Melissa - Vain Triathlete

Suzanne Whang from House Hunters is no longer on House Hunters. Instead, she is now an aspiring stand-up comedian. She is completely outrageous and unexpectedly rated X. Port wine was developed when the ships carrying bottles of wine across seas in barrels kept rolling and rolling due to the swells. The rolling and rolling turned the wine into a sweet thick wine that is now Port Wine. I no longer wonder why I don't read magazines and books like I used to. It's pretty obvious that my computer has taken the place of most of my casual reading time. I looovveee aged Gouda cheese. There is not one single pack of sport gel in all of P-town. The Tour De France lasts for weeks and weeks. I hope Lance wins. Isn't he at least 40? The jeans I wanted last year actually went up in price. Fraught with disappointment, I can not justify unloading that much cash on a pair of jeans. But I have not given up hope yet. Rose is a really good hoola-hooper.

This has been my motto lately as I click off my workouts. I have another mantra that I repeat each time I rise. It goes "I will feel better", "I will feel better".. These mantras help me when I'm not feeling so energized and I have training to do. Since I am on vacation, this week of training is in P-Town. It's a blissfull week of getting all the sleep I need while getting in my workouts as early as possible without putting in too much effort to get up early. Only to reward myself with a day at the beach, iced coffee, chocolate, time with friends, whatever it is I desire. Sounds good right? Well I'll let you in on a little secret.. IT'S HARD. I know you must think, oh shut up.. but let me tell you. The Cape is hotter. Usually 80 degrees. There is a head wind. Always. On the bike, run, and swim. The swim is more of a current wind. AND, it's hilly. There are only two roads that go far and long. One is full of people 95% of the time and the other is...

I was lucky enough to ride 50 miles from Ptown to Wellfleet this week with Donna. Donna is a friend who lives in NY. It was a very scenic ride and I loved it. Definately not as hilly as Dover to Ashland so we were able to go faster than usual.. That made me happy even though I have yet another cold. That was Friday. Herring Cove Beach On Saturday I decided to go for my long run down Bradford Street and back to Herring Cove Beach. There I would meet Kathy, Carol, Donna and Fergie. Herring Cove beach used to be a nude beach. Thankfully, I only saw one topless sunbather this time around. When I am on vaca I usually take advantage of sleeping in late regardless if I have to run in the blaring sun. This day was one of those days. Started out great. Ran 5 miles including 5x3 minutes at about 6:50 pace with 2 minutes between intervals. By mile 6 I was hot as hell. I slowed and decided that the hard work was done and all I had to do was run, jog, to the beach. It's amazing how you can c...