Florida Challenge Triathlon

PTinVA - 2006-09-05 5:42 PM Only about 6 weeks to go until this race; who's officially in? This will be my first HIM, and since I'm from the flatlands I know I will suffer on the hills. Anyone with any advice for final prep for this race?

 I'll be there!  Yes, you will probably suffer if you bike exclusively on the flats..are you doing any hill work to prepare?  My "hill work" consists of riding loops of the Acosta Bridge in downtown Jacksonville; so you can take the hill part loosely. 

 Make sure you've got appropriate gearing; a 25 or 27 on the back will help loads to keep you spinning and seated on the rollers. 

 I've already forgotten the pain of doing this race last year, and I'm looking forward to next month..hope to see you there!  

PTinVA - 2006-09-11 3:38 PM

G8RSAX - 2006-09-08 9:19 PM I've got my posterboards and camera ready to go!!  G8R Jockstrap at your service!! 

You rock!!!

Just remember that when I "WHOOOP WHOOOOP" in your ear and tell you to MOVE YER BUTT!!    

You'll do that for me?  You promise?    

You mean like this?   :D 

YEP!!  Just like that!! That's a damn fine photographer that took THAT picture!!   if I do say so myself...

Mike (G8RLA94) will be over there Friday afternoon as well.  I'm working all day then have to get kids to their weekend activity places.  I should get into Clermont around 700 Friday evening.  Do we have a BT dinner planned anywhere yet??

I don't think so yet; we need some local input for a good place to go.

How about a Saturday night greedy pig out  BT get-together?  I think I'm going to be down Saturday alone, with my family coming down Sunday morning, so I'd enjoy meeting some new faces.    I know many people like pasta for their "evening before" meal; I'm not a pasta eater, but there's gotta be someplace that has a varied menu that will suit. 

There are a bunch of restaurants on Hwy 50; off the top of my head I remember a Cracker Barrel, several chain restaurants like Chili's/Ruby Tuesdays/interchangeable clones of same.  

Sound good to anyone else?  Any suggestions? 

As Teresa already pointed out, make that Friday night..I obviously wasn't looking at my calendar when I wrote the post above.    I emailed the homestay guy where I usually stay with the same mistake; he was a little perplexed that I'd want to come down after the race and stay. 

 Anyway. I will be in town Friday during the day; anyone who'd like to meet Friday night post here.  I'll be the one with the glazed Alzheimer's stare.

We're in for dinner Friday night, just need to figure out a place.  1 more week!!!  I need to get coloring my signs!!

How about Outback, 7 PM?  (I feel like I do when suggesting restaurants to my family..it's like pulling teeth to get anyone else to suggest one, but they can sure knock my suggestions!)  

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