Jumping in the lake feet first

Only two days until my first tri!

HOLY CRAP!

I'm a little nervous but mostly I'm excited to see if I can do it  to DO IT!

Last week I was in KY wrapping up our production and I had the opportunity to swim in gorgeous Lake Herrington.

I also got to try out both a long and short wetsuit, courtesy of one of my best friends and business partner, Angela - who dragged both her wetsuits to KY just for me to try. (Yeah. She's the best.)

First up, trying on the full wetsuit. ohmygod how the hell am I to get into this thing? It was trying to shimmy into spanx that were 10 times to small but harder. I never quite got the crotch part to where it probably should've been but it was good enough.

I looked down at the dark deep water. Hmmm. OK, here goes nothing.

I loved it. It was so much fun and so much better than swimming in a pool. The wetsuit (no matter how annoying) was great too. I felt like a superhero and I felt a million times faster. It was great. I did a quarter of a mile - which is the distance for this weekend.

woo hoo! I didn't drown! 

A few days later I decided to go in the short one.

Short wetsuit was so much easier to get on - and jump.

Well, this day the water was way more still and I kept having the feeling that things in the lake was bumping into me… drift wood? Fish? Turtle? Loch Ness monster? I don't know but I started to get a little freaked out but still - I went for a half of mile and felt victorious.

mental note: low bun to avoid scary cone-head look

I am so glad I got some open-water swimming in while away.

And when not swimming - kicking up my feet and relaxing on a boat wasn't half bad either ;)

Angela's feet left / my feet right 

See you on the other side of my first triathlon!! ;-)

Do you prefer swimming in a lake, the ocean or a pool?

PS: I still have to pick a winner from the giveaway. I'm sorry I'm tardy with that. Will do that this by next week.

XO

Jen

Go Sport ID winner! And making time to run

Finally!

Are you guys still with me? Sorry the blogging has been lagging lately, been a little overwhelmed but I'll try to make it up to you.

I am please to announce the winner of the Go Sport ID:

Number 33 -

Lorie!

Lori - you have one week to contact me as the winner by posting on this blog or e-mailing me or I'll have to pick a new winner.

My running has been as weak as my blog lately. I'm getting in a few miles a week thanks to a busy schedule and it blows. I miss running longer and more and hope to figure out how to make it all happen. I will figure this out.

I've managed to continue to squeeze in a few 3 milers or so a few times a week but I need more. I will not give up. Just like I had to readjust when running was getting in the way of life, I can't let life get in the way of running.

I had to go to Kentucky for business last week (aside from tornado dodging) it was beautiful. We were in Lexington and I loved it.

Took in a Wildcats basketball game:

me and biz partner taking in a game

I went to a smallish college and never experienced a big college game.  The UK game was a very cool experience.

We visited Keeneland (a high-end race track) and even got personal tours of some of the best horse farms.

Keeneland - in beautiful Lexington

with twice top-rated horse in the world: Invasor

Got a little running in too - it was only 3 miles but it was speedy and glorious.

How do you deal when you're feeling overwhelmed and left with less and less time to run?

XO
Jen