Ta-Dah!!!! Got a new gf, a 2012 women’s Trek Lexa, complete with flower decals along the frame if you look closely. She’s an entry level road bike, but it should do the job. I hemmed and hawed initially about making the purchase, with the retail price being a hair under $800. That’s on the cheaper end of the spectrum for road bikes, which was news to me, because apparently these hi-tech bikes are classes above the Huffy’s from Walmart I used to ride as a kid. Anways, once the bike shop owner saw I was uncertain he lowered it down to $560 for me (!!!!!!!!) He said the closeout price will be in effect by the fall so he was willing to give me the sale price early. I guess you can haggle with bike shop owners? Cool. Then I was fitted for it, it got accessorized with a cage for water bottle and a little pack to hold my emergency pack. What a looker. That was my Tri Light (get it, like high light??) of the day. Haa.
Swim session #2 happened today. I reread up on technique and I am starting to grasp the mechanics a bit better. Lifegaurd is still in a plaster cast.
I also was sharing the lane with a 70-something man who was wearing TIGHTY WHITIES and ONLY tighty whities for a full 20 minutes before I even noticed. Gosh. Next time I’m just gonna show up in a thong and swim cap and act like it’s totally accecptable.
Oh! And ear plugs. I also tested out ear plugs today in the pool which made a world of a difference, for every time I turned my head to take a breath, my head didn’t fill up with water and throw off my equilibrium. I either don’t turn my head correctly to take a breath, or I have abnormal ear anatomy, because water can’t seem to stay out during the breathing maneuver. But all is solved now, with my trusty wax balls.
And I did a 4 miler run, down to my fave park where there always seems to be some sort of BBQ bash going on, and then I get dirty looks from the foodies, probably thinking, “What nut goes running on a day like this, instead of stuffing her face with food??” ME, THAT’S WHO. Although I do love me a good BBQ every now and then.
Between bike shopping, swim session, and running, my day was pretty consumed with triathlon related events, and left me drained to be honest. Time to hit the pillow and recharge!
I also was sharing the lane with a 70-something man who was wearing TIGHTY WHITIES and ONLY tighty whities for a full 20 minutes before I even noticed. Gosh. Next time I’m just gonna show up in a thong and swim cap and act like it’s totally accecptable.
Oh! And ear plugs. I also tested out ear plugs today in the pool which made a world of a difference, for every time I turned my head to take a breath, my head didn’t fill up with water and throw off my equilibrium. I either don’t turn my head correctly to take a breath, or I have abnormal ear anatomy, because water can’t seem to stay out during the breathing maneuver. But all is solved now, with my trusty wax balls.
And I did a 4 miler run, down to my fave park where there always seems to be some sort of BBQ bash going on, and then I get dirty looks from the foodies, probably thinking, “What nut goes running on a day like this, instead of stuffing her face with food??” ME, THAT’S WHO. Although I do love me a good BBQ every now and then.
Between bike shopping, swim session, and running, my day was pretty consumed with triathlon related events, and left me drained to be honest. Time to hit the pillow and recharge!