It's time!

I've been thinking about starting this exercise/fitness/triathlon training blog for about three months because I've been wanting a place to write about my experiences training for and competing in endurance races. Although I feel like a complete newbie when it comes to the sport of triathlon (only two races completed thus far), I want to have a place where I report the training experiences of each day and feel a sense of accountability for it- a toe-the-line kind of thing.

Since the holidays are over I've been tenatively planning my race schedule for 2010. Here is is so far:

• Spring Classic Duathlon- 5K run, 15 mile bike, 5K run. April 3, 2010 at the Qwest Training Facility in Portland Oregon.
• Hippie Chick Half- 13.1 mile run. May 8, 2010 at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul Oregon.
• Run for the Roses- 10K run. June 5, 2010 in Sherwood, Oregon.
• All Women's Triathlon- 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 5K run. July 31, 2010 in Fairview Oregon.
• Scoggins Valley Triathlon- 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run. Sept 4, 2010 in Forest Grove, Oregon **This is my A race for the year. My first attempt at an Olympic Distance, plus it is a hilly course.
• Best Dam Run- 10K run. Sept 25, 2010 in Estacada Oregon.

So, there it is in all its naked glory. All of my upcoming races typed out in black and white. Just seeing a list like that gives me pause. This is four races more than I did last season.

Upward and onward!