Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. Semisonic Closing Time Semisonic released Closing Time in March of 1998 and on April 29, 1999 the song really hit a chord in my life. My new beginning began that day when I signed up to run my first marathon to raise funds for the Arthritis Foundation andContinue reading “New Beginnings”
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My Favorite Day
After two days off, I was ready to get back in the pool this morning. I did an easy workout – only 1,500 meters. But it sure felt good to be in the water. When we got to the pool every lane had one swimmer. As I looked for which lane I was going toContinue reading “My Favorite Day”
70.3 Miles Behind Me
I was up by 5:00 this morning to get ready for the race. By 5:25 I received a tweet from the race organizers “The swim is ON. Gorgeous calm morning.” And they were telling the truth. Lake Erie was smooth as glass. It was a bit chilly in the air, but the water was 74Continue reading “70.3 Miles Behind Me”
Getting Rev’d Up The Day Before
There are two words a triathlete does not want to hear the day before a race: riptide warning. Storms came through last night and the lake was literally on a roll. The practice swim was cancelled entirely. There was a sprint tri and a kids tri scheduled for this morning. Those races turned into aContinue reading “Getting Rev’d Up The Day Before”
Travel To Tri
As a storm system moved in from the west this afternoon, I headed out driving right through it. The drive should be about an hour and a half to Sandusky from where I live. The rain wasn’t too bad and I made it in about 1:45. Revolution 3, or Rev3 for short, organizes very familyContinue reading “Travel To Tri”
Making a List
I have not hidden the fact I am a type A person and like things in order. To help me not get too stressed out preparing for my race, I made a list today of everything I have to do before I leave tomorrow afternoon. The only challenge to this method is now I haveContinue reading “Making a List”
