Tri Zones Training

2nd time for me!

Rob did the Longhorn Aquabike last year (Swim and bike only) then he did do a half at Lonestar.

This is Amber's First Half--Wahoo!!

Anybody hear from Birthday Girl Annette yet?  I think she was planning on doing it.

Have a great race!  Remember to always have fun!

Amber

I'll be there...  Should be fun!! :-)

Last I heard, Annette would not be doing the 1/2 but will most likely be out there supporting and cowbelling...  It wouldn't be the same without her!!

Red, if you have room to cart the tent, that would be great...  I don't have room for the tent and my bike...

Enjoy the taper!  Yeeeeeeha!
Cindy

 Translation....I'm in. Yeeha! taper is my friend.

 Don't let what you can not do interfere with what you can do it.  John Wooden

The taper has definately been the best part of this training regimen. lol. Let's do it.

 John AKA JR

I'll be there doing the swim leg for a friend who crashed and has an infection on her arm. She can't swim right now. I offered to swim for her. We're also going to have a BBQ tent with another group that my husband belongs to (BeginnerTriathlete). We'll come say hi at the Tri Zones tent!

Marathon training that is... He will be at swim out to pull us out of the water and up the hill.   

Don't let what you can not do interfere with what you can do it.  John Wooden

I was looking through the race packet and noticed some differences that you might want to think about.  You have to have a race # on while on the bike.  According to the packet, we get a bike bib # and a run bib #.  But you can use the run # through out just turn it from backwards on the bike to forwards on the run.  Something to think about in transition.  Second, penalties are done on the course, you have to stop and have a time out. If you don't stop at the penalty tent when you are flagged you can be DQ'ed.  Trizoners won't have that problem but just wanted you to know!

Don't let what you can not do interfere with what you can do it.  John Wooden

I'll be at body marking and transition.

Sammye

Annette...are you in?

Thanks, guys...  It will be great to see you out there!

Cindy

If you see me on the race course Sunday, be sure to give me a little push!  Just kidding! Thanks to everyone who is volunteering. It's a tough job that a lot of people take for granted!

BSL 1/2 was the same as what Vickie said. You had to wear your run number while on the bike. And yes, if you get a penalty while on the bike you have to stop at the next penalty station. Depending on what you get a penatly for depends on how long you have to stay. At BSL, when you got a penalty and got to the station, they would give you a stop watch. You had to sign in and out or you got DQ'd . Also, the drafting rules are different. It is 4 bike lengths for the drafting zone so you will have to watch your distance. I believe they told us it was about 10 meters. Another rule was that you race your age. So if you are 29 currently but your birthday is later this year, you will be racing with the 25-29 year olds.

Hope everyone has a good race. I am sure everyone will do great. See you at the waters edge. I am sure I will have some encouraging words for you all as I pull you out of the water. You will most likely see me on the run with a beer in one hand and a bell in ther other shouting some more encouraging words. 

Since I had to fess up and face the music last night at Doss, I'm officially in for my first Half Iron.  :-)

I am doing Longhorn too! I am new to Trizones, I really enjoyed meeting everyone at the track last night. Good Luck to everyone racing and Thank You to everyone volunteering!

Heather

I'm looking forward to seeing all of my old friends from Tri-zones and cheering you guys on!  have a great race!!!

Melissa

for the volunteers!  You guys rock!!!! 

Don't let what you can not do interfere with what you can do it.  John Wooden

Just heard from Colleen that she is racing.  Hopefully, she will add to the post in person but I at least wanted the volunteers and racers to know to look for her!!

Yeeeeeha!

Is it Sunday yet??!?  :-)

Cindy

Thanks Amber! I did see several of you yesterday @ PPU- Cindy, Red, Rob & Amber, Matt & Amy, Catherine, Julie Hardy.. 

tomorrow I will be at one of the water stops near the Expo Center.. I'm supposed to wear 'funky club clothes'. Whatever that means...... I'm pretty sure I don't have any. Stop in to "Club Energy Lab" and have a drink! 

- Annette