change of plans

i have made some investments lately... my first pair of stretchy laces for my shoes, and a very pretty pink timex waterproof watch.

in addition - after gnome's comment yesterday I thought - why am I waiting for this triathlon in Feb? Why don't i just do it and get it out of the way? I'm not going to get a whole lot better in a month and no matter what, my first one is going to be a PB! So i just did it. I signed up for the Nepean Triathlon next Sunday 7 Jan. Not the enticer either - the sprint one. 750m swim, 20k ride, 5k run. My goal is sub 2 hours which should be ok. The stretchier goal is 1hr 45. This will still put me right at the back of the pack - but I am telling myself that i don't really mind....

I know that I can do all the distances - the question is whether I can do them all in a row!!

here it is... http://www.nepeantriathlon.com/summer_sprint.html

also planning on doing the CR 5k tomorrow am, the black stump run (maybe.. probably...) 16k version on monday and then this on the next sunday. Its a bit exciting actually.

almost as exciting as the fact that I got to leave work at 2pm today :)