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OH... I made it home safely again tonight... even though the wind wanted me to stay where I was. That was a HORRIBLE ride... 21 km ... all into the wind, and with many uphills. You know you're having a bad ride when the downhills are hard work too.

That is one of my slower rides in a long time.... not sure I'm going to be recovered enough in the morning to do it one more time.

Ok, I hate sharing a lane at the pool.  I want a lane all-to-myself!  I'm not a fast swimmer but I'm not standing still either and when I'm there to swim laps or time myself I don't want to be waiting for Mr. Sunday Drive to get his freaking finger out of his nose and SWIM!  K- I'm done my rant lol.

On another swimming note, my first Sprint is at a pool with 4 ppl per lane, I'm wondering (and hoping) do they widen the lanes to 3 or 4 lanes instead of the standard 2 in pool tri's to accomodate passing?  If they don't, how the heck am I going to pass someone?  I'm a tad worried about this.

So I went to my LBS today...all I can say is WOW.  They've got every single thing you might possibly need for a triathlon except running shoes.  The guy there was extremely knowledgable and I let him know that I was totally new and he took me through everything.  Showed me lots of stuff, explained lots etc.  He showed me one bike that was a good entry level bike (cervelo) that could be both a road & a tri bike by how you flip the seat, then told me the price.  Well that was depressing.  I think he could tell that I was a bit bummed lol.  So as he was showing me other things he had this "ah ha" moment I guess and said he could make me a bike because he had a couple frames that he was thinking of clearing out, AND that he could cut me a pretty good deal.  So he showed me the frame which was an Orbea (looks like red/orange/white flame job) and said for xxxx he could build me one of the most awsome bikes ever...soooooo I bought a new bike .  (I trust this guy since my dad & sister deal with him exclusively and he makes a mint off them, I don't think he would want to risk that.)

Actually, I'm making installment payments on it and I believe it should officially be mine by beginning-mid May.  May would be a good month to get it in because snow isn't really gone until June here.  It will probably end up costing me more than the cervelo he showed me but it looks soooo cool...I'm already trying to think of a name for my new bike.  So excited about it but DANG bikes are expensive!  Nevermind all the other things like helmet, shoes, cadence monitor, etc. etc.

Skipped my training today, need to give legs a rest.

Good morning peeps... I took a rest day yesterday. Even though it was the most beautiful day... my body refused to cooperate. The thought of getting on the bike was most definitely in my head.

In the evening, Sweetums had arranged for us to meet up with friends for some drinks. We ended up in the hot tub (aaaaaaaaaahhhhh), relaxing and chatting for hours (not in the hot tub), and didn't get home until well after 3 a.m. It was a really good rest day. :D

Today... I am not sure anything will happen. I have many errands to run... and Sweetums is working evenings this weekend. Looks like a hippie dippie training weekend for me.

So I went to my LBS today...all I can say is WOW.  They've got every single thing you might possibly need for a triathlon except running shoes.  The guy there was extremely knowledgable and I let him know that I was totally new and he took me through everything.  Showed me lots of stuff, explained lots etc.  He showed me one bike that was a good entry level bike (cervelo) that could be both a road & a tri bike by how you flip the seat, then told me the price.  Well that was depressing.  I think he could tell that I was a bit bummed lol.  So as he was showing me other things he had this "ah ha" moment I guess and said he could make me a bike because he had a couple frames that he was thinking of clearing out, AND that he could cut me a pretty good deal.  So he showed me the frame which was an Orbea (looks like red/orange/white flame job) and said for xxxx he could build me one of the most awsome bikes ever...soooooo I bought a new bike .  (I trust this guy since my dad & sister deal with him exclusively and he makes a mint off them, I don't think he would want to risk that.)

Actually, I'm making installment payments on it and I believe it should officially be mine by beginning-mid May.  May would be a good month to get it in because snow isn't really gone until June here.  It will probably end up costing me more than the cervelo he showed me but it looks soooo cool...I'm already trying to think of a name for my new bike.  So excited about it but DANG bikes are expensive!  Nevermind all the other things like helmet, shoes, cadence monitor, etc. etc.

Skipped my training today, need to give legs a rest.