Finished

It's official... My season is over.

January 1st to July 25th Totals:
Running: 472 miles
Biking: 1880 miles
Swimming: 60.5 miles
Gym: 70 times

It's pretty cool to see that I've traveled over 2400 miles by land and water this year!

Here are some season highlights:

• Lil' Longhorn 5K, February 25th(?) - Second place female overall, new 5K PR
• Spenco Olympic Tri, April 1st - Very fun triathlon, followed race plan to a T
• Rosedale Ride, April 22(?) - managed to keep up with Panther, Lulu & Kris for 60+ miles
• Armadillo Hill Country Classic, May (?) - 80 mile very hard ride, kept up with the group
• Metroplex Sprint Tri, June 10th - Great race, placed 4th in age group, 1st on bike
• Urban Assault Race, June 24th - Kept up with Lulu, placed 4th in our division
• Katy Flatlands, July 15th - First century ride, and a pretty easy one at that!
• Improved tremendously on my bike
• Improved on my run
• Gained a ton of strength through my gym workouts - my arms and legs actually have definition
• Improved mentally during races - learned to push myself, and believe that I can do better than "just finish" a race
• Improved on my nutrition. I've finally got a good grip on food (physically and mentally)
• and... for those that have been keeping tracking of my new year's resolution... I have run numerous times wearing just running shorts and a sports bra. Meaning, I have been out in public with my stomach exposed to the world. :)

I have had some really great moments this season. The first was when I sped past some guys on the Veloway during our crit workout early season. Another was at Metroplex when I actually won an award - and when I looked at the results to see I had smoked everyone else in my age group on the bike. Another was during the Nutty Brown ride, when I was able to hammer away at the end of a really hard ride. And lastly was the conversation I had with Panther in which he shared how proud he is of me - he has coached me for 2 years and should feel really responsible for my improvements.

I didn't expect to end my season right now. But it's time. I've been working hard for 8 months, and I need a break. For the next 6 weeks I will do whatever I want, with no pressure. So if you see me taking it easy, you know why.

It's been my favorite training season yet.