Did a sprint tri on Sunday, not my best performance, but I was releasing software, preparing for a vacation (I have never left this company for a vacation in 10 years, they are a bit co-dependent on me), and all things considered, I still finished 13th in my age group out of 80 or whatever women. My bike time slipped a bit from last month, but it was also different conditions. My run time, however, got faster. I LOVE FALL.

I ran this week (week 1 of marathon plan) also with my dog, we did a good 60-minute twilight run (more like full moon in the dark run). It was 50-55 degrees, crisp. I remembered why I sometimes love running, and so did she. Unfortunately that's 1 day of 4 that I should have been running, but I am ultimately not concerned at this point. I will try to get a long run in tomorrow, probably 8 miles.

Next 2 weeks, I will be in Italy. I do not know what I will do for running (or whether I will care), but my first week is just going to be vacationy touristy things, and my second week is 6 days of cycling 30+ miles a day. Thankfully it's at the beginning of my marathon plan, so I can still build my long run without being too unsafe.