What have I done?

I don't think the magnitude of what I did this week has really sunk in, nor will it sink it for a while. On December 1st I registered for the Beach2Battleship full iron distance race. It was inevitable, I think we all knew it. But it is official and now I'm going public.
This morning I went on a longish run with two lovely ladies, Heather and Christy, who were kind enough to invite me along on their traditional 9 miler through Golden Gardens and Discovery Parks. I was stoked. New running friends, new route and it was sunny to boot! Well, my run was rubbish and I was embarrassed in front of what I hope to be new running partners. Of course there is nothing like a crap run to plant that lovely seed of doubt in your mind when you have just committed to doing a full bloody iron distance triathlon.
Am I in for it?

Swimming Through Mud

That's what I felt like in the pool today. Of course it's all relative because I'm a slow swimmer as it is. Still, I don't understand how you can feel like you are absolutely gliding on one day and feel like a tug on the next. Is it fatigue? Bad form? I think I will blame it on water density today. That's as good of an excuse as any, right? The best thing about my swim this morning was that I had the pool all to myself, which happens quite a lot. Score one for living remote.

The good news is it has stopped raining for the first time in over a week. I will run in a lot of conditions. I can generally tolerate rain, snow, ice, or extreme cold. What I hate is wind. Unfortunately, we have more than our fair share here on The Rock. That's why, as much as I hate it, I find myself on the dreadmill quite a bit in the winter. The silver lining is I just got a sweet new set-up that makes me feel like I am running on a Cadillac.