Here I am all set up in transition! Up until 1 hour before the start, we weren't sure we were going to be able to do the race. Storms kept threatening cancellation. 4am on race day, we got an email stating that the storm, if it kept moving at its present pace, would hit San Marcos right during the race time. The race could be cancelled as late as 7am. So, I drove the hour over to San Marcos not knowing if we'd get to Continue Reading
My first triathlon in ONE WEEK!
With my first triathlon on the horizon, my brain and emotions have been revving up over recent weeks! I first noticed my swim nerves resurfacing. I can get my heart racing and feel panic just by simply thinking about the possibility of people bumping into me, swimming over me, splashing all around...where I don't get a good breath each time I turn for one, where I take in water, where I feel I have to stop, where I Continue Reading
Chicago Tri Club meeting is SO valuable once again
Attended my second Chicago Tri Club meeting last night. It cost me $35 to join, and it has already been so worth it. You can read about ALL that I learned (when I grilled a girl) during my first club meeting here. This time I again got great info from the folks at my table and from the speaker. The topic was Mental Toughness. That's what got me to this meeting, I figured I needed some of that. When 3 veteran Continue Reading
Logistics, logistics, logistics
Training as a triathlete involves logistics, logistics, logistics. I'm good at logistics. I can handle a lot of logistics. This is a LOT of logistics. Sometimes I love the challenge of figuring out how to work my schedule and make sure I've got everything I need for the various components of my day. Other times, (especially when I forget something or things can't work out as planned), I get frustrated with the Continue Reading