Getting back in gear - dusting off the racing spurs.

This blog and the life associated with it have been absorbed by "trial mode" through most of February.  The six day trial ended two weeks ago today.  Since then, I am slowly but surely returning to my regularly scheduled life, including family, training, and even other cases at work!

I had a big training weekend following the trial:  A 1K swim on Friday and 7 mile bike ride, an 8 mile run on Saturday, and a 60-mile bike ride on Sunday.  (For those keeping score at home that was my longest ride - previously that had been the 56 mile bike legs of my 4 half iron triathlons and a couple of training rides at that distance).  Anyway, all that went a long way toward clearing the decks of stress and sleepless nights.  It was also a positive sign that I have not turned to jelly!

On that note, next Sunday, I am kicking off the 2013 tri season with a sprint - the "Miami' 2575, which is now being held in Fort Lauderdale because the venue of Key Biscayne is beyond messed up (long story).   Linky - http://2575miami.com/

2575 means 25.75 kilometers of racing in total, exactly half of the standard olympic 51.5K (at that distance, there is also a series called 5150-it's the same idea). 

The breakdown is 750m swim (just under a half mile), 20K bike (12.4 mi) and 5K run (3.1 mi).  Compared to the endurance slog of a half iron or iron race, at these short distances you can pretty much go all out the whole way, hence "sprint."

Looking forward to stepping on that starting line.  I will be doing a lot fewer races this year (because of that "biggie" of IMFL) in Nov., and I love to race, so I am going to really enjoy each one.