#triwaco

While I've been on a writing hiatus, I was signed up for two sprint tri's of which I only participated in one. For the third year in a row I registered for TriWaco. Last year I completed the Olympic, this year I opted for the Mini sufferfest. Triathlons in July... in Texas... well.... they are just stoopid. It's so hot. The 400 river swim should be simple but I got jostled around and survived. I was hoping for a PR swim. Nope. Hoping for a PR bike, which I did and I completely expected the crappy run. But not quite that crappy. The second race was also a 4 time registration for me but I suffered from extreme knee pain the night before and the morning and decided to opt out. Oddly the Pain just vanished after lunch. I suppose I wasn't meant to race. Next up... Triple Threat- which I am majorly undertrained for. Doing it anyway.

Minor updates: 1) I'm still swimming. I'm still slow. But I still mostly enjoy it. 2) I'm still running, trying to maintain decent mileage before marathon training starts next month. Marathon training in August in TEXAS - I'm not a smart person. But I've picked up a few training buddies along the way. I hope it all works out. 3) I'm still going to crossfit. And I really am enjoying it. Some days feel "easier" than others. Other days I'm certain just the barbell is too heavy. But for the most part, I do feel stronger overall. And that's a pretty rad feeling. 4) The bike? Eh. TriWaco is just around the corner. And I've got to decide soon if I'm going to weasel my way through that race... or if I'm going to frantically find other plans and do that instead. But for today, I'll hopefully be swimming my longest distance in 9 months. Baby steps.

TriWaco 2019 DONE! The current in the river was really tiring and made the swim take forever. As a result, everything else was slooooowww. Have yet to see the results, but I think this was my slowest Triathlon. #triwaco #triwaco2019 #triathlon #wacotown (at Indian Spring Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz52YvyHI74/?igshid=f3f5b0f3gr2k

With sunrise approaching, It's time for a Triathlon. #triwaco #triathlon (at Waco Suspension Bridge)

Four weeks until TriWaco. I’ll be spending a great deal of time in the pool until then. #triwaco #triathlon #wacotown (at YMCA OF CENTRAL TEXAS)

Summer Day 50: REDEMPTION! After being pulled from the swim in 2015 and being unable to participate in 2016, I finished the 2017 TriWaco! 2:02:12! #summerdays2017 #summerdays #triwaco #triathlon (at Waco Suspension Bridge)

Summer Day 43: One week until redemption. That means back in the water plus open water swim practice. #summerdays2017 #summerdays #triathlon #triwaco #dontdrown (at YMCA of Central Texas)

Getting ready for #triwaco in July. #JustDoIt #tritraining #swimming (at YMCA of Central Texas)