Ytri..

was the name of the triathlon I did this weekend! It was in Birmingham, AL, which had a very cool downtown and I wish I had time to take some time and shoot it.
I placed 1st in my beginner age group which was neat even though Team magic got all of the times screwed up. On the way home we stopped for Sonic. We're all health nuts! Anywho, I loved the fact that my food was getting made by some employee with a bloody nose! Good thing I had my trusty camera with me so I could get some evidence in case we all got some kind of disease from this persona of human cleanliness.
This was the first weekend I've been through in over six months without my girlfriend Christina with me. It was super hard but I had to do everything I could to stay busy! I was still sad but bearable anyway...good times... think positive... My triathlon team had a Memorial day 40 mile ride and a party after which was pretty fun. I was trying to stay in the middle of the group and another lady so I could be a bridge between them and her so she wouldn't get lost then we got dropped. Oh well, I don't see an Ironman in the too near future! haha Then I went and hung out with my Mormon friends for about 2 hours to see another friend off. They played croquet and other little games. I just sat there because my knee wanted to make sure I noticed it. I will be introducing it to ICE tonight!

Its getting warmer!!

yes getting warmer and time to start seriously hydrating. That would be easier said than done of course...and why because water from work taste just like the water in your backyard pool! So i'll have to start bringing water to work I guess....Maybe I should make friends with a firefighter...they always have water....hmmm wonder what it taste like though?

The non training

I've been hearing good things about my friends from their Memphis in May triathlon so thats all great! I am going to do a small triathlon in AL this weekend. Of course my friend Craig wants me to do the Xterra nationals there June 8th. We'll see. I biked to work and for some reason I just don't feel fast? we'll see what happens next. I think I am going to start doing the Tues night track workouts some but I'll have to run some more in the heat by myself so I won't be so discouraged at track house. FASTER YOU MUST GO FASTER!!

What's a biker to do?

So, what is a rider supposed to do when cars refuse to move over? Nothing. It's a play on power, SUVs don't move when a Geo Metro tries to merge. Share the road you say? In this case riders only want 3 feet of space because anything can happen that can throw a rider off potential slamming into a passing car. No, I'm not asking for a lane nor do I ride in a single lane with tons of traffic it is a 3 lane road where I have never seen a car in each lane 3 abreast except at a stop light. So, No driver education....No common sense...or just plain bicycle hater? I'll never know as you fly past me at 55 mph.

Bad but good Tuesdays!

Well, my friends know me as a pretty healthy eating person. I guess its time to let them know about the once a month DONUT TUESDAY at work! I love it!! Coffee and Donuts. Very,… very bad….on a ramble…I know now why Memphis is unhealthy. It is because we don’t accommodate being healthy. i.e.: no bike lanes, dead end sidewalks, no shaded pavilions in parks. However, there is hope, even with the tons great food Memphis has to offer people can still be healthy. The public is starting to see a need for change and offer “pay what you can” Yoga classes. (saw it in the paper) It’s a start and I hope it catches. Being active isn’t for everyone but I just want people to take care of themselves….and eating what makes you feel good is GREAT just moderation is GREAT-ER!

Tired Bike Commuter

So I commuted to work today again hoping that the weather will be nice enough to do this a great deal. It will be raining the rest of the week and I'm not hard core enough to ride in the rain. Cars here scare me anyway and I have poked though differnt subdivisions cutting off a great deal of time on the road now I ride some down a gravel construction road and a golf cart trail! AWSOME! commute time is 20 min.

Gator Terra triathlon 2008

So I finally did the Gator and had a great time! My mom and dad got to come and watch me which was pretty cool for me. I think it was shocking to mom to see that much spandex! ahhhh!!!! I did a decent time and was 4th in my age group. I'm happy with that and have improved a ton over last years race time! It was great times!