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I decided the main reason I liked traithlon training is that the battle is in your own head. Sure, I want to leave folks in my dust, but reducing my Olympic time by 20 minutes? That battle will be fought every hour of every day.
Has interesting spiritual analogs.
| Beerlympics were hilarious and netted many Washingtons that sang a chorus of ‘Hey Cancer, shove off” today.
In other news, I run funny. Fundraisers are coming up fast! I’ll be teaming up with the inimitable Rebecca Baker for some Pinkberry soon, so keep your eyes peeled. I have ‘a ways’ to go before hitting my goal, thanks to everyone who has already donated! -Matt |
….if I’ve been slacking off.
Into week 12 of training, I’m tracking workouts with the latest christmas present, the Garmin 310XT. It definitely puts me close to poser status, but it’s a motivator.
Track my workouts on Garmin Connect, filtering for ‘mattjjones’ and near 90401. Here’s a sample.
TNTBeerLympics.com, Game Night, and TNTBachelorAuction.net are keeping me busy. Tell your friends to come support.
SERIOUSLY.
Cycling might end up being my favorite part of being a triathlete. Why, you ask? Is it because you get to go fast? Is it because you can geek out on insanely overpriced carbon fiber frames with Italian names? Most likely all of the above. But wearing spandex-ish shorts isn’t the most fun thing in the world. And the….um….soft tissue concerns are interesting as well.
Better news about swimming though – I didn’t drown tonight, and the water should be out of my ears in less than a week this time.
I promise that posts here will eventually get more useful and less complaint-oriented. I have a few fund raising and technical projects in the mix that will make appearances sometime soon.
Until then, check out these:
It turns out that part of the funds I raise will be used to send me to the race itself. I decided that this isn’t a ‘Send Matt To Hawaii’ fundraiser, and will be adjusting the goal so I pay for my own vacation.
NinjaRope will be home to my current projects, which require lots more fun tools than Facebook will allow. Stay tuned for open source technology updates, triathlon training resources, charity events, and shenanigans.
I might get on my soap box every once in a while as well.