My Home Transition Area

I might have previously mentioned that my apartment looks like a triathlon transition area.  I would like to back that up with a few photos.

Welcome to my foyer.  What is that? Oh yes, it's a bike and a helmet located near the door for an easy exit. You'll also notice that hydration is included.  Well, the bottles aren't filled with water right now, but I have taken to leaving them on the bike.  That way I can find them quickly and easily.

Now, if I were really serious, every time I came home with my bike, I would back it in.  Why?  So that I could leave transition (home) as quickly as possible, duh!  If I were a really serious biker, I would also have my shoes clipped into my pedals.  I'm not that advanced!

Let's move on to the back of the door.  Is that Batman's suit? No. My Halloween costume? Well, it might be. For right now, this is what I'll be wearing to swim through the Potomac.  Well, this is what I'll be wearing so long as the temperature of the river goes down.  If not, there will be much less protecting me.

Initially, I tried hanging my wetsuit in the closet.  Who knew that neoprene has a very distinct odor and that the odor would transfer to natural fibers so easily?  Since I prefer not to spend my work days smells like a wetsuit factory, I have taken to letting it "breathe."

Here's the bathroom with not one, but two swim caps hanging out amongst jewelry and hair accessories. You'll even notice that one cap has my name scrawled on it.  (If I were to zoom out, you would also find powder, goggles, and body glide all very nearby.  However, I did not feel compelled to show the entire contents of my bathroom, thank you very much.) 

Last, but not least in this tour of my home transition area is my coffee table complete with my new favorite nutrition, Gu.  (Sarcasm doesn't come off so well in my writing.)  I would like to highlight that in the background, next to piles of mail is my tri suit. Do I really eat that stuff?  Yep.  Am I really going to wear that purple and green thing? Yep. 

I will admit that this photo is staged.  I don't leave Gu standing up straight on my coffee table.  Just for my amusement, below are two pics of Otto "helping" me with this picture.

I'm pretty sure he thought that he was doing something really good and helpful. 

There was no good way to clarify.



That's it for now.  Less than 9 full days until race day!