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I don't doubt their claim that the pad floats on it's own but I would be very surprised if there is enough there to make any noticeable difference at all when swimming with it.

I'll probably wear it for my trainer ride tomorrow to see how it feels and for a run some day next week.  I doubt I will get a chance to swim in it until open water season returns (June'ish)

x2 on the DeSoto stuff - I love their 400 mile shorts. But I hear you about wanting some color in your kit. Last year I had a "Swim Bike Mom" red, white and black kit that I liked the look of - just not the fit or feel, so back to the Desotos. For us womens, Betty Designs has a bunch of very nice, colorful kits that I like the look of - but I've never tried their stuff. Looking at the site, it looks like they may have mens stuff as well.

Good luck on the marathon Kevin! Have a great time.

Arend - the weather is wild here as well - and I'm not able to run at all outside because the roads (we have no sidewalks here) are so jacked up...

Life has gotten crazy here, so all but bike and run have dropped off the calendar...I'm hopeful that March will ease up a bit and allow for some swim and yoga. It's interesting to me when push comes to shove which sports fall vs. which ones I still manage to make the time for. How about you all? Which is the first to go?

Kim That trips on my bucket list

Keri Rob Jasen? We ran around the whole school everyday when i was a kid..... and the field really was BIG. That is what got me to really love running...my identity was wrapped up in being a fast kid it made me known.

 I didnt realize so many kids were that out of shape so young. I got back into running again this last time around by accidentaly running most of a 5k in flip flops because needed to meet a friend up the road and got caught the roadblock for that race!!  that made me remember how much I loved racing when i was younger. so....long story short

I am starting a year round running program here for parents and kids who want to compete and win , as well as the kids that are slower but would still benefit from a life time sport. There are several running clubs in other parts of town, but i don't have time to drive to those club runs...... and work and train and be a mom, right?

My job today got cancelled so off to ride......sons competing mtn bike sunday so thats my long ride lost that day. 

It's a very small amount, but probably does raise your hips in the water a little.

I mostly like it because it's much more comfortable to me on a long (IM) bike ride versus a fleece.  And unlike bike shorts, it seems to dry out fairly quickly.

For the 2 mins I had it on, it seemed like a nice combination between their 400 mile shorts/bibs and what you get on a typical tri short.

This is why I like the float pad.  I don't really notice it running up to 10K.  The real upside is I can wear my tribibs with float pad to ride as long as I want.

BTW, I bought this because you initially posted about it Marshall (I think it was you...) - I probably wouldn't have known about it otherwise.

Therefore I blame you for any pain it inflicts.  

I think you know how I feel about De Sotos, Axenhots have fun trying it out! I do have two white De Soto tri-tops that don't reveal my, uh, projections any more than black ones, Chris, so ... but yeah, their lineup is mainly red/white/black. There was a blue/yellow awhile back ...

Nice work on the 20x50 @50, too, with a lot of kick. Any IM? I might have to try that next week.

I did the CA-Duluth-Amsterdam-Arusha route in 2000 or 2001. Six weeks of camping safari, def. roughing it ... and I brought my mom along!

Did a lot of hiking, too, and we had two runners amongst us ... some of the most gobsmackingly gorgeous scenery ever, ever, ever. And nothing beats opening your tent flap and seeing a lion face ... or having a Cape buffalo "sneak" (they're surprisingly quiet!) up behind your deaf mother while she's taking a dump.

Also, Tusker beer is the BOMB. Avoid the swill called Konyagi at all costs.

HAVE A BLAST!

I work with college kids and while I will reserve comment on their general level of fitness, I have found them all to have incredibly dexterous and powerful thumbs...

So ... dis schiznit is getting real! Yesterday was the last long session--an 8-hour IMNZ bike course simulation on the trainer.

Position, nutrition, gear, everything is dialed in to a T (yes, I wore my new aero helmet and sunglasses inside). It went great and I intend on doing that exact same ride, real time, in 16 days.

So now, LESS is more, maybe with a bit more oomph, but that's it. Anything in doubt gets left out.

I'll also be on a bit of a goodwill tour regarding Indonesian-NZ relations. (Hm, maybe I'll have a foreign affair ... heh) It's all getting very exciting as people here (and in NZ, apparently, an Ironman not getting an IMNZ transfer after a crash made headlines) actually read the news, and there seem to be a lot of people more excited about the possibility of my being the first Indonesian Ironman than even I am! My dad was also one of the Founding Fathers (though we had several Founding Mothers as well) so I guess it's one nice big feel-good story.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I was talking to the director of the Bali Tri last night (he's one of the endurance names in this part of the world), who's writing my press releases (that sounds RIDICULOUS just typing it, I'm so glad people who don't know much about tri, which is everybody, has no idea how insanely slow I am) ... and he said cheerfully, "No pressure! Just the whole country, all quarter billion of us, will be cheering for you!"

So I'm excited too, and fervently avoiding crowds and any food I don't prepare myself.

Anything to keep in mind for taper? Don't go nuts (too late), don't overdo, don't gain too much weight ...

I will say that I have 7 pairs of bibs, all 3 years old or less, and the padding has come unstitched on almost every single pair. This post has reminded me that when I talked to Desoto last fall about it they said all I had to do was send them in and they would stitch them back up - so I need to do that ASAP.

Well, I wouldn't consider that 20x50 set a taper set!  My legs were nicely trashed by the end of it.

There actually is some colorful Desoto stuff.  This website has some 2012 stuff on for pretty good prices if you happen to fit in the sizes they have left.  It shows the colorful stuff they have - I have a pair of 400 mile bibs in the pattern with the hexagons.  I'm tempted to get the matching tri top.

http://www.trigeeks.ca/DeSoto_2012.htm

Edit: forgot the link

I always refer anyone new to running towards Hal Higdon.  It may not be the "perfect" plan for everyone, but it should do a pretty good job for most people.  I also like how he goes into explaining how each run should be executed instead of just listing a given mileage.

Runnersworld.com has awesome resources. You can create a training plan based on where you are starting. It's called smart coach. My husbands coworker used it to complete her first 5k and now is training for a half mary.

Cool, have a great time!

Pink balloons!!! GO KEV! Hey, I've never come in last in a marathon (there's a yet for me) so I'm pretty sure you're going to rock it. Have a blast, and especially with your girl!

Thats a yucky feeling, sweating in the water.