Only 4 weeks until race day!

With only 4 weeks left to prepare for my triathlon, I've decided to really get serious about my training - go to every workout, work at each one with race intensity, eat well, etc. Last night was a track workout, where we ran 600 meters 8 times with 1 minute rest in between. Then we ran one 400 meter lap to complete 3 miles. My times were better than projected, but at this point of the race prep, most of the sucky people have dropped out. Unfortunately, that makes me the suckiest most of the time. But, I am still improving, so I can't ask for much more. There is also no way I can compete with 5 minute milers - no matter how much training I have!

This morning I went to the pool for some laps. It started like any other morning at the pool - I had no idea of the tragedy that awaited me... When swimming laps, I alternate between wearing fins and not. Only 5 minutes into my swimming, I was grabbing the fins from the pool deck, when I accidentally knocked my beloved nose plug right into the pool! I tried to grab it, but was too late. To make matters worse, my lane was 12 feet deep! I could barely see the cute little piece of plastic resting on the bottom. If it had been 6 or even 8 feet I would have dove down and retrieved it. But 12 feet is more than twice my height, so that's where the nose plug stayed. It sleeps under 12 feet of water. The rest of my swimming was horrible! So horrible, that I ended up grabbing a kickboard and kicking with my face out the water for about 30 minutes. If only I could figure out how to swim the race that way! So, that's the latest. Thanks for your support!