I know, I know, you immediately think I’m crazy for 1) liking the treadmill and 2) running on all year long. But before you say the treadmill is the most boring thing ever, just hear me out for a second.
The treadmill is a tool that lots of professional triathletes frequently use. For one, it is a great way to get an uninterrupted run (no stop lights!).
The ground is still covered with snow here in upstate New York (and it is supposed to snow again over the weekend). I'm waiting for the temperature to rise to at least 48 degrees so that I can go outside for a ride. In this rare downtime, I thought I'd make a few announcements...When I first started racing in triathlons, I knew nothing about cycling. As a collegiate runner and lifelong competitive swimmer, I had the other two triathlon sports covered. But my biking knowlegdge was limited to commuting around my college campus on a "Mary Poppins" bike. When I bought my first road bike, I got a few tips from some newbie triathlete friends, but I was left to figure out the sport of cycling, with all of it’s gear and etiquette, on my own.
Last Sunday night I was craving a real dessert, the kind from a restaurant. But I was in no shape to venture out after the day I had - a hard swim, a 4 hour bike ride in the rain, and 5 wet dog walks. Putting on regular clothes and changing out of my favorite soft pants to go back out in the rain: not an option. By the way, it does rain in LA, as I found out an hour into the bike ride. 
Post-race selfie with Amy.Clermont ITU Sprint Race, 6th Place
Pre-Race
That feeling of crossing the finish line of a race feeling strong is something that has escaped me the last several races I've done. In the 6 races I competed in last year (although they were meant to be "for fun"), I buried myself completely before I even made it through the first quarter of the run.
