The tri, old friends and 13 months
Today was the triathlon. I completed it in 1:43:49. I feel great. Next year I plan on completing it in under 1:30. I learned a lot from this one and know where I need to go next. Now is the time for action. I am going to revamp my training, add in plyometrics and run more often and further. I know what needs to be done, I jsut have to do it.
My friends Mark and Paul completed in the triathlon. Paul beat both of us and Mark beat me. Mark and I were the same on the swim, he beat me by 38 seconds on the bike and 5 minutes on the run. Paul was behind us in the swim, beat me by 3 seconds on the bike and kicked our ass on the run. Good job boys.
Mark came up from Philly, John Sullivan came down from Maine and Ned Parker came over from Boston for the weekend. We had a fantastic time eating dead cow and playing cards. I hadn’t seen Ned in 10 years and John in 4 or 5. It was definitely good to hang out with them. I hope to see everyone again this time in less then 6 months rather then 5 or 10 years.
I have been on the diet now for over 13 months. I am down to 284. I am feeling great. I am not feeling too deprived. The weight is still dropping and the energy is still up. I’ll continue going the way I am until my birthday weekend, have a 3 day weekend of cheats then think about moving onto the next stage of the diet.