Leaving

I was trying to stuff them in my bike box so I wouldn't miss them so much:) I am looking forward to the break but it truly is a double edge sword. It will hurt to miss them so much. This is my first time being away from Molly overnight. I know her Dad can do it but I still will miss seeing her pop her head over her crib to see me walk in.

Since my experience in Chicago I have spent the last 3 weeks training my butt off so that doesn't happen again. Trying to figure out why you bonk is never an easy task. Someone told me that you can never call a race a bad day if you can walk away from it learning something that you can apply to the next one. Ultimately your day will come that everything clicks. This shortened racing season for me was all about just learning and hoping the clicking will take place next year and the year after that. I wanted to learn a little bit more about being a pro triathlete and how to train that way. Even more importantly how to balance it all with being a wife, mom of 2 kids, and coach. I won't lie. I thought it was going to be hard but not this hard. The last 3 months of training has shown me how much desire I have and how supportive my family is of what I want to accomplish. Bill has really stepped up to the plate and helped me balance this crazy life that we have. So as I leave tonight for Malibu I know that no matter how this race goes I have two cute faces waiting for me and an awesome husband that will always know what I am made of. I can't wait to do my best!