It’s taken me a while to sit down and write my race blog from the Reeds Lake Triathlon.  I’ve been trying to think about why.  I think part of it is that with three races in a row, I was beginning to feel a bit repetitive.  Same routine on a different day: wake up before dawn, warm up, set up transition, swim, bike, run.  Triathlon tends to be a rather repetitive sport with small nuances from one race to another that may only seem exciting to the person who raced.  Certainly by the time...

I have to say, my first week as a "pro" triathlete was not nearly as glorious as I thought it would be!  After driving home from Chicago, I threw my exhausted body into bed for a good night of rest.  In the middle of the night, I woke up and found my throat was hurting so badly that I could hardly swallow.  Awesome.  I took Monday off completely, hoping to recover in time to still race in Boyne on Sunday.  On Tuesday, I felt slightly better and sat on trainer lightly spinning for an hour.  ...