Zooooooom (That was Fast!)
Hit the pool early this morning for a fifty minute continuous swim workout. I decide to push as hard as I could stand and put down a 2 mile swim (3250 meters). I finished in just under fifty-seven minutes, hitting the one mile right at thirty minutes. Obviously, I picked up the pace on the […]
Heartrate Heartbreak
Blast. My Garmin FR60 band “keeper” (the little rubber strap holder) broke today. I went online to find a cure for it, and there are all sorts of angry forums about Garmin responding to this issues with: “Broken watch band “keeper” (little rubber ring)? Buy new watch.” Really? Did Garmin really say that? Hurmph.I like the […]
Best Songs to Tri a Little
The iPod. Oh, the iPod. Thank you for saving my little running soul (soles). One of my favorite things to do before a race or a hard workout is set my playlist. Obviously, sanctioned events are a no-no for music, but the ones that allow it, I praise the race day gods. Tomorrow, I have […]
We Orcas Rule the School
Received this photo from Brooke, a TriCrowd fan, and I loved it so much I had to put it up (with her permission, of course). She said she “looks like a conehead in a whale costume.” You go girl, with your Orca suit and conehead swim cap. Girl after my own heart! We Orcas rule the […]
Shamu the Triathlete
Well, my worst fear is realized. The wetsuit, which I now proudly own, is an ORCA brand suit. It is so pretty. But the name. Oh, the shame. Disclaimer: This post contains disturbing images inappropriate to those scared of big gals in neoprene. As suspected, I am rocking the men’s suit. The sizing chart for the women’s suit […]
Try on Wetsuits 2011
I am counting down the dreaded seconds until Wednesday. Wednesday is my planned trip to All3Sports, for the dreaded SwimBikeMom event: Try on Wetsuits 2011.This morning, Coach Monster asked me again if I had a wetsuit. I told him that I had read the horrors of wetsuits for fat-bottomed girls in my Slow Fat Triathlete book, and I […]
Wetsuit Time
Coach Monster told me that if I didn’t have a wetsuit, that I better get one. I knew this day would come. I have dreaded it. The Expert and the kids were watching Jumanji, and I was browsing wetsuits online. Out of the blue, I piped up and told the Expert, “You know, I think I’m […]
ISM Seat
Medieval torture device? Or shiny new saddle? Shiny new saddle! Shiny new saddle!
Meet Antonia
Farewell, G-Force. You were a wonderful bike. Not really. You were terribly uncomfortable, and the cause of way too many low speed tipovers. Hello, Specialized Secteur Elite Apex. I’m not sure of the proper name for her yet. Something sassy and snazzy. Perhaps Antonia, in honor of my quest for St. Anthony’s. Yes. Antonia. The name […]