Juggling the calendar, the $, and the little fish.

For the time-constrained triathlete and on limited funds, one of the more complex aspects of triathlon is figuring out what races make sense and fit to make the most out of a full racing season. Take yours truly as an example- I was having a slight niggle in one lower leg, and hence hesitated to finalize travel plans to Texas 70.3 , taking place 04/24. Even in tip-top shape, I don't think we could have afforded the plane ticket, looking ahead to the rest of the season expenses.

The Shawnigan Half IM I thought of doing on 05/01 is out of the question. Simply too pricey and too many logistics involved for me.

So now it's time to figure out which is better: Flying to Florida 70.3 (05/06) or driving to Boise 70.3 (06/12). They both involve roughly the same travel time, obviously driving to Boise is more affordable than flying to Orlando. But, Boise is also only 2 weeks before Ironman Coeur d'Alene. Which is not too bad.

In other news, Donovan has become a fish, and I'm having a hard time explaining to him why we can't go to the swimming pool all the time. If it was up to him, we'd likely be there 2-3times a day. Where did I put that ITU U23 application???

One more partner

As we head into the 2010 season, I'm totally excited to announce I'll be counting on the support from First Endurance.
From Pre-Race to EFS Drink to Liquid Shot, it is just an awesome line up of nutrition products that work. Period. I've been using their products for some time, so I'm super happy to be able to partner up with a company not only dedicated to sport, but totally interested in its athletes and their feedback. What do I currently use to train and race? Check my existing stash in our pantry:
Here's to having to not worry about nutrition when racing! Thanks First Endurance!!!

jc