That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. - Nietzsche

Saturday, May 14, 2011

triathlon = money pit

Since deciding that injury = darn good reason to take up triathlons as a new hobby, I have acquired:

  • bike
  • bike shoes
  • swim cap (because I always just swam in a ponytail before)
  • new goggles (on backorder from amazon...but my old ones, which I think are from wal-mart, are getting leaky)
  • tri shorts
  • tri bra (quick-drying after being immersed in water)
  • bondi band with a tri logo, after I realized that I'll need a quick - and of course fashionable - solution to the "running with crazy wet hair in my face" dilemma
  • wetsuit
This had better turn out to be a really fun endeavor.

PS - of course I got a pretty decent deal on everything on that list!!! :)

4 comments:

  1. yeah, it is more expensive than running. cycling in particular is expensive. even if it wasn't, it's 3x the number of sports and therefore 3x the stuff needed. for me, swimming also requires a gym membership fee.

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  2. The start up cost is bad, once you have the gear and take care of it, it gets easier. Then you just worry about race fees.


    I hope the leg holds up for Tri for Joe, seriously, its my favorite event.

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  3. I'm not going to sign up for the TFJ until the last minute, just in case, but I do think the leg is going to hold up enough for me to do it! It won't be my fastest run by any means, but I'm more interested in the experience - for my first tri, it's not likely to be my fastest ANYTHING!!

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  4. Every once in a while (mostly after reading your blog), I think that it would be cool to do a triathalon. But then I start thinking about the bike, and the cost of a gym-with-pool membership, and my balloon deflates.

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