SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 88)

X2 on the Dental insurance Sucks Rant!!! Might as well not have it, since nothing is covered but 2 cleanings a year.  Goodness gracious one should need a root canal or worse an implant.  I could have purchased a custom Guru Chrono with what I paid for dental treatments in 2008! DANG.  Make room for one more, Trevor???

btw, Tracy, I love the new Neutrogena Ultra Sport 70 Sunscreen, they have it in lotion or spray on and it is pretty light, non-greasy and even on my face it doesn't cause a break out.  not strongly scented either.  I think the spray on will be good for tris because then my hands won't get all greasy.

This morning at my outdoor pool, there was thunder and lightning and we all had to get out and wait....made the water feel much warmer after a 15 minute break! 

neat story doug, as the winner, i'm sure there are some pictures of you somewhere!!! thank goodness they didn't have cell phone cameras back then, you might be an internet star of some sort!!! or you tube!!!

okay, so quick question, what type of pump do people carry during races?  the used one that came with the now broken wedge pack is busted into 2 pieces and i have no idea how it happened...never had to use it but now that my first race of the year is on Sunday, i was needing to get a new one.  i saw this cool little one by Innovations that you just thread the CO2 cartridge onto.  it's nice and small and will fit easily into my new cow print pack   Has anyone used this type? the guys at my LBS are saying it gets super cold and could freeze your fingers if you forget to hold it with gloves? 

Kim, I just put a CO2 valve and two cartridges in my seat back (along with a spare tube, patch kit, a mini tool kit, and a set of tire levers).  I use one of the Topeka bags (medium, I think)

-Andy

If you do run out it can sometimes be a long walk back to the car...  Unless you can find some one to throw you and the bike in the bed of the pickup... 

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For my race on Saturday the weather is calling for rain, with a low of 1 and a high of 10! At least its not snow!  The swim is in a pool so the starts are staggered and I don't start racing till 3:10pm.  Does anyone have any suggestions about how I should eat differently since it is later in the day and suggestions of things I shouldnt eat?

Also, for the little challenge going on, how many laps are people who swim in a 25m pool swimming?

I changed  my own front and back tire tubes tonight for the first time! This is a huge accomplishment for me as now when I race if I run into problems I can fix them myself! (In my first tri I had two flat tires and had to wait forever for the repair truck to come fix me up!)  I'm super excited about being able to do this now!!!!!