by StephCat | Oct 7, 2005 | Triathlon
Mel and I went to the LA Tri Club’s “First Thursday” at Sharkeez in Manhattan Beach last night (cheap beer, meet other tri clubbers, door prizes/raffles). This is the first time we knew of that this event had a South Bay venue, so we were pretty...
by StephCat | Oct 5, 2005 | Triathlon
Tri #2 down! Hermosa coming up this weekend! How could you go wrong? Sprint distance, swim in the bay (no surf or waves or swells), free Jamba Juice afterwards (well, they ran out, but the thought was there, and we did enjoy free icy beer in the beer...
by StephCat | Oct 5, 2005 | Triathlon
Swim bike run…slowly Lots of room for improvement Times getting better! Yep, it’s a triathlon haiku. The depths to which I will sink, trying to win a free entry for the Hemet Tinseltown Triathlon. Race report for Jamba posted...
by StephCat | Sep 26, 2005 | Triathlon
The surf was pretty bad, with some waves easily 7+ feet, and of course, since you start with your wave/group, you don’t get to pick when you go into the water (like you would sensibly if you were on your own). Oh yeah, and it was cold. 62 or 63 degrees....
by StephCat | Sep 26, 2005 | Triathlon
If you want the knitty-gritty of the actual race, skip to the Race Report. This part includes everything up to actually getting lined up at the swim start. I had bizarre triathlon related dreams Friday night — i.e., I was so slow that, by the time I was done...
by StephCat | Sep 18, 2005 | Triathlon
I met up twice with my new training buddy and fellow LA Tri Club-ber Melanie this past week, and we have 2 runs scheduled for this next week. She is so awesome! Not only is she funny and vibrant (especially key at 6 a.m.) she is RELIABLE and PUNCTUAL. We’ve also...
