Let the season begin!!!

The long winter is over and the first race of the season is this weekend 5/2/10. This has been a tough winter and off season. I have trained much more this year than last. Hours in the pool, on the bike trainer and on the treadmill will hopefully get me off to a much better start to the race season this year.

I will be going back to the Nanticoke sprint triathlon. This was the very first race I ever attempted 2 years ago. It is also the the one and only race I ever considered quitting. When I look back on it now it seems like so long ago. But in 18 months I went from almost quitting my first race to completing an Ironman. It really is pretty amazing. The Nanticoke is a nice early season sprint. The swim almost did me in the first time. My swimming has improved tremendously since then. I am really looking forward to the race and putting in a strong effort.

No Ironman for me in 2010

I have made the decision to not do the Ironman Louisville race in 2010. I hope to do it at some point and a number of friends form the Annapolis Triathlon Club (ATC) will be there so I am disappointed that I won't be there. Training for an Ironman distance race takes a lot of time. I have had some major changes in my business this year and training for sprint races has been difficult. I didn't want to commit to the race (and pay the entry fee) and then have to back out for lack of training. So the plan is for another Ironman in 2011, possibly Wisconsin. There are plenty of races closer to home that I can race in this summer.

My daughter is also getting excited about doing a few races this summer. There are four or five races we are looking at and she really wants to enter an Ironkids event. It should be a fun summer!!