I made it

I actually drug my ass out of bed in time to head to the pool for a swim plus the spin class.  I've even hit the indoor trainer twice this week.   Since I have only run twice in the last 12 days, I need to keep myself stress free by doing something at lunch time.  The riding of my road bike on the trainer has been interesting as compared to the spin bike.  It's nice to get a feel for the old road geometry although I'll probably transfer over the pedals to the Cervelo when I hit the outdoors.  We're under 12 weeks for the Florida half.

Orion's training is hanging in there but he is also struggling nagging soreness from his running.  He's following the beginner's 16 week half training program from Triathlon magazine that I sent him.  We're still excited to do the event together.  Hopefully, I can hang out in the finish holding area to get a finish photo with him.  I'm also hoping for no rain at all and just oppressing heat and humidity.  It's probably the only event I'll be doing with this "economy" and my laziness.

It's still cold here so I'm getting more and more pissed at the weather.  I don't know if I can make it to the days when the temperature high is 50.  It seems like spring is never going to get here.  Frickin east coast...stupid DC area.  Of course, I don't get to run right now as I need to keep resting the knee.  I figure if I give a full 2 weeks off maybe it will be healed enough to get some run workouts in.

I sit here typing this on my old computer since my Macbook Pro is still on a FedEx plane somewhere.  Apple delayed it 10 days for everyone and now finally started shipping them out.  Mine went from Shanghai China to Alaska and now it ended up in Indy before heading back Oregon.  How weird is that?  Talk about a waste.  I guess those FedEx folks really don't know how to route shipments.  How many other west coast shipments from China go to Alaska and then to Indy before heading back to the west coast?  Wild stuff.  Anyway, so I won't have my computer until March.  It will end up at work on Monday and then my AA will send it to me here.  It's going to cost $40 so in the end I'm saving $200 by shipping it to my work.  Woohoo!!

When it arrives, I'll be going to Ikea for a new desk to put it on.  I figure why not get rid of my pathetic folding table desk and step up to a somewhat real one.  I'll buy one for Elena and me.  Elena will help me put it together and organize my bedroom around it.  It's nice having a little slave er daughter that helps around the house.  I really need a new dining table and chairs but I really haven't found a cheap enough one yet. ;)  I should just bite the bullet and buy a nice one.  Maybe with the current economy, I can find some great deals as places drop their prices.

Not much else going on here in DC which means less blog updates.