On race day remember, no drafting….errrr…would this be outside assistance (?)
(Source: facebook.com)
On race day remember, no drafting….errrr…would this be outside assistance (?)
(Source: facebook.com)
The 70.3 was crazy, the trideltathon was unpleasant. Read for the craziness.
Gulf Coast 70.3
The entire event started out as a nightmare. I did onsite registration, and the elderly volunteers had not even the slightest clue how to handle me. I got my forms, filled out the paperwork, and then began the arduous journey of trying to get a packet. They shuttled me from table to table as they tried to figure out what should be done and where I was supposed to go. The thing is that I KNEW where I needed to go, but when I’d go there they’d tell me no, and force me off somewhere else.
No, I’m not paying that fee. I’m a USAT member, that’s already covered.
No. This is the form you want. It looks different because I just filled it out here, it isn’t the one printed on fancy cardstock like the ones that were preregistered.
Yes, I’ve already talked to this person
Yes, I’ve already paid
No, I’m not going. Just please get me a packet
YES I HAVE A NUMBER
The list went on and on.
Same time as my last one, but my run and bike were faster. The swim was much slower
#i hate ocean swims
Anyway, currently having issues because I love my triathlon/cycling tan lines, but at the same time I’m crazy self conscious about them, and running around in a bikini is not my cup of tea. :/
Race report to come. Lolz. I have stories about this one.
I just wanted to share with you all the crazy, nasty, tangled mess that was my hair after the race. It took me 45 min in the shower with conditioner to get all taken care of. :/
And for comparison:
My hair is naturally straight and my pony tail typically goes to the bottom of my sports bra…
I am unsure how to feel about this.
Probably a bad idea. But a friend invited me to go do it with him. I’d get to stay a week at the beach and chill, three days before, and three days after the race
How much of a bad idea is this?
I know everyone is pretty tired of the Harlem Shake thing, but this is just too good to pass up.
“We have an hour long race, at a world class level, and we call it a sprint”
I’ve asked my family to come out with me for the Iron distance race this fall. I’m giving them 9-10 months heads up. There is plenty of time to figure out a schedule. I’ve let them know that I will be spending three nights in a hotel (2 before the race, and staying overnight the day of the race after I get done)
I invited them to the 70.3, and they said they’d come. I only wanted 2 nights in a hotel then (the days before). The only part of that trip I didn’t cover was gas-because they offered to drive.
At the last possible minute, Madre says that she doesn’t want to leave work an evening early. I could understand that in most circumstances, however, she works from her cellphone and her computer. Her job is 110% portable.
She refused to come with, so dad gave in and they sweet talked me, and we left the day before the race. That meant that I was in a car for 6 hours THE DAY BEFORE MY FIRST HALF IRON RACE. And then, after it was all over, they didn’t even give me time to bring my heart rate down after the race before packing me back in the car to drive home. That drive was worse because there were accidents on the highway. I think that ride was borderline 10 hours?
Yeah, all that driving so close to the race??
That HURT.
My legs were in such pain after doing that ride home. Also, I know being cooped up for that long with no time to stretch and relax right before hurt me a little during the race.
I refuse to do that again. REFUSE.
But now Madre is pulling that bs again. 9 months in advance. She wants me to pick a race at a different time of the month. There are none within driving distance. There are a few 2 months beforehand, but I don’t think I could be ready. I’m not pushing it back any farther because I want to do it this year.
She’s making all sorts of unhappy noises again.
I’m going to do this whether she’s there or not.
She keeps saying that she wants to be there for my first big race
But she isn’t acting like it.
Maybe I’m still a little bitter that the two of them will drop everything to make sure my sister’s swim meets go without a hitch. I do most of my tri stuff on my own or with my team. The second I try to involve them, it’s like pulling teeth.
But I’m almost done trying to work with them.
Orbea Ordu GDR
What is it about black and red tt bikes that just screams sexy?
……
I might have a small obsession with bikes. Ok? Leave me be.
My favorites from the “Beginner Triathlete Meme.”
This made me straight up laugh out loud!
Lesley Paterson protips
http://triathlon.competitor.com/2013/01/features/video-dont-be-that-triathlete_68791
