Stronger or Fatter?

So I hoped on the scale after my killer swim workout this morning and it read 145lb. Ouch...that's 3 lbs in 3 days. I feel stronger on the bike and with today's swim I feel a little stronger in the water but I could just be fatter though. It's hard to tell. I wouldn't know how my run is going because I haven't run really since the half. I ran an easy 30 minutes on Memorial day but that's it. I'm going to try to do a brick run tomorrow and see how the foot handles it. I got 11 weeks left to get ready for the marathon part of the Ironman.

I still need to figure out how I'm getting to Canada. I have lots of options. I'm just not sure which one to take. I could fly into Seattle and rent a car = 6 hour drive at who knows what gas prices. I could fly into Vancouver BC and rent a car equals 4 hour drive at who knows what gas prices. I could fly into Kelowna BC and rent a car equals 45 minute drive but a significant heft to the ticket price for the airline. I can't seem to catch a break right now on saving money. I just got whacked by the state of Maryland yesterday.

I need to get my vehicle registered in the state because my insurance is coming due this month. In Maryland, you have to get an inspection. Totally lame...and my car failed because I have a big ole gouge on my front window from this massive rock. I think it happened when I was still married which was almost 4 years ago and it's totally fine but not my Maryland standards. So now I have to get a new front windshield then get reamed the DMV for the rest of the registration process. I could just drive uninsured and come post December 08 with an expired license. I rarely drive anyway. What a pain...I need to call my insurance company and see what to do about the front window glass.

I think my allergies are worse here in Maryland than Oregon. The 24 hour Claratin isn't even helping. My eyes constantly itch. I'm blowing my nose all the time and I can't even think clearly enough to come up with some gross analogy for that. I didn't have hardly any allergy trouble when I was down in Florida. I guess there must be a bunch of pollen running around up here in the Mid-Atlantic.

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