A positive and realistic outlook!

After a great weekend in Santa Cruz with lots of sun and beach, it was nice to come home to my own bed again. My training has been going pretty well the last couple of weeks. I'm starting to believe that this triathlon might be doable after all. Today I rode for 34 miles (18.4 m/hr.) and ran 3 miles slowly with Rowe. The ride felt really good, and could have kept going. Most of the time I ride by myself, but sometimes, like today, you tag along with someone just as crazy as yourself. His name was Brian, and he was pretty much in the same boat I'm in. He had done a few sprint and International, also known as olympic distanse. It sure is easier when you have someone to ride with. In triathlon you are not allowed to draft behind someone, but today it felt good to have him take some of the wind.

In three weeks I'm doing my very first ride - 100km with my friend Mats. This will help me with my much needed longer than 1.5 hour workout. Last year, when I did my International distance triathlon, the longest workout I had ever done was 1.5 hrs., and the race took almost 3 hrs. Hopefully this time around I'll be a smarter triathlete. When I first started I thought that my background as an athlete would transfer over to any other sport, but that was not the case. I didn't take the time to build up to this 3 hour endeavor. This time I have been much more cautious in my training. I started to run with Rowe at 11 min./mile pace, I don't try to hang with John when we swim, and I have not done any of the fast group rides yet. This time around I intend to stay healthy!