Its' a mystery to me

How does one put on a wetsuit? I went swimming last weekend at Hood Canal which is in the Puget Sound. A little chilly. So I've got my full body triathlon wetsuit that took me at least 15 minutes to put on. People suggested body powder and olive oil. Haha. I finally hopped in ths shower. Yes, literally hopped since I had the suit on but only to my ankles and managed to put a wet wetsuit on. There's gotta be a more elegant way of doing this.

Adorable Poppies

Here's Bobbi looking even more adorable in her pink poppy print top on a hike!

Time to Swim

I hit the pool today for one glorious hour of swimming! I learned to swim as an adult and I still tremble thinking about open water swimming. It took me over a period of 10 years and 5 different swim instructors just to get the hang of swimming comfortably in a pool. Now I'm on a mission to overcome my fear of swimming in lakes and the ocean. Keep on practicing until the fear is wiped away.

Born to Run...wish I were

I'm currently reading and thorough enjoying "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall. He is an entertaining writer and the Tarahumaras and ultramarathon runners are truly fascinating. I don't think I'll start barefoot running or become an ultramarathoner anytime soon. But I am inspired to keep on running and perhaps a learn a few things from reading his book! I yearn to run great distances with a seemingly effortless style.

What will be my next race??

The experience of completing the North Olympic half marathon with no training and resulting in no pain just ALOT of stiffness after the fact has really encouraged and inspired me to focus on that next event. And to TRAIN for it this time. I'm so glad I threw aside concerns about finish time and just focused on running the event and having a good time.

Relax, Hike, Relax

Bobbi sporting her Wahine Sport top on the Wolf Creek Trail, Olympic National Park.

Another half, no training

Another North Olympic Discovery half marathon with no training. Yes, definitely do-able if your goal is completion with and not length of time. Very slow running felt relatively easy until mile 10 when my legs started talking back to me. However this experience has inspired me to get back on a regular schedule and possibly train for the next event.