Results!

I'm happy to announce that I am the third place winner in the Athena group!
It's really been an excellent journey. I took last week off from workouts,
however got back to running over the weekend and my 5-mile run felt great.
Starting to think about future races! And check out the photos my dad took here!

I Did It!

I completed my first triathlon in 1:33 today. It was fun, perfect weather,
and had an awesome cheering section of family from MN and MA in the
house (or shall I say, on the beach)! Woke at 6:19a (nerves hit a little
during the night), ate breakfast, and did a "slow and low" 4.8mile
bike ride (+gear) from Fulton house to Sandy Beach in Cohasset.
Upon arrival, ocean was dead still. Set up transition area and took
a quick dip in the water (57 degrees) with wetsuit. I was in the 9th
wave, so hung out for a bit on the beach watching other groups
hit the swimming section and listening to music by 92FM "The River".
From the start of the swim to the finish it was go-go-go, although the
running felt a little slow. However, kept it at a nice constant pace
(there were definitely some rolling roads on that section). I was
wiped at the end, however I think the 8-week training paid off!
The Supah Stealth team now have t-shirts designed by Kathleen.
They are creating some "supah" conversations.
This has been dedicated to BJW.

Less than 24hrs

I'm officially registered. Went down to Cohasset this morning.
They highly suggest the day before to beat the race day rush
(1,000 racers!) and get packet + free goodies. The Supah
Stealth team did a drive around (thanks Fulton family!) on
the bike course which was awesome because I'm not familiar
with the area and now have a picture of race ahead. Whoo-hoo!

State of Mind

I'm getting excited. Picked up wetsuit after work last night.
Made a new recipe -Garlic Scape Carbonara. Yum!
Packed 99% of needed things this morning.
Weather now looks like cloudy and high 71 for Sun. A.M.
Listening to tons of inspiring music on The Current.
Nice, slow 8-mile commute on bike today.
It's all good.

Last Run

Today was run(30min.). I did my usual 5k (3 mile) run in the hood.
It's sticky out there...ended up like a sweaty mop.

I Am A...

The training for today was swim(30min.)/run(30min.). I got to the
pool late, so got in 15min. swim and then a warm, muggy 25min. run.
I just looked at the weather for the weekend: "Isolated thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s." Not too bad.
On a side note, I want to give a shout out to the USA soccer team for
advancing to the Round of 16 today. I'm not usually a sports fan, however
I am now. Just like I've never been known as a triathlete, but...I am now!

Fabulous Recovery

Yesterday was strength(60min.), while today was ride(45min.)/run(30min.).
I did today's training at the gym with spin class and treadmill work.
In both cases, my heart rate came down quite nicely and I'm pretty
happy with how I feel afterwards.