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Yeah, I wouldn't go out an splurge on a new pair of shoes.  I would experiment with different socks and see if you can find some that keep that from happening.

Chances are, it will stop once they are broken in.  That's why you never wear new shoes to a race.

*Most* pools are 25 yds... until race day comes.  Most of the time I have had to race in a 50 yd pool.  You get half as many breathers.

I hate short pools.

gc150 - 2007-02-13 3:36 PM Sorry, for the delay in replying. I'm putting down 4 hours for now. Just because I don't know how to factor in my class workouts. But I think I can run at least 4 hours in a week. Plus I figured out which triathlon I want to do. Saturday, July 14, 2007 ::: Brooklyn, New York: Coney Island Triathlon I live right there so I have to do that one! And Sunday July 29, 2007 ::: Staten Island, New York: Lumpy Pancake Olympic Distance Triathlon It seems like that's a long time away though. I guess I should register early as extra incentive to really prepare.

Great job!  Are you exicted?

Sorry Zach,

I have no help for you, but you might want to try posting the question in the Tri Talk or COJ forums.  I am sure someone will be able to answer your ?.

In triathlon, especially, it is VERY beneficial to bilateral breathe.  During an OWS, when there are hundreds of people flailing around in the water and you have to sight the buoys, its much easier and faster if you can just pick your head up a bit during a breath, find where you are going, and get there.  If you can only breathe from one side, and the buoys happen to be out of your sight when you take a breath, you can end up off-course very quickly.

Breathing from both sides makes sighting much easier (and faster).

Its hard to get used to, but it comes in handy.  Not only does it help you sight, but it will also help train you to turn your stroke over faster - making you faster in the process.

Make sense?

If I may add one thing.  A lot of people don't know how to train themselves to become bilateral.  Especially if you can't breath every third stroke.  Breath every 2 strokes but breath to the same wall each time.  So when you start, you breath to the left wall.  When you come back, you breath to that same wall. 

Great advice!

If you breathe facing the same wall, you will be breathing on your left side going in one direction and your right side going the opposite direction. That will get you used to breathing on both sides. Then, when you're comfortable with that, you can work on breathing every 3 strokes so that you're breathing on both sides during the same length.