What a slacker I am! Well, not really, just busy, busy with life! Work has gotten pretty crazy. I usually have a few days a week where I do leave the office around 5:30-6pm and then get back on the computer after Cale goes to bed around 9 and work for a couple more hours. I am still trying to do bible study one night a week and get in one weeknight workout (riding on Wed).
Memorial day weekend was great. JP, Cale and I went down to Austin for the Cap Tex Triathlon, like we have done the past 3-4 years. This race was my come back race two years ago after having Cale. We usually go down on Friday to Georgetown, where my friend Katie's folks live (in Sun City). They live on the golf course and it is always a fun weekend of riding, golfing, and eating (oh yeah and a race in there somewhere). Mern and P took care of Cale on Saturday after I got in an hour and a half ride with Todd, Katie, and Kym that morning so that JP and I could go play some golf. I played the first 9 and then cut out to go down to race packet pick up with the girls. JP, Todd and P played the back 9. We ate some yummy pasta and lasagna that night (got to carb load, even if it is a sprint race!). Sunday we got up around 6 (the other girls got up earlier and went down for the Olympic distance race that started at 7) and got down for the sprint start around 9am. We say Suzanne and Katie go out on the bike then I headed over for the start. I was very calm, out to have fun, I knew it would be hot out on the run course so I just tried to do what I could. I had borrowed Brian's wetsuit (little tight but it worked) since mine is full sleeves and the water was around 73 degrees. Kissed little man and big man and off into the water I went. Swim went well, open water in town lake, just stayed constant. 14:32 for 750 meter swim, for only swimming twice in the last 5 months I will take it. Then out of the water and on to the bike, felt great, flying on the bike, arms a bit sore from the swim but 12 miles is not far for me. 37:13 for the bike (20K) average of 20 mph, not bad for all the turns and the two u-turns on the course. Now for the run, and here comes the sun, nice, I needed more heat. Started to jog, cramping ever so slightly. Just kept it at a slow jog, walking the one hill and through the water stops. Run 31:22 for 5K, 10min/mi pace, that will work.
I went into this race to do it for fun, I raced in the Athena (weight class, big girls) category, as usual. On Monday we looked up the results and I had actually won this category by 8 minutes, I was shocked. Katie also won the Athena category for the Olympic distance, all good.
Total time 1:29:09, no personal best, but a best for the day!
Monday I decided to ride for a couple of hours with Katie, that was actually fun. I rode 2 hours and then ate Mern's awesome breakfast, then out for golf. Katie, Todd, JP and I played 18 holes, downed some lunch and then headed back to Dallas. Despite all the activity Cale, JP and I had a great weekend. Cale was absolutely wonderful! We had a great time together!
