THAT is what scares me. I have to do a qualifier for Hawaii and the least expensive to get to is in my own backyard: Buffalo Springs Lake in Lubbock, TX. I knew this when I got the lottery: win April 17th and compete at 1.2 m swim, 56 mile bike and 13.2 mile run on June 26. At one of the toughest courses ever.  I was retired April 17th!

And after last year, I'm running the run: that TOTALLY SUCKED to walk 11 miles in the prairie in 96 degree heat!!

I'm taking a break for a week after BSLT.

Let's see about this past week: dinner one night was fettucine with lots of cream and Godiva chocolates compliments Lance! Energy food and Soul food! Gotta clean up my nutrition..why don't they make Godiva flavored GU??

Acutally put on a dress and went out til 10:00pm after getting up at 5:30am and enjoying two workouts during the day and a full day of work...what an accomplishment!  My friends are such great support for this race and believe me, it IS appreciated, even if I earn the nickname "Beefsteak".

That was Shari putting her arm around me at the CHCR screening and cracking me up for photos: "Its' like holding on to a piece of steak!"

Rode just short of 5 hrs on Friday and did a brick on Sat. I'm remembering the crazy little workouts I used to do for entertainment three years ago...5:40:5. That was a 5 m run/40 m bike/5 m run. Yesterday I did a 5/30/3.5 and finished in the heat. BSLT gives me only 3 wks left of doing any training that will make a difference that day!