Tri Talk

I am still loving to read and listen to all things triathlon.  That has not changed with pregnancy, and at 37 weeks, I am just that much closer to training, racing, and being involved again.  Yippeee!!! So, let's talk triathlon!!!

37 weeks- getting oh so close!!! 

This weekend- so many congratulations to go around:  BOISE 70.3:  Liz Lyles and Heather Jackson for 1st and 2nd OA,  Erin Green for a breakthrough 4thOA pro race, and Sarah Barkley for 2nd AG.  EAGLEMAN: ummm, Jen Harrison? Eagleman Queen- Frickin' awesome!  2nd AG and a another (yawn) trip to Kona.  :)  Just so many awesome results.

And ladies, the field is getting faster.  And faster.  Ridiculously so.  Semi- pro is the new AG.  I saw some of the results and times and I felt so overwhelmed.  How will I reach my goals post-preggo?  How will I be competitive when everyone else has gotten faster and I have gotten slower?  But, I think we all adjust and step it up.  So keep at it ladies! When the game changes, you must change with it.

Some good listening for the week is this interview with Peter Reid Legends of Triathlon.  There is a reason he was on the top of the podium so many times, and it is worth it to listen to him talk about how he did not race in training.  If he couldn't find partners that were there to train, watch HR, do the right types of work, then he trained solo.  Great stuff- and a philosophy in which I really believe.

Is that a baby or a bowling ball? 

A friend asked me today if I have missed racing this year.  Of course!!! Mostly I miss traveling to out of town races to see friends that I only get to see 1-2 times a year.  I miss finding that new and neat course.  And, I really miss being a small fish in a big ocean.  I love lining up with the really great women that race all over.  So, 2014...I am all about it.  But in the meantime, I got a pretty big race coming up in about 3 weeks :)