Triathlon: The Dress Rehearsal

This past Saturday, a few of us, who are training for the Danskin Triathlon, got together for a practice run through. I figure since i've got the biking thing down now (uh, ok do you remember the last time i posted about biking? yup, that was the last time i rode my bike) that i better start nailing down what i'll be wearing and the logistics of transitioning between each event. Sweet Jenn here is my twist on the meme you tagged me for. I'm giving it this very sophisticated and original title: "The 8 random things I discovered about Training for a Triathlon..."

1. Get decent gear. My sneakers have two big eyed holes in them. My jog bra is from the 80's and i'm not so sure about wearing the Docta's "saggy in all the wrong places" biker shorts. At least it's good to know that some women can make a swim cap look sexy and that ain't me my friends.

2. A 1/2 mile of swimming is a long ass time in the open water when you're gagging on boat wakes, dodging dead fish and kicking away from strangling kelp beds. I felt like that kid in the back seat asking our pacer every five minutes, "are we there yet?"

3. Changing from your swimsuit to biking outfit with only a wrap around towel on a public beach is no easy task. We decided that it best we go commando more because it meant less awkward struggling with underwear then the shame of panty lines in those sexy, biker shorts.

4. Wearing a a wet jogging bra underneath a grey t-shirt could make you look like you've been lactating? Then again, one member of our team was nursing her baby girl in between the swimming and biking. She is officially my hero because when the G was four months old, i was in no shape or form to be riding a bike, let me just say two words Preparation H.

5. Bike chain grease is the new black.

6. 90 minutes of swimming, biking and running is not so bad when you do it with a crowd of hilarious women like my teammates. But the fact that we managed to chit chat through most of our work-out tells you two things: 1) we probably weren't exerting ourselves too hard and 2) we probably won't be making any records on game day.

7. Working out for this long gives you the perfect excuse to order and devour a 2 lb burrito and all the greasy trimmings. It takes me back to my pregnant days when i'd hiss, "hey man back off i'm eating for two now!"

8. Coming up with a team name is a great way to make the time pass. I think "The MILF Shakes" could be a serious contendor. What do you think?