A big finish and some sad news

This weekend I participated in the Tri Benbrook Sprint Triathlon. I had a great time. I thought I had done really well until I just looked at my previous sprint times. Here is the breakdown:
Swim 300m~6:36 (2:12 pace)~October 2006
Swim (July 2006) 500m OW~14:18 (2:52pace)
Swim (May 2009) 300yd (2:13 pace)~6:38
T1 (October 2006)~2:05 (I thought I was quicker)
T1 (July 2006)~2:34
T1 (May 2009)~1:38
Bike (October 2006) 13.8miles~47:30 (17.4mph)
Bike 20K July (2006)~43:28 (17.1mph)
Bike (May 2009) 13.8 miles~59.48 (13.8 mph)
T2 (October 2006)~1:17
T2 July (2006)~2:44
T2 (May 2009)~1:32
Run 5K October 2006~39:48 (12:45's)
Run 5K July 2006~45:31 (14:35's)
Run 5K May 2009~44:39(14:19's)
Overall time: 1:37:17 October 2006
Overall time July 2006:1:48:50
Overall time May 2009: 1:54:18

I can say this about yesterday...it was crazy windy!! The temp was a balmy 75 degrees or so but the wind was gusting around 25-30miles an hour. I was trying to keep my heart rate in my heart rate zone since I have a big race planned for May 24th. I know that slowed me down quite a lot. I hope to do better next month. I did have a good time though.

Now for the sad news, I will not ever sweat on my right side again. That is quite tragic because that means that I will never be comfortable in the heat again. I guess I somewhat expected that, but I had hope that it would get better as all of my other symptoms did. I will just have to figure out some other sport to participate in during the summer months until we are able to move somewhere cooler. Maybe Canada?

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No Half?

So as it turned out I had procrastinated myself right out of the Lonestar Half Iron. I was crushed. I have spent 3 months on gruelling training. Well, maybe it wasn't soo bad. I was pretty upset though!! I got myself registered for an Olympic in Carlyle, Illinois. I am pretty fired up about that one!! I will get to use my spanky new wet suit. I am a little nervous though, the water temps are expected to be around 70 degrees. Yikes, that is cold!

I am still training, just now with a slightly different perspective. Somehow the olympic distance is not so intimidating. I can do it. I am ready for it. Now if I could just drop another 15 pounds!! I am working slowly at it. I have been adjusting my diet here and there. It is tricky!! I don't know if it is because the first time a lost a significant amount of weight I was in my 20's or if I am just not getting enough food? Who knows, I am still going to persist and defeat the fat!!

I am running in the Benbrook Sprint this weekend. I am a little excited about it. I swam today and finished a long 2000 yard swim in 56 minutes. I actually did 20 x 100's. My goal was to finish each one in 2 minutes. I did achieve that goal for the first few and then my arms got tired and I lost focus on my form. I noticed that every time I took a breath my butt sunk down a little and then I would have to work even harder to get balanced. If I stayed focused, I could take a breath without sinking...I would just roll a bit further and tuck my chin. That was a little tricky because I kept drinking water. Oh well, I will keep trying. Tomorrow is another swim and I am ready to stay focused.

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