I have done a few things lately that I said I would never do. Some in jest, some not.

I said I would never wear a VQ jersey during a race - I did at Galena.
I said I would not be one of those Ironman athletes that gets up at 4am to get a workout in - I did that this morning.
I said I would not let every conversation center around Ironman, b/c there is more to me than that - I don't think there is right now.

I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of them right now.

Galena this weekend was so fun! It was super hilly and windy and it was the second time I had my tri-bike out. I was so freaked out by the winds that I was too scared to change gears for the first 3 or 4 miles! I did the beginning of the race all in the same gear. Hysterical.

Felt good on the run. It was short of course, but it was nice to actally feel like I was running, not just shuffling, the run. All that training is paying off!

I'm hungry all the time.

It's May!

Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted.

Cortino says my training has been coming along nicely. I kind of can't believe I've already been at this for four months now.

I've been running. A lot. Marissa, Diana, Judy and myself did the Champaign-Urbana 1/2 Marathon Easter weekend. It was really fun. I finished in 2:04. WAY faster than I've done before. So I set my sights on doing a half under 2 hours this summer.

The goal was to do the Indy 1/2 Marathon under 2 last weekend. But the Garmin punked out and I had to climb over a bunch of walkers for the first two miles. So I did another 2:04. Which shows that I'm consistent, but didn't get my goal of under 2hrs.

We tried to do a long ride in Madison a few weeks back but got rained out. A real bummer. So my first long ride outside is this weekend. Doing the Bright Pink ride with Well-Fit this weekend. It's only 50 miles, so I have to do a 75 min. run after the ride. Awesome.

No rest for Ironman athletes!