Hello Everyone!
This is my first entry, and I am excited about posting throughout the summer as we get closer to the Nation's Triathlon. This year I'll be racing to raise money for Dana Faber Cancer Research in honor of my friend Tony Snow. Tony is fighting the good fight against colon cancer - and he is doing great! The fight is never over, however, and we need to continue to invest to see what more we can do to help stop and finally cure this disease.
I did my first tri of the season last weekend - the Smith Mountain Lake Sprint. It was a beautiful day, and although the water was a bit cold getting in (64 degrees) it felt great to swim in the open water (no more flip turns!). I had a good day - 4th in the age group - and a very good run (19:55). All in all a good tune up for my next race - the Coeur d' Alene Ironman in June. Today is a swim day (ran 2 hours yesterday). I slept in, so I'll be doing the Masters swim tonight.
I was so happy to see so many young kids at SML this weekend. I saw one kid who was 12 completing the run and looking great. There was a really young boy swimming with his Dad (he must have been 8 or 10). I don't know if he finished, but he was there! There were lots of college kids too. I think its great that the sport has young members now. I wonder if there are any high school programs out there? My son did a few tri's - but he was the only one in his high school as far as we know.
Cheers! More tomorrow....
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