Comments on Tribirdie Musings: Those crazy ironman anxiety dreams...

Hey Jill! Your dreams made me laugh... I've h...

2011-08-02T11:02:27.302-04:00

Hey Jill! Your dreams made me laugh... I've had so many similar to that and you just wake up thinking, "what the heck"?

Sounds like you have totally thought out most of the logistics. What about the swim scares you? I only ask because I am totally not a swimmer (panic big time) and LOVED the IMLOU swim. I didn't get hit by anyone (only a tree stump) and felt like

Great site very interesting read thank you…cheers ...

2011-07-31T07:54:48.571-04:00

Great site very interesting read thank you…cheers Peter

Hi! I'm doing IMKY too. I usually have time,...

2011-07-29T19:49:10.969-04:00

Hi! I'm doing IMKY too. I usually have time, distance, pace/power, and average pace/power per lap (so every mile on the run) displayed. On a hilly course it's important to see instantaneous power (or last 3 seconds) because you need to keep that in check so you don't go too hard up the hills.

I love the Tyr Trace googles, but I recently got a new pair of the Aquaspere

Hi Jill!!! I'm actually using the Speedo Juni...

2011-07-29T16:28:33.504-04:00

Hi Jill!!!

I'm actually using the Speedo Junior Vanquisher goggles. I have a really tiny head/face and the smaller goggles work great for me.

As for the nutrition, I eat A LOT more calories than you do. I'm planning closer than 300 per hour in combination of sports drink and gels/chomps. And I also do salt tabs every 30 minutes. I'm If you're good with

I love my TYR Trace Ti goggles, but I have a weird...

2011-07-29T08:15:31.229-04:00

I love my TYR Trace Ti goggles, but I have a weird fit when it comes to goggles.

I have cadence, power, time and HR for the bike, and cadence, time, pace, and HR for the run. That's just to look at something; I listen to how I feel more than anything.

And for hydration and the spare kit, check out the SpeedFil system instead of the Profile Design Aerodrink. I switch

We love the nest pro goggles, everyone in the hous...

2011-07-29T08:03:22.891-04:00

We love the nest pro goggles, everyone in the house wears them (eli wears the junior version) Anna is the only one not to wear them and it's for the same reason as you - it smushes her eyelashes! I'll check on her brand and let you know! My advice is to get both shaded and non-shaded. In general the sun gets strong on the river on a sunny day, Paul had overcast there one year so have

I've got, um, ZERO advice for you, but wanted ...

2011-07-28T22:04:02.931-04:00

I've got, um, ZERO advice for you, but wanted to say good luck figuring it all out... the fourth discipline. I'm just realizing that I should probably spend a bit more time thinking/working my nutrition for CP HALF... I think I want to try working on the hydration thing you talked about. :) Might be behind myself.

Ohhh Jilly Jill it's almost GO time! I use the...

2011-07-28T19:26:37.265-04:00

Ohhh Jilly Jill it's almost GO time! I use the TYR Tracer goggle. I had an issue with the fit on the nest pros as well. I even wore the nest pros as Kona last year...couldn't really see much.... :) The tracer is much better for me, but they do wear out about every 100,000 meters.

I always just go with 2 bottles on the bike. that's just me, I try to keep everything as

I recently (this year) switched to Nest Pros, but ...

2011-07-28T18:29:44.499-04:00

I recently (this year) switched to Nest Pros, but was using AquaSphere Kaymen JUNIOR/WOMENs before. Nest Pro has a junior version too. Just a suggestion.

I'll tell ya, I run the 2-chamber aero bottle up front, and 3 cages. With water handup every 10 miles, you are good with that setup. In fact, I got ahead of the game and had water to spare back there. I run Gorilla cages in my

Thanks Kelly!! I've tried the Nest Pros, but ...

2011-07-28T15:46:53.471-04:00

Thanks Kelly!! I've tried the Nest Pros, but they squeeze up so close to my eyes that my lashes get stuck and I can't blink well, weird right? But if I don't press them in, then they leak.

I have same set up as you water bottle wise, maybe I'll just stick with it too...

I'm adding calories because I'm concerned that at 100/hour I'm getting off

1. I love the TYR Nest Pros. 2. Hydration: I us...

2011-07-27T21:46:13.831-04:00

1. I love the TYR Nest Pros.
2. Hydration: I use an aero bottle with a 2 bottle x-lab in the back. Once my aero is empty, I fill it with one of the bottles in the back. At the aid station I dump the empty and grab a water. I've never had problems ejecting. There is also usually time to fill up the aero the rest of the way, douse your head with water, and then grab another full for