Schools out for summer!

Hello Everybody. School is finally over and I feel like a ton has been lifted from my shoulders. I finished up the semester pretty strong and was happy with the numerous papers I wrote to finish. Schools over and I will now forget about it until next semester.

Training: Training has been going very well, though it did fall off a bit yesterday and today because of work commitments, but I think it was one of those things that Marc talks about taking a day off when you have to and I had to take off. I was very tired leading up to the rest because of the training and I'm beginning to feel my energy coming back around.

One thing I've noticed about training, working, going to school, and being in a relationship is that I seem to always be tired. I never really seem to have much energy and I realized today, while sitting at a swim meet for 9 hours (!) that I haven't been very excited about anything lately. This is a problem. I'm actually excited about next week simply because I can focus more on my training, losing weight (not easy to do), work, and most importantly my relationship. School is out and I have a ton of free time during the day to get things done. Towards the end of the semester I found that my interest and desire to do most things really began to take a hit. When I was living in Austin last year, working part time, dating my girlfriend, and not going to school I had so much more energy and enthusiasm about everything, especially triathlon training and racing. With all this said, I truly do admire those that are able to work 50 hours a week, maintain a relationship, raise children, and train for triathlons all at the same time...I'm finding it very difficult to do at times.

I've got a race at the end of this month that I'm looking forward to and will need to plan out the months of June/July because it is hot as hell here in Texas during those months, so I most likely pick a few local fun races that won't take too long to complete.

The summer is going to be great. We're moving into our house next weekend and the thought of BBQ, beer, (yes, all in moderation Marc) and friends in our huge backyard bring a smile to my face. I love summers in Texas!