Season in Review...

Loyal Readers:

We know we promised to post more frequently over 3 months ago, but somehow the summer came and went and now our newest edition is 5 months old. Between adjusting to our new life and contestant #2's return to work, time has become more precious.

In any event, we will try to resume our posting on a more regular basis, especially as we enter the off season.

Contestant #1 did have a full summer of races - hopefully he'll fill everyone in on his experiences in the near future.

Contestant #2 returned to competition at the end of July with the Crystal City Twilighter - a 5k race in the evening. Fortunately it was at night because it was scheduled for literally the hottest day of the year - I think it was still 100 degrees at race time. Considering I had only been exercising for about a month, I felt really good and I ended up with a good time, even though my focus was just on running the race.

Fast forward to September and we were on track to participate in the Nation's Triathlon as a relay - contestant #1 on the 1 mile swim, contestant #2's dad on the 40k bike, and contestant #2 on the 10k run. All of us were on track and training well. About 2 weeks before the race, contestant #1 came off a flip turn awkwardly and injured his foot. Turns out the injury is either a healing stress fracture or tendinitis. Fortunately swimming was still on the approved list of activities for him, but his season was over in terms of full races.

For those of you in the DC area and who know about the race, the day before the race was beautiful and then on race day, it was torrential rain. We ended up making our way down to the race with our son, but ended up abandoning the race after all of us got wet and they delayed the start of the race by an hour. Too bad, but we had to make sure none of us got sick.

Last weekend we ventured to Onancock, VA for the Crystal Beach Triathlon. It's a nice, low key event run by a local. The competitors range from a few hard core competitors to first timers. The race organizer was nice enough to let us convert our entries to a two-person relay because of contestant #1's injury. So #1 did the swim and I, #2, completed the bike and run. The course is flat and fast and takes you through the neighborhoods of Onancock. People are very nice and supportive throughout the race. We really enjoyed our time and hope to make it an annual race.

Now the days are getting dark earlier and the mornings are cooler, but we are looking forward to a productive off season, where contestant #1 can recover from his foot injury and #2 can continue to return to form.

Hope to have more on our training soon.

Thanks, as always, for reading.