Lise... what is your first tri this year?

Hey Lise,

When will you be doing a tri this year? Come on, tell us what you're up to! :p

Tracy

Have I been holding out on you? I thought I was blathering on and on!

My first tri is a sprint on 5/21. As usual, I am undertrained, but using this opportunity to scare myself into the pool! :eek: Swim! Swim! Swim! The tri is at the Leaning Tower YMCA in Niles, IL. With an actual reproduction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa out in front of the Y. Including a fountain and piped Italian music. Last year I rode my bike up there (9 miles) to check out the pool a few weeks before the race. I sat and ate a Cliff bar by the Tower after my swim. I thought I was hallucinating the music for a second, until I looked up and saw the speakers hidden among the columns.

The tri has nothing to do with the Tower, but I think it's so funny that I had to mention it.

It's a 400 yd swim, 11 mi ride (5 loops around a fairly industrial area out back of the Y), and a 5K run. Last year I put 5 strips of tape on my handle bars to help me count loops. I'll be darned if I get DQ'd because I can't count bike laps!

Last year it was about 51 degrees out, and I made the strategic error of not putting warm clothes over my dripping wet tri suit and sports bra. I nearly froze to death on the bike. This year, either it'll be 68, or I'll be wearing a lot of Capilene over my wet clothes!

Thanks for asking--I'll keep you posted! L.

YES, please do! AND we're gonna want pictures too :D I'm going to need a lot of work in the pool. I used to compete when I was very young but now I have to rest at the end of each lap :eek: My strategy is to add one length to what I swim without resting until I can go the whole way; then add some other aspects. So right now I go a lap (50 yds), rest for about 30 seconds then do another; next time it will be 75yds then a rest. Not sure if that's the best way to do it but that's what I worked out. ;)

I think you may have posted about your first date (it looks familiar) but you haven't said anything for a while and I think I just forgot!

Looking forward to hearing about your training!

Tracy

Sounds great!

Keep us posted... and stay WARM on the bike!

Seriously! You know about that, KSH! :eek: :o L.