Hope everyone enjoyed their July 4th weekend. I must say that the older I get, the less motivated I am to do something to celebrate the holiday. I think I can attribute it to having a larger family. My family now consists of the Mrs., my daughter, in-laws, my own brother, sister and parents and some nieces and nephews. Suffice to say, I'd rather grill it up, down some beers and watch the game of choice on the tube. It's just way too much work to round everyone up and plan a trip. But it's nice to relax.
Moving on, today was a decent practice. The Mossman Tri is two weeks away. I realized that I hadn't been on a bike since finishing the CapTex Triathlon in May, in part because my bike is on its last legs and EVERYTHING seems to go wrong with it, like 4 front flat tires on race day. Since this summer will mark the end of my hybrid cycle, I figured I should get some "Good-Bye miles" in. I cycled for about 12 miles around Forest Park, then rode to the gym and logged in another 2 miles on the treadmill. I would've biked another lap or two, but I saw the front wheel running low AGAIN (For the record, I don't think it's the inner tube). An admitted light workout, but one that got me to believe that I could compete comfortably on the 19th. Now if I could just get swimming down...
Speaking of which, I'm slowly starting to feel comfortable with being in water. Little by little, the things I learned as a Team in Training member are starting to make sense. Mind you, I'm still slow, and I'm not the best at treading water, but I can move smoothly-as long as I remember to breathe. Sounds silly to say, but breathing is such an important element to swimming. My coach at TNT taught me to turn my head without raising it, and look back to get in a good breath. It worked pretty well yesterday. My other concern is finding the best time of day to get in the pool. Public pools are just that: public. It's hard to share a lane with as many as 5 people. But then again, I convince myself that in open water swimming, I've got to deal with the bumping and pushing from other competitors. I might as well get used to it here.
So my plans for tomorrow's practice is to get in another 1/2 mile of swimming in. I might also run a 5k. You know how I can tell I really like this sport? I'm willing to get up on the 19th at 3 a.m., leave the house at 4 a.m., drive along the Van Wyck Expressway and I-95 North for an hour to be in Norwalk, CT by 5:00-5:30 a.m., all for a race that I know good and well I won't win. And I'm willing to do it to just to be around the wonderful triathlon community. That to me is passion. We should all have something in our lives that moves us so much. Guess I'm lucky, because I've got about four means of motivation in my life: wife, baby, family, and now the tri.
Random Thoughts time:
*I'm still amazed at how tastefully done the MJ ceremony was. I really expected a media circus, and it turned out to be the complete opposite. The Jacksons, for once, looked like a family, not a bunch of personalities.
*I'm hearing that LeBron James got dunked on by a college player at his summer camp. To protect his image, he and the NIKE reps confiscated all videos of the game and subsequent dunk, making the moment something of urban legend. R. Kelly should've had that forsight...
*What's up with the celebrities passing away?!?! There's been about 5 in two weeks. Is someone trying to tell us something?
*If the mighy Lance Armstrong places anywhere in the top three of the Tour De France after his 4-year layoff, can we rank him as one of the top five athletes...of all time?
*Anybody want a dog? As I type this, my chihuahua/terrier mutt threw up on our brand new area rug. Needless to say, the Mrs. is LIVID. I can do so much for Lola, but she's on thin ice.
*"Family Guy" is much funnier now, as opposed to its earlier years when Stewie was trying to rule the world.
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