Miami University Student Foundation Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 8)

Heheh I see lots of 'zipper' drills in your future.

Hey everyone- if you can practice changing lanes.  I found it took waaaaaaay more breath to do a flip turn under those lane lines.  I think in last year's race I only did 2 and gave in to wtf.

Oh and in other news.....I'm not moving to TX.  Prepare to be oogled by a cougar this tri season.

I've been practicing my zipper skillz in prep for cougar oogling........ Wait, did you mean swimming zipper?

YES!!

3 weeks out, crunch time!!

how';s everyone doing

running - should be fine
biking - put in quite a bit of trainer time this winter. Havent actually been outside on a bicycle yet this year
swimming - training level low because of focus on running and biking. should be ok though since it is only 400m

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This will be my first race of the season also...looking forward to seeing some of my old buddies from around here

-Eric

Hoping it will all come together, the bike is still the major X factor, I'm pretty comfortable on the swim and the run.

Hey Eric, Long time no talk. Welcome back.
I will not be there, I have a work conflict. My first race will be Deer Creek on June 6th.

That's a bummer! I am considering doing Deer Creek in June. It would most likely be a Sprint distance for me, as I would like to get one outdoor swim at the sprint distance in before I head to my first Oly this year. If all goes well that is...

So for all of you who have done this race, I have scanned over this thread and I see a number of comments about the hills. I have rode my bike up to campus from my house a number of times and I know that there are significant hills in that area, but I don't know what the bike course is like. I know someone mentioned a very large hill at some point, does anyone recall at what point in the bike course it is? I would hate to attack a hill really early on in the bike course and then be cooked. If it is at the end of the bike course it might be a little different.

-Eric

there are two bigger hills, not long, just steep, i think mile 4 and8

how's the run portion?  Flat or with hills?

Run is a pretty flat out and back through campus. 

It approaches......Aside from Ironman races it is pretty rare to have 20+ people from BT signed up to do a race, especially a local sprint race.

Well, I shooting to go under 1:30 for the first time, only second season.

bananatoes - 2010-04-05 3:30 PM It approaches......Aside from Ironman races it is pretty rare to have 20+ people from BT signed up to do a race, especially a local sprint race.

It is fast approaching indeed, the question is Bananatoes, are you ready?



Edited by ddiamond 2010-04-06 11:19 AM

i, for one, am freaking out.

the last of my bike parts should be here today/tomorrow, which leaves, assuming i get it built quickly, oh, about a week on my race bike before the race. not cool.

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I am so ready to take a early AM poo. Truly a highlight of racing season.

Anyone want to make bets on the temp at 730 AM in Oxford Ohio on 4/17?

I'll sleep better tonight knowing that, thanks for sharing

I don't know what the temp will be, but I know what I would like it to be...

If this last week is an indacation, it could be quite nice, Like it was 4 years ago. High 60's in the morning and mid 70's during the afternoon. My thermo reads 79* right now.

it was 91 here today!!!!!

On a more serious note, does anyone that lives closer (within an hour or so) possibly have a couch or floor i could crash on the night before? my parents are almost 3 hours from there and i am not sure i want to drive that far morning of.

I can do bike tune ups, cook, or tell very bad jokes!

Oh the places I went with this...thanks for the giggle!

bad kate, bad!

You can crash here if you would like. Queen sized bed and half bath await you in the palatial Bananatoes finished basement suite. Plus that is where the big TV is. I live probably 40 min away from Oxford (because there isnt any direct way to get there from anywhere). Just south of Dayton right off I-75. Only caveat is that the 3 kiddos will immediately seize upon the chance to jump on and wrestle with a new face.

haha thanks. i have one offer, if it falls through i'll take you up on that. I am the oldest of 5 though, so i may fight back!;-)