Forgive me Joe Friel and Hal Higdon for I have sinned.  It has been 2 days since my last training session.................

OK, back at home (1 day early) and I will get back at it tomorrow.  Plan is for run and swim tomorrow with 20+ mile LSD run on Sunday.  If Sunday's run goes well, I might try to run MCM for time.  It looks like my TRI season might be over. I am having a hard time finding a race that fits my requirements.

Better run today, although yet another week has gone by without anything long.  At this rate, I should just have a goal of completing MCM.  I need to remind myself to respect the distance or I will be in for another race like the Buffalo Marathon.   

Apparently people in Memphis run on Sunday afternoons, but not Saturday afternoons.  I probably passed 6 different runners today.  So the answer to Sue's question is YES, people do run in Memphis.  Just not too many.  :)

Went out for a run along the Mississippi and through some local neighborhoods in Memphis.  I was planning on going longer, but I had NOTHIN!!!  I didn't have any legs and was hot and dehydrated right from the get go.  Besides, the dog ate my homework.  :)  Pleasant enough route, but I know there must be better places to run in Memphis as there was not a single other runner along path. 

Much better run today.  Maybe my leg turnover is coming back for the shorter stuff.

Off to a conference in Memphis in the morning.  I will be there through Wednesday - UGGHHHH.  We will see what kind of training, eating, drinking, running I get in while I am away.  :)

I just couldn't help myself.  I registered for General Smallwood OLY today.  Looks like MCM will be for fun.  Beer on the course anybody?  :)

Nice, easy run.

Decent swim tonight.  1500 meters, plus drills.

So, here is today's reason that I am an IDIOT!  I went to put the date of the Smallwood TRI in my calendar when I realized the race is on a Saturday.  UGGGHHH!  You see, both my daughter's play soccer on Saturday and I don't like missing games.  Never mind the fact that my X would never let me hear the end of it, I really enjoy the games!  So after telling Paul earlier in the week that he should skip his TRI this weekend in favor of his son's football game, I am going to do the same thing at the end of the month.  The good news is Smallwood has a decent refund policy.

Back to the drawing board..........

Got an email last night confirming my registration and entrance in the Odyssey HIM this weekend.  I registered last Spring before I knew my Fall schedule. Unfortunately I will be on plane during the race.  :(  I really want to do this race.  That being said, without any firm racing plans I don't really have any mojo this week to train.  I better figure something out.  MCM just doesn't seem to be proper motivation for me right now and I am still unsure whether my schedule will allow for General Smallwood.........

MCM #5618 - I have no idea what I put for a projected finish time.