The training is picking up and I (Andrea) am feeling a little left behind. The training as prescribed has included runs and bikes of the distance or more than the event. I am still lagging behind in what I have accomplished in those 2 categories. I'm not giving up by any means, but I am getting nervous about it. I am starting to be very aware of the weeks flying past...and I fear that getting across the finish line is not going to be pretty. But it is what I signed up for...an endurance event.

In happy triathlon gear news we have our wetsuits and our trishorts. One of the things that I learned about triathlons is that you wear all of the clothing for your bike and run (minus the shoes) during your swim. So trishorts are sort of important in that regard--they offer a little padding like cycling shorts, but not too much because it is going to get water logged and you have to run with it. Things I never knew I'd need to know...