A New Era?

Something has happened. I think I have become even more deranged.

Not only did I purchase a new mountain bike (pictured above -- the Gravity 29Point6), but I have entered the Horsetooth 2.4-mile swim, and the "Vuelta a Salida" century ride. I'm pretty sure I'll enter the "Bear it All" off-road triathlon, too. So I guess I need to get my buns off the couch and start getting serious about training.

The good news is that my ankle didn't seem to be a factor during the TriRock race. The bad news is that my physical therapy on that ankle needs to continue. Scar tissue still remains around the joint, and while it no longer seems to affect my running too much, it still hurts on occasion. So for the present, I shall continue to have the experts dig around in there, beam their ultrasound waves into my foot, and torment me with exercises that aren't any fun to perform. I remain optimistic that my ankle will someday be back to normal. Or at least close to it.

Anyway, the interesting thing about the two new races is that they're one day apart, on opposite sides of Denver. It will be interesting to see how well I can swim the morning after finishing a hundred mile bike ride over several mountain passes, and then being stuck in a car for the long drive. And it will be interesting to see how the time I spend trying learn to ride a mountain bike affects my abilities on the road bike. And if I want to ensure that my future triathlons avoid the sort of running melt-down I had on Saturday, I'll need to increase my run training hours.

Yeah, I think deranged might be the correct word.

Oh well, you can't buy a bike (or a race entry) and just leave it sitting in the closet. Ya gotta git up and GO! So, my friends, I will certainly appreciate any help you can give me in this epic fight against my slacker tendencies. Thanks, and have a great day!