cbarnes1 - 2010-12-30 7:50 AM
This the Adamo

mmh - 2010-12-30 6:52 PM I have an enticer distance 300/10/3  tri I do each year (Fundraiser for Breast Cancer) coming up in 4 weeks and another Women's Only event 400/16/4  around Feb 13th.

copa2251 - 2010-12-31 12:03 AM I've got a sprint tri 400m/15k/4k at Caloundra on 6th Feb, I'm thinking that I may do this without altering my Olympic tri plan (1 May 2011), do you think that's wise or should I train more specifically for it????
It'll be my first tri by the way... 

gnlking - 2010-12-31 12:22 AM Wow, this IS an active group, which is awesome! I'm looking for a plan as well. We just got back from California, visiting family for Christmas. It rained most of the time - what's up with that? I didn't take my bike, as I didn't have room. Now I'm back in the Northwest with ice and snow on the ground. I'll hit the treadmill tomorrow, and get my bike trainer setup in the next few days. (My wife says I need to clean my bike first...don't want dirt flying on the walls.) I wondering how my calf will feel, having injured it in the fall. I will take it slow. Next week I plan on getting in the pool and seeing how my shoulders fell (yes another injury...skiing).

Anyone else live in the Northwest?

Greg

cbarnes1 - 2011-01-05 6:40 AM question for the group:  Socks or no socks?  

I pride myself in being efficient in transition so I don't wear socks on anything less than an Olympic.  Tri suit under my wetsuit so all I have to do is strip the suit and put helmet and glasses on and off I go.  Wet feet make it tough to put socks on.  

Anything over a Sprint I put socks on because comfort out weighs speed at that point.  Have you tried sockless? 

cbarnes1 - 2011-01-05 6:40 AM question for the group:  Socks or no socks?  

I pride myself in being efficient in transition so I don't wear socks on anything less than an Olympic.  Tri suit under my wetsuit so all I have to do is strip the suit and put helmet and glasses on and off I go.  Wet feet make it tough to put socks on.  

Anything over a Sprint I put socks on because comfort out weighs speed at that point.  Have you tried sockless? 

cbarnes1 - 2011-01-04 4:40 PM question for the group:  Socks or no socks?  

I pride myself in being efficient in transition so I don't wear socks on anything less than an Olympic.  Tri suit under my wetsuit so all I have to do is strip the suit and put helmet and glasses on and off I go.  Wet feet make it tough to put socks on.  

Anything over a Sprint I put socks on because comfort out weighs speed at that point.  Have you tried sockless? 

cbarnes1 - 2011-01-05 7:46 AM

What is there to be afraid of?

Seriously though, with good shoes there shouldn't be a problem with a 5k.

cbarnes1 - 2011-01-04 1:40 PM question for the group:  Socks or no socks?  

I pride myself in being efficient in transition so I don't wear socks on anything less than an Olympic.  Tri suit under my wetsuit so all I have to do is strip the suit and put helmet and glasses on and off I go.  Wet feet make it tough to put socks on.  

Anything over a Sprint I put socks on because comfort out weighs speed at that point.  Have you tried sockless? 

mmh - 2011-01-04 8:25 PM

cbarnes1 - 2011-01-05 7:28 PM Sheila- Tri suit or tri shorts and a tri top is what you wear under the wetsuit.  You wear it on the swim, bike and run so you don't have to change.  The tri shorts have a smaller pad so you have some padding for the bike but it doesn't feel like a diaper on the run.  Tri shorts and top are easier in the Porta Pottie

A wet suit makes you a faster swimmer and will keep you warmer.  The lake is still pretty cold in April.  What a wetsuit does is puts you in the right postion, flat.  New swimmers tend to drag there legs which slows you down.  A triathlon specific wetsuit is thinner in the shoulders so you can move your arms and thicker in the legs so your legs float.  The bouancy helps as well.  It will give you a sense of security in the open water.  Anything over 500 m is worth putting on the suit.

You can rent wetsuits for the event which is much cheeper.  I don't recommend this though because you need to get used to the suit.  It can be restricting around the chest and takes practice to get on and off.  They have reasonable prices on suits if you shop for them but recommend trying them on first.  They stretch out with use but that first time can a workout

You don't have to have one, there will be those without them.  I know a lot of athletes that will only race if they can wear them though.  They make a big difference.