I'm Back

It's been almost two years since my last post. I did reach some of my goals in 2011. I finished a half marathon and participated in at least one event per month before tearing my hamstring in a spectacularly bad waterskiing outing in August. I was inspired by something or other and decided to take up triathlons this year. I'm kind of ok at it. I finished second in my age group in my second triathlon. the old me would have said, "but it was a really weak field." the new me celebrated that victory (by eating pasta). I am doing another Tri this weekend in Marble Falls. It's a tough sprint - 800m swim, 12 mile bike and 2 mike run. I'm a good swimmer and a decent cyclist, but I suck on the run. So I'm happy about the 2-mile run. I'll write a race report afterward. I'm back because I registered for the Texas Ironman. Two mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26 mile run, give or take a tenth of a mile or two. I've never swum two miles, biked 112 miles or run 26 miles. But I'm in the best shape of my life today, and my fitness is only going to get better. That's about it. Oh, and the ass has healed. It took about a year. Take it from me, you don't ever want to break your tailbone. It sucks.