Sprint Tri Is On My Mind

I still have several weeks to go, but the Women’s Sprint Triathlon is on my mind.  I haven’t actually registered for it yet.  I should because I do really intend to do it.  Maybe that will put some fire under my tail to get me more serious about it.  This weekend I did two runs in a row on Saturday and Sunday, but that wasn’t on my training schedule.  I just felt like doing it.  Then on Sunday I was riding around on my bike in the driveway with the kids.  It felt good to be on my bike again and I have to get back on the road for some training.

The website has good information for women doing this for their first sprint tri event.  They have tips for open water swimming.  I need to do some training where I swim in my pool, hop out and ride my bike for several mile while wearing the clothes that I plan to race in.  I did purchase a bathing suit top and shorts that are “quick drying” fabric and am planning on wearing my sports bra under the top and compression shorts under the shorts.  If the shorts are too wet I may have a spare pare in my transition area to change into for the run.  These are things that I will find out when I train.

For my swimming in open water training, I will be in New Hampshire in August so I plan on working on that in the lake up there.  I need to find out of my Garmin watch can be worn in the water, or grab an old sports watch I have laying around in my house to give me an estimate of how long I am swimming out in the lake.  It won’t give me distance but I can use time as an estimate.

My friend Danielle has been doing some sprint tris this summer with some successful first timer tips.  Check them out on her blog www.liverungrow.com.

I have to admit, I am a bit nervous about this event.  It sounds good on paper (just like registering for the Dopey Challenge), but I really need to get it together.