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[legalmoose]

Went to the YWCA today, took the tour, joined. So now I have a "real gym" that I'm paying real money for (as opposed to the BGA gym). They have a pool, which was the major draw, and a class on swimming for triathlons and other competitions.

So now I have to do something more than just the running and the occasional bike ride.

Including buying swimming stuff. I don't know if I'm ready to buy a swimsuit, but into the brink I must go. Methinks a trip back to Fleet Feet may be in order for suit, goggles, etc. The idea of stuffing myself into one of those little things is more than a tad intimidating. It's not like you can hide anything in one of those (well, maybe hide the Prince Albert, but that's about it). Lord have mercy.

Another fear to face, another obstacle to overcome. Soon enough I'll be wearing the silly things in public, racing from the strand to my bike, thinking nothing of how I look, but only how I just swam and how I'm about to ride. I look forward to that day.

But in the meantime, it's time to buy a suit.

Comments

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

Its only hard to stuff yourself in, if you have an awful lot to stuff. We wouldn't know anyone like that, now would we?

I always thought that a great deal of the fun of a triathlon was watching the hot bodies transitioning from one to another - hopping sopping wet on to the bicycle, wearing tight, mid-thigh length triathlon shorts made of brightly colored lycra. You'll look great!

[legalmoose]

I was more worried about my ass and thighs than the third leg. :-p

I loved watching the racers peel out of their wetsuits at Ironman Canada and rush to the bike transition. If nothing else, some of them provided comic relief as they tried to come out of the suits without ripping them to shreds, or sticking to the inside. Thank heavens for volunteers.

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

Volunteers? In my day, if you received any outside assistance in changing from one gear to the other (untying shoes, unzipping wetsuits, etc.) it was grounds for disqualification. There was even some rhetoric that the Triathlon Federation used to describe why drafting was illegal, to wit: "The triathlon is a contest of individual strength, endurance, blah blah blah". As such, no assistance of any sort was tolerated.

[legalmoose]

These folks did nothing but help the athletes strip out of their wet suits, and were put there by the organizers, so...

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

How times have changed.

My boy-watching friends and I decided that the best job to have as a triathlon volunteer was writing the numbers on the arms and legs of the entrants. Now that they have this job as well, I think there is competition for "best volunteer job" :)