The Dark Waters of Looking Within

I have been very anxious about going back into the water.  Into the darkness.  Although I felt some redemption after going into the lake the next day after the race; I've been tangled up in knots and anxious thinking about what to do next: should I do the Nav-E Sink or Swim 1.2 mile race on

Swim addendum

After my dismal failure at the swim event, I became a criminal. That Sunday, I went to a lake in the Poconos and swam in it despite knowing that it was closed until Memorial Day. My friend Jennifer and I stealthily drove up with our accomplices , Libby and Theresa.

DNF Swim

The first thing I learned about this DNF swim is that there is nothing funny to write in the race report.  It is really, not a race report when you Did Not Finish.  There is nothing funny to write about because after whatever struggle I went through, I ended by wimping out, giving up, throwing in the towel.  There's nothing funny in that, unless of course you're a mean person and laugh at my expense...

Being cold

No one ever told me that doing triathlons meant being cold so much of the time. Yes, I have trained through the winter, running the Manhattan Half marathon in January in 15 degree weather; yes I biked to that same race; along wih other races - a 15k in December; where my toes felt they would fall off; and yes; I drank the Gatorade slushies that had frozen on the tables. And yes; I took that Computrainer

You are who you practice to be

The only way to get faster is to go faster
The only way to lose weight is to eat less

Cat 3 Ride

I found a Category 3 hill just outside my home in Canadensis, PA. I remember years ago trying to go out for a bike ride and of the 2 routes that I tried, I couldn't go beyond 1/2 mile due to the steepness of the hills. Since that time I had never ventured back out on my bike in the Pocono roadways.

4 weeks left

This weekend, I rode up a Category 3 hill in the Poconos. I had to walk up the last segment, I just couldn't muster up the power in my legs to keep on pushing. The total distance was 25 miles. Although I have gone a little longer distances, this was by far the hilliest that I've done. I was pretty wiped out by the end of it. Maybe I'll elaborate on that ride in a later post.