Dallas Athletes St. Patricks Day Sprint (Page 2)

I think we should come up with a BT meeting spot.  That would be great.  I actually live in the Keller area, but have just moved here.   Looking forward to meeting other TX BT'ers!

Should we meet where  Doughboy suggests-- at the front door at the right?

How is the PlayTRI?  I'm thinking about doing that one?   Hows the water temp in this area in April generally?  Will it be cold enough that one would want to wear their wetsuit?

New to area, so just wondering.

I think that the right hand stairs will a great spot for us to meet.

Scott

I didn't do the inaugural race last year, but several people here did and they enjoyed it.  Look it up in Race Reports to get an idea of what to expect.  Flat and fast (wind provided, of course) seems to be the overall review.

A wetsuit would definitely be prudent for that race.  Only 6 weeks left...zoiks!

Bite the bullet and do it!  It is a relatively controlled swim, as it is in a pool.  You will see people out of breath and holding on to one end of the pool to let others pass...that is not uncommon.  There will be a lot of 1st timers at this race, so no better time than the present (or in 2 weeks, for that matter)  If you can safely swim the distance, waiting for a "respectable" time is just stalling your enjoyment of this great sport.  Sign up, show up, race, have fun and you won't regret it.  Just my opinion.

100 percent agree with the other posts.   A pool tri is probably the BEST way to get your feet wet (as it were) in the sport.   Much more controlled and is a GREAT way to do your first tri.

You'll be more competitive than you think.  25 minute run is VERY respectable, 45 minute bike is about average and your swim estimate is only a couple minutes off average.  Unless you are SUPER competitive and can't stand to come in 2nd as it were, you should do the race!!  Even if you are Super competitive, you should do the race.  Ya gotta get that first one under your belt, and you are more ready for it than you think.

Come have fun!  Celebrate your accomplishment of actually learning to swim!  You'll be glad you did!

Marcy (dodgersmom) and I live about 3/4 mile away from transition, and we will be having carbs for dinner on the 14th because of our 7.5 hour rides on Sat and Sunday.  If there is going to be a group dinner, Joes Pizza and Pasta is right here, and Marcy and I will be there.  If anyone wants to join, let us know and we'll get a reservation in.  If anyone wants to see the bike course or the run course we can help out with that too.

Yeah, it was pretty cold last year.  I believe Marcy's (Dodgersmom) exact words to me in T1 were, "Laurie, there's steam coming out of your butt."  The nice thing about a cold race is that your legs are so numb that the hills don't burn your quads if you're undertrained (like I was).  I got by with a pullover and gloves for the ride.  By the time I got to the run, the sun came up enough to be fine in just my tri top and shorts.  Wasn't that bad.  Here are some of last year's pics from some of our albums...good times.  I should be cheering on the sidelines this time around.  People tend to frown on preggos exerting themselves.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/photo-thumbnails.asp?albumid=4736&Page=1&sortdir=asc

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/photo-thumbnails.asp?albumid=4735&Page=1&sortdir=asc

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/photo-thumbnails.asp?albumid=4743

I'd love to get toether with some TX bt'er for Dinner on Friday Night.   I live about 2 miles from Transition, and Joes sounds fine with me.  Put me down for at least 2 people, and possibly 4.  Just let me know what time.

What time is everyone going to packet pickup.  Isn't it at Bicycles, Inc off Rufe Snow and 1709 on Friday?? 

Looking forward to this race.  While it will be my 12th race, it's my first in about a year and a half -- I'm getting pretty excited to hit it again!

Just looked at the 10 day forecast on Weather.com.    While It's hard to beleive it with 3-4 inches of snow on the ground, the forecast for Race day right now is high 70, low 53 10% chance of precipt and partly cloudy skies.  

Those are almost PERFECT conditions.  Maybe a bit cool for the first mile or two of the bike, but then perfect.   Hope it holds true, that's for sure!

heh

I didn't start weather watching for this race until the snow came down earlier this week.  Then it became a bit of a concern.  Then I read last years RR's and I got even a little more concerned.  My last race last year (tri, not running) was the US Open OLY and that was mid October and it was COLD in the morning.  The water was 25 degrees warmer (76) than it was outside (and with a north wind!).  I just want to sweat, damnit!

Anyway, Brian (bkarhu) and I may be down for a pre-race carb-load at the Italian place.  Maybe Doughboy or Dodgersmom can set that up.  I'll keep checking back here...

Chris 

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