my tan lines give me away...

[arnaew]

Hello gals

Just thought I'd revive this thread because it's summer here in NZ and I'm fast becoming the Queen of Ridiculous Tan Lines!

Found this cartoon in Bicycling Australia, which I thought might make you smile: ...



I'm currently trying to half-heartedly train for my first triathlon - and can totally identify with this cartoon when I visit my local pool!

Had to LOL - this looks exactly like me! I've been out riding heaps lately getting ready for the Tour Down Under ride on Friday - while it might look daggy to some, the interesting thing that has happened is that young men in LBS don't ignore me as much as they usually do (you know - middle aged o/weight woman = invisible). A good tan line on the arms gets a double take and some service for a change!
The Tour starts tomorrow evening with the women's criterium through the city, followed by the men's. Sooo looking forward to it - weather is slightly overcast (summer showers) but good and hot. The tan lines will be out in force!

[SnappyPix]

Arnaew - are you taking part in the Vets' Series on Friday?
How exciting to have a major tour running through your city! Fantastic!
Not surprised you've got those tan lines - been seeing those weather reports for Oz and you girls get it HOT! It's a little cooler here in Auckland, but still a darn site hotter than where I live in the UK!

[arnaew]

Snappy
Vets Series is still too competitive for me - they're way serious I'm doing the 93k from Goolwa to Yankalilla, which is through a fairly hilly region along the southern coast. I did the 30k last year and finished in the first fifteen, so I figured I had to try this distance this year, even though I usually only ride 45 - 60k distances (it's a time poor thing) on fairly flat surfaces. It's the same route the pros ride a couple of hours later - hopefully they won't have to tell me to get out of the way!