tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post3870425307396601682..comments2023-12-27T22:08:45.355-08:00Comments on Bob's Web Log: A Farewell to ArmsBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10529044668868964131noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-28680711465910417652008-09-19T09:53:00.000-07:002008-09-19T09:53:00.000-07:00Bob - what events are you planning on doing next y...Bob - what events are you planning on doing next year? Any interest in doing a half in So Cal or Boise?Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332533044730325455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-70231470501047067392008-09-08T12:32:00.000-07:002008-09-08T12:32:00.000-07:00Get something with a motor and a propellor.Botched...Get something with a motor and a propellor.<BR/><BR/>BotchedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-38980450349221052592008-09-05T18:49:00.000-07:002008-09-05T18:49:00.000-07:00Get to the gym and use weights focusing on your ba...Get to the gym and use weights focusing on your back and shoulders. It will help you so much in the pool! <BR/><BR/>P.S. I just saw you did competitive swimming in HS. You will bounce back fast!Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659061902462311046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-79414313405022241032008-09-05T13:23:00.000-07:002008-09-05T13:23:00.000-07:00erlybird - Wet suits are the great equalizer. This...erlybird - Wet suits are the great equalizer. This used to bother me because I was a competitive swimmer in high school (state champion!!!), so it annoyed me that triathletes used the buoyancy of wet suits to stay close to their superiors. It was especially annoying because the swim portion is relatively small. Now that I flail in the pool, I don't mind the wet suits so much.<BR/><BR/>brad - flexing or no flexing?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529044668868964131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-70548644275691768092008-09-05T06:27:00.000-07:002008-09-05T06:27:00.000-07:00Pictures please. On second thought please no pict...Pictures please. On second thought please no pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-67094982655920077302008-09-04T13:38:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:38:00.000-07:00"Golf enthusiast" is safe...unless you are worried..."Golf enthusiast" is safe...unless you are worried about living a meaningless life...then it is very, very dangerous. "Spoiler of good walks" would be the more apt term.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Bob...first ditch the Speedo all together...there are these places called "sporting goods" stores and they sell all sorts of stuff...even the latest in swim suits. And if you don't have a wet suit yet and if you haven't done an open water workout in a lake then get one and do so...the sooner the better...a great way to gain perspective. Secondly, it is not your arms that are the problem. Though I blew by her on the bike 15 minutes later as if she were standing still that 50 year old lady that swam over me at Lake Stevens in July didn't look like she could bench more than me...but her overweight body was slicing through the lake like a hot knife though butter while I still felt like I was pulling a barge...and that was a good day for me. In the water it is all about technique. And finally, if you SAY you accept Triathlon as your Lord and Savior then you ARE a Triathlete. Go with God.Lars Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251861709629640112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-39029823784274742432008-09-04T13:24:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:24:00.000-07:00how was the running going?how was the running going?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-88459803913106737212008-09-04T10:40:00.000-07:002008-09-04T10:40:00.000-07:00Golf enthusiast is safe - only requires you still ...Golf enthusiast is safe - only requires you still be breathing, even machine assisted.<BR/><BR/>From my recent wakeboarding I also discovered that my arms are lacking. It seems cycling isn't helping me there - who knew?KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.com