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???