THEE Big Event This Weekend!!

Yep. The Big Day is nearing. This Sunday is the day that 4 (maybe 5) students from the “CVA Triathlon Club” will be finishing their FIRST EVER TRIATHLON!! We’ll all be doing the Chisago Lakes Sprint Triathlon. Pharmie will be there too, doing the Half IM. And I have a LOT of blogger buddies doing the race, so it should be a great day!

Keep all of them in your thoughts this weekend!!

In other news, I was out of town on a great family vacation this past weekend!! On Sunday morning, I did a flat, 20 mile, interval bike ride. It was a SOLID push, but I had hoped to have a better average. On Monday afternoon, I did an 800 meter open water swim in breezy, wavy conditions. It was a good “confidence booster” as Pharmie put it.

Then yesterday, back in the Cities, I did 4 x 800 meters on the track. That would be my last intense workout before the triathlon. I didn’t want to do too many, because I didn’t want to get too sore just a few days before the race - it was just going to be a quick, speedy workout. I gave myself 90 seconds rest in between, and I ran 2:34, 2:32, 2:30, and 2:30 (average of 2:31.5 / 800).

Here’s a quick photo of me with my ADORABLE nephew Ian while we were on vacation this weekend:

Here’s Auntie Pharmie with Ian on the docks:

One of my prouder moments this weekend came from when I completely passed “Big Buck Hunter” in the arcade, while shattering the high score by over 9000 points. My cousin Michael pointed out that I had killed 48 deer. Sweet.

Check back this weekend to see how the CVA Tri Club members fared at their first triathlon!! Wish them luck!!