It's that "second child" syndrome...

You know when parents have their first child and they take all kinds of photos and document every moment of that kid's life and then they have a second kid and that doesn't so much carry on with them? Well that's how I feel about Ironman Louisville. IML is the second child that I'm kinda of ignoring in the blog world. It's not that I care less...I'm doing the training and getting ready but it's not my first so I guess it is just different. I'm going to try and be better.


Today I did a fun short race called the Mach Tenn Triathlon in Tullahoma, TN. It is one of my favorite races in the area and is a reasonable distance to where you feel like you did something for the day but still have enough energy left to do stuff afterwards. The race is a .6 mile lake swim, a 16 mile bike, and a 4 mile run. I did this race in 06 and 07 and finished in 1:56 each time.


The weather was perfect today and I couldn't have asked for a better day for racing. Just what I needed after the Gulf Coast debacle. I felt great and finished in 1:41...15 minutes better than my past times. I placed 1st in Athenas and took home a snazzy piece of pottery to go with my 07 award. This year's awards were small plates that kind of look like ashtrays....which will be great when I say "screw this" to triathlons and start smoking...ha. The 07 award was a cup. So now I have a nice place setting!


Tomorrow is back to IM training. 50 mile bike ride and possibly a lake swim if I have time...and energy. A bunch of us are headed to Knoxville in two weeks for a crazy bike ride that I will blog about later. The weekend after that is the Harpeth River Ride...which is always challenging but fun.


Off to nap!!