It's been a while. A long while. Busy at work, life, whatever. Blah, blah, blah. But, I went for a run on Sunday, and I realized that I miss training, and I am so much more effective and disciplined when I have a goal.
A bunch of races I had been thinking about (umm, months ago) have blown by. But here are a few that can still happen:
July 9th: Mighty North Fork Sprint Triathlon
I just signed up. Yay! I did this one last year. It was my first ever triathlon (sniff!..) Anyway, I should definitely do a LOT better. My swimming has really improved, and I did this on a mountain bike. But, the times to beat are ....
Swim: 22:53 (500m)
Bike: 31:33 (14K)
Run: 41:11 (5K)
June 10: Mighty Montauk Triathlon
Swim: 1 mile
Bike: 22 miles
Run: 6.2 miles
I don't really have any business doing this -- it's in 2 weeks and I haven't been doing crap. But the course it right outside our weekend rental! How can I say no? Also ufortunate is that I won't be there this weekend to practice on the course. Also, we may be having houseguests and it would be pretty embarassing if I drowned. Sigh. Should I? Should I?
I have, however, done 2 things to prepare. Last night I swam 1100 meters (11 X 100) - pretty good for me.
On Monday I swam in the lake (Lake Montauk, where the race will be). It was cold! Husband paddled alongside on his surfboard (he is so good). This is embarassing, but I needed a confidence builder. I wore flippers on the way out. Damn, I'm fast with those; too bad I can't wear in the race. Then I gave them to husband and swam for real (wind-assisted) on the way back. It wasn't pretty, but I did it.
I wish I would have jumped back on the horse a month or so ago.
