The Never Ending "Off Season"

After the disappointment of my last race of 2005, I lost my motivation to train. Instead of my usual 4 or five hours a week I started training less and less until I was virtually doing nothing by the end of the year. By the end of January, 2006, I had gained weight and my doctor told me that I had high cholesterol. After my doctor told me this, I decided that it was time to get more serious about my weight and exercise. On February 1, 2006 I weighed 149 pounds, an all time high.

September 11, 2005 South West Regional USAT Championships

Since I was doing so well I wanted to end the season with a bang and decided to go to the regional championships with the hope of placing well. That wasn't what happened. Here are my results:

Swim (1/2 mile) 20:04 16th out of 32
T1 4:30
Bike (12 miles) 43:58 16.38 MPH 11th out of 32
T2 2:09
Run (3 miles) 26:43 (8:54 pace) 10th out of 32
Total 1:37

I placed tenth out of 32 in my division. I just seemed to have run out of steam. It was a disappointing day and a long drive home.

June 26, 2005- Breath of Life Ventura Sprint Triathlon

After my successful Danskin Race I was hoping to do well again in this triathlon. It went very well, and I was thrilled again with a second place award in my division. Here are my results:

Swim 15:43 Fourth in my Division
Bike 45:01 Second in my Division
Run 25:00 Second in my Division
Total 1:25:42 Second in my division, 22nd overall

I was starting to feel like I was getting the hang of triathlon.