PART I: PANIC: Forty-three degrees outside this morning. Sixty-two degrees in the lake. The Expert and I head out early. We stop at the gate to Lake Lanier’s Mary Alice Park. Time…
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Open Water Willies
Sunday will be my first open water swim practice before the big race. I have tried on my Free Willy wetsuit once, but only before the purchase at All3Sports. I thought that I…
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Triathlon Smells….
….like heaven. Okay, so maybe I’m weird. But I love smelling like a pool after a swim. Today, I had a tough, tough swim, which ended with three short time trials.…
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The Expert Goes Wetsuit
I dragged my husband kicking and screaming to the fabulous world of All3Sports for the trying on of the wetsuits. “Why do I need a wetsuit,” he asked over and over again. “Because,” I…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Kiss It, Valentine’s Day
Today was an awful day. And to top it off, it’s Valentine’s Day. Ugh. Blech. I had garbage for Court today… and after spending my entire weekend thinking and digesting that stupid…