I live in Leesburg and belong to Ida Lee myself but I haven't had a
problem getting a lane.  What time do you normally go to try to swim?
  The past two times I have gone after work, there has only been one
person in the lane and I always ask if I can share the lane with them.

Side note: The one thing that bothers me about sharing a lane is that
people stay on one side of a lane.  I have a swimming backround and it
urks(sp?) me a bit when people do that.  I would prefer go down one
side of the lane and comeback on the other side.

Ed

--- In trirats@yahoogroups.com, "bbukata" <bbukata@...> wrote:
>
> Ok, so I have signed up for my first triathlon and now I am a little
> freaked out. I don't even know where to start to get myself together to
> train for it.
> I bike regularly (3-4 days a week)and run regularly (Ran the NY
> Marathon on November) but the swim thing scares me a little.
> I am trying to figure out where to swim while I train. I live near Ida
> Lee, but frequently get frustrated when I go to swim there and have to
> wait forever for a lane.
> Does anyone have any suggestions for:
> 1) a good training program and
> 2) a place to swim near the Leesburg area?
>

Share a lane.



From: trirats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:trirats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
bbukata
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:19 PM
To: trirats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Tri RATS] Virginia Run Sprint Tri



Ok, so I have signed up for my first triathlon and now I am a little
freaked out. I don't even know where to start to get myself together to
train for it.
I bike regularly (3-4 days a week)and run regularly (Ran the NY
Marathon on November) but the swim thing scares me a little.
I am trying to figure out where to swim while I train. I live near Ida
Lee, but frequently get frustrated when I go to swim there and have to
wait forever for a lane.
Does anyone have any suggestions for:
1) a good training program and
2) a place to swim near the Leesburg area?





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Ok, so I have signed up for my first triathlon and now I am a little
freaked out. I don't even know where to start to get myself together to
train for it.
I bike regularly (3-4 days a week)and run regularly (Ran the NY
Marathon on November) but the swim thing scares me a little.
I am trying to figure out where to swim while I train. I live near Ida
Lee, but frequently get frustrated when I go to swim there and have to
wait forever for a lane.
Does anyone have any suggestions for:
1) a good training program and
2) a place to swim near the Leesburg area?

Hello all-

I'm selling a set of HED 3C 700c (carbon rim tubulars). This is one of
the most versatile and fast pair of wheels you can have. I bought
these wheels last year and have used them in 6 races total.

There is nothing wrong with these wheels. I love them and they look
and feel fantastic on the bike. I have a handful of both new and used
tubular tires (Continental Sprinters and Competition) that I'd include
in the purchase of the wheels. I prefer to sell as a set rather than
separate. The cassette body is for Shimano.

Price:  $1100 -- Retail is $1600 for a new set
Specs and Description: http://hedcycling.com/wheels/hed3carbon.php
Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/race-pace/sets/72157606609964966/

Tires included - $250 value:
3 Conti Sprinter - brand new
2 Conti Sprinter - currently glued on wheels and both new this year
3 used Conti Competition (good for spares)

Please email to bdehoust @ hotmail . com if interested.

--
Brady

Hello all-

I'm selling a set of HED 3C 700c (carbon rim tubulars). This is one of
the most versatile and fast pair of wheels you can have. I bought these
wheels last year and have used them in 6 races total.  There is nothing
wrong with these wheels. I love them and they look and feel fantastic on
the bike. I have a handful of both new and used tubular tires
(Continental Sprinters and Competition) that I'd include in the purchase
of the wheels. I prefer to sell as a set rather than separate. The
cassette body is for Shimano.  Price:  $1100 -- Retail is $1600 for a
new setSpecs and Description:
http://hedcycling.com/wheels/hed3carbon.php
<http://hedcycling.com/wheels/hed3carbon.php> Pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/race-pace/sets/72157606609964966/
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/race-pace/sets/72157606609964966/>  Tires
included - $250 value:3 Conti Sprinter - brand new2 Conti Sprinter -
currently glued on wheels and both new this year3 used Conti Competition
(good for spares) Please email to bdehoust @ hotmail . com if
interested.  --Brady


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I am in too!  I'll have the motorhome down by transition again if anyone is
looking for a place to stay or would like to have me transport their gear.
 
I have space for two, possibly three more people.  Kevin Kunkle, my
non-RAT teammate, and I are already reserved.  I am hoping this year will be
cheaper than last year, since gas was $4.25/gallon last year.
 
Let me know!
 
- Jen




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Scott,
I am registered too.

Fabrice
--- In trirats@yahoogroups.com, "casciodm" <casciod@...> wrote:
>
> I'll be back.
>
> --- In trirats@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Baldwin" <skb2i@> wrote:
> >
> > Just a head count on who's doing Triple-T Ohio this year..
> >
> > Here's who I know are in:
> > Scott Baldwin
> > Reid Kiser
> > Shawn Clark
> > Craig Ellis
> > Neva Fulkerson
> > Kevin Kunkel
> >
> > who else?
> >
>

Hi Jen- Hope the weather clears up for you-- I was up there on
January 1, and although it was cold, it was beautiful-- I will be
out of the country, so cannot attend, but always look for an
opportunity to go to Skyline-

Happy Birthday!

train safe-

--- In trirats@yahoogroups.com, Jen <jmo1928@...> wrote:
>
> Hello RATS!!
>  
> This Saturday, Jan 10, 2009, I am hosting my birthday
party/Skyline ride.
>  
> If you just want to come out for the party, it's at 6:30 at my
house on the mountain.  Food, drinks, wood stoves, and good company
will all be provided.  Hope to see some RATS there!
>  
> - Jen Tallman
> 703-850-8795
>
>
>
>
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>

I'll be back.

--- In trirats@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Baldwin" <skb2i@...> wrote:
>
> Just a head count on who's doing Triple-T Ohio this year..
>
> Here's who I know are in:
> Scott Baldwin
> Reid Kiser
> Shawn Clark
> Craig Ellis
> Neva Fulkerson
> Kevin Kunkel
>
> who else?
>

My understanding is that Scott makes a special bike case to carry that
particular model of bike due to the seatport being fixed.  I'm sure there are
certain cases that can accomodate.  If it's a rather large size frame your
options will be limited.KK

To: trirats@...: matthewgschneider@...: Tue, 6 Jan
2009 15:40:35 +0000Subject: [Tri RATS] Bike Case for TT Bikes with Fixed seat
post



I have a Scott Plasma CR1, which has an integrated seat post in the frame (
http://www.onetri.com/scott-plasma-carbon-triathlon-bike-2008-pi-3283.html?image\
=0&osCsid=df191c822fcc9935045b1a53c2b8c232) . I am doing Ironman California in
April and looking for a Bike case to ship it. Most of the cases I have looked at
show the seat post being removed to fit into the case.Does anyone have any first
had experience with using a bike case with a fixed post bike? Any
recommendations on local shops that might have a variety of cases to try out to
use with my bike to make sure it fits.The Thule case has been highly recommend
but I dont know of anywhere that carries it to try it out before spending the
$400.Thanks!Matt






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Wow, I'd be shocked if it were full already.  I registered last year for the
event [that was cancelled due to foul weather] and I don't recall registration
closing early!

 
---Anne Pastorkovich
RRCA Certified Running Coach
runfairfax.blogspot.com
 
 
 
 
 




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Michele and Chuck will be there again!

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Scott Baldwin <skb2i@...> wrote:

>   Just a head count on who's doing Triple-T Ohio this year..
>
> Here's who I know are in:
> Scott Baldwin
> Reid Kiser
> Shawn Clark
> Craig Ellis
> Neva Fulkerson
> Kevin Kunkel
>
> who else?
>
>
>


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Just a head count on who's doing Triple-T Ohio this year..

Here's who I know are in:
Scott Baldwin
Reid Kiser
Shawn Clark
Craig Ellis
Neva Fulkerson
Kevin Kunkel

who else?

I have a Scott Plasma CR1, which has an integrated seat post in the
frame ( http://www.onetri.com/scott-plasma-carbon-triathlon-bike-2008-
pi-3283.html?image=0&osCsid=df191c822fcc9935045b1a53c2b8c232) .  I am
doing Ironman California in April and looking for a Bike case to ship
it.  Most of the cases I have looked at show the seat post being
removed to fit into the case.

Does anyone have any first had experience with using a bike case with
a fixed post bike?  Any recommendations on local shops that might have
a variety of cases to try out to use with my bike to make sure it
fits.

The Thule case has been highly recommend but I dont know of anywhere
that carries it to try it out before spending the $400.

Thanks!

Matt

Hello RATS!!
 
This Saturday, Jan 10, 2009, I am hosting my birthday party/Skyline ride.
 
A few months back, I moved out to Front Royal, and I haven't gotten on the drive
to ride yet, so I figured what better time than now, when the views are
unobstructed, and the traffic is light.
 
If anyone wants to join for the ride, we're meeting at 1pm at my house in Front
Royal... (email or call and ask for the directions), consolidating into as few
cars as possible, and heading to the drive, (about 7 miles away).
 
If you just want to come out for the party, it's at 6:30 at my house on the
mountain.  Food, drinks, wood stoves, and good company will all be provided. 
Hope to see some RATS there!
 
- Jen Tallman
703-850-8795




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Registration opened at 10am Pacific time yesterday.  I was able to register
yesterday afternoon just fine.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kimberly M. Sampson


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Arlington Neck & Back Center
http://www.drmaggs.com/anbc.html

Dr. Kevin Maggs
Dr. Kristine Maggs
Dr. Olya Morgen
Chiropractic and ART Physicians

They take insurance and do a great job with sports injuries.  Good luck,

Mark Roberts



---- likibroad <likibroad@...> wrote:
> Anyone know of a good Sports Massage Therapist that possibly take
> insurance?  (Do they even exist?)  If none take insurance, then how
> about a reasonably priced one?
>

Her name is Katya and I gurantee you will be wowwwed....gurantee!

If you'd like, call my office at 703.723.9355 (WELL) and my front desk will
check for your massage benefits and relay such back to you.  Please let her
know to follow up with this to me.  About 10% of our clientel have insurance
that covers massage under a medical facility such as ours.  If your
insurance does not cover massage, her charges are very reasonable at $65 an
hour for the intro rate.  She can also do 30 mins, and 90 mins.

We are in Ashburn VA right off of route 7 by the Golds Gym and Bikram Yoga
studio if you have any other questions, feel free to email me or call the
office.

In Health,

Dr. Su


--
Beyond Wellness
44330 Premier Plaza #110
Ashburn, VA 20147

703.723.WELL

"Healthcare with a Mission"
Chiropractic, Acupuncture, & Nutrition


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Anyone know of a good Sports Massage Therapist that possibly take
insurance?  (Do they even exist?)  If none take insurance, then how
about a reasonably priced one?

FYI...VTS races - including the Luray International Triathlon on 8/15
and Luray Sprint Triathlon on 8/16 - open for registration on Tuesday
@ 7 PM.

Website for registration is:
http://www.setupevents.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events&series=vts

For more info about the Luray Triathlons, also check out:
www.luraytriathlon.com or shoot me an email: david@...

Happy New Year!

David Glover
Luray Triathlon Race Director
Triathlon Coach and Writer
www.enduranceworks.net

I think USAT has a listing of clubs as well.

Not in San Antonio, but the Austin tri crew probably has some suggestions.  I
don't know names, but there are A LOT of triathletes in Austin.  Google there
and maybe find suggestions for San Antonio via the Austin route.

Mike


From: matthewgschneider
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:53 PM
To: trirats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Tri RATS] Coaches or Tri Resources in San Antonio, TX


Happy New Year Everyone,

My 58 year old father joined me for IMFL this year and caught the Tri
Bug.

We are planning to do the C'ville sprint together on fathers day.

He is in very good shape however has never done any formal swimming,
biking or running and would like to work with someone on techniques,
particularly in the area of swimming.

He is in San Antonio, TX and we have been unable to locate any
resources on the web.

I know it is a long shot but does anyone happen to know of any good Tri
resources in the San Antonio area?

Thanks!





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Happy New Year Everyone,

My 58 year old father joined me for IMFL this year and caught the Tri
Bug.

We are planning to do the C'ville sprint together on fathers day.

He is in very good shape however has never done any formal swimming,
biking or running and would like to work with someone on techniques,
particularly in the area of swimming.

He is in San Antonio, TX and we have been unable to locate any
resources on the web.

I know it is a long shot but does anyone happen to know of any good Tri
resources in the San Antonio area?

Thanks!

Coming this Sunday, Tri-Fred is hosting an indoor training triathlon at the
YMCA (212 Butler Rd, Falmouth VA) here in the Burg.



To learn more:  http://tri-fred.com/Group_Activities.html



Debi



  <http://www.ucandoitcoach.us/> UCANDOIT-Finalsmall

Debi Bernardes

USAT Level 2 Coach

USAC Level 3 Coach

8385 Tomahawk Drive

King George, VA 22485

(540) 775-4952





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Try-

www.motionbased.com

It's a great tool.


--- On Thu, 1/1/09, Steve Giorgis <usna76xc@...> wrote:
From: Steve Giorgis <usna76xc@...>
Subject: [Tri RATS] Garmin 305 Help?
To: trirats@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 3:21 PM











             Based on the email thread before Christmas, I may not be the only
who got a new Garmin 305 HRM & GPS watch.



First impressions are:  a bit bulky for my skinny writs, but not heavy; distance
& pace seem to be pretty accurate; fun to play with all the data; it takes about
a mile to get the heart rate to read accurately.



Also, the map they provide is very basic.  Does anyone know how to merge the GPS
data with a better map?  Like Google Maps?  .tcx file?



One more question (for now ;-), how do you get an alarm to sound if you go over
a pre-defined heart rate zone?



Happy New Year!

Steve



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Just a quick note-- Chris and I did about 46 miles on Skyline today--
  I don't think the temperatures got our of the mid 20's--  we were
dressed for the occasion, but got hot (and sweaty) on the uphills, and
chilled on the fast downhills.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day,
visibility from the ridge was possibly at an all time high, crisp
(cold) temperatures, and dry road--although there was a lot of gravel
on the road.

We did start late, as someone -not Chris- forgot his shoes at home,
and we had to go back and get them...thankfully we were still on
Fairfax County Parkway, so we only had to go back about 8 miles...

Hoping everyone has a happy and healthy 2009-

train safe-

--- In trirats@yahoogroups.com, buelito2000 <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone interested in starting the new year right?  We did this on
> 01/01/2000--it was really cold then, but it looks like the weather
> should be OK this time...  My plan, if I have takers, is to be ready
> to ride at 9:30 at the top of the first hill-- that way you don't get
> all sweaty in the early part of the day, and then freeze going
> downhill... Ride from mile 5-6 to 33 and back.
>
> Please post here if you are interested AND email me at
> buelito2000@...
>
> train safe--
>

I make cycling routes in Google Maps and then use a scriptlet I wrote to
convert the Google Maps page into a CRS/TCX file for import into the
Garmin.  Not only do you then get the GPS line to follow on your bike,
but you get turn-by-turn directions with distance to next turn, name of
road , right/left/straight etc....

You can read how to use and download scriptlet here:
http://www.the-yosts.com/googlemap_cuesheet.html

-Kyle

Steve Giorgis wrote:
>
> Based on the email thread before Christmas, I may not be the only who
> got a new Garmin 305 HRM & GPS watch.
>
> First impressions are:  a bit bulky for my skinny writs, but not
> heavy; distance & pace seem to be pretty accurate; fun to play with
> all the data; it takes about a mile to get the heart rate to read
> accurately.
>
> Also, the map they provide is very basic.  Does anyone know how to
> merge the GPS data with a better map?  Like Google Maps?  .tcx file?
>
> One more question (for now ;-), how do you get an alarm to sound if
> you go over a pre-defined heart rate zone?
>
> Happy New Year!
> Steve
>
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>
>

Get SportTracks:
http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/Downloads/

Free and vastly superior to the stuff Garmin provides.

~~~~~~~
*  Nancy Toby, St. Michaels, Maryland
*  nancytoby@...
*  http://nancytoby.blogspot.com/
*  http://beach2b.blogspot.com/

-----Original Message-----
From: trirats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:trirats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Debi Bernardes
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 3:26 PM
To: 'Steve Giorgis'; trirats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Tri RATS] Garmin 305 Help?

Read the manual J



Debi

Ps.  For the google map thing go to the Garmin website - think they have a
help section there.



From: trirats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:trirats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Steve Giorgis
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 3:22 PM
To: trirats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Tri RATS] Garmin 305 Help?



Based on the email thread before Christmas, I may not be the only who got a
new Garmin 305 HRM & GPS watch.

First impressions are:  a bit bulky for my skinny writs, but not heavy;
distance & pace seem to be pretty accurate; fun to play with all the data;
it takes about a mile to get the heart rate to read accurately.

Also, the map they provide is very basic.  Does anyone know how to merge the
GPS data with a better map?  Like Google Maps?  .tcx file?

One more question (for now ;-), how do you get an alarm to sound if you go
over a pre-defined heart rate zone?

Happy New Year!
Steve

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------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

Read the manual J



Debi

Ps.  For the google map thing go to the Garmin website - think they have a
help section there.



From: trirats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:trirats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Steve Giorgis
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 3:22 PM
To: trirats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Tri RATS] Garmin 305 Help?



Based on the email thread before Christmas, I may not be the only who got a
new Garmin 305 HRM & GPS watch.

First impressions are:  a bit bulky for my skinny writs, but not heavy;
distance & pace seem to be pretty accurate; fun to play with all the data;
it takes about a mile to get the heart rate to read accurately.

Also, the map they provide is very basic.  Does anyone know how to merge the
GPS data with a better map?  Like Google Maps?  .tcx file?

One more question (for now ;-), how do you get an alarm to sound if you go
over a pre-defined heart rate zone?

Happy New Year!
Steve

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Based on the email thread before Christmas, I may not be the only who got a new
Garmin 305 HRM & GPS watch.

First impressions are:  a bit bulky for my skinny writs, but not heavy; distance
& pace seem to be pretty accurate; fun to play with all the data; it takes about
a mile to get the heart rate to read accurately.

Also, the map they provide is very basic.  Does anyone know how to merge the GPS
data with a better map?  Like Google Maps?  .tcx file?

One more question (for now ;-), how do you get an alarm to sound if you go over
a pre-defined heart rate zone?

Happy New Year!
Steve




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