Friday, June 06, 2008

Murphy's Blogging Law -- Post it, and it will change

BLECH.

Change of plans. Sorry!

I'm not going to be armed with a sharpie after all. I'M SO BUMMED!

It's my own damned fault, since I didn't shore up my travel plans early enough or bother to do the very important math equation of what time I would need to leave in order to make it to the race that early if I didn't make plans to stay somewhere closer.

And, yes, I did get a 5 on my math AP. And, no, I clearly didn't take those lessons with me.

Erg. Cannot leave the house at 2 am and expect to make it through the day in one piece. No friend/family/stranger housing within 1 hour drive. I'm an idiot.

SO, I am scurrying down there early enough to see my peep, D, hit the water along with everyone else. And I will have IM ABLE written on my legs. And I will scream for you if I find you in the crowd until I'm hoarse or asked to leave, whichever comes first.

And I will be catching at the finish line for as long as they will let me. So I have every intention of seeing each person I know out there cross in a healthy, albeit sweaty, way.

By the way, I'm stupid excited for everyone. It's going to be hot. I know, I know. But you guys are triathletes and you know how to manage heat. Just stay smart out there, keep your core temps down, and race your own race.

BE SAFE.
RACE HARD.
HAVE FUN.

7 comments:

21stCenturyMom said...

Kona Shelly is staying with a local family, an arrangement she made through the race. Apparently it is a service they offer. Probably too late to book it now but next time you should check it out.

TriGirl Kate O said...

Please keep an eye out for our, I think, lone TriGirl. She should be sporting her pink race top. Shout "GO TRIGIRL!" Oh, and our Richmond TriClub guys too, sporting blue/white uniforms. Have fun, stay cool, and enjoy the race!

LBTEPA said...

BUMMER
:(
But have a great day anyway :D

Nancy Toby said...

Water on the head every 30-45 min on the bike still didn't help... enough, that is. Oh well.

Nancy Toby said...

Water on the head every 30-45 min on the bike still didn't help... enough, that is. Oh well.

triguyjt said...

sorry to hear that IM

have a good week. still racing morgantown or did you adjust that race off the sked??

Anonymous said...

Hey, was it fun watching? At least you got there to watch some of your friends. Great race, isn't it? I will be there next year. :) Hope you are doing great! Jen H.