Sandy Hookers

Back in February (I think February) when I sat down & started to think about how I was actually going to start training for triathlons, I got some good advice form friends & joined a triathlon group - the Sandy Hookers.  If you get the chance, check out their website.  They have links to tons of races & a lot of great information too.   http://www.sandyhookers.org/  So far I've met a lot of fun people & gotten great advice from my new friend Doug, whom I bother with stupid questions all the time.  He's really good to me & even fixed my bike, which Greg was so nice to give me!  Here's the pic of the bike:

It's quite patriotic!  & it's the right size for me too, which is amazing since I am so short.  It's pretty amusing when I go to spin class & I adjust the handlebars & the seat.  Sometimes I get a funny look like, that's pretty low.  Hey, I have short legs!

On top of all the new things I have been learning as far as fitness goes, there's even way more stuff to learn about the equipment.  The bike rack was pretty easy to figure out, but I'd really like to figure out how the bike works.  I learned pretty quickly that you need to know how to change a tire!  I knew something was wrong when I rode over the Rumson/Sea Bright bridge & I felt something weird with the tire.  Yeah, that would be the air rushing out.  But, there was really nothing that I could do even if I knew how to fix it because one of the spokes had punctured the tube.  See all the new things I'm learning!  Every day it's something new..........