Yeah for me!

Skyler and I signed up for our next race. It is on July 19 at Camp Pendleton. It will be our first International (Olympic) race! It is a 1.5K swim (1500 meters), 40K bike (25 miles), and 10K run (6.2 miles). I am super excited! The swim is in a boat basin so there won't be any waves to fight against. The only part I am worried about is the run (of course). I need the training time to work up to a 6 mile run, but I still have shin splints. I am hoping that they will be gone by next week so I can get started. The race is in two months. So I kicked my swim up a notch. Instead of my usual 64 lap swim (1 mile), I am going to be swimming 80 laps (1.25 miles) in preparation for the race. It is always good to train for a longer distance than the race. Last night I swam 80 laps in 36:18 minutes. Whoa! That is faster than my normal time, which is usually a shorter distance. That gives me a 27.2 second pace. Wow! That's fast! I am excited about the swim.

Skyler has an Xterra triathlon this weekend. He will be using a mountain bike as opposed to a road bike. Should be interesting! I am glad that I will be just speculating!