On the morning of September 21, 2014 I participated in my third Sandman Triathlon at the waterfront in Virginia Beach. The water conditions were the most severe I have ever experienced in a triathlon and the transition area was moved away from Rudee Inlet to the 24th Street park.
Once I arrived, soon after the transition area opened at 0530, the announcer began prepping the participants for the eventuality that the swim portion may be cancelled due to either rough conditions or rain squalls reducing the visibility for the lifeguards. I quickly set my transition area up and walked down to the beach to get a view of the water conditions. While still dark, the rain and waves crashing upon the shore created a dramatic picture of the ocean. I was hoping that the rain went away and seas improved enough so I could swim in these epic conditions.
After an hour of rechecking my transition area, getting marked, and warming up quickly on the run the race organizers made the decision to keep the swim in the triathlon. Success! I put on my wetsuit and made my way to the beach to warm up in the water.
While trying to swim out past the breakers I quickly realized that these conditions were no joke! Everyone was getting pushed around by the water and there were waves way over my head breaking on me or just in front of me. I've seen far less significant water conditions force people to abandon the swim, I quietly thought that they still might cancel the swim or lots of people are going not going to finish the swim. I hope no one drowns!
I was in the last of seven heats, so I got to watch the madness that ensued. I watched wave after wave of eager triathletes get pounded by the waves and tire themselves out attempting to reach the first orange buoy placed 75 yards off the shore. Between five and ten athletes were raising their hands to request the assistance of the lifeguards on surfboards or jet-skis. I saw one extremely fit guy walk out of the water with a giant wound underneath his right eye. He looked like he caught someone's heel or elbow in a wave. Looking towards the buoy I saw several tired looking swimmers beginning the 750 meter journey towards the end of the swim portion of this triathlon. All of them looked exhausted.
About five minutes before my heat was set to go I saw an older gentleman participant on the shore looking out into the water. It appeared as if he had tried working his way through the waves but lacked the confidence or physical strength to withstand the force of the waves. Standing there on the shore, he looked like he was trying to convince himself that he could get back in there and make it out to the turn buoy. Eventually, against the back drop of an overcast day with ten foot waves, he made the decision to abandon the race. Generally, when one does not finish the swim, the rest of the race is over for that athlete. I hope this man got the opportunity to finish the bike and run portions of the race.
Once it was my turn, I consciously spaced myself out from the rest of the heat in order to avoid flying skulls and elbows. I made it out to the buoy without exhausting myself, turned right, and began swimming along the shore towards the next buoy. This buoy would mark where I would need to turn right again and head back to shore. I couldn't see this buoy. But seeing as how the distance I had to swim was only about 750 meters, I planned on keeping my distance from the shore by judging distance off of the hotels on the beach. I found a spot where the waves weren't breaking on top of me and began the quick haul. Several times I felt as if I fell out of a wave and into the water during the swim, fun if your at the beach on a boogie board trying to ride the waves in, not fun if you're competitively swimming and trying to avoid drinking salt water. By the time I was about 100 yards from the turn buoy, I realized I was 75 yards further into the ocean than I thought I was and had to swim an extra 75 yards to get back to the beach.
The new transition area was closer to the beach than the previous two years and no gravel to run on. I like it. I experienced no problems transitioning to the bike. The conditions on the road were wet from the morning's rain, and starting in the last heat I had a lot of traffic in front of me. There was a headwind going out for the first 7 miles and the expected tail wind on the return. I averaged 19.5 miles and hour, which I'm generally pleased with considering I hadn't trained specifically for this race.
The transition to the run also went smoothly. I started off at a pace of 7 miles an hour, but gradually slowed down as the 5K overpowered me.
The best part of the triathlon was approaching the finish line and hearing Cary cheer for me. As I turned to my left I saw her and Luke near the finish line smiling and waving. Well, Cary was smiling and waving, I think Luke was looking at all the people making noise. It was still cool, they empowered me to drain my last internal resources and sprint ahead of a couple of slowpokes before the finish line.
Overall I was 91 out of 300 finishers in the General Classification. I placed 15 out of 28 Males in the 35-39 Age Group. Within each discipline, I managed 61 out of 300 in the swim, 95 out of 300 in the bike, and 202 our of 300 in the run. Not bad for a Sunday morning!
Monday, September 22, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Bicycle Maintenance
Prior to competing in my second triathlon of 2014 I took my bike in for a "regularly scheduled" checkup at the local bike store in Newport, Rhode Island. Since my last visit for a tune-up, approximately 3 years ago, my brakes had loosened and the gears did not switch as cleanly as they used to. I found out that 3 years is probably a bit too long to go between maintenance periods and there are more frequent maintenance items I should conduct to increase the performance of my bike.
My bike is a 2006 (or 2007) Trek 1000; in the grand scheme of things it is no big whup. But, I've had it now for about 8 years and would like to see how far I can go with it. I am truly a recreational triathlete, and I cannot justify spending thousands of dollars on a new bike. Preserving this one for a longer amount of time will help ensure that I am not in need of a bike due to the complete mechanical failure.
One can generally improve the longevity of a bike chain by cleaning it after every ride. This is a challenging task, and I am fond of ignoring this essential maintenance item. After hours of accumulating road dirt on your chain, the dirt particles will increase the natural breakdown of your chain and the gear teeth on your chain-rings. My chain-rings, and chain, were the original that came with the bike; they were in need of replacement. In addition to wearing down the gear teeth, the individual rollers on the chains had become loose around the pins, leading to excess give in the chain. The final result was a replacement of my chain and chain-ring.
Though I haven't made the investment yet, I have heard of great tools to clean the gears after each ride. Using and old rag and some spray cleaner while hand-pedaling on an upside down bike isn't always the most fun things to do.
Cables for my brakes and gearshift were also replaced. I had performed "underway repairs" on my back brake cable, leaving it functional but very loose.
I doubt there was much improvement in my speed because of the upgrades I made during my bicycle's check-up. I do however believe it is an important part of keeping your bike in racing shape; allowing more racing on the same bike for a longer period of time.
My bike is a 2006 (or 2007) Trek 1000; in the grand scheme of things it is no big whup. But, I've had it now for about 8 years and would like to see how far I can go with it. I am truly a recreational triathlete, and I cannot justify spending thousands of dollars on a new bike. Preserving this one for a longer amount of time will help ensure that I am not in need of a bike due to the complete mechanical failure.
One can generally improve the longevity of a bike chain by cleaning it after every ride. This is a challenging task, and I am fond of ignoring this essential maintenance item. After hours of accumulating road dirt on your chain, the dirt particles will increase the natural breakdown of your chain and the gear teeth on your chain-rings. My chain-rings, and chain, were the original that came with the bike; they were in need of replacement. In addition to wearing down the gear teeth, the individual rollers on the chains had become loose around the pins, leading to excess give in the chain. The final result was a replacement of my chain and chain-ring.
Though I haven't made the investment yet, I have heard of great tools to clean the gears after each ride. Using and old rag and some spray cleaner while hand-pedaling on an upside down bike isn't always the most fun things to do.
Cables for my brakes and gearshift were also replaced. I had performed "underway repairs" on my back brake cable, leaving it functional but very loose.
I doubt there was much improvement in my speed because of the upgrades I made during my bicycle's check-up. I do however believe it is an important part of keeping your bike in racing shape; allowing more racing on the same bike for a longer period of time.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
"Oh My Goddard" Olympic Triathlon, 22 June 2014
This race, just outside of East Greenwich, RI, was my first Olympic Distance triathlon of 2014. It was also my second Olympic Distance triathlon ever. I was hoping to see some improvements from last years performance at the Monticelloman Triathlon, where comparisons could be made.
I enjoy the early starts, 630 AM in this case, mainly because the races are over with a large portion of the day remaining to recover from the race.
There was nothing unique or spectacular about the transition area. I got there early enough to get my bike on the end of the rack, walk through my transitions, and mentally prepare for the race. One of my favorite parts about participating in triathlons is the excited feeling I get prior to the start of the race. It reminds me most of the feeling I had prior to swim meets back when I was a kid.
Though cold enough for a wetsuit, the water temperature was refreshing once the race got started. Couldn't have asked for a better temperature, I believe it was around 70 degrees at start time. Each wave had about 30 people in it, and I was in the third wave. By far this was one of the most polite swim starts that I experienced in a triathlon. There was only one swimmer, who has a similar pace to me, that I repeatedly "bumped into" during the first leg of the swim. The distance of the swim is published as .9 miles, and my time was 21:32. This is about 8 minutes faster than my swim in last years Monticelloman. I don't think I am six minutes faster than I was last year. There was also no discernible current. I believe there was some difference in the lengths of each course, and I probably took half that time off due to increased swim fitness.
After completing the swim there was a longer jog back to the transition area than I am accustomed to. I experienced no significant issues here, other than pressing 'stop' on my Garmin instead of 'lap.'
If there is a Triathlon feature on my Forerunner 310XT, I should figure it out prior to the next race. The data I pulled from this race was basically unusable.
The bike portion of the event was shortened to 20.1 miles, so technically this wasn't the Olympic distance, but long enough to tire me out. I did not feel powerful, or fast, during this 20 mile ride. My quadriceps were sore, as if I had completed a long ride or squat workout the day before. Neither of which I had. I did not employ my legs during the swim in a manner that would have depleted quad strength for the bike portion of the triathlon. I also believe I had generally good nutrition prior to the race. I'm not exactly sure where that soreness came from.
The ride had uphills and downhills, and was shaded for most of the ride. I was cycling by myself for most of the course until the Olympic Distance athletes merged back with the Sprint Distance athletes with about 5 miles left on the course. I felt like I had to weave in and out of a couple of riders on mountain bikes cruising in the middle of the road. My overall time was 1:05:25, which is about 18 miles an hour. One of my slower performances on the bike, and relative to the rest of the field one of my poorer performances. With the volume of bike training I put in so far in 2014, I'm not exactly sure how I managed to pull this off.
Entering into the transition area for the second time and departing on the run I experienced no significant issues.
I made the conscious decision to bike and run without socks. No issue during the bike. Because the run was essentially a trail run through the Goddard State Park, I managed to get a couple of twigs in my left shoe that resulted in a nice blister on the bottom of my foot. No big deal, but definitely uncomfortable after the race. This run was painful, as all 10k efforts are for me. But, I was pleasantly surprised at my time of 56:14. This is a decrease of about 6 minutes from my effort during the 10k in last years Monticelloman. I'm still a ways off from the 48 minutes, which appears to be the average for normal athletes in the 35-39 year old category.
Overall I was pleased with my improvements in the swim and run. Though baffled by my bike time, I think my overall performance warrants mild enthusiasm as a result of my efforts!
I enjoy the early starts, 630 AM in this case, mainly because the races are over with a large portion of the day remaining to recover from the race.
There was nothing unique or spectacular about the transition area. I got there early enough to get my bike on the end of the rack, walk through my transitions, and mentally prepare for the race. One of my favorite parts about participating in triathlons is the excited feeling I get prior to the start of the race. It reminds me most of the feeling I had prior to swim meets back when I was a kid.
Though cold enough for a wetsuit, the water temperature was refreshing once the race got started. Couldn't have asked for a better temperature, I believe it was around 70 degrees at start time. Each wave had about 30 people in it, and I was in the third wave. By far this was one of the most polite swim starts that I experienced in a triathlon. There was only one swimmer, who has a similar pace to me, that I repeatedly "bumped into" during the first leg of the swim. The distance of the swim is published as .9 miles, and my time was 21:32. This is about 8 minutes faster than my swim in last years Monticelloman. I don't think I am six minutes faster than I was last year. There was also no discernible current. I believe there was some difference in the lengths of each course, and I probably took half that time off due to increased swim fitness.
After completing the swim there was a longer jog back to the transition area than I am accustomed to. I experienced no significant issues here, other than pressing 'stop' on my Garmin instead of 'lap.'
If there is a Triathlon feature on my Forerunner 310XT, I should figure it out prior to the next race. The data I pulled from this race was basically unusable.
The bike portion of the event was shortened to 20.1 miles, so technically this wasn't the Olympic distance, but long enough to tire me out. I did not feel powerful, or fast, during this 20 mile ride. My quadriceps were sore, as if I had completed a long ride or squat workout the day before. Neither of which I had. I did not employ my legs during the swim in a manner that would have depleted quad strength for the bike portion of the triathlon. I also believe I had generally good nutrition prior to the race. I'm not exactly sure where that soreness came from.
The ride had uphills and downhills, and was shaded for most of the ride. I was cycling by myself for most of the course until the Olympic Distance athletes merged back with the Sprint Distance athletes with about 5 miles left on the course. I felt like I had to weave in and out of a couple of riders on mountain bikes cruising in the middle of the road. My overall time was 1:05:25, which is about 18 miles an hour. One of my slower performances on the bike, and relative to the rest of the field one of my poorer performances. With the volume of bike training I put in so far in 2014, I'm not exactly sure how I managed to pull this off.
Entering into the transition area for the second time and departing on the run I experienced no significant issues.
I made the conscious decision to bike and run without socks. No issue during the bike. Because the run was essentially a trail run through the Goddard State Park, I managed to get a couple of twigs in my left shoe that resulted in a nice blister on the bottom of my foot. No big deal, but definitely uncomfortable after the race. This run was painful, as all 10k efforts are for me. But, I was pleasantly surprised at my time of 56:14. This is a decrease of about 6 minutes from my effort during the 10k in last years Monticelloman. I'm still a ways off from the 48 minutes, which appears to be the average for normal athletes in the 35-39 year old category.
Overall I was pleased with my improvements in the swim and run. Though baffled by my bike time, I think my overall performance warrants mild enthusiasm as a result of my efforts!
Saturday, May 31, 2014
2014 Escape the Cape
31 May, I kicked off my triathlon season by participating in the 35-39 Age Group in the Sprint Distance race in Onset, Massachusetts. The drive was approximately 1 hour from my temporary residence in Newport, Rhode Island. The distances for this sprint triathlon were a .3 mile swim, a 10 mile bicycle ride, and a 5K run. Very similar to the Smithfield Sprint Triathlon, but substituting a 300 yard swim for a 600 meter swim in the brackish Onset Bay.
The registration, parking, and directions were all strait forward and enabled me to arrive with plenty of time to spare prior to a 9am start. Knowing that there have only been a few warm days in New England this spring I anticipated a cold swim, and I was right. The published temperature was 63 degrees, but it felt like 53 degrees. Warming up was essential for my body to acclimate to the cold. I felt my chest constrict and my face was in pain for approximately one minute after being continually submerged in the water.
I started in the first heat, with the 39 and under males, Elite Males, and Clydesdales. That group was pretty large for a swim start in a constrained bay, and the first minute I spent negotiating bodies, knees, and elbows. After that I got into a decent stroke rhythm and my body quickly got used to the cold. Sighting the exit point was accomplished effectively, I don't think I spent too much time swimming off in random directions. Within the 35-39 age group I finished the swim 8th out of 35, with a time of 10:39.
During the first transition I got to my bike before the participant stationed next to me. He had incredible racing gear and a really fancy bike. It made me smile that I beat him out of the water. Unfortunately, as I struggled to get out of my wet suit he appeared, deftly removed himself from his wetsuit, grabbed his bike and ran out of the transition area. My brief victory was over.
Once I overcame my wetsuit difficulties I began the bicycle portion going up a slight hill to get out of town. Of all the triathlons I have participated in, this one had by far the worst control of traffic, worst road conditions, and worst directions. I know I'm supposed to ride the course prior to the event, but I never do and all previous events have had good volunteers on the course. The volume of traffic and blind turns added some confusion to the race that I had never had to deal with before. Also, several of the roads had sand, likely left of from this winter's awful cold and snow spell. The highlight of the bike was a large male turkey darting in front of me, he quickly cleared the road and disappeared into the woods before crashing into any bikers. Within the 35-39 age group I finished the bike portion 17th out of 35, with a time of 31:40.
T2 flew by with no issues.
The run is always my struggle. I used my Garmin to monitor my speed, I wanted to avoid falling into an exhausted trance and slowing down to a crawl. With the exception of a couple of steep hills, I believe that was accomplished. Running at least twice a week prior to the event made a difference. I was surprised to look down at my watch and observe rates of 8:30 min/mile at several points during the run. I normally do not retain that level of fitness during the last leg of the triathlon. Within the 35-39 age group I finished the run 30th out of 35, with a time of 26:15.
Overall, with a time of 1:11:39, I was 15th out of 35th in my age group, 90th of 254 Men, and 117th out of 456 overall participants.
I was pleased with my overall performance, nothing spectacular but I put a solid effort into each event.
Prior to my next event, mid-June, I would like to focus on continuing to lose weight (No change since last Fall, I like snacks), continuing to run (work up to six miles for the Olympic Distance), and get a bike tune up (It's been a couple of years)
http://maxperformanceonline.com/escapethecaperace/escape-the-cape-tri-live-results/#/person:&entry_id=525:1401574074010
The registration, parking, and directions were all strait forward and enabled me to arrive with plenty of time to spare prior to a 9am start. Knowing that there have only been a few warm days in New England this spring I anticipated a cold swim, and I was right. The published temperature was 63 degrees, but it felt like 53 degrees. Warming up was essential for my body to acclimate to the cold. I felt my chest constrict and my face was in pain for approximately one minute after being continually submerged in the water.
I started in the first heat, with the 39 and under males, Elite Males, and Clydesdales. That group was pretty large for a swim start in a constrained bay, and the first minute I spent negotiating bodies, knees, and elbows. After that I got into a decent stroke rhythm and my body quickly got used to the cold. Sighting the exit point was accomplished effectively, I don't think I spent too much time swimming off in random directions. Within the 35-39 age group I finished the swim 8th out of 35, with a time of 10:39.
During the first transition I got to my bike before the participant stationed next to me. He had incredible racing gear and a really fancy bike. It made me smile that I beat him out of the water. Unfortunately, as I struggled to get out of my wet suit he appeared, deftly removed himself from his wetsuit, grabbed his bike and ran out of the transition area. My brief victory was over.
Once I overcame my wetsuit difficulties I began the bicycle portion going up a slight hill to get out of town. Of all the triathlons I have participated in, this one had by far the worst control of traffic, worst road conditions, and worst directions. I know I'm supposed to ride the course prior to the event, but I never do and all previous events have had good volunteers on the course. The volume of traffic and blind turns added some confusion to the race that I had never had to deal with before. Also, several of the roads had sand, likely left of from this winter's awful cold and snow spell. The highlight of the bike was a large male turkey darting in front of me, he quickly cleared the road and disappeared into the woods before crashing into any bikers. Within the 35-39 age group I finished the bike portion 17th out of 35, with a time of 31:40.
T2 flew by with no issues.
The run is always my struggle. I used my Garmin to monitor my speed, I wanted to avoid falling into an exhausted trance and slowing down to a crawl. With the exception of a couple of steep hills, I believe that was accomplished. Running at least twice a week prior to the event made a difference. I was surprised to look down at my watch and observe rates of 8:30 min/mile at several points during the run. I normally do not retain that level of fitness during the last leg of the triathlon. Within the 35-39 age group I finished the run 30th out of 35, with a time of 26:15.
Overall, with a time of 1:11:39, I was 15th out of 35th in my age group, 90th of 254 Men, and 117th out of 456 overall participants.
I was pleased with my overall performance, nothing spectacular but I put a solid effort into each event.
Prior to my next event, mid-June, I would like to focus on continuing to lose weight (No change since last Fall, I like snacks), continuing to run (work up to six miles for the Olympic Distance), and get a bike tune up (It's been a couple of years)
http://maxperformanceonline.com/escapethecaperace/escape-the-cape-tri-live-results/#/person:&entry_id=525:1401574074010
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Awakening from the winter slumber
The goal last fall was to lose weight to improve my performance in 2014's triathlons. I don't think I lost any weight.
My first triathlon of 2014 will be the "Oh My Goddard" Olympic distance triathlon in Warwick, RI, on June 22. I have just over a month to, ahem...hone my training from the base I've maintained since last fall.
There isn't a lot of base training since last November. Between being at sea for my previous job and temporarily moving to Rhode Island for school I have not established a workout routine. Since being in Rhode Island in early April, my cardio has improved dramatically, but not with specific goals in mind, nor with sustained effort. Once I signed up for the June Triathlon, I noticed a small mental shift, and I feel the desire to get back out and ride/run/swim.
This is the first year that I've started out with an Olympic distance, to be fair, last year my first triathlon was a sprint followed the next day by an Olympic distance so it's almost the same timing. Completing that distance encouraged me to know that I could complete it, and know I can work on improving my times (why didn't you say that this past winter when you were eating lots of candy and cake, hmm?)
I think a 2 hour 30 minutes time is excellent. I got a 2H 48M in last years Monticelloman, and 18 minutes is a significant jump. I always stress running as my weakness, my speed on the 10K portion of last years Olympic distance (Monticelloman) was about 10min/mile. Improving my pace to 9min/mile drops 6 minutes, and improving 8min/mile drops 12 minutes. I don't know if an 8min/mile is reasonable to achieve by June, maybe 8.5 min/mile, making the reduction 9 minutes. My "goal" weight for the race is 200 pounds. A loss of 20 pounds will likely improve my overall bike time by some factor, lets call it 1 mph, the distance is just over 20 miles, a quick swag results in a time reduction of 3 minutes. I suspect I am going to get the same swim time. With this unscientific calculation I result in a time of 2 hours and 36 minutes, 6 minutes slower than my goal.
Those 6 minutes will have to come from a combination of magic and hard (smart) work.
49 days until the race! This is easy.
Things I need to accomplish before the race are:
1) Get a Fit Test on my bike. Sometimes, when I'm in the aero bars, I am very uncomfortable in my core/lower back. This could be poor positioning, poor core fitness, or a combination of both. Eliminating the inanimate object as something to blame is step one. Core fitness is step two.
2) Get a proper tune-up on the bike. Never done it, probably needs it. Since buying my awesome aluminum Trek 1000 in 2007 I've replaced several inner tubes, tires, brake pads, tightened the handlebars (head case), and attached removable aero bars. I might be able to crank out .01 mph faster with a good industrial cleaning on the chains.
3) Optest my new tri-shorts. They are compression type Sugoi 9 inch piston 200 tri shorts. They are still in the bag I purchased them in. If they are too small, I will need to promptly acquire another pair.
The two other Triathlon events I have my eyes on for 2014 are the Patriots Half OR Spring, and the Richmond Rox Endurance Triathlon (Half Ironman). Why the Half Ironman this year Jacob? I don't know, it's a challenge.
My first triathlon of 2014 will be the "Oh My Goddard" Olympic distance triathlon in Warwick, RI, on June 22. I have just over a month to, ahem...hone my training from the base I've maintained since last fall.
There isn't a lot of base training since last November. Between being at sea for my previous job and temporarily moving to Rhode Island for school I have not established a workout routine. Since being in Rhode Island in early April, my cardio has improved dramatically, but not with specific goals in mind, nor with sustained effort. Once I signed up for the June Triathlon, I noticed a small mental shift, and I feel the desire to get back out and ride/run/swim.
This is the first year that I've started out with an Olympic distance, to be fair, last year my first triathlon was a sprint followed the next day by an Olympic distance so it's almost the same timing. Completing that distance encouraged me to know that I could complete it, and know I can work on improving my times (why didn't you say that this past winter when you were eating lots of candy and cake, hmm?)
I think a 2 hour 30 minutes time is excellent. I got a 2H 48M in last years Monticelloman, and 18 minutes is a significant jump. I always stress running as my weakness, my speed on the 10K portion of last years Olympic distance (Monticelloman) was about 10min/mile. Improving my pace to 9min/mile drops 6 minutes, and improving 8min/mile drops 12 minutes. I don't know if an 8min/mile is reasonable to achieve by June, maybe 8.5 min/mile, making the reduction 9 minutes. My "goal" weight for the race is 200 pounds. A loss of 20 pounds will likely improve my overall bike time by some factor, lets call it 1 mph, the distance is just over 20 miles, a quick swag results in a time reduction of 3 minutes. I suspect I am going to get the same swim time. With this unscientific calculation I result in a time of 2 hours and 36 minutes, 6 minutes slower than my goal.
Those 6 minutes will have to come from a combination of magic and hard (smart) work.
49 days until the race! This is easy.
Things I need to accomplish before the race are:
1) Get a Fit Test on my bike. Sometimes, when I'm in the aero bars, I am very uncomfortable in my core/lower back. This could be poor positioning, poor core fitness, or a combination of both. Eliminating the inanimate object as something to blame is step one. Core fitness is step two.
2) Get a proper tune-up on the bike. Never done it, probably needs it. Since buying my awesome aluminum Trek 1000 in 2007 I've replaced several inner tubes, tires, brake pads, tightened the handlebars (head case), and attached removable aero bars. I might be able to crank out .01 mph faster with a good industrial cleaning on the chains.
3) Optest my new tri-shorts. They are compression type Sugoi 9 inch piston 200 tri shorts. They are still in the bag I purchased them in. If they are too small, I will need to promptly acquire another pair.
The two other Triathlon events I have my eyes on for 2014 are the Patriots Half OR Spring, and the Richmond Rox Endurance Triathlon (Half Ironman). Why the Half Ironman this year Jacob? I don't know, it's a challenge.
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