Oh! Hey there.

It's been two days, eh?

Saturday was a wash out, but yoga was really good. I think even Kevan had a good time. The rest of Saturday was filled with inane things. Errands.

I got a new tri suit, it's very sleek. I've got to look for a different colored shirt so I'm not always wearing black. Something different. The shirt annoys me a great deal, but I'll get over it. I'm going to the fabric store to see if I can get an elasticized band or something to help hold it down.

If anyone ever saw my tummy in a race photo, yikes. Not to mention it's one less thing for me to focus on when I run. I should be working on the technical stuff, not the "can someone see my gross tummy?"

Someday, I'll move past my silly body issues. Someday. :)

Sunday I volunteered at the Olympic distance. Up super early, out at 5:00, there at 6:00. Kevan and I thought about doing a relay, then we realized it was like 90 bucks each, and we passed. I could have raced that day. I prepared myself to, but 26 miles is a long course. So it was for the best.

So instead we body marked for two hours (touching other people was a huge step for me), did some crowd control and goofed off a lot through the swim exit/run exit then (by accident) were roped into the handing out of veggie burgers and cole slaw. Which we did for a little while, grabbed some food and bailed out of there. We took off our volunteer shirts and blended back into the crowd. It was pretty amazing.

I've learned that if anyone at a tri event asks if you're volunteers, you just say no and run away.

The veggie burgers. Ug. One, people were pissed there were no hamburgers. Then the buns were all frozen. Most of them weren't cooked. People were just grouchy about it, not that I blame them.

It was a good day. So cold! John did well, and I got to see a lot of the course. I'll be at that race next year. I need to practice in that lake though. A (nearly) one mile swim is intimidating.

After Lakeville we went to Demarest Lloyd state park to ride the Buzzard's Bay course. I was pretty happy with my results. 47 minutes, 15 miles for my first run on the course, not too bad. If I can get that and then keep pace on an 8 minute mile, I should do ok.

We all ate dinner, yay pizza. I had beer again, and I really should stop testing my alchohol tolerance, because I'm pretty sure it's gone. Two (two!) and I'm done for the day. Like, "do I need to drive you home?" done. It was pathetic. I'm a shell of my former self. 19 year old Kate would laugh and point fingers at 27 year old Kate.

But it was a really good time, and that's the point. Right?

I'm out of work for two more days to care for Ben. Kind of stuck home today. I might go out and finish up some things before Norah heads to school tomorrow.

Training? I'm not sure what I'm doing this week. I'd like to ride the FIRM course on Saturday morning before I work. Other than that, my week is up in the air.

Swimming at the pool tomorrow and Thursday for sure. Maybe Wednesday too, if I feel up for it. Swimming never takes a lot out of me, I just think it's the time I wake up.

Trying to line things up for a vacation still... I'd say I have another week before work says no, so I'm looking at hotels this morning and trying to figure out what we're doing, seeing and going.

It's so late in the day. It's already a lazy start. I need some coffee.