swimming in a murky lake

[Lise]

Not sure why my mom was so freaked out about lake swimming (I grew up in Nebraska) but the "lakes" were really sand pits and maybe all the quicksand they showed on Bonanza and Gunsmoke made her think it was a real threat. I know I did when I was little.

That is pretty funny. I remember that. Growing up, it seemed to me that quicksand pits were a frequently occurring danger out there in the wild world. You just never knew when you'd find yourself in one. It happened pretty often on TV. I remember memorizing the skills to get out of one. Ha! I'll bet your tri's organizers have checked pretty carefully for quicksand. They really don't want to lose any athletes.

Do you have the website for the tri? I always get a kick out of looking at the promo for the event.

[divingbiker]

Do you have the website for the tri? I always get a kick out of looking at the promo for the event.

Here you go.

http://www.tricolumbia.org/irongirl.html

[Lise]

Thanks! I love reading about and imagining triathlons. Probably more than I love doing them! Your run course looks really nice--along the lake most of the way. I love the day before/race day instruction sheet! That is great. I read and re-read the FAQs of my first tri. Unfortunately, there wasn't much info on there. One that really confused me the first year said, "Nudity will not be tolerated." Nudity?, I thought, why would anyone get naked? How bizarre! Since then I could see how someone might try a quick slip-out-of-this-into-that move in transition! I'm still horrified at the prospect, but...!

Have a blast, and remember details, cuz we'll want a race report! L.