I'm heading up to IMLP next weekend to watch etc. Won't be volunteering this year, but will be riding, swimming and running among the much better than I as prep for my own tris. So, if anyone's headed up let me know - either if you're competing or if you're not and interested in some rides etc.

onto the ramblings...
feeling frustrated because this summer has gone by with me focused on other things more than I expected. I just did my first OWS last weekend, am below normal bike mileage at this point in time... I dunno, after my half marathon in May I kinda checked out of everything for a while, I think the training since January had taken its toll on my mind. Yes, it did make me a better runner, but I lost some of my biking strength... and I still have a LONG ways to go running wise (not yet sniffing 10/mile pacing).

So, slowly I've been trying to get myself back in training, and I really hope that the IM enthusiasm rubs off on me as it has in the past. Well, my first entered sprint's one week later so, I won't have a lot of delay anyway... then I'm entertaining another sprint the 17th of Aug (not entered yet) and my "real" race of the season is an Oly end of August (entered). Probably another sprint a few weeks after that, and that's my season.... I don't know how it goes so fast here but I hope I can be ready for my races...

a quick question... the oly course supposedly features a bottle exchange on the bike. What does this mean? I am supposed to grab a bottle from someone while pedaling around hundreds of others? sounds like a disaster waiting to happen...

thanks for reading. At least in September we'll be getting free eggs (one of my farm-related distractions this spring).