How's it going?

Wow, it’s amazing how time flies. A quick catch up from the last few months: We’ve done a few races so far this year. I did the Jack Frost TT in February. We did the Shamrock run 8K, Race for the Roses Half Marathon, and the HF Sprint Tri. So far Jen and I have had good races with new PR’s at each event. Our next big event is the Boise Half Ironman on June 13th. Since I’m not doing a full Ironman this year this race has become one of my key races. So far my running and biking are on track. My swimming… Well, it’s a work in progress. I started going to see a swim coach, Dennis Baker. He has me working on some key elements of my stroke. Unfortunately these are things that my mind wants to change but my body doesn’t. I am learning how uncoordinated I really am. But with some patience I’m sure things will come around. The question is will they come around before Boise… We’ll see.
Other then training it’s just been work. No new cars, only two new bikes this year Jen got a new Scott Plasma 2 Limited TT bike. It’s a sweet looking bike that has become a permanent fixture in the living room. I upgraded my road bike to a Scott Addict R3. Now I need to get in on some road races this summer after Boise. This is the other advantage to no Ironman this year I can try some new stuff. Next month the short track Mt. bike races start up at PIR, so I think I’ll give that a go. I think this will also be the year for me to try Cyclo-cross. I’ve been putting it off for two years now. It’s time to man up. I’ve also been kicking around jumping in on the Portland Marathon. It would be nice to grab that Boston spot early so I could get signed up and not have to worry about it this winter. Who knows, depending on how Boise goes I may take a spot for the 70.3 championships in Clearwater FL if I qualify. So many options, so little time.
No new updates other then that. Life has been pretty mellow at the Thompsons’. Today is our 13th wedding anniversary though. Talk about time flying! What are our plans for tonight you ask? How about 3 by 12 minute threshold hill repeats on the bike up Old Germantown road. We are saving the real date night until this weekend when we can really enjoy it. Not the all out hill repeats aren’t romantic.
Well, I guess that’s all for now. I’ll try to check in more frequently since we have a lot of fun stuff coming up in the next couple of months.