Crummy swim for me, but then what can I say. I have been skipping swim practices, and not really focusing on doing anything. Even when I go, I don't have a set plan. So I end up stretching breaks and not really helping myself out.

I started slow and then got slower as I went along.

Hummmm maybe I should start really focusing on swimming and follow a real plan..... naaaawwwww why would I want to go and screw up a bad thing?

In the run time.

I got out of the pool and walked (no running in the building) to my gear. I did not take off my suit, which THIS time was a BIG mistake. (More on that below) dryed off best I could got dressed and headed out the door.

I headed out and I could kind of tell it was going to be a tough day. I did not grab a wind jacket this time (I should have) so the wind... did you see I said it was gusting up to 23 MPH?... was can we say colder than a ditch diggers knee. (You can fill in your own little colder than line there.)

Since I had not run since the LAST splash and dash (knee problems early in that run, had me pretty scared that I had some nasty stuff going on.) I was not going to push really hard this run. I was moving along fast enough to catch Trigirl10 (now Trigirl12) she was running/walking along. She had her balaclava (thin and still letting wind in) and when I caught her I started running with her. So I slowed down to encourage her to keep going. It really was terribly cold, she was not dressed warm enough for this run, and this time I didn't have anything that I could give her to help.

We caught up with my son and wife, my dear wife was walking the run, and had her coat on. So she was able to give my daughter her scarf.

As I was running the last lap, I could tell I was getting chilled. The wet suit had allowed enough water to soak into my shorts/sweats that I was starting to feel pain in the privates. If it had been another 20 minutes I am afraid it could have gotten frost bite. Ouchy!

Thankfully I was able to finish and get inside to the showers to warm up.

1. Run more
2. Change out of my suit
3. Take my running jacket (wind breaker) and bike pants.
4. Drop the daughter....well maybe not. Although as much whining as she was doing, I very well may NEXT time.... (I know you will read this Trigirl10, NO COMPLAINING!!)

This time it should be called the WARM-UP description.

Shower, grabbed some cookies and then lunch.


Can you say CCCCCCOOOOOOOLLLLLLDDDDDD!

Lack of training due to knee issues.

Please note, when I say overall decision making was BAD... I think it started when I decided to actually GET OUT OF MY NICE WARM BED AND DO THIS RACE! This is one of those....I really should have just snuggled up to the mrs... and enjoyed the comforts of married life.




Man this was as cold as I have done.