Traveling to Waco this Sunday for my very first Olympic distance Triathlon event. I am excited and a little apprehensive. Last Saturday was the very first time I swam in open water. It is quite different than swimming in a pool (I got bit by a fish), and I do not sight very well. No problem, because the strategy they teach is to follow someone else. There are (at least) two benefits of this:
1. You use 30-35% less energy drafting off of another swimmer
2. You save a lot of hamstring use by not having to look up and ahead.
So, the trick this Sunday will be if I can stay disciplined enough to swim in someone else's armpit and not continuously look up. I was really amazed at how well the drafting works. I am going to implement this strategy in traffic and see if I can save on some gas.
I do not have a still photo to post that is recent, but I did appear in a youtube video of my brothers making over the weekend. It is really cool because it involves our kids and their cousins doing some pool/camera tricks. Worth the watch! I appear shirtless at about the 2:30 mark for a few frames. Not yet the buffleupagus (Big Bird's Friend) I will be by October, but better than my original photo that got this train moving.
At least now I can look in the mirror and say "Hey dude, your not that Fat!"
BTW, the guitar solo with the brush on the butt is our oldest son Hays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP2c-GkQTyE&feature=youtu.be
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