I'm so excited that the 2012 training season is finally here! I've picked up my training a bit over the last week, but I'm still not at full capacity yet. I'm easing into the season, I guess you could say. This will be a very long season, and I don't want to burn myself out. This year I'm thrilled to be serving on the board for North Texas Multisport. When the opportunity came up to serve, I threw my name in the hat right away for consideration. I'm hoping to give a little something back to a group that has given me so much over the last year.
This week Triple Threat resumed swim practices after taking the month of December off. It's been great to be back in the pool with everyone. I almost forgot how much I actually like swimming. It's hard to believe that it's been exactly one year this week that I showed up to the pool for the first time to learn to swim. My swimming has improved by leap and bounds. Of course, that's not saying much considering I could barely put on a swim cap or move through the water in any fashion that even resembled swimming a year ago. I still have a lot of work to do in the pool. I know that the water in Arizona will be pretty cold in November, so I want to finish the swim as quickly as possible. I'll do whatever it takes to shave a few minutes off my swim time.
There is so much to look forward to in the coming months. In March I'm going to do the Rock n Roll half marathon in Dallas again. I don't think I'll be quite as serious about my training this year. My focus is more on having fun. I've been joking that I'm going to ride my bike down to the race so it doesn't feel like cheating. Seriously, it will be nice to run on fresh legs, but I wouldn't exactly say it's going to be easy. I know I like to joke about that run distance being a nice cool down, but no matter how you look at it, 13.1 miles is a long way to run.
In June I'm heading to Kansas to watch my friend and training partner, Jeneen, compete in her first half Ironman. I'm pretty excited to be going to the race as a spectator! It will be so much fun to clap and cheer from the sidelines while snapping tons of pictures. I wondering if I'll feel sad when we get there because I'm not racing....hmmm. Probably, but I know I'll have fun anyway! When I did my half Ironman, it was really good to have calm relaxed people around me who understood my state of mind before the race. Hopefully I'll bring that same comfort to Jeneen. She's going to do awesome, and I can't wait for her to experience the thrill of crossing that finish line.
In September I'm planning on doing the half Ironman distance at Redman in the wonderful state of Oklahoma. While I haven't actually signed up yet, it's definitely something I plan to do before the big race in Arizona. As much as I would love to do Austin again, the date is just too close to Ironman. I really haven't picked out the rest of my races for the season yet. Last year I competed in 7 triathlons, but I don't think I'll do as many this year. I'm hoping to get my first triathlon in by April or May, and maybe do one or two during the summer. My main focus for the season is Ironman.
There is so much to look forward to over the next year. If I can make it across the finish line at Ironman Arizona and have fun along way, this will no doubt be an incredible season. If I can cross the finish line in 14 hours and one minute, or less, that will be the icing on the cake;-)
"Success is living up to your potential. That's all. Wake up with a smile and 'go after life': Live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it." -Joe Kapp
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