Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Closed (Page 69)

Originally posted by NeverTri'd

Major disappointment yesterday. My wetsuit arrived damaged. Several tears in one leg. Going to get a refund. Now I'm stuck with trying to find another. Having a hard time finding my size. I guess the makers are phasing out 2013 and will be coming out with new models. Looking at an Orca S4 and TYR Cat 1. I'm returning a Zoot Z-force 2. Does anybody have experience with either of these or have a different recommendation? Thanks!

Originally posted by Burd



Check out Synergy. They have a good line with a bunch of sizes. I wore mine in my first race over the weekend and loved it. The owner of Synergy came over from Orca and was a lead designer or something. Disclaimer: They have me set up with a partial sponsorship so I am biased but I may be able to get a hefty discount code for you to use. I already emailed my contact to see what kind of deal they can offer. It should be quite large. Even at retail the entry suit which is what I have is $239. I'll keep you posted as soon as I hear back from them.

Originally posted by NeverTri'd


Thanks! I appreciate it!!!!!

Originally posted by Burd



I spoke to Jason at Synergy and all of my friends in the BDAS can use the code wssa for 40% off any Synergy or Gray items. If anyone orders please put somewhere in the notes referred by Alex Kish so they know where it came from. That brings the cost of the wetsuit to under $145. Gray makes carbon wheels and other goodies. The code will work for any of their stuff. I hope this helps you out in a sport that is so damn expensive!

ETA: their site is synergysport.com. It pops up about their new sites but x that out and stay on the old page since the new ones aren't 100% yet and I couldn't figure out how to check out on them. Those new ones are less than a month old and still buggy.

Originally posted by NeverTri'd Well, tonight's my first group trainer workout at my LBS. Not sure what to expect...probably gonna be dog tired by the end! Also, the guy leading it is doing my tri bike fit on Friday. He said he was going to be sure to put me in the front so he can watch me ride tonight. Hope he doesn't make fun of me too bad.

Originally posted by Burd I spoke to Jason at Synergy and all of my friends in the BDAS can use the code wssa for 40% off any Synergy or Gray items. If anyone orders please put somewhere in the notes referred by Alex Kish so they know where it came from. That brings the cost of the wetsuit to under $145. Gray makes carbon wheels and other goodies. The code will work for any of their stuff. I hope this helps you out in a sport that is so damn expensive! ETA: their site is synergysport.com. It pops up about their new sites but x that out and stay on the old page since the new ones aren't 100% yet and I couldn't figure out how to check out on them. Those new ones are less than a month old and still buggy.

Originally posted by Qua17

Today was a good day. I got in two strong PT workouts plus I was able to hit the pool. I was proud of my swim for two reasons - 1) It was the longest I've gone since mid summer when I could go jump in a lake and 2) because I swam a 900 time trial in 19:30 which is 2:08 per mile. I'm pretty happy with that... Making progress.

Originally posted by thor67

We have been archived....you starting another group David?

Originally posted by Qua17

Just wanted to do two things:

1 - I hope you all will join BDAS 3. It has been a blast teaming up with you all the year and I hope we can keep this group going in the future.

2 - It finally happened today. Some of you may remember that in September, I got excited because I was on the verge of doing something which I hadn't done since November 2012 which was to complete three four mile runs in a week. sadly, I was crushed when my hip got so inflamed that I wasn't able to do the third. Well, today, after 13 months (how insane is that!!!) I finished my third 4+ mile run this week. So, I guess the 5 hours of weekly PT is finally paying off.

Originally posted by Qua17

Just wanted to do two things:

1 - I hope you all will join BDAS 3. It has been a blast teaming up with you all the year and I hope we can keep this group going in the future.

2 - It finally happened today. Some of you may remember that in September, I got excited because I was on the verge of doing something which I hadn't done since November 2012 which was to complete three four mile runs in a week. sadly, I was crushed when my hip got so inflamed that I wasn't able to do the third. Well, today, after 13 months (how insane is that!!!) I finished my third 4+ mile run this week. So, I guess the 5 hours of weekly PT is finally paying off.

Originally posted by Qua17

Just wanted to do two things:

1 - I hope you all will join BDAS 3. It has been a blast teaming up with you all the year and I hope we can keep this group going in the future.

2 - It finally happened today. Some of you may remember that in September, I got excited because I was on the verge of doing something which I hadn't done since November 2012 which was to complete three four mile runs in a week. sadly, I was crushed when my hip got so inflamed that I wasn't able to do the third. Well, today, after 13 months (how insane is that!!!) I finished my third 4+ mile run this week. So, I guess the 5 hours of weekly PT is finally paying off.

Originally posted by mirthfuldragon

I'm going to post there until the new thread goes live - I don't want a full thread to intimidate potential new members.

Christmas gluttony is over, thank God. I don't think I'll quite break 200 on the scale, but that's only because I won't be weighing for another week or so. Smoked a 13 pound turkey over applewood, for fantastic results.

My Amazon wishlist also got raided by my spouse and in-laws, including "Be Ironfit" and "Triathlon Bible," plus a set of Desoto Rivera 400 mile bibs, and a new and super sweet bike repair stand.

I"ve been in touch with a coach that came highly recommended to me, so that looks like it's going to be useful too.

Originally posted by Burd

I thought going for 3+ hours in the saddle was hard until I did 40 minutes worth of intervals on the bike today. I was doing a workout to raise my VO2 max and it's a b!tch It was cool to feel what it must be like to be a pro when I hit 30 mph on one of the intervals...for only 30 seconds, haha. I have no idea how they can hold that for hours and hours then sprint hard at the finish. For those of you that met me one year ago and my goal was to be able to get my face in the water I have a new goal for '14. By the end of the year I will break the 1 hour mark on my end of the year sprint if it kills me. I now know where I can make up the 8 minutes and I believe it's doable. 2.5 minutes on the swim, 3 minutes on the bike, 3 minutes on the run, and 15 seconds in T1 and T2, all very possible. You all can have the long courses I wanna go fast :P

Originally posted by Qua17

Just wanted to do two things:

1 - I hope you all will join BDAS 3. It has been a blast teaming up with you all the year and I hope we can keep this group going in the future.

2 - It finally happened today. Some of you may remember that in September, I got excited because I was on the verge of doing something which I hadn't done since November 2012 which was to complete three four mile runs in a week. sadly, I was crushed when my hip got so inflamed that I wasn't able to do the third. Well, today, after 13 months (how insane is that!!!) I finished my third 4+ mile run this week. So, I guess the 5 hours of weekly PT is finally paying off.

Originally posted by thor67

Well have run more in the past two weeks then the past two months...which is still tiny, tiny, tiny. Back was a little off today... Could be from slipping off my top step at home Sunday and ending up on my back at the bottom, 4 steps down....had freezing rain Sunday night. This weather is going to kill me!

Cheers!