9 years married

Well John, if you're reading this, happy Anniversary :)

Can't believe it was so long ago! I was having vivid daydreams of a post-IMC renew the vows and vacation in Penticton for our 10 year. Let's see if I can pull that off :)

So I've been training close to _nada_ but for me right now that's ok. I'm concerned about the bit of fitness I'm losing but more so with the weight I might be gaining (not really checking the scale to give myself a break).

I had a good time volunteering at Sylvan. After leaving though I didn't really feel twinges to race it next year. I'm hoping, rather, to improve my Great White North time. Decisions on that will have to be made soon. It will be interesting to see if the new Calgary 70.3 will have any effect on our local race's #'s as they're fairly close. I imagine it will have a larger effect on Sylvan.

I'm very pumped about going to watch IMC this year. I wish my friend Kerry a beautiful and happy finish that she so deserves. Watching her commit herself to hours and hours of hard training has continued to impress me, inspire me and instill a bit of healthy fear into me.

This Sunday I'll be at the Element Women's Only triathlon in Leduc. I don't really have any concrete time goals but I'd like to finish the swim as close to 15 minutes as possible and to push through the pain on the run.

Hopefully in Setember I'll be able to look at a plan for moving forward to next year's goals :)

Good luck, also, to Paul Tichelaar and the rest of the Canadian Team at the Beijing Olympics!