I have been extremely negligent lately when it comes to journaling. I think this is mainly due to the fact that I don't feel comfortable doing it at work, and my home laptop is totally on the fritz. (It gets too hot and turns off on its own at random. It's also infuriatingly slow.) This leaves me Ryan's computer, but I usually feel like I'm in ( Read more... )

I'm playing soccer again this year after an almost 2 year hiatus. Here of the reasons I quit in the first place ( Read more... )

I'm back from houseboating. This morning I unnecessarily slept till 10:30. The time changed an hour on our trip, but I also found myself sleeping later and later as the week vacation went on. I'll have to make myself get up earlier tomorrow so I won't be totally wasted on Monday morning ( Read more... )

I've done some reconnaissance work and apparently if I wanted to do the next half-Ironman that is nearby, I'd have to shell out more than $200. No thank you ( Read more... )

The Chinook Half-Ironman was a no-go. I got up feeling pretty okay, so I decided to go and give it a try. We got there a little later than I usually like to arrive before races because...I'm always late. I had just enough time to set up my bike and transition area, get my numbers marked on me, go to the bathroom, and get into my wetsuit. At ( Read more... )

Last night I started having a sore throat and cough. Right now, I feel like there is a huge lump of crap stuck in the middle of my chest, just waiting for the wrong laugh to offset the balance and send me into a fit of coughs ( Read more... )

So no outdoor swimming this morning. Although, retardedly enough, the sun is out and shining right now. It looks like it's not going to rain again for awhile. The problem now though, is that we have friends coming over this evening and I have some things I need to take care of before they arrive. Going on a two and a half hour bike ride, ( Read more... )

So here's a question for all you friends out there: would you be willing to swim (with a wetsuit, of course) in a lake when the air temperature is in the low 50s and it is raining? I know it sounds crazy, but I'm desperate! The full story goes like this ( Read more... )

So, Wasa...this was my first Olympic distance triathlon. And I have to say that in spite of it being my first Olympic tri, it was by far the most relaxing and FUN triathlon I have ever experienced, although it certainly didn't start out that way ( Read more... )

I'm back from the Olympic Triathlon. It was AWESOME, apart from that part where I almost barfed after a sprint to the finish.

So more details later, but I think for now my task will be to learn more about race nutrition. Yikes!