Good couple of weeks

Well, the past two weeks have been ok. I’m still struggling trying to fit all of my training in during the week. It’s funny…if it’s not something at home (broken A/C, broken garage door) it’s something at work. I keep on having to make up time at work because of stuff at home and doctor’s visits…oh well. I had my last OrthoVisc shot on Tuesday. No lie, this one hurt. Bending my knee right after the shot hurt like hell too. Sophia was a little concerned b/c the pain is suppose to be less as you do the second and third shots. I laid off the high impact running this week. I did manage to get a nice long ride in on Saturday. I headed out to Anniston to ride on the Ladiga Trail. I rode a few miles past the state line and back for a total of 81 miles. I felt pretty good. I was ready to be done by the time I hit mile 60 though.
I did go test ride my (ok so one day it will by mine) new tri-bike. The setup was super aggressive when compared to my road bike, but it was comfortable. It was also crazy fast. You drop onto the aero bars start hammering away and you are gone! Fingers are crossed that everything will work out so I can get it sometime in August. I’m trying not to get my hopes up too much; taking it for a spin did not help one bit.
I’m looking at changing up my race schedule. I’ll have it posted sometime this week. I’m going to add a few more Olympic distance races maybe a century ride or two over July and August.
New Gear! Gonna be ordering a new tri-top and tri-shorts soon. Hopefully I’ll have them for Chattanooga. My black top isn’t very “stand out” in the field. I think that these will help MH and the fam spot me.


FYI…loving the World Cup. Big names getting beat and not advancing eehhmm..Italy. Dramatic finishes and controversies…refs are sucking. If the USA hosts the games in 2014, I told MH that I was going to take a month off to go watch the games. She didn’t respond…I think that means yes! It was a heartbreaker to lose on Saturday. Too many missed opportunities. It was a good tournament. They should hold their heads high.

Eric’s Clip of the Day: This is from a bar in Seattle. They are huge soccer fans/MLS supporters in that area. This was when Donovan struck the game winning shot against Algeria. USA! USA! USA!