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Re: Sprint to Olympic/pool to open water

harridge — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:11:24 GMT

I had heard of the Scott Tinley and was thinking of doing this event so thanks for the input. I hadn't heard of the San Jose International, I will look into it, thanks

Re: Sprint to Olympic/pool to open water

harridge — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:16:32 GMT

Thanks for the input. How was the Lake Arrowhead Tri? Did the altitude get to you? I did see that tri listed and thought it may be interesting but I was concerned about the altitude.

Re: Sprint to Olympic/pool to open water

harridge — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:33:02 GMT

Thanks for the response, I had heard of the folks that want to win every race they are in, even though they have no chance of doing this. The fact is I know I am not going to win and I would like to finish without drowning and feeling good about my time. If that means starting on the outside of the group or letting a few people go before me then so be it. I would rather have fun and pass the slow ones that would have tried to drown me if I started in front of them. Thanks for the input. All thoughts are appreciated and definately taken to heart.

Sprint to Olympic/pool to open water

harridge — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:10:34 GMT

I have completed a couple of sprint Tri's in a pool and would like to up the mileage a little. I have never done an Olympic length tri and would like to do one in the open water. I live in the Santa Barbara area and would like suggestions on a good Open water tri, preferably fresh water. Any thoughts?

Re: Swimming with ear plugs

harridge — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:25:47 GMT

HI Rithy,

I use the generic ear plugs you can get at any sporting goods store. I used to get swimmers ear or just had issues with water being stuck for the next day. The generic plugs worked fine for me but I know other people that have said the wax plugs work better. Experiment and see what works best for you.