First ITU race: Ixtapa, Mexico
Just a quick post: The 2010 Ixtapa ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup will be my inaugural ITU race, as well as the first triathlon of my 2010 season.
While I’ve not yet booked my ticket to Mexico (obviously an important detail to be taken care of asap), May 22 is right around the corner. This has helped to further motivate my training and nutrition.
In fact, last week during a hard group run session, Adam (a teammate on the PT Performance Training Team) noticed that I was falling behind on one of the hard laps we were running at Beacon Hill Park. He started shouting “Mexico! Mexico!” This motivated the hell out of me and gave me something to smile about once the hard sets were over. I suspect Kamal, another team member who will race Ixtapa, might rally around the same cry.
I’m very excited about the pending trial-by-fire experience. Nothing like starting of my 2010 season with an ITU race in another country. The bar is high. I will show up with all I have. I will give my best effort.
I expect to learn a lot at this first race.
To be clear, Ixtapa is not a holiday for me. Graduate school doesn’t cease over the summer months, so I don’t have the luxury of spending extra time exploring my race venues. My luxury is the fact that I get to travel and race at all! Once the Ixtapa race is done, I head home—to class, to Laura, to training, to this good life.
On another note, I’m very pleased to announce that See Worthy Inc., the company responsible for Sable Water Optics, has decided to assist me as I venture into ITU racing this year. Thank you!
I’m proud to be associated with these excellent goggles, as they are arguably the best on the market. They do not leak or fog up. Simply amazing. Not only did they make Oprah’s O-list in 2008, but they’ve gotten amazing reviews from big time triathlon nerds/champions like Jordan Rapp.
Right, it is well-past midnight and Laura’s rightly irked by the fact that I’m still awake unnecessarily. It is end of semester and I should be writing papers, not blog posts . . .
Tchau bellas. Rest well. Mexico!
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