Tri race checklist!

SWIM:
Wetsuit
Body glide
Goggles
Swim cap- provided by race
Sunscreen
Watch

BIKE:
Bike shoes
Bike gloves
Helmet
Sunglasses
Race Belt
Bike jersey/tri-shorts
Water bottle with Nuun
Fuel (Oly distance: Gu, electrolyte blocks, powerbar)
Spare tube with CO2

RUN:
Sneakers/Socks
Hat/visor

TRANSITION:
Helium balloon
Bucket/water
Big towel
Small towels (for T1 and post-race)
Water bottle to rinse during T1

RECOVERY (post-race)
Coconut water
Bananas
Nuts
Recovery drink

Navigation/EZ-Pass
Printed directions
Fresh clothes, clean towel
Race registration confirmation email (just in case)

you know when you're a tri-junkie when...

From Rob Schultz's website. Any empathizers?
http://www.robschultz.com/endurance/2008/03/another-funny-y.html

No aerobars!!

After a long discussion with my bike mechanic, Steve Mancuso, who also happens to be a cat 1, cyclocross guru, I made the decision to remove my aerobars from my road bike for my first oly next Sunday!

I have been a little hesistant, as you might have read in other blogs I've posted (www.mavenpt.com, tri-holics.tumblr.com), but I'm just going to trust that it's the better decision. Certainly, there was an immediate and noticeable difference in the bike weight and feel upon removing the bars. Steve's argument- "Dude, you have a road bike, not a tri bike...and the distance is only 25 miles for the oly. You're not gonna get a whole lot of advantage." This remains to be seen...

"For a half IM or a full IM, however, the aerodynamic bars can be of an advantage as far as energy economy during the race."

I'm excited to participate in CGI Racing's NJ State Oly Tri next weekend because the race is so flat that you can actually get a pretty good time trial "feel", from what I understand (check out cgiracing.com).

Goal time: 2:20 minutes!