On Sunday the family and I drove to a bike shop that specializes in Triathlon bikes and clothing. Unfortunately the selection of clothing was very limited due to the off-season of Triathlons. But they did have some Tri-specific bikes I was drooling over. Maybe someday I’ll be able to afford one of those.
I picked out a Trisuit, a Tri-tank and Tri-shorts. Jake and I went into the dressing room and I tried on the tank and shorts first.
I liked the tri-shorts. They have padding that dries quick. That way you’re not biking 10 or more miles with a wet seat which could lead to some serious chaffing!
As I adjusted the tri-tank Jake started cracking up. I asked him why he was laughing. He told me that he was laughing because my belly was sticking out. Yeah, it kinda was. You see, these tank tops are made extremely tight. They are also made so that you can pull up the bottom part to cool off your body while you run. It ends up looking like a bra of some sort. A kind of ‘Manzier’ as Kramer and Frank Costanza call it. Although my tummy is flatter than it has been in twenty or so years, I wasn’t comfortable wearing a manzier as I run down the street. So that was out of the question.
So I tried on the Tri-suit.
No laugher. Just, “that’s cool.” The suit actually makes me look pretty slender, so that was what I bought. I also purchased a bike shirt to wear over the suit when I bike.
Thank goodness they had my size in everything. I didn’t want to chance ordering the clothing online, and having it be too small or too big and having nothing by February 12th. I mean, sure, I can change into bike shorts and swim trunks during the transition stages, but that just takes time and energy. I really don’t want to worry about that stuff. I just want to go-go-go!
I also purchased a tri-seat by Profile Design.
At least I’ll have some comfort on the bike. I hope it’s a flat course.
The Sprint Triathlon I’m doing is a backwards event. Run/Bike/Swim. I’m not sure I like that idea now. At first I thought it was great that running came first. But with how I struggled through a 250 meter swim tonight, I’m not so confident I can do the swim with fatigued legs. Especially after a 5 mile run and 10 mile ride. I swam using mostly arms tonight and I was really struggling with my breathing techniques. It was very disappointing!
Well, there you have it. I’m ready to go and I can’t wait. I’m nervous, but I still can’t wait. I just hope I can get this lingering feeling of being sick out of my system!
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