Post a pic of you!

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she's not alone.

I know very well conditioned triathletes with loads of experience that get freaked out with the swimming mayhem.

If your clausterphobic, it's all over.

Z, with all that bragging about how hot weather doesn't bother your training, I hope you managed to pull in somewhere around 1:30 - 1:40. That would be a good time for a rookie

Oh, checked some results

your last name Crowder and your actually from Youngstown, Fl?

I had no idea you are 52 years old. Pretty soon you'll be older than me :)

For an old fart, you didn't do too bad. Congrats!

Man, that 78 year old guy blew your doors off!

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Thanks!
I was concerned most about the swimming but when I got out there I let everyone go first and did not have any issues other than the jellyfish. I did manage to pass a few folks there but again it was to be a training experience so the goal was to finish.
According to my Garmin 310XT I wasted about 8 minutes in transition!!! It won't happen next time as I now have an idea of what to do at these events. I should have gone and watched one in the past as we have several in this area but I never did. No one can guess my age but at the event it was written on my left calf for all the world to see.
That old guy blew the doors off alot of people!
The top female was 42 years old!

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Dude that is awsum. My wife used to love those sprint events.

I agree the transitions are the biggest learning curves. Special shoes, one pc no change Tri suits, etc, etc. Women need to learn to pee in the grass as there putting on there shoes and things like that. You can call it gross but a triathalon is zero wasted time and energy. Gel energy paks at the tansition is another lesson learned. Giant bottles of water can cause stomach problems.

My wife used to have problems with the swim, she didn't like all the swimmers bumping into and sometimes running over her, it really freaked her out

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Ask her how to make the legs work after riding the bike. When I jumped off the bike I had to hold on to it like a walker, I couldn't even stand up! And to be honest I hurt my left knee about 3 weeks ago, went to the Doctor and had an MRI and will find out Wednesday if I tore my meniscus again. So I haven't done any riding or running only swimming since then. The doc said if it doesn't hurt then I could do the event but not to practice any. Luckily it didn't bother me during the event, the 1000mg of Tylenol helped!

Those jellyfish zegm was talking about caused a scream fest while the women were swimming. They scared me to death! The screaming women, not the jellyfish. One woman cracked me up totally. She kept screaming and then apologizing. She probably did it at least 5 times. What a silly girl! :)

Z and Mrs Z - I had a good laugh reading about your tri experience. Pretty much everything you described, except the jellyfish, I discovered in June at my first tri, so felt like I was reliving it as I read. Yup, the bike doubles as a walker. Yup, transitions took wayyyy toooo long. Yup, lots of bodies in the water at the same time fighting for the same space. Yup, who has time to look at a gps when you are just trying to keep from getting passed. Yup, on the run it comes real natural to want to just find a shady spot, stop, sit down, roll over, and close your eyes. Again, congratulations on DOING IT! It was great to read your post. Thanks! - Deerfield

Deerfield,

It was so nice to read your post to find out that MrsZ and I apparently had a normal rookie First Tri experience!
Funny thing, yesterday we were online searching for our next Triathlon! Seems like we might be doing another one in a couple of weeks. I think we are addicted now! I was even looking online for Aero bars to put on the bikes!!!! :D

The jellyfish are a yearly occurance at this tri and the sand destin one. I skipped this year. Didnt want to be swimming in Benzene. :-)

Congrats you guys! Stay at it.

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Z your killing me :)

Canuckle, I have personal friends that were former Canadian National Ski team members. They both have many world cup medals, and one if not both have olympic medals and the one has a well know brother who was also on the National team who also won both world cup and olympic medals

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Cool! My brother was the first guy to beat Palmer in BoarderX at the XGames and Gravity Games. He won the world cup back in 2007 and is a 2 time Olympian. I think he also has the most World Cup medals of any Canadian bordercrosser. Should have won the gold in Torino. He qualified fastest and was the man to beat till a guy from Poland crashed into him and took him out in the first race.

He's starting to feel old (he's 36) and is thinking about retiring. He was dissapointed with his performance last year at the 2010 Olympics (crashed in the quarter finals and placed 10th) so I think he want's to finish this year on a positive note and then call it good.

This is me and the ol ball and chain.

Hey Deerfield congrats to you as well,

Z I'll shoot you an email with a link to a product that will help. I currently endorsed by the Canondale Cycle team and several other top pro atheletes.

Here's some pics of the next generation. My 8 year old with no ballast wakesurfing (good to be 65 lbs) and my 6 year old getting up on the wakeboard. (5th time).

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This is me and the ol ball and chain.

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Hey, he's not a half bad lookin' guy. You ought to be glad to have him. "The ol' ball and chain!" Who are you kidding? Count your blessings. :)

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Hey Deerfield congrats to you as well,

Z I'll shoot you an email with a link to a product that will help. I currently endorsed by the Canondale Cycle team and several other top pro atheletes.

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Well that would be great!!! Especially if the Cannondale team uses it. I love my Cannondale!

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The jellyfish are a yearly occurance at this tri and the sand destin one. I skipped this year. Didnt want to be swimming in Benzene. :-)

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I think this summer Panama City Beach saw 3 tar balls total, but that was a rumor. And Mexico Beach is anther 30 miles west.

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I think this summer Panama City Beach saw 3 tar balls total, but that was a rumor. And Mexico Beach is anther 30 miles west.

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You cant see benzene. :-) I was in PCB a few weeks ago. Your beaches definately look beautiful. Gulf Shores got a little messy there for a bit, but the cleanup crews have been doing a great job.

Very cool HIS n HERS photos. Thanks for sharing!

I wish summer lasted a little longer!!

It doesn't get much better than spending time with the family. Early morning runs are always the best. Flat water, the cove to ourself, except for a couple p.o.'d fisherman. This was in our Dixie earlier this year. Can't wait to tear up the water this spring with our new Mobius LS.

harm - You skiin' from the tower? Nice pics. - Deerfield

Yep. These pics were behind our Dixie 4.3 v6 earlier this year. The tower helps with slow starts and you need all the help you can get with the Andy Maple ski (the beast). It also helps with no slack in the rope when cutting. The Dixie counter pivots a lot when cutting hard. Great ski wake though.

Here's a pic of the fam from last summer. Here's wishing for an early spring!

Here's a pic at the vacation home we rented last year near Kelowna BC. Walk out basement right down to the boat on the dock! :D The red head is not our love child just a friend.
https://forum.moomba.com/picture.php...pictureid=3236

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Yep. These pics were behind our Dixie 4.3 v6 earlier this year. The tower helps with slow starts and you need all the help you can get with the Andy Maple ski (the beast). It also helps with no slack in the rope when cutting. The Dixie counter pivots a lot when cutting hard. Great ski wake though.

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I would recommend doing a little research regarding slalom from the tower. Everything I have heard says that is a bad idea - structurally - for the boat.

https://forum.moomba.com/picture.php...pictureid=3165


This was lake conroe last year behind a rental sea ray...before i bought the lsv

Me (A.J.) and my girl (Vanessa) on Jan 30, 2011 enjoying a rare 80 degree day on Belton Lake.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...ambler0007.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...ambler0004.jpg

Awesome! Got the day in before the end of Jan. Nice!

A shot from this past Halloween.

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...loween2010.jpg

https://forum.moomba.com/picture.php...pictureid=3519

the shorts kinda look like they match the color of your boat rdlangston

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the shorts kinda look like they match the color of your boat rdlangston

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it's funny how that works out ;)

No summer pics yet. But heres me and my youngest son.

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/u...Picture103.jpg

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No summer pics yet. But heres me and my youngest son.

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/u...Picture103.jpg

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I can see the resemblance now! He definatly has your wag!:p

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I can see the resemblance now! He definatly has your wag!:p

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I think you mean Swag sir LOL.

My summer mug shot! Will get some more including everyone posted soon!

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Me

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Me and the eldest before our leap of faith off the waterfall

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The King and Queen

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Me and my princess