Melissa - Vain Triathlete

These are the turkeys strolling up my driveway this morning. "I'll take that for February". That's what my coach said about my performance. lol.. Not great, not bad, good enough. I agree. Considering the setbacks over the past couple of months, I'm satisfied. Pretty happy really. I actually thought I had run this distance faster but after checking past race results it appears to my amazement that I have pr'd. This race starts at 11:am which in my book is really nice. Sleep in, eat a good breakfast, lots of coffee, bowel movement.. :) When I did get to the registration area I found it to be quite chaotic. There were two extremely long lines and nobody seemed to know which line to get in. Finally, someone showed me the post-reg line. Lo and behold, the post-reg line was the shortest line. Weird eh? Usually, the post-reg is the longest line. Note to self, do not pre-reg for this race. Speaking of lines, there were oddly no lines at all to use the ladies bathrooms...

I have been rushing certain things within my triathlon training experience. Since I'm new to triathlon I have found myself with a need to rush! In a rush to find biking partners, to find out everything there is to know about gear, the right things to wear, to plan my spring training etc.... I find my myself basically stressing over these issues week after week. I have recently realized (after reading a great article from a champion triathlete) that I should not be rushing anything. I need to let things happen naturally and when the time is right. If I rush everything things might not happen the way they are suppose to. Acknowledging to myself that I've been rushing things has come as a relief to me. I'm going to just keep my nose to the grindstone and let things happen around me while I train very hard. I will, of course, take normal actions towards everyday life but I will not expect anything to happen right away. I have a lot faith in myself and the choices that I make. ...