Race Spectator Etiquette and my weekend...

I don't know why but on my bike ride this weekend I started thinking about race spectator etiquette maybe it's because I have my first sprint triathlon of the season coming up this weekend and I really really really hope hubs decides to take my son to see me.  It makes me so happy to see his smiling face at the finish line.  Although maybe it's scary to him to see his mommy looking like she's about to die...

Here are some I thought of:


1. Never ever say you're almost there to someone in a race.  Back when I was a rookie someone said this to me once and I started sprinting for it and realized we still had like a mile left.  Someone else said it's ok if the end is with in a mile well only if you are a way better athlete than I...

2. Don't use the race path as a cross walk...

3. Don't tell someone to kick it in to catch someone in front of them right before the finish line when that someone is a little 10 year old, come on they're not in your age group just let them have it, your ego will recover I promise.

4. Funny signs are encouraged and do help at least for me!

5.  Ass slaps are only appropriate if you know the person...

6.  If you are lucky enough to have a huge cheer squad there for you hope that they cheer just as loud for the people directly behind you because it's never fun being the one left in a wake of silence.

I'm sure I missed some very important ones but that's all I've got for now.



This weekend was great!  I got an early morning hill run in watching the sun rise and the dog even behaved for almost the entire run!  Sunday I went for my 3rd ride off of the trainer for this season and my 1st one on the open road the other two had been on a bike path.  It felt amazing!!  I do still remember how to ride on the road!  WooHooo!!  My legs were achy due to the hills but I really enjoyed myself.  I was even going to get to go for a swim that afternoon and when I showed up I realized city pools aren't open for Easter!  Darn it..  I went home and cleaned the kitchen floor instead.  We had Aiden's first Easter egg hunt in the comfort of our own backyard and not in our Sunday best just in pjs low key is always nice!  Ok this next comment I hope doesn't offend anyone because I know I have some good friends that are reps but I tried for a second time putting these nail wraps on ( I won't mention the brand name) with no success.  They take a long time to put on correctly but at least you don't have to wait for them to dry but then they are peeling off by the very next day.  Sorry I tried to like them because in theory it sounds like a good idea and I thought I could try to be a little girly without the mess but these just didn't work out for me.  They look good from far away but it's only the next morning and I'm already fighting to keep them on.  I'm sure maybe I'm just not putting them on correctly I am known to be short on patience for these types of things.  That about sums it up for me.  First sprint triathlon of the season is next weekend!!! I'm so excited and nervous and ready to get back into it!

For any local peeps I tried this place last week and LOVED it!!!  Sushi was amazing I wander if this a chain.. 

Happy Training!