I've really been thinking that I was done with triathlon. That the two seasons I had under my belt would be the only two. Blame it on my circumstances, blame it on the meds, blame it on me being a Gemini. Not sure what it was, but I haven't been feeling that desire that I had the last two years.
I decided to still do Green Lakes mostly so I wouldn't disappoint a few select people who's opinions truly matter to me. My plan was really just to show up and do it. And then train my butt off for Iron Girl because I have a whole slew of people I owe big time for that race.
It all started coming back to me last Wednesday night. I met up with my buds at Oneida Shores for the CNY Tri training series. Since I had only been in the water once in the past two months, I really needed an open water swim, and I was a little nervous about transitions this season now that I've added a new pair of shoes to the mix. I did that swim with my friend Kristin A. She is one of the best tri swimmers I know. And I kept up with her the entire time. This made me feel good. And then throwing on my bike shoes and riding out on those nice flat roads, I started to remember why I liked it.
Saturday the buzz before the race, setting up transition, and then the nervousness before the start while standing on the beach in my wetsuit and bright yellow swim cap. It was slowly coming back. And even while I was out there on that horrible bike course, getting passed by 80 year old men on mountain bikes, and kids on bmx bikes, I could feel that itch coming back.
But it was that moment that I crossed the finish line, when they announced my name, and I saw that my time wasn't nearly as bad as I was anticipating that I got bit. The tri bug jumped right up and chomped me hard on my ass.
Sunday night I went for a recovery run with Bubba beside me on his scooter. Last night I went for an almost 6 mile run. Tonight Pepe and I will be battling some local hills after Bubba's baseball game. I've been looking at the local races, trying to figure out which ones to do. Trying to figure out which ones will sell out first, so I can start budgeting to get them all in. Contemplating doing an Oly, and maybe even still trying for the 70.3...
So, it's back. I found my "why". It was waiting for my right in front of the bath house at Green Lakes State Park.
I decided to still do Green Lakes mostly so I wouldn't disappoint a few select people who's opinions truly matter to me. My plan was really just to show up and do it. And then train my butt off for Iron Girl because I have a whole slew of people I owe big time for that race.
It all started coming back to me last Wednesday night. I met up with my buds at Oneida Shores for the CNY Tri training series. Since I had only been in the water once in the past two months, I really needed an open water swim, and I was a little nervous about transitions this season now that I've added a new pair of shoes to the mix. I did that swim with my friend Kristin A. She is one of the best tri swimmers I know. And I kept up with her the entire time. This made me feel good. And then throwing on my bike shoes and riding out on those nice flat roads, I started to remember why I liked it.
Saturday the buzz before the race, setting up transition, and then the nervousness before the start while standing on the beach in my wetsuit and bright yellow swim cap. It was slowly coming back. And even while I was out there on that horrible bike course, getting passed by 80 year old men on mountain bikes, and kids on bmx bikes, I could feel that itch coming back.
But it was that moment that I crossed the finish line, when they announced my name, and I saw that my time wasn't nearly as bad as I was anticipating that I got bit. The tri bug jumped right up and chomped me hard on my ass.
Sunday night I went for a recovery run with Bubba beside me on his scooter. Last night I went for an almost 6 mile run. Tonight Pepe and I will be battling some local hills after Bubba's baseball game. I've been looking at the local races, trying to figure out which ones to do. Trying to figure out which ones will sell out first, so I can start budgeting to get them all in. Contemplating doing an Oly, and maybe even still trying for the 70.3...
So, it's back. I found my "why". It was waiting for my right in front of the bath house at Green Lakes State Park.
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I'm hopping to do Skinnyman, would love to do Lake Delta, contemplating doing Caz. Of course Syracuse 70.3, but I don't think I can come up with the funds for that one.