Fun in the Sun

Oh man…long time no post…last thing we knew is that I couldn’t swim (I still can’t!). But, I have been up to my ears in fun and relaxing! I just returned from a week in Miami Beach. Oh, I know, poor, poor me…how could I ever deal with such a “vacation” when I am supposed to be “training”. Piss on that!

No, my week in Miami had NO bike rides, NO masters swims; only a daily run in the sun, which I walked at parts to take in the view and learned that diet sprite is a great refreshment mid-run!
The rest of the time was spent:

#1 working (just because I travel does not mean my job stops)

#2 sun tanning

#3 drinking mojito’s (like GIANT sized mojitos that make you feel oooohhh so good!)

#4 Eating fresh fish

#5 Harassing the paparazzi to find out who they are photographing (it was Kelly Ripa)

#6 SLEEPING!

And guess what?? I feel good! Like really good

But the fun always has to come to an end…time to catch up on work and get my butt back in gear. In less than two months, I have a monster ride to complete!

La Marmotte is the bike race on July 4th that I am registered for. After doing 6 ironman’s and many endurance events, this is the one that scares me the most. It is the same distance as a ironman bike-leg but will surely take me over 12 hrs to complete. When I watched it last year, I only saw a handful of women. When I rode only ONE of the mountains of the THREE mountain ascents that compose La Marmotte I almost died! I have always been one to push myself because I feel that the only limit you have is yourself (disclaimer: unless you are medically ill, impaired etc…should have a lawyer write this out…) So, I am going out on a limb and risking not finishing, but it won’t be because I didn’t try!. I can live with failure; I cannot live with not knowing because I didn’t try/was afraid.

So dream big folks!!