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jrjo
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Location: Lake Wobegon, MN
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 Posted: 03/25/03 - 12:18 Post subject: Swimming newbie hints
If you saw my other post, I'm planning my first Tri on Jul 6th. The biking and run give me no worries. Of course, it's the half-mile swim that's making me feel like a freshman.
What suggestions on gear, training, & actual race do you wish you'd known your first time out?
I'm assuming goggles & tri-suit, but does anything else help? Nose-plug? those rubber bottom swim shoes for lake swimming?
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TriBob
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Location: Lost in Transition
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Posted: 03/25/03 - 13:01 Post subject:
read up here
This page will cover a lot of basic questions and get you started with beginner workouts. If you have more/specific questions, let us know.
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jrjo
Gone Fishin
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Posted: 03/25/03 - 13:08 Post subject:
You're da man Bob.. perfect.
Thanks.
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genie
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Location: Finding serenity one day at a time
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Posted: 03/25/03 - 14:54 Post subject:
That whole site is good for training and other questions. The forum is a little dicey but some of them are nice people.
Oh, and remember to take the rocks out of your pockets before you jump in the pool. 
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flarunner
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 16:05 Post subject:
jrjo, I do my swimming in the Gulf of Mexico and have noticed that even in the warm summertime of Florida, my ears tend to get a bit of an ache to them, so, I went out and got myself some ear plugs. Just a little something to think about for that lovely Minnesota lake water.
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