New Addiction

I've discovered a new addiction: Sprint distance triathlons. I entered my first mini-tri last October in St. George. It was a 200 yd swim in a pool, 5 mile bike ride and 1.5 mile run. To be honest, I ran one time on the treadmill for 15 min prior to the race just to make sure I wasn't going to die. I finished the 1.5 miles in 18 1/2 min and realized, I think I need to train if I'm going to do a Sprint distance. So this has been my life for the last 4 months.

Since Christy was pregnant I had to do all the training by myself and literally "force" myself to go to the gym at times but it was nice having a goal and a purpose for the workouts. I literally had not been swimming since junior high, besides recreationally or at the beach. Swimming laps was a different story, but I've grown to love it. I still hate and will continue to hate running, but I'm learning to endure it. Biking is awesome, but is not the same during the winter on a stationary bike at the gym. Bring on the warm weather please.

I participated in my 1st Sprint distance triathlon on Sat. March 2oth and did ok, not great, but I finished and I did significantly better in the run portion than I thought I would.

My new year's resolutions included competing in at least 2 Sprint triathlons this year and improving my time each event. Yesterday I swam 300 meters in 6 min 48 secs, (average by my standards) biked 12 miles in 46 min 59 sec (horrible by my standards), and ran 3.1 miles in 30 min 9 secs (good by my standards).

I definitely have a lot to improve on but I've found a new love that is healthy and competitive. Next goal: have Christy do one with me. I'll keep you updated on the progress. Next stop St. George on April 3rd for the SHAC Sprint Tri.