A week ago I received a package in the mail from Shimano. It was my new WH-7850-SL Scandium Clincher Tubeless Wheelset and boy was I excited. A big thank you goes out to Shimano who's one of our Mark Allen Online Sponsors. I kitted my bike up with the new wheels and seriously they're like having a set of race wheels on your bike. Actually I bet a lot of people would love to use these as race wheels. :) Not only do these wheels respond really well, but they're super stiff and you really do fly uphills with these things.
Another delivery came about a week ago. It was the new 2009 Xterra Vendetta wetsuit. I've been wearing the same wetsuit now for 5 1/2 seasons so I figured it was time. Not to mention Xterra signed on as a MAO sponsor this year so what better time to act than now?
Unfortunately the wetsuit had to sit in the box for two weeks before I'd get the chance to try it out due to my shoulder injury. That chance came this past Tuesday. Not only was this the first time I was back in the pool since the accident, but I also decided to try out the Vendetta. I painted the wetsuit on my body at the YMCA and had a couple of people ask what the heck I was doing. I jumped in the water and could tell a difference right away. It was as if I had a life jacket on. Is this thing seriously "swim legal"? I wanted to only do a 100 yarder just to make sure it fit good since I know chlorine is bad for the suit. I kicked of the wall and thought to myself "HOLY HECK was this thing fast".
I was in no means swimming hard and I clocked a 1:13. I almost decided to do a sprint just to see if I could go under a minute, but then I rememberd that I still had a separated shoulder and that would not be a good idea. None the less, I'm very excited to get back in the pool and get back into swimming shape. I really think this thing will shave minutes off my Ironman swim time. I highly recommend this suit to anyone that is looking for an advanage over the competition!
Unfortunately the wetsuit had to sit in the box for two weeks before I'd get the chance to try it out due to my shoulder injury. That chance came this past Tuesday. Not only was this the first time I was back in the pool since the accident, but I also decided to try out the Vendetta. I painted the wetsuit on my body at the YMCA and had a couple of people ask what the heck I was doing. I jumped in the water and could tell a difference right away. It was as if I had a life jacket on. Is this thing seriously "swim legal"? I wanted to only do a 100 yarder just to make sure it fit good since I know chlorine is bad for the suit. I kicked of the wall and thought to myself "HOLY HECK was this thing fast".
I was in no means swimming hard and I clocked a 1:13. I almost decided to do a sprint just to see if I could go under a minute, but then I rememberd that I still had a separated shoulder and that would not be a good idea. None the less, I'm very excited to get back in the pool and get back into swimming shape. I really think this thing will shave minutes off my Ironman swim time. I highly recommend this suit to anyone that is looking for an advanage over the competition!
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