Lubbock or Bust!

The man & I are off to Lubbock today.Not called for jury the rest of this week.Yea! Now one more week of being on call for that and I am done with my ever so strenuous jury duty. I have decided the only ones who really WANT to do jury duty are those that work and their bosses pay their wages.

I had my chiropractor adjustment, my massage, my pre-race pedicure (which is crucial) these past 2 days. I have all my stuff, just need to pack & we are out of here this afternoon. i feel excited and glad to be on the road. My daughter asked me if there was anything to see or do in Lubbock and I said absolutely not but that is unfair. There will be other athletes, a few good restaurants AND the Buffalo of course. Well, I haven't really found the Buffalo yet at the lake but I am sure he is there. Probably right after that 8th hill I will be climbing on the bike!

More on the road...

Three more days-

til the big race. I bagged my workout yesterday. I am really sore and tired this week for some reason and am erring on the side of rest. I have a quick 30 workout today, massage (YEA), and have to go to the dentist. Now this is something I would not normally do-go to the dentist 3 days before a race but I had 2 teeth break weeks ago and they are going to finish that up. You know it really SUCKS getting older. I don't like that I have to get poked and prodded like a cow-have you ever had a colonoscopy? Now that is fun! Have to have one after 50-of course they found a polyp in mine so I get to go again in 5 years! then the whole teeth thing getting older, the back getting more arthritic. I mean these are terms too describe OLD people, aren't they? I refuse to get old!! I guess I have the Peter Pan syndrome and alot of denial. I have had my body pretty much x-rayed, ultrasounded, scanned to the hilt this year probably because my hormones are changing and to me it feels like I have some deadly disease. Well, one Dr. told me that training is the one thing I should never give up! That will keep me young!
So Lubbock-here I come!

TriSoulCollage

OK-so if you are turned off by soul/woo-woo stuff, read no further. My friend Esther told me about "SoulCollage"which is an art project you can do to get in touch with parts of yourself. So I decided today to do one on the race coming up this weekend. I loved doing it! This is my collage. Then there are questions you ask about the picture (it is on a 5X7 card).

Who are you? I am the 8 year old that won all the time, that beat them all. I am the one who is athletic, an athlete. I believe in myself, I am good enough. I stay confident and strong in races. I am a winnner.

What do you have to give me? I give you mental, physical and psychological strength to do even the hardest races, the part of you that never gives up. I give you the wisdom to know when to eat, drink, push yourself, back off, listen to your body. I give you permission to have fun and be lighthearted.

What do you want from me? I want you to have fun racing, feel like a winner, don't get discouraged. I want you to believe you can do your best and be with the best. I want you to feel proud of yourself no matter what.

Is there anything else you would like to say to me? Think: Slow, steady=fast, calm. I am a runner. My bike and I are steady and strong. You have what it takes to win.

How will I remember? Remember when you see each mile marker, pass each bouy and each time you read this card.

Other info on this:

www.kaleidosoul.com/soulcollage-cardmaking.html

New Weather Update & No Jury..

Here is the way to get out of jury duty: If it is a suit involving buying a bad car from a used car saleman, just say that your opinion is that "buyer beware" is your motto. That is what I did anyway. Plus I told the judge I had a biopsy in the afternoon. So no jury duty yet. The whole process was surreal-a different universe in the Courtroom. All formal and everything. i knew one of the attorneys-that helped too. Where is my civic spirit these days??

Here is the new forecast in Lubbock this weekend: http://www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com/forecast.pdf

OK so my new race plan is to be done by noon so I don't feel that 98 degree heat-HA! I also wondered if you would be disqualified if you jumped in the lake while you are running around it in the beginning and the end. I have spent some time in that IV tent at the end. The only problem is then I am swollen by all the sodium for about 3 days. I really never understand people who LOSE weight during a race. I usually gain about 5 lbs, no matter what. Something about electrolytes. I am stocking on Hammer electrolytes and sunscreen..

Civic Duty Calling

i have to go to Court today. Oh not for anything I did-it is Jury Duty. Now as a good citizen who is unemployed, I should think this is a privilege, right? But seems I am too busy to do this thing they call civic duty. (Shut up all of you)..I will get out of it today because I have a medical procedure but then tomorrow's chiro appt, Thursday's massage, dentist appt. I mean all these things are important pre-race rituals! (Except the dentist). Maybe they will feel sorry for me and let me out of the whole thing when they hear my medical plight. I just realized I resent having to be anywhere i don't wanna be right now. Call it spoiled, call it selfish, that's just the way I feel. Anything that even sounds like a job-jury DUTY-makes me resentful. Wow-wonder if i have any nice clothes left? what is one suppose to wear to jury duty? Do you think they will allow my pajamas cause I don't get dressed before 9:00..
Stay tuned..