Change of plans and a racing locally
The next race on my schedule was the Tri101 race in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sept. 2nd. The race organization had some admin problems and had to cancel the race. I did some searching of race calendars and emailing of race directors. I'm now racing the Spirit of Racine Half in Racine, WI on July 22nd and Ironman Louisville on August 26th.
This past Sunday was Triangle Triathlon in Morrisville, NC - about a 15 min drive from my house. It was great to be able to sleep in my own bed and then head off to a race. I went into this race last year really well rested and came out with a win. This year, I'm in the middle of some tough weeks, so not so fresh legs. I held back a little all day and ended up 7th - about 1 minute slower than last year (more like 30" since the swim times were around 30" slower this year). I'm happy with my fitness and actually ran ~30" faster this year than last. All of the running has paid off.
I felt completely recovered about 5 seconds after crossing the line and felt as if I could have done it all over again. I really had a lot of fun. These short races usually hurt me really bad, but I enjoyed this one.
This race brings out almost all of the triathletes from the area. It was nice to talk with all of the folks that I've met during the last 6 years of racing. Thanks to everyone for the conversation! Great job to John Worden who finished on the podium in his age group.
