joining the tri addicts

lake placid ironman 2009, baby!! my moron bf made us leave at 11:45 p.m. on sunday so that we could get there by 4:45 a.m. monday and then wait in line until registration opened at 9 a.m. props to armando who drove the whole way there and back! (of course, my poor driving track record must have inspired him to give me permission to rest.) we picked up maggs morris on our way, a reportedly amazing athlete who is also fun to hang out with during the car ride and the wait. when we got to lake placid, people at the front of the line were sleeping in air mattresses, and everyone looked rather gloomy and cold. the geniuses that we were had not thought to bring chairs or blankets or jackets so we stood around until one of us in the group (no names, in case we get caught!) had the brilliant idea of "borrowing" a few chairs that we had seen lying around. it ended up being a relatively fun time, as we chatted w/ other athletes and shared war stories. i'm glad we got there early and didn't stress much about whether or not we would end up being able to register.

so here goes ironman lake placid 2009.. since the event is 1 week later than it was this year we have an extra week to train! i'm glad i'm going to go on a training break and hike in england for a few days.

next event: nj state olympic. this will actually be my longest race (out of the mere 3 1/3 that i've done ever). so the goal is to relax and have fun, and at the same time do my best. i think i'd like to try something between black bear (during which i was too relaxed b/c i was afraid of not having enough energy and ended up doing 'just ok') and pancake (during which i was so stressed that i fell off my bike during the mount, biked into some cones and cursed at 2 water boys during the run but ended up having better results than expected). racing w/ maija is fun b/c she makes it enjoyable and i love/hate when she yells at me at the end. i'm actually looking forward to seeing her the last quarter mile or so of this race.

and here goes joining the tri blogging world where i can whine about injuries, ask 100 seemingly irrelevant questions, tease the boyfriend and share funny race stories.