206 Days Left

Well things have been pretty slow since my last post, coming off the high of finishing Azalea not much else seem worthy to put on here.  This Saturday I will complete (hopefully) half of the distance that I'll be attempting in October, 70.3 miles.  It is a Half Iron Distance which includes a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 half marathon run.  I'm hoping my training has prepared me enough, but I'm feeling good and excited about getting out and competing again.  This is also my first open water swim, so we'll see how aggressive the waters truly are.  In other news, I've been invited to join a Triathlon team here in Jacksonville with the local bike shop, The Bicycle Gallery.  I'm going to get all my Bike Gallery gear next week and I'll be racing and training in it for the rest of the season.  I'm very proud that I was asked to wear their logo during my races, they are a great shop and I've been riding with them since October.  I'm going to keep this short because I'm sure to write a long post Sunday after the race, at which point I should be half an Ironman.