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05-15-16, 12:19 PM
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05-15-16, 01:03 PM
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05-15-16, 01:05 PM
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05-15-16, 01:36 PM
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Back from yet another swim. It turns out that 30 minutes is all I can manage before I quit from boredom.
The good news is my cruising time has improved from terrible (2:20/100Y) to mediocre (2:00/100Y) in the past six weeks. My tri is a week from today.
The good news is my cruising time has improved from terrible (2:20/100Y) to mediocre (2:00/100Y) in the past six weeks. My tri is a week from today.
05-15-16, 02:26 PM
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05-15-16, 02:29 PM
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The Airstream is money. It's the perfect length for the Tacoma at 23ft and light (5500lbs loaded no water). The s/c handles it fine, it can still squeeze into small Colorado sites, and fits nicely on the parking pad next to the house. We put solar panels on, so the three of us and Lewis are now an elite fighting crew. Three racks on the truck, although the Redline rides inside on our bed. Almost lost it on I25 last year so changes were necessary.
05-15-16, 02:31 PM
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100 yard free times are as follows in order of age oldest to youngest:
Chain Dropper; 1:03.89
Clown 1; 1:17.78
Clown 2; 1:03.95
500 free times:
Chain Dropper; 6:08.73
Clown 2; 6:14.42
Chain Dropper; 1:03.89
Clown 1; 1:17.78
Clown 2; 1:03.95
500 free times:
Chain Dropper; 6:08.73
Clown 2; 6:14.42
05-15-16, 02:44 PM
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The Airstream is money. It's the perfect length for the Tacoma at 23ft and light (5500lbs loaded no water). The s/c handles it fine, it can still squeeze into small Colorado sites, and fits nicely on the parking pad next to the house. We put solar panels on, so the three of us and Lewis are now an elite fighting crew. Three racks on the truck, although the Redline rides inside on our bed. Almost lost it on I25 last year so changes were necessary.
05-15-16, 02:47 PM
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05-15-16, 02:58 PM
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That sounds like it would be a blast to have. I had an uncle who was big in to road tripping and went on a handful of trips with him growing up. I was thinking the other day about how it'd be fun to do the same with the boy, but I think that the wife would take some convincing.
Again, your wife will be the key. I know one wife who hates but tolerates it. And it's an expensive initial investment. Ours is a 2003 and we got an outstanding deal on it. Really any trailer will do. New Airstreams are ridiculously overpriced.
05-15-16, 03:00 PM
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ps I bet they still would whup me
05-15-16, 03:45 PM
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Yup they would beat me in a swim. But I may be faster on the bike. Maybe not. Sigh.
05-15-16, 03:52 PM
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At the draft legal tri a couple of weeks back...
Chain Dropper had a 37:27 for a 20k ride.
Clown 2 had a 19:23 on a 10k ride.
Chain Dropper had a 37:27 for a 20k ride.
Clown 2 had a 19:23 on a 10k ride.
05-15-16, 03:57 PM
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Tough to compare bike times due to draft and terrain issues, but I am pretty sure I could drop them.
05-15-16, 04:00 PM
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I agree. The Richmond course was pretty flat. But the weather was awful and they did do some drafting. I'll go back and find the bike time the CD had at Clemson. That was not a draft race and the course had some elevation change, but not a lot.
05-15-16, 04:05 PM
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I am thinking about buying a [bicycle]. Does anyone have any experience with it?