Wednesday, March 23, 2011

the short version of the wish list

Hello friends! Just sittin' here, enjoying my post workout dinner. My wifey has practice tonight, so I didn't cook up a big dinner. Intead I'm having quinoa with beans! yumm! I also had a turkey dog. And some yogurt with berries and walnuts right when I got into the house from my bike.

Bike today was spinning, since it was cold and raining by the time I got done my work today. I really pushed myself on my hills and sprints, so I felt good about it. Plus today included a core workout too.

So I have been thinking about something we triathletes have a love-hate relationship with: our next triathlon purchases. Personally I love having new stuff, so that's the love part. And I never have the money for everything I want. That's the hate part. My current wishlist is long, but I have narrowed it down to a few things:

Race fees (always at the top, cause otherwise what's the point??)
New tri racing top
Adamo saddle (the noseless ones)
more cycling clothing

Ok there are a million more, but I think it's important to have a short list. Hopefully it will keep me focused, cause I have a tendency to be an impulsive buyer. Ooo, new running shorts? sure! New Nike tshirt? yes please! Oh crap I'm broke.

So the other thing I really want is a new tri bike. I have a road bike, and I am going to be continuing to give it more tri upgrades, but still I would adore a tri specific bike. But I'm a student. Cannot afford. nope. not at all. PLUS no where to put it. So I think maybe I'll be working towards that for next year. First I have to learn how to save money...

6 comments:

  1. Definitely go for saving up for the tri bike as the big thing... and as you do that... save up for the samller things!

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  2. I realized I forgot something big, and now I remember. An indoor trainer. sigh. I'm gonna try to save! STARTING NOW!

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  3. have you tried the Adamo? some shops let you try it out for a week to see it works for you.

    you can never have too many bikes

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  4. no I haven't! I should look into finding a shop that will let me try it out...

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  5. from my friend who rented the adamo then bought it and loves it "TriSports.com - $25 to rent a trial saddle for 7 days of use(tip: order on a friday so that it ships and arrives to you on a friday so you can get 9 days of use) which includes ground shipping both ways. If you decide to buy a saddle within 30 days of TriSports receiving the saddle back from you they will put $20 towards to purchase of the new saddle.

    Have your friend reach out to dave@ismseat.com to figure out what kind of saddle would be best for him and then rent that kind. I described my riding habits, my goals and planned rides for the year."

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  6. Wow, this is all awesome information! Thanks so much!! I'm on it!

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