Quote Originally Posted by Trekhawk
Hey Lise - I dont do Tri's but I do like a good read. I checked out the link and wow what an inspiring woman. Ill be getting a copy asap.
Thanks for posting the link and good luck with your wetsuit hunt.
I think you'll love it! Another great one is Swimming To Antarctica , by Lynne Cox. As the book cover says, "She's Lance Armstrong with body fat".

I called Tri-Zone. Their idea was to ship me the other size wetsuit, and then I try them both on, and ship back the one I don't want. OK. We'll do that. They're rolling out a new model, so these (Ironman Instinct) are on sale everywhere. Fortunately, they have one of the other size in stock still.

I can't explain why I love triathlon so much. But somehow, even if you're not so great at any one of the sports, there's always one you're better at than the others, and so you (I) feel like a success. Plus, people of all shapes and sizes do triathlons, and they're friendly and supportive. At least at the level at which I compete!

BTW, it was some unknown woman from this website that helped me figure out what to wear in a tri last spring. It was my first swimming-pool (vs. open water) swim in a tri, and they didn't allow wet suits. I was flummoxed about what to wear. I wrote to customer service at TE, and Susan found a thread from (what I now realize was) this discussion board. Told me just what type of bra and tri-suit to wear. It was perfect. Thanks, oh unknown helper from last April!

Lise