Rain, rain go away!

This week has been pretty light in training....due to laziness. And maybe weather. But let's call it tapering. Yeah, tapering! I've got what will hopefully be my first real triathlon of the season on Sunday in Mercer County Park in NJ. Real because the last triathlon I signed up for turned into a duathlon thanks to crazy rains in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. Although given my lack of swim training, a duathlon is sounding pretty good right now.

Anyways...last night I decided to go for a run with my friend Kelly. We have both been recently introduced to trail running and thought it would be fun to go together near our apartments. The weather was a little shaky all day (I actually got caught in a monsoon on the way to work and got soaked) but it was looking nice again when we started. 15 minutes into the run it started to rain. HARD. The trail we were on turned into a river and then there was a loud crack. A TREE fell down right next to us. I screamed and ran down the trail. Maybe that is what I need to imagine from now on...lightning and trees falling in front of me to get my motivation on! Whatever works, right?

So...NEW JERSEY STATE TRIATHLON this Sunday.
Team in Training practice tomorrow morning in Maryland.

Wish me luck!