- Apr 17-18: First tri of the season on Sunday plus camping and playing in the lake on Saturday
- Wow it was windy out there. I tried out the new tent and it worked quite nicely. Driving down to Lake Anna took longer than I'd expected, which meant I got to set up my tent in the dark. Also triathlon camping requires a lot of stuff!
- The second night it was less windy, but way colder. My sleeping bag that is probably older than some of the triathletes was not really suited for whatever temperature it was, but a result of being so cold was that when the sun came up and it got into the 50's it felt great!
- Apr 23-25: Swim meet
Friday night (new PR in the 1000yd free, guaranteed because that is a
freakish event that I never swam in school). GW Parkway 5k on Sunday
where I will hopefully improve from last year
- Swim meet was fine. I'm already looking forward to trying it again next year because I've been working on a "lazier" stroke style
- GW Parkway was a nice improvement from previous GW Parkway 5K's, and I felt a lot less dead at the end. It wasn't a 5K PR, but might have been if I'd allowed myself to suffer more. Before I really knew how long 3 miles felt, it was easier to try harder because "maybe it's almost over"
- Apr 29-May 3: In CA for reunion and visiting parents.
- Reunion was wonderful. I enjoyed it even more than I thought I would. Of course, it helped that Southern California was at its absolute best with beautiful clear skies and moderate temperatures.
- May
8-9: Second tri of the season, doing the swim portion for a relay on
Saturday and having another weekend of camping and playing in the lake.
- Another windy camping experience! This time I staked down the tent, and that worked well, less flapping noises waking me up.
- I had a great time cheering during the Half-Iron race on Saturday. A bunch of us piled in a car and drove around the bike course slowly blasting music, ringing cowbells and blowing horns.
- My swim leg was freakishly fast. I bought a wetsuit when I realized how much I'd be paying in rental fees this year, but I think the course was short. Any day now, I might be able to stop buying new stuff for triathloning :)
- May 15-16: Nothing Scheduled!
- Sunday was a pleasant 38 mile bike ride around Sugarloaf "mountain" in MD. I was looking through posts from last year and realizing how very far I've come. My long bike rides used to be around 20 miles, and now, I'm working on learning how to stay fueled and happy for 40 miles.
- I got a "Bento Box" for my bike which lets me carry snacks and stuff more easily since I don't have a proper bike jersey with the pockets across the back. I'm planning to stock it up with Fig Newtons for a ride this weekend. mmm Fig Newtons.
- May 23: Poplar
Springs 5K where I will hopefully improve from last year. Maybe it will
not be too much slower than the GW Parkway 5k
- Well, I did improve from this course last year, but there was much whining in my head. It was sort of drizzly and very humid and I ended up with some terrible chafing.
- This course teaches me, every year, that hills are different than flats.
- May 30: Jim McDonnell 1 mile lake swim where I will improve from last year since I have actually been swimming regularly.
- Missed the signup deadline by procrastinating, so I'm sort of free this weekend. I have some friends who are doing the swim though, so I might go for a long easy bike ride out to the lake to cheer -- which is sort of dumb since open water swimming is one of the least spectator-friendly events ever.
Finally, farm deliveries start next Thursday. Time to dig up my kale recipes.
