10 down, 13 to go!
Here we are, mid-season. And I'm feeling... good. Everything I set out to do from my last post I'm still doing. One more items I added was being TRULY comfortable in the swim and creating mitigations if I am not. This is huge for me. Swim is one of those things that truly make what I do special but it also scares me. I'm not a natural swimmer. My feet and legs just sink and I'm shaped like redwood tree.
One of my prouder moments was White Lake Spring. I started out and the waves were unusually high. Every time I breathed right (the only way I breath), I got hit in the face with a wave. I stayed calm, did my side-stroke to the left and just took a break. I remember seeing my friend and he gave me a look like "wtf". I kind of smiled and kept at it. Once I got to the first buoy, I felt good and took off. I went from being near dead last to being 1st or 2nd out of the water. What a lesson for me. Chill the fuck out Adam.
I've approached each race as a fun experience and haven't stayed (except for one time because they block you in) for awards. Don't care at all. Still feel amazing after every race. So in that sense, I'm winning this year. I'm still trying to improve however. I have managed to find SOMETHING to say I improved for every race. Sometimes frankly its just about everything. So I like that I'm able to accomplish that.
There are so many cool experiences I have lined up. I'm heading to Mexico City with a bike to try to do the triathlon they have there. I'm signed up but we'll see how it all goes. Then later on this summer, I'm going to Boulder again. Remember how I missed that turn?!@#@!# Going to get my revenge on that race. I've decided it's ok to have these feelings about a race itself but not the competitors ;)
Then I'll be doing OBX again, Wrightsville (revenge for my penalty), back to Miami for Miami man (LIONS AND ELEPHANTS!), finally ending the year with an already booked Key West. Cannot wait to see how it all goes.
Having so much fun, trying to be grateful and present.
