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(This picture has nothing to do with my post. But it is just so incredibly cute.)


... off-season is officially over!

How did that happen so fast? I was just getting really into doing-whatever-I-feel-like and enjoying myself immensely, when I got an email from TrainingPeaks telling me the plan for this week! Yikes!

So I hurried and squeezed in a mountain bike ride on Monday and, since the first one was so fun, another one on Wednesday. Not exactly what the plan called for but I am a fan of cross-training in the winter. On Tuesday, an hour before the TRF track workout, I frantically called Coach M to have her tell me (again) why I am banned from the track now. She did not answer her phone. I was about to give into temptation... Good thing I have 2 coaches. HT was available and gave me a lengthy explanation of why I am not supposed to do a hard track session during heart rate training. Don't ask me to reiterate what he said but he did indeed convince me to stay away. I went to a church activity instead. Good girl!

This is also the time to plan next season! I would rather wait until January or until we are less broke (although that might be another 6 years) but races are selling out in record time. What's up with that? Aren't we still in some sort of financial crisis? Apparently the triathlon world is unaffected. Remember how I was #758 on the waiting list for Vineman 70.3 last year? I was determined not to let that happen again this year. Karl has a conference in the area that same week and we have been planning our little get-away sans kids. Long story short: Registration opened November 1st at midnight and the race sold out 3 hours later. Last year it took 5 days. I got on their website that afternoon and ... now I am #598 on the waiting list! So much for that.

I am trying to come up with a feasible Plan B but it is difficult. This whole I-really-need-qualify-for-Worlds-again-this-year is already driving me nuts. Last year it was just a nice bonus. This year it is at the top of my list. Sometimes I can barely stand myself...











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