Idaho

I'm leaving tomorrow morning for Idaho. Ironman is only a few days away, and I think I've nearly got everything I need. My bedroom is a disaster as I've got different types of gear spread around in piles...

wetsuit, neoprene cap, neprene booties, cap, goggles, lube, shorts, cycle top, running shoes, socks, hat, visor, sunglasses, gloves, cycling shoes, different insoles, helmet, perpetuem, gatorade, water bottles, tools, pump, band aids, sunscreen, nutrition, training clothes and shoes, clothes to wear for the days i'm there.

it's neverending. i need to cram it into a suitcase.

body fat revisited

So, I got my body fat checked out today. This time electrodes were used instead of measuring body parts and putting it into some crazy algorithm. I came in at.... wait for it...... 16.6%
Holy crap!! Average for women is 20-27, I think "very low" was 13-19. Honestly, I would have thought I was around 19% just because I've been toning up lately and dropped a couple pounds.

Where's the beach? I feel the need to put on a bikini!

28

I'm 28 today. wah!!!!!

And I almost didn't get out of bed. I woke up about 1 and couldn't get back to sleep. Then I woke up again around 2:15 and was awake until after 3. Awake again just after 5, and at 5:20 changed my alarm to 6:20. I was going to ride my bike in to work today- the weather reports said "cloudy" I've got a personal vendetta out for Mother Nature. At 5 it was windy as hell at my place. At 6:30 it was raining. bleh. I'm dying to ride my bike! Even though I'm not looking forward to traffic. I guess it's for the better though since I forgot to put air in the tires last night and my rear red blinker isn't blinking...

But, again... I'm 28 :(

cold water

(from the Ironman CDA website)
Special Information regarding the Swim at the 2008 Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene June 6, 2008

As many of you are already aware there has been great deal of speculation regarding the swim at this year’s event focusing on cold water temperatures. Due to a record snowpack in the Bitteroot Mountains, which is the source for Lake Coeur d’Alene, we anticipate that the water on race day will be colder than normally encountered. In order to ensure the safety of our athletes, NA Sports is going to make the following changes to the standard Ironman swim rules for this event only:
1. At temperatures below 60°F wetsuits are MANDATORY.
2. Neoprene booties (aqua sox, swim sox etc) will be allowed below 60 F°. ABSOLUTELY NO FINS.
3. We encourage athletes to consider a neoprene hood worn under the issued swim cap for additional warmth. NA Sports will continue to closely monitor the water conditions and always reserves the right to make changes as we deem appropriate with athlete safety the primary factor in our decisions.

Soooo... it looks like I need to possibly purchase a neoprene hood, which is funny because I think I dreamed about that last night and woke up thinking the same thing. I think I might look into the booties too.

seriously disturbing

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