Well, my intentions were good.

After a week of travel, then a week of ill health, I decided to register for and participate in a little mini-sprint race at my local college campus.  One of the sororities, something-something-Pi, sponsored this little event:  300 yard swim, 10 mile bike, 3.14 mile run (get it?).  I missed online registration, so I just showed up this morning around 6:45, paid my fee, got my number, and set about getting all that crap in place. 

This is the inaugural effort for this event, and truthfully, they really did a great job overall.  They had door prizes, t-shirts, volunteers cheering you on through the bike course – lots of time and effort went into the race.  The one thing I needed, the one critical piece of information I missed was that there were 2 transition areas.  What this means to a racer is that when the time came to transition from the bike to the run, she is directed into the second transition area where she has no running shoes!  MTSU’s campus is not that big, but I didn’t even really know where the gym was.  After riding around for a few minutes, and after having started at the tail end anyway cuz of the late registration, I bailed on the run leg of the race.

Transition 1
Transition 1
yeah, it was cold, and that trisuit is still wet here!
yeah, it was cold, and that trisuit is still wet here!
I know, no color sense AT ALL
I know, no color sense AT ALL

Jesse and Aden were there waiting for me, and breakfast at Cracker Barrel sounded wayyy better than the door prizes looked, so off we went!

post-race breakfast at the Barrell!
post-race breakfast at the Barrell!
And now, a word from our sponsors…
This afternoon, again, remember the week of travel (wit limited workouts), the week of sick (with no workouts), and this morning’s events, I scheduled my bad self in for a massage (THE perk of owning a massage therapy practice).  My few days of being under the weather included lots of aches and stiffness in my neck, back, and shoulders.  This massage was absolutely delicious!  Colt is a relatively new therapist on our team, and he went above and beyond with his work today, and I was not an easy client with all those knots and chords.  He was gentle and patient and I feel like a new human, so…
Let this serve as a rounding endorsement to incorporate massage therapy into your training regimen.  This is what sent me to massage therapy school in the first place, this difference in recovery after a hard event, and my wanting to educate others about this affordable enhancement to a training series.  You don’t have to visit my practice, but visit somebody’s! 
No iPod today, of course…but thanks to all the girls of whatever-whatever-Pi (note to self:  find name of this group because they deserve the recognition, and I mean no disrespect).
Thanks for reading!