Started the season off with a bang!

[etlsport]

awesome i started training for my first triathlon this month, its not for a while but i figure i should get started soon and i may even be able to be competitive in it

[tom4bren]

'Grats dude - sounds quite impressive from the couch potato perspective.

[Triathlete]

etlsport, what race are you doing?

[etlsport]

its a local event called MarshMan (takes place in marsh creek state park)... i think its 1/4 mile, 15 miles, 5 miles

[Triathlete]

Cool! Let me know if you have any questions on training, equipment or anything else. It can be addictive. Have fun and good luck!

[etlsport]

thanks... im in pretty good shape as is.. i can do all 3 of the parts separately in good time.. just a matter of being able to do them one after the other

during a bike ride today i did have a minor setback.. i got hit (more bumped) by a lady in a honda odyssey that sent me face first into the asphalt.. she didnt even get out of her car.. rolled down the window and did an oh im sorry are u okay? as im spitting out blood.. sigh.. i finished up my ride and patched up.. nothin too serious.. bloody nose, few scrapes on my chin and a split upper lip.. my poor bike is pretty scuffed up though it was so shiny!

[pbkid]

oh crap....be careful out there.

you know, they are bigger than you...even if they are SUPPOSED to stop, they usually dont..

i almost got smacked on my longboard one time and then i decided it was better to watch for them because of the idiot drivers out there.