Holy crap – I’m really going to be a Dad! Plus other stuff…
Jennie is now showing. Her belly is poking out and she felt the baby move a couple of nights ago. We go in on Dec. 3rd for the ultrasound and will find out ‘what kind’ the kid is then. With Jennie’s belly growth comes the growth of my anxiety and the utter realization that I’m really going to be a dad! It’s not a terrible anxiety mind you, just a voice in the back of my head at all times that is quite giddy.
Jennie and I will be heading off to New Zealand for x-mas break to visit her sister, hubby and nephew Elliot. Elliot will be turning 2 while we are there. It’ll be summer, so I’m brining the bike, running and swim gear with. I’m sure that I’ll get some fantastic training in and hopefully come home to boat loads of snow. There’s a ton to do with work, the triathlon club and house projects before leaving but I’m confindent that with minimal sleep I can get it all done!
I have begun to outline my racing season. I’ll hit the local bike races in the spring and then head off to Ohio for the 3rd weekend of May for a very unique race. The little Sartaininator will be over a month old presumably and I’ll be motivated to show ‘it’ the triathlon world. The Ohio race is called the American Triple T. It’s a 3-day, 4-race triathon. There’s a very short race on Friday night, 2 olympic distance races Saturday, and a half Ironman on Sunday. Overall you swim, bike and run about 140 miles total. Perfect! After that I’ll hit the Kansas 70.3 in early June, Trinona olympic distance the next weekend, Rochester Tri the weekend after that, then down to Texas for another 70.3 that is a qualifier for Hawaii. The Texas race is a big one for sure as I do hope to get a spot for Hawaii! July is shaping up to include Lifetime Fitness and Chisago Half and August includes a 1/3rd Ironman, Pigman Half Ironman, and St. Paul Tri. I’m registered for Ironman Wisconsin again for September, but if I qualify for Hawaii I’ll sandbag Wisconsin and use it as training.
Regular training is finally taking shape. I need to lose 8 pounds before the season, a very doable but yet unfortunate amount. Too much beer and cheesy poofs after a very tough 18 plus months. But I’m now motivated with having signed up for some great races to get going with the training and the New Zealand trip should serve as a nice venue for that as well!
I hope this post finds everyone well. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Jeremy