Woods Wind Wander

Sprint to the finish Last time I blogged I wrote about participating in my very first triathlon.  It was something I had always wanted to do, but had never gotten around to until this summer when a friend invited me to join him on one that he had signed up for in rural Virginia.  If you missed that post, I had quite the roller coaster experience and I encourage you to read about it here before you precede, because a) it is frankly a miracle I ever signed up again, and b) you will be introduced to the cast of characters that are a part of this journey.  But, just as the other racers had assured me that first race, triathlons are indeed addictive, and needless to say I signed up for more with my friend (allow me to reintroduce him as Friend/Neighbor #1). Given that I only had two weeks to "train" (you can't train in 2 weeks), I opted to compete in the event's duathlon while my friend did the triathlon.   What's a duathlon?  I didn't know either.  Under the broa

Here we go, Aimee. Here we go 👏👏 Hold on.  A triathlon?  Wait, did I miss something?  You never told me you were training for a triathlon.   Well, I only found out about it 2 weeks ago.  We have a friend/neighbor (I'll call him Neighbor/friend #1) who has recently gotten really into duathlons, triathlons, and road races (running).  He is not an endurance athlete.  He's a martial artist and powerlifter, but over the last several months he has decided to challenge himself by participating in sports that are completely new to him.  It is solely for the purpose of seeing what he is capable of, for enjoying sport, and watching himself improve.  I LOVE this mentality so much!  He knows I've been running for a while now and that I enjoy racing, so he has invited me to join him on some of the races he has participated in this spring and summer. Sadly, nothing had worked out for one reason or another.  About two weeks ago he approached me about an upcoming Sprint Triathlon that h