Let the *FREAK OUT* Begin....

[AJ(lb)]

speaking of caps:
is long hair a problem with these caps?
do you have to bunch all your hair up in one or can you have a braid down your back, and just fit the cap over your head?
i am thinking of just chopping it all off.

i am officially in training! two days of jogging. i have three loops measured out in my hood. luckily, i did not think to highly of my ability and took the one just under a mile! this is definitely going to take a slow build up process.
i refuse to be discouraged though.

[mommelisa]

Denise - I don't know what the temp in TTL was the weekend of soma, but I think it was somewhere close to 68 or so. It wasn't that bad and I had a sleeveless suit. If you do decide to get the suit with sleeves, I'd suggest swimming with it a few times to make sure you're comfortable.

The first race I ever did, I made the mistake of not swimming in my brand new wetsuit prior and it ended up being a miserable experience!! The suit was too tight around my neck and I felt like I was choking the entire time.

btw - the freak out is totally NORMAL!! If you weren't freaking, I'd be worried about you!! :-)

[Lise]

Denise,

I fully understand. I freak out before every race about something.

I bought a full wetsuit this winter, planning to use it in a cold lake swim in a tri next September. It will also let me swim in Lake Michigan earlier in the season. I tried on a couple, and ended up with the Ironman Athena women's large. If you decide to go with a wetsuit, spend some taper time trying them on, and doing some swimming in it. The standard wetsuits leave me feeling like I am choking and unable to breathe. A 36D chest is not "standard" for wetsuits, I guess . The Athena style is the only full wetsuit I've been able to breathe in. I haven't swum in it yet. I use a sleeveless, short leg wetsuit over my bra and tri shorts when I do warmer lake swims. It's much lighter weight, and not at all constrictive. It's basically a coverup for my bra!

Hang in there. Do your constructive taper activities and just take it one day at a time. Lise

[Trek420]

I thought we were supposed to rest and eat during taper? Once more on TE I find "whad'd I know?" Oh so much to learn.

[Running Mommy]

heh heh Trek... Actually I'm trying NOT to eat too much during taper! My body is DYING for a cherry pie right now. And I don't mean a slice.... I mean the ENTIRE pie!!!

So here is todays taper diversion. Some pretty funny things. 140.6 reasons to do an Ironman....

http://www.xtri.com/article.asp?id=434

[Trek420]

Running Mommy "Actually I'm trying NOT to eat too much during taper! "

Oh, I have this all so wrong no wonder I'm slow. I have so much to learn can I get the 140.6 reasons .... on a t'shirt?

[Running Mommy]

That would make a great shirt huh? I esp. like 130-140.6