Colby's Danskin (LONG!)

[colby]

Nice pictures!

Like the one of Sally Edward's head and y'all in the water getting ready to go!

Ooh, I wonder if mine are up, too?

I like the Sally one too, but I was in the blue-caps so it's not my wave I did get to give her a high five as I crossed the finish, that's her facing the wrong way at the end of the finish line.

They seem to be adding some slowly over time (those swim ones must have just appeared today, they weren't there this morning?), but most are up as far as I can tell.

[KSH]

WOW! Duh! I totally missed this race report when you posted it!

What a wonderful report! Great details! It's amazing that you made it through the race after having to heal from your shoulder accident.

You are a triathlete! Love the pictures too. Sounds like you had a solid race... and a great time.

Again, please forgive me for the late response.

[Lise]

Colby! Great pictures! You look really determined. Is that the tri suit you posted about in "Triathlon", with the newly broken zipper? By all means pursue getting that replaced. It should not be coming apart on you.

You and SK have convinced me to wear my trisuit next time. Or... I might get a tri top, given the one piece/two piece dilemma. I find the tri suit pretty comfortable, and two colors is attractive (and slimming )

Thanks for posting the pix. It's great to put a face with the name.

[KnottedYet]

there are a lot of pics of Sally, high fiving finishers with their backs to the camera in the "lost and Found" photos. You might want to look and see if they got a pic of your high five.

[colby]

Colby! Great pictures! You look really determined. Is that the tri suit you posted about in "Triathlon", with the newly broken zipper? By all means pursue getting that replaced. It should not be coming apart on you.

You and SK have convinced me to wear my trisuit next time. Or... I might get a tri top, given the one piece/two piece dilemma. I find the tri suit pretty comfortable, and two colors is attractive (and slimming )

Thanks, Lise!

Yeppers, that's the suit. I am debating the dual-color thing if I have to buy another, but I can see how it would be slimming by giving your body more dimension than one color alone would.

I like the one piece because then there's no waistband, but when you gotta pee... the two piece might be better

[colby]

WOW! Duh! I totally missed this race report when you posted it!

What a wonderful report! Great details! It's amazing that you made it through the race after having to heal from your shoulder accident.

You are a triathlete! Love the pictures too. Sounds like you had a solid race... and a great time.

Again, please forgive me for the late response.

No problem, KSH, I miss this stuff a lot, too

Thanks! I'm glad to have made it this far. I'm looking forward to next year, don't think I'll get another in this year. At least I have a base to start from, and a time to improve on

The bum shoulder will do its thing. I'm doing some strength and flexibility exercises when I can to try to improve mobility and build up the supporting muscles in the area, even though it's still a pain all the way from my *** up to my neck and down to my fingertips. Gotta do what you gotta do

[Brina]

excellent report colby. sorry to hear the bum shoulder hindered you so. I can totally relate. Watch out next year.

[KSH]

Thanks! I'm glad to have made it this far. I'm looking forward to next year, don't think I'll get another in this year. At least I have a base to start from, and a time to improve on

The bum shoulder will do its thing. I'm doing some strength and flexibility exercises when I can to try to improve mobility and build up the supporting muscles in the area, even though it's still a pain all the way from my *** up to my neck and down to my fingertips. Gotta do what you gotta do

That's what I like about this sport... the off season! I like it, because you can't get burned out on training and doing tri's when there's a "forced" rest from it all.

During the winter I like to get back to weights, and this year I have made a promise to myself that I WILL RIDE when it's cold. I whimped out last year and didn't ride for a couple of months.

The bum shoulder... sucks. I had a very minor bike wreck back at the end of June... and it still hurts. I cannot breathe on my left side when I swim, because it hurts. Not that I like to breathe on that side... but if I need to... OUCH!

But my injury was nothing compared to what you probably did... so I can only imagine the pain you have had to work through. Great job completing this tri, and the training with the pain you must have had!

I don't know about you.... but I keep telling myself that next year is my year!

I bet you will have a healed shoulder... and I will be able to run again!

[colby]

I don't know about you.... but I keep telling myself that next year is my year!

I bet you will have a healed shoulder... and I will be able to run again!

We'll be dangerous!

[trickytiger]

Glad you had a good time at Seattle Danskin this year- I didn't race this time, but I was one of the neoprene-covered "swim angels"... my first "client" was a woman in the third wave- so you probably swam right by us. Spent about 2.5 hours in the lake and swam the course with various women about 4 times- but that was WAY fun! I love the positive atmosphere.

[colby]

Glad you had a good time at Seattle Danskin this year- I didn't race this time, but I was one of the neoprene-covered "swim angels"... my first "client" was a woman in the third wave- so you probably swam right by us. Spent about 2.5 hours in the lake and swam the course with various women about 4 times- but that was WAY fun! I love the positive atmosphere.

Thank you for volunteering!! Couldn't have done it without you, I swam past a lot of people who were VERY grateful for the angels