Heads up for Montreal Esprit tri this weekend

Opus, I too will be starting my first race at 1:20,  I am the fat guy with a mustache in the black tri shorts. The latest weather forcast that I heard this morning does not sound to nice.  30 km/h winds and rain with a high of 17.  That said, I don't have a problem with the swim leg, I'm going to get wet anyway. But now it's a different race on the bike and run.  I never try to go out in the rain to train.  I have been cought in the rain while out, but it had been very warm and the rain was a good thing.  What are you planning to wear on the bike and during the run to stay warm. I am not equipped and might have to pick something up today.

http://www.cbc.ca/servlet/Weather?query=Montreal%2CQC&go=Go

Well you did not have too much luck with posting a pic this first time, now I will try.  it's 2 years or so old,  I have a little bit more  grey Now.  If it works, that me on the right.

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That's one good looking .......Sandwich.

 See you at the race, or tonight at the packet pick-up ?

I think the basin has 8 racing lanes and one commuter lane for boats to get to and from the race start at the far end of the basin. From the diagram on the website, we start in lane 2 or 3 , swim to the turn around, take a  90 deg left  across to lane 6 or 7 and another 90 deg left head back to the swim exit. The rails or cables, I would assume are the one that hold the lane markers in place.  There might be some in the center of the lanes as well.  I have heard that seaweed was an issue in the past.  This might reduce the chance of seeing the cables. 

O.K.  Rob, do you know how many people fit the discription that you gave me. At the packet pick-up,  I was looking for you , no luck.  During the swim start, I looked, one problem, everybody had on yellow caps, so it tried to look for the blue jammers. No luck.  Finally you noticed me on the run. Forgive me, but thinking back on the race,  I think in my haste as you we blowing by me  I may have called you Rich instead of Rob.  I think I was concentrating  too much on the task at hand.    I looked for you also after the race as ( yellow Opus) I walked around in the rain gathering up my stuff, kid and wife, but you we probably half way down the 20 by then.

Mike

Rob. You are too kind. Just this morning  before getting dressed for work my daughter runs into the room, give me a big hug, then tapps my belly and said " you better get back on the bike soon, you need to get this fat belly down".  Talk about killing the high I was still on from finishing the  race Sat.  I know it has been 40 hrs already , I should get over it and move on.

 By the time we were loading up the car we too we drenched rats.  We all stripped down to our underwear  before getting in the car.  Good thing we did'nt get stopped by the police on the way home. I would have had a lot of explaining to do.