Back On Track

I am happy to announce my racing schedule is back on track. I had to adjust a little because my leg (the one attached to the foot I broke) has been a little tempromental through this recovery process. I had to pass on Memphis in May Triathlon and the GJCC Sprint Triathlon in May. I was bummed for a brief moment and chose to focus more energy on getting up to speed for my next race. Fortunately, I have had a great training month in June. On June 24th, I went back to McMinnville, TN and I participated in my first sprint triathlon -- McMinnville City Triathlon. I decided to do the race at about 6pm the night before. I was able to race in my Snickers' race jersey -- so fun to be a sponsored athlete. I had a great race overall and took 1st in my age group with a finish time of 1:17:59:07. I felt awesome having known I conquered McMinnville (the last race I did was the McMinnville 1/2 marathon in October where I broke my foot.).

This weekend I had a wonderful Saturday training day. I did 50 mile bike ride with my GNAC team. Have I mentioned lately how much I love training in the beautiful countryside of Tennessee. After the ride I ran for 70 minutes in Edwin Warner Park. I felt awesome during my run and was amazed I was able to feel so strong for so long. I am really starting to feel like the elite athlete I know I am.

My upcoming races on the schedule are first, the Fire Cracker 5K on July 4th (I did it last year and took 3rd in my age group run a sub-7 minute mile). I do deserve to get back on the track to do some speed training. Then I am so excited to go back to Chattanooga and do the Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon on July 16th -- this is a Nationals Qualifier for 2007. I am visualizing a fantastic race, superceding my results from last year. I know this is going to be another phenomenal race season.