Monday, June 11, 2007

First Olympic Distance Race... Done!

Blue Lake Olympic Distance race yesterday. Wow... There are some somkin fast folks out there! Being one of the last qualifiers for the Nationals race next month, all the fast guys came out. Normally with a finish time of 2:09 I would have been in the top 15 at this event and potentially place in my age group. Yesterday I barely grabbed 28th overall (8 second lead over 29th) and 7th in 30 to 34 age group. But my race went exactly as planned. I definitely had nothing left when I crossed the line. The Ironheads team had an outstanding showing! The new Blackwell wheels were fast, and they sound really cool too!

Now the taper for CDA really starts. Pretty light week ahead as far as training goes. Two days of open water swimming (Lake O on Wednesday, Hagg Lake on Sunday) will be good. The more time in the new wetsuit the better. A few relatively light rides and runs. What are we going to do with so much free time...

Pack!! We got the official acceptance from the buyers of house yesterday for the repairs that came out of the inspection. So we are all set to close a week from today. Time to pack our crap. Should be easy as we donated a sizable amount of stuff to the Union Gospel. Pretty sweet deal. They come pick it up, old mattress and all. I am loving the minimalist way of life. Well, minimalist for us anyway :)

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