February

It's February 1st...well I guess technically it's February 2nd, and according to my New Year's Resolutions, I should be asleep right now. Oops.

I am having a bit of a slacker week, though I didn't start it off intentionally that way. Monday, I went to yoga and SHOULD have gone swimming after, but did not. Tuesday, I talked myself out of spin class. Julie and Amy were both going to be gone. Who was I going to share my pain with? Tonight, I went to the gym a little earlier than usual, intending to swim, only to find that all the lanes were filled with swimming lessons for another 40 minutes, to be followed by a triathlon class. So...even though was in my swimsuit at the time, I bagged it.

My reluctance with getting wet doesn't seem to be getting better. I don't know what's up with that, but Stella needs to get her groove back, and soon! I've had a tough time getting my head back into it the last couple of months. I have great intentions to do 2,000 yards, but after ten laps, I start watching my lap counter. Then, I'm ready to be done after 1,000 yards, barely managing to push myself through to 1,500. I have definitely got to get over myself, as I've got a lot further to go that a mere 1,500 yards. Kansas 70.3 is really NOT that far away.

So, part of my distraction tonight revolved around looking at a "new" bike. I swore that I wasn't going to get a tri bike this year. Tri bikes are too specialized and who knows if I will continue with this crazy, self-absorbing, prohibitively expensive hobby after this year? Well. Just like my "Get 7-8 hours of sleep every night," my resolve has flown out the window.

Reasonable facsimile of bike w/out Zipps

It's really not my fault. How was I supposed to resist when I see a Facebook friend advertise her '09 Felt B12 for sale? That just happened to be my size (I'm a little vertically challenged and good, used small bikes do not come up for sale that often). That came with Zipp 404's. That was pimped out pretty darn well. I took a little test spin tonight and knew it would be mine. I thought I'd crossed over to true tri geekiness when I bought my set of Zipps. Now, I know I have with this bike AND Zipps.

I really, really am almost done with gear purchases.