they will live since I now have to run 2.5 miles to church to pick my truck up since we left it there last night and the wife is gone all day. I see some walking but thankfully it is all downhill

You guys have a great day!!! I see a huge nap as well

That's....inspiring! ...definitely intimidating, but inspiring, too!

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2010-05-16 8:37 AM

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You will rock it. Cannot wait to hear how you did!

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2010-05-16 1:27 PM

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Realized that the "jeez-I'm-being-strangled" feeling of my new wetsuit wasn't all just me - took it for a test swim yesterday, which didn't go well at all. I figured the swim would be my strongest piece, and was really bummed to struggle so much, partly bc the more I swam, the more strangled I felt. Emailed Xterra last night, and had a reply waiting for me after my brick today - they apparently had other complaints & have redesigned the suit to increase the neck size, and offered to send me a new suit in a couple of sizes to try - that's impressive customer service. Now I know why my training group rec'd the Xterra suits so strongly....

Did my 1st real brick on the sprint course this morning, though, and felt much better after that - was my strongest ride ever (even w/ new seat to break in, and after blowing a tire in the parking lot!), and the 3 mile run (just shy of the full course) was the farthest run ever, too. I really love that Adamo saddle.

Day was capped off with a lesson/practice from the local bike shop on changing my tire.

Nothing like preparation & practice. Only hope Mike's race went as well as my day!

2010-05-17 6:14 AM

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Good morning everyone!

I won't be around much today.

My kids have Field Day at their school so I'll be there. I'm hoping the rain holds off, but I just looked at a weather map and it doesn't look good.

Have a great day!