Just a bit of randomness...
Yesterday, while rummaging through my sock bag (I have a huge mesh bag where mismatched socks go to die), I managed to find my cycling socks with skulls on the bands. I thought I'd lost them last year during the post-STP shower/change rush.
This means that I'll have skulls on my face (um, goggles) during the swim and skulls on my feet during the bike and run. Yay! I <3 skulls.
(It's the silly stuff that excites me most, clearly.)
And, yes, I'm still planning on doing the Danskin. At the very least, I'll show up and start then just see what happens from there. The mushiness and instability I've been feeling in my knee for the last couple of weeks has faded by about half, so if I continue to be careful with it, I'm guessing it'll be pretty normal (or as close to "normal" as it gets for me) on Sunday. I'm sure the swim will be fine--slow, but fine. I don't anticipate huge issues with the bike, so the question mark is really around the run (walk) after getting off the bike. *shrug* I won't know until I try, so try I will.
(Ok, I suppose I should get back to work now...*sigh*)
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08-11-2008, 12:00 PM #1
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08-11-2008, 04:30 PM #2
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Yay! How cool! Skulls AND your presence, both.
In which case, we will also PM or email you re the Saturday night pre-race dinner---you, me, Teigyr, Jes, and Jes' friend. Anyone else we missed for this, please let us know..."My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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08-11-2008, 05:00 PM #3
What's next? A half iron?
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Didn't Knot sign up for the Danskin Tri??
Originally Posted by salsabike
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08-11-2008, 06:16 PM #4
"She's a little dense"
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Yay Dex!!!
I think Knotted did sign up but she decided not to do it after all.
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08-11-2008, 06:34 PM #5
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Nope, not doing it.
I've signed up 3 times, only done it once. (the first time) I don't think I'll sign up again. But I am interested in the Subaru one for next year."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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08-11-2008, 08:58 PM #6
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Dex,
I got a skull & crossbones flag that you can drape across your shoulders for your victory lap
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08-11-2008, 09:23 PM #7
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Yay Dex
Knot, I think you would like Subaru. Another good one is that Five Mile Lake Women's Tri that is in June. 400M swim, only 300 participants (this year, the limit is 500), and good parking made it a lot of fun. I didn't get a lot of STUFF from it but still, it had a fun and supportive atmosphere.
Jocelyn, I wish you could be there this weekend but I know you'll love Subaru. I never did sign up for Lake Sammamish but I think I will next year. I've got so many events going in and out of my head (and that I have pending) I know I am being scattered about the whole thing. Thanks for the enabling though I will definitely take you up on it another time.
Hey Dex, are you joining us on Saturday for a lovely pre-race meal?
KG, I'm sorry you are so far away. Would be impractical to drive down just for food but we will eat/drink in your honor.
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