Well...

I haven't done much training since The Wet Dog.  I made it to masters this past Wed and tried to go for a long ride on Saturday (tried being the key word), but that's about it.  The group ride was going to leave from Lakeshore and head out towards Trussville then out to Leeds and back around to Lakeshore.  The whole trip was just under 50 miles.  The pace was a bit faster than what I could manage that morning.  I ended up dropping out of the pack and heading back to the car around 7 or 8 miles into the trip. I got in a pretty solid 15 mile ride but regret not digging in and riding the 50 miles.

Yesterday the re-aired the Ironman National Championships in Kona.  Wow.  The focus and desire that these athletes have is amazing.  The main focus was on the contenders, but the showed a bunch of age groupers as well.  Watching the show helped me to realize how far I have to go to get ready for IM Florida next year.  I'm looking forward to an awesome adventure and hope you stay along for the ride.

Quick shout out to my friends Courtney who finished IM Lake Placid today with a total time of 12:42:09 and Julie who placed second overall female in the Music City Sprint Tri in Nashville. You two rock!

Eric's Quote of the Day: "There are two things in this world that I can't stand...people who are intolerable of other people's cultures and the Dutch."~Nigel Powers in Austin Powers 3