Bone tired.

I am so tired right now. This week was a very busy one for me. I think I either drove to Kingston or Ottawa every night after work. All of it to setup Brittany's new house. I hate putting Ikea furniture together, lol. So I think she is almost ready. The van is still full of a few more items so there will be one more trip to Kingston. So on top of all of the travel time I was up early this morning for another triathlon. This one took place in Carleton Place. I did well but pulled a muscle in my left calf about halfway through the race. I got to the finish line but it is really sore now, and will be worse tomorrow. I finished 1st in my age group! So,that is my fifth triathlon this year and I am tired now, bone tired.I need a break, and the good news is that one is coming! We might do another event as a relay, Brit, Tyler, and myself, but we are not signed up at this point. Next weekend, Ironman Lake Placid! I am really excited about it, we are volunteering at the event. The only downside is that we have to dress up like rednecks as part of a theme. I am not amused at that, we will have to see how it turns out... Stay safe everyone.

OK, I am late!

Geeze, just when I think no one was reading my blog I am one day late posting and all the emails are coming in. "Where is your most recent update?" Well, here it is. It is good to know that some people are following the boring life of a 40 something guy with not mch to say. This past week was a busy one for me and the family. Brittany had her wisdom teeth out so that was interesting. Lots of drugs and nursing required, most from Jackie of course. I also was the co-organizer of a charity event this past Saturday. It was a poker run with Motorcycles. The event went well, we earned over $1000 for the charity which was great! We also learned a lot about how to run this kind of event, next year we will be even better!! I also competed in my fourth triathlon of the year yesterday. This one was north of Kingston in a town called Sydenham. It was a really tough course, particularly the bike portion. The hills were crazy big and it was windy as well. I bonked about 1/2 way through the run but still managed to get a second place. I continue to lead the overall standings for the Somersault Series for the year. I hope I can hold on to the lead all the way to October. Brittany and I are registered in another race next weekend in Carleton Place. I will need a break after that one as my body is tired, really tired.... Until next week, stay safe!!

Headache!

Yes, I have a headache. It makes writing in my blog kinda difficult. In fact, I can't remember much about the past week right now. Oh yeah, I had visitors in town most of the week for work, that was time consuming and cut into my training time. I did manage to sign up for my next race, next weekend in Kingston. I am hoping that my transition Matt and new wetsuit both arrive soon so that maybe I can use them in my next race. It is Canada Day today so we will all go down to the waterfront to watch fireworks later. We plan on meeting my son's girlfriends parents down there. That could be interesting, maybe we will enjoy ourselves, maybe not, lol. Did I mention that I have a headache? I lost at golf yesterday to my brother. It was close but in the end he beat me. That doesn't happen very often, good for his self esteem I guess. Did I mention that I have a headache?

Triathlon #3

Well I travelled up to Smiths Falls for my third triathlon of the season. For some reason I was VERY nervous about the swim in this race. I was playing head games with myself about whether I should wear the wetsuit or not. I scoped out the course and in the end decided to wear it. I was glad that I did as I had a goos swim. There were a couple points where I was kicked and hit but by far I was calmest I have ever been during a race swim. It was very hot during the race so the bike and the run were tough. I tried to conserve some energy during the bike but it didn't work as I ran out of energy during the run. My run time wasn't awful, but it could have been a lot better. So, after all that about my race, how did I do? I won my age group once again. I guess I can't complain about that now can I. I compete against myself primarily, and I was pleased with my race!

Weight gain...

I just can't figure it out. I workout regularly, well if I am honest, I work out a LOT. I feel strong and all, but I continue to weigh more than I would want to. And I gain weight at strange times (mostly Monday mornings which are my weekly weigh in days). I would think about throwing in the towel, lose hope of ever getting to my goal weight, but that is just not me. I am competitive so I will keep trying to solve this puzzle. I just wish I was a bit closer to my goal weight.

It was Father's Day yesterday and everything went well. I got a number of cards and also the go ahead to pick up a new wetsuit. The bad news was that everywhere I looked they were out of stock! I might do a deeper search later today to see if I can find one somewhere. I might pick up a new tri-jersey as well.

Next week I have my next triathlon. It is in Smiths Falls. I went there to check out the bike course this weekend and it was a tough one! This next race will be a real test for sure.

Stay safe everyone!

Simple Post - The winner!

Not much to say this week other than the picture below. You are looking at the winner of the Ottawa River Triathlon!! Yep, its me!!!

My first one!!!!!

Another Move In

Well we got the keys to Brittany's new house on Friday afternoon. This is the place we hope she will be staying for the remainder of her University stay, hopefully 3 years. It is an older house that had three male students in it previously. IT was very dirty. It has a good layout, plenty of space for her and her two friends, but needs a good coat of paint. The landlord was very hestitant to allow us to do any painting. I think he has fears of hot pink going everywhere. We really just want to freshen up the walls, it would make a world of difference to the overall appearance of the house. We had Brittany pick a colour for her bedroom. She went with Malted Milk. It is a cream colour, almost white really. I was a little disappointed by it all. I was hoping that it would be a touch darker but not much I can do about it now. We spent Saturday and Sunday working on the painting of her room. When I say we I mean me and Jakie and Mom, Brit was too busy with her job. So it is Monday now, her room is completed. I think we will move on to the railings and stairs next. They are really dirty looking. Overall it will be a nice place once it is cleaned up some more. I hope her roomates like her!!! Stay Safe Everyone!