I now officially have a coach. Shelly, the lady that headed the whole camp is getting together a junior team that I've opted to join. It's gonna be a blast. So far it's a lot of drills. Swim, bike, run, all drills. But if that's what I need then ok. That and pilates. Oh my gosh pilates sucks. The first class I did last Thursday had my abs and core shaking uncontrollably, it's actually strangely relaxing though. I am kinda looking forward to doing more classes.
I've finally been able to do some races. Last week everyone in the camp did a small race in San Antonio. I was 4th overall, getting beat by two guys from camp and another guy by less then 5 sec. It was a pool swim so you couldn't tell where you were in relation to your competition. That and my legs were tight and sore from all the testing and training the week before. Today was the Junior ITU with the Ironhead Dallas triathlon. Good race. There were only 3 guys in my age group and 8 junior/youth/male/females overall but it was fun. I was 3rd out of the swim but caught the lead girl within 3 miles. (she had swam a freakin 8:somethin for 750m!) after that there wasn't much drafting for me. Just put the head down and go. Everyone else got together and were pacelining but I still put about 5 min on them. Avg speed for the 20k was 24 mph. Run was steady and nothing to boast about but I wasn't in danger of losing so I didn't worry about going all out. Got a medal and a nice running shirt. Hey it's all about the swag right?
Next week will see me doing some crit racing out in Lufkin then a weekend off, a 5k on August 5th and Nationals the week after that. I'm looking forward to some good training and some good times at Nationals.
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