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2011 Season


For those of you wondering whether I will be pregnant or racing in 2011...
Well, it looks like I will be racing.

The Original Plan for this year was to be pregnant and have a baby. I whole-heartedly embraced the plan. 4 kids. Each 3 years apart. Pregnant. Newborn. 2 racing seasons. Pregnant again. I like plans.

But sometimes we need to be flexible. ( I hate that word. I am the least flexible person I know. Sometimes I catch myself telling other people: "It does not really matter. We are flexible." Only to realize that I was pretty much lying. I am hardly ever flexible. Now you know.)

So after realizing what it is really like to be living in Flagstaff, away from family and friends, with Karl back in school, and no money, we decided we needed to wait a little longer. Having 2 more kids while in graduate school did not seem like such a good idea anymore.

So I came up with a New Plan. And, of course, the new plan involves quite a bit of racing. I told Karl right away: "If I am not having a baby next year, I am going to race. Mostly longer races." He is fine with that. And so am I.

I am also super excited to have received the following Email a few weeks ago:

Sarah,
Thank you for applying for the PowerTri Elite Team! We have had so much amazing talent to sort through to decide on our 2011 team of 15 and we are pleased to tell you that you have been selected. Congratulations!

This is very good news and I am really looking forward to being a part of Team PowerTri again this season. Thank you!

The first race of 2011 is coming up quickly. I will be running the Halfmarathon in St. George in one week! I am stoked to be spending a fun weekend swimming, running, and biking with my coaches, training partners, and most awesomest friend, Jen, in one of my favorite places!

Now it is time to go to bed and recover from a good week of training! Hope yours was good as well!


Comments

Leslie said…
I'm happy for you Sarah. While it would've been fun to have babies together (what am I saying? Who the heck knows what my future holds anymore :) ), I'm exited for you to get to race!
January 16, 2011
kar jar said…
Go wifey go! Glad to sponsor your triathlon season with my lucrative graduate student budget!
January 16, 2011
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