MINIskirt
05-14-2007, 07:32 AM
Okay so I have a dilemma:
I'm signed up for (and have paid the $85 registration for) a duathlon (run, bike, run) near San Diego this weekend. It's not a race that I've had my heart set on or anything. I just wanted a race that weekend, and that's the one I happened to find. Well now there's a race locally, Splash N Dash (400m swim, 5k run).
I'm trying to figure out which race to do.
Pros of doing the San Diego Race:
* $85 in registration is not wasted
* They have a finishers medal! :o Yes, that's a consideration for me...
* I'm much more comfortable on my bike than I am in the water
* It's probably a lot more organized than the local event.
* Lots of time spent just me & DH.
Pros of doing the local race:
* Save $$ in gas, etc. This would be good, considering we've already totally blown our budget for the month.
* Not have to spent so much time driving this weekend.
* I'm not all that comfortable in the water, but it's only 400m. There's only one way I'm going to get comfortable in open water, and that's by swimming in it.
* My brother's FW is graduating on Saturday. If I do the local race, I can still make the celebratory lunch. Although a teppanyaki lunch won't help the budget problem.
* DH really wants to Autocross on Sunday, which isn't possible if we're in SD.
Other Considerations:
* For $25, I can transfer my San Diego registration to next year.
* The whole reason I was adamant about having a race somewhere next weekend, was because of the Tri club's Bare Belly Challenge. Which was basically to be good enough shape to run an organized event in just shorts & sports bra. Not sure how I can run an event in shorts & sports bra, if I'm swimming?
Catch all that? :confused: Thoughts?
I'm signed up for (and have paid the $85 registration for) a duathlon (run, bike, run) near San Diego this weekend. It's not a race that I've had my heart set on or anything. I just wanted a race that weekend, and that's the one I happened to find. Well now there's a race locally, Splash N Dash (400m swim, 5k run).
I'm trying to figure out which race to do.
Pros of doing the San Diego Race:
* $85 in registration is not wasted
* They have a finishers medal! :o Yes, that's a consideration for me...
* I'm much more comfortable on my bike than I am in the water
* It's probably a lot more organized than the local event.
* Lots of time spent just me & DH.
Pros of doing the local race:
* Save $$ in gas, etc. This would be good, considering we've already totally blown our budget for the month.
* Not have to spent so much time driving this weekend.
* I'm not all that comfortable in the water, but it's only 400m. There's only one way I'm going to get comfortable in open water, and that's by swimming in it.
* My brother's FW is graduating on Saturday. If I do the local race, I can still make the celebratory lunch. Although a teppanyaki lunch won't help the budget problem.
* DH really wants to Autocross on Sunday, which isn't possible if we're in SD.
Other Considerations:
* For $25, I can transfer my San Diego registration to next year.
* The whole reason I was adamant about having a race somewhere next weekend, was because of the Tri club's Bare Belly Challenge. Which was basically to be good enough shape to run an organized event in just shorts & sports bra. Not sure how I can run an event in shorts & sports bra, if I'm swimming?
Catch all that? :confused: Thoughts?