Random thoughts:

Had a long hiatus from blogging. At first, I thought it didn’t matter since I thought I only had a handful of visitors to the site but then I checked my analytics and was delighted to find that I’m getting a good 100 visitors a month. Who are all you people?! Welcome, and feel free to comment or send me an e-mail to say hello!

So where have I been? I did a bit of traveling – three weeks between Georgia and Las Vegas. Took a month off of any exercise and just got back into a routine this week. Haven’t swam in awhile and know I have a lot of work to do for next year.

To reflect more on my first season of Tri – I’m a bit annoyed at my injuries. I consider it to be a successful year overall, but know my improvements were limited due to three nagging injuries – shin splints, metatarsal fracture, and pulled hamstring. As an athlete, the great thing about training is you adjust your plan year after year. The second time around, I’m incorporating more stretching and weight training into my workout. Being unemployed means I have no health insurance, and sometimes I need to play doctor and figure out what the causes to my injuries were. I think it’s primarily due to flexibility and leg strength issues. Anyways, being injured really puts things into perspective. I’m so blessed to be able to continue to train without any major injuries. To be able to run, bike, or swim without any issues no matter how slow or fast you are — is a blessing.

As far as races are concerned, I’m disappointed to say that I will not be competing in the 2011 nyc triathlon. I had a guaranteed entrance into this race since I volunteered but couldn’t due to being unemployed. My race schedule for 2011 is up in the air until I get a steady income. So, I am trying to get one of the Achilles’ athlete to compete in the NYC Triathlon so I can guide them.

During my break, I gained 5 lbs which I think is normal. Keep in mind, I started at 165 lbs, got down to 150 during race season and am now 155. Not too shabby?