My second triathlon. The swim was lousy but I pushed the bike ride hard for all 13 miles. Right now I am thinking how exhausted I feel and how am I ever going to finish the 5K run leg. I felt I was running 10+ minute miles. Little did I know I was running much faster.

This was Suzanne after the race was over. She ran a fantastic race.

Okay, I finally decided I can't do the Sept 17th Kirkland Tri for a number of reasons: a. I'm busy finishing up my SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services course. b. My hamstring pull is no better. c. The kids school seems to have an event we have to attend almost every other night which interferes with any chance of training. TIme to call ...

I just checked the calendar, it's been 4 weeks since my last Tri--the Midsummer Triathlon in Blue Lake, OR--and I've only biked 3 times since that time prior to yesterday. No running. No swimming. (I had thought it was only 3 weeks, but the calendar never lies.) Why? A few reasons come to mind: I pulled my right hamstring during the race ...