Is that the sea in your sinuses...

[andygates]

Open-water swim followed by a barbie at the literally palatial pad of one of Exeter Tri's chaps today. A good educational (if short) swim in which I discover some useful things, like:

* Much of my OW swim problem comes from all the seawater getting down the back of my nose. If I trump like an heffalump, this doesn't happen and I can concentrate on my stroke (zipperskate, young Jedi).

* It's not just me, it happens to the other OW newbie too and she's a stronger pool swimmer. Seems that seawater cheats and gets in where freshwater doesn't. I wonder why?

* Tri totty. Say no more. well, I could, but this is public. Visions of loveliness.

* You think you're lean? You think you're ripped? You're a soft squishy plush toy. Ripped is when your sixpack is vsible through your wetsuit. He's young and I hate him even if he does tell filthy jokes.

* You are naked without your HRM.

Comments

[skean.livejournal.com]

Sorted. Polar Helpdesk good. V. useful motivational device. Would recommend, if you don't want GPS for some other reason.

Xeeny and I have a bet to do an Ironman before 40. Want in?

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Glad your toy is fixed... a bit pricey for me just now as I've sprung for a new lappy but maybe in the winter season (currently pencilled to be olympic lifting, fell running and velodrome racing, honest).

Ironman? Doesn't appeal other than the fetishistic gold standard. A centruy ride I can do, a marathon would be a hideous reach and the swim is still fabulously off my radar.

But that may change. Excessive exposure to triathletes makes Ironman seem less and less silly. Currrent plan is an Oly - maybe London - next year. Ask me after that.