It's been a while since I last updated my blog. I have a race coming up this weekend, so I am trying to get in gear. Training went well for the last 2 weeks. I am concentrating on riding more and doing more hilly rides. The plan is to treat this race as more of a training day to gauge where I am for the Vineman tri in late July. ...

really, now that I have done my race, what should I do?? oh, I signed up to do a couple more races this summer. The first is the San Jose International Triathlon - June 25th. I participated in this race last year. I like it because it's practically in my back yard. I can ride my bike from my house to the start..... nice!!!! The 2nd race that I ...

This is more than a week overdue, but here is the breakdown of the weekend. Thursday was a shopping, packing and hydrating day. The goal is to get a good nights rest 2 nights before the race. I slept well and was up and ready on friday to make the drive down to Lake San Antonio.

The Drive
Sean joined us from NY for the drive down to the lake. ...

On Saturday we had scheduled an open water swim and run brick. We met up at Redwood shores because it was one of the closer places for an open water swim. It's not the best place to swim but it's one of the few that are easily accesible. The swim went went, but I forgot how bad the water smelt or tasted. I chose not to run, but cheered on the ...

This is the final stretch to the race. In a week and a half I'll be participating in the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon. You may ask how I am feeling.... hmmm I am a little nervous, but this always happens as race day approaches. Last night we had the last track workout before the race. It was another brick(ride then run). The evening started off with me forgetting the ...