3 Down 2 to Go...

Wow! when this all started back in December it was just a lot of talk... Now, to think I have started 3 Sprint Triathlons and completed 2 is pretty cool. Even better is that I went from 1:23 in #2 to a great 1:14 finish in number 3. It was a great day and most of the savings was in the swim. The tide was flowing on our side as opposed to against us and this really made a difference.

As always, my Monica was there to root me on and my neighbor completed his first in great time (as I knew he would beating me in by about 6 minutes - good work Brian!)... And crossing the finish line together with my pal Wil who came back and caught me on the run was also cool (you could have pushed it but you held back).

Unfortunately, I had to bail and jump on a plane right after the race and did not have the opportunity to enjoy my effort at home, but it was pretty cool to hit a meeting at my new company and be greeted by folks that congratulated me in disbelief that I had raced that morning. Monica got some great pics too...

Hi Girls!!!

Surveying the scene - Breakfast would have been so much better!

No Turning Back No Boys!

Will and Me - Almost there!

1 Week to Number 3...

Tri number 3 is a week away. I feel ready, although I just realized that the swim is .4 miles and not 1/4 mile. This is almost double the distance. Oh well... Gonna take it a little slower and not burn out, but I am sure I can do it. Also, the bike is only 9 miles and not 12... I like that! Ha... Now if the run was a drive we would be all set...

Woke up at 6:00 a.m. today and got on the bike. Hit the Hook by 7:30 a.m.. What a perfect day. Hit a South wind coming back, but I was able to peddle through it and hold my form. I took it a little slower today and worked the soft gears keeping my cadence up in the 100's. I just felt like spinning my legs... I am going running then hitting the gym in a bit... We joined another gym- this one is much closer and cheaper. I can get my strength training in now at least... I am keeping my other gym membership because they have a really nice pool and I don't want to stop swimming and compromise my overall training... In essence it is costing me about 50% more a month to maintain the 2 memberships. I feel like this is a small price to pay, so I will until it becomes cost prohibitive, I give up on all this or I realize I am nuts...

Here's a tip of the week... You can't do this or anything unless you obsess over it. Depending on what it is, the obsession can last a lifetime, a year a month or even a moment... Regardless, unless you dedicate the time to whatever it is you are trying to accomplish you won't finish. Make the time! Plan ahead! Insist on doing it for you!