I'm back!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh....it's good to be home. I don't even know what to say about our Texas trip. It was a lot of fun, but so freaking busy that I need to decompress. I'm starting to realize that I'm kind of a homebody.

So....Texas. Where to start? We went down to cheer for my littlest sister Toni at swim nationals. I have to admit that it was kind of hard to watch. Toni went from being ranked in the top 3 in the country all season long to feeling really tired by the end of the season, and added on time at Nationals. She still made it to the finals, but didn't make the times that she wanted. I know how hard she worked all year, so it was really tough to watch her get disappointed. I have to give her credit though. She got in the pool and tried her hardest the entire time and really, what else can you do???

I started thinking about her season and realized that she has been racing non-stop for almost a year. She started out with road racing, then moved on to tri's, and then it was her swim season. No one can stay in top form that long. It's just proof of how important rest is!The good news is that the swim season is officially over and Toni is going to take a few weeks off.

Toni with her "game" face on :-)

When I found out that I was going to San Antonio I spent a good amount of time searching for a mountain bike race to do. I had a really hard time going to warm weather and dry trails and not bringing my bike. It's a good thing that I didn't bring it though, because we were so busy traveling back and forth to the pool etc.

However, I did find something to do. While I was searching for mountain bike races, I somehow stumbled upon a 10 mile trail race right in San Antonio. When I mentioned it to my friends, everyone was like, "yeah, go do it," and "it will be fun!" Apparently no one was worried about the fact that I barely run....or the fact that I had never run on trail before!

And that's how I ended up running a 10 mile trail race in San Antonio.

I'll post a race report tomorrow. To tell you the truth, I still can't believe that I went through with it. All I have to say is that after this race I will never, ever be nervous about Lemans starts again.

Right now though, I need to go to bed and get some rest. I'm feeling seriously sleep deprived from this trip. BTW, it's supposed to rain tomorrow, so we are going to have our usual spin class at the Ada Bike Shop. It will probably be one of the last ones, since it won't be long before the Tuesday night outside ride starts. Hurray for the time change and warmer weather!!! And hurray for new bikes. I have a new cross bike at the shop and I am counting down the seconds until it is ready for me to ride!!!