So what have we been doing lately ? Laura is doing art class, pursuing a couple of down-the road job opportunities, walking a lot on the beach, and doing some open water training swims.
I just finished the LA triathlon this past weekend. I didn't wear a wetsuit which slowed me down and I came out of the water (the first leg) after the swim in a disappointing 40th place out of 112 in my age group. I managed to make some time up though during the next two legs (I set personal bests in my 40k bike and 10k run) and finished 21st. The full results from the event are posted at http://www.latriathlon.com/Results/07results/olympicagegroup.html
This weekend I am flying up to Vancouver to compete in the Half-Ironman triathlon (1.2m swim/56m bike/13.1m run) on Sunday. This will be my third triathlon in four weeks and is kind of the finish line for the recent stint of hard training. After the race my dad and I are going to spend five days fly-fishing in the British Columbia wilderness about 2 hours north of Vancouver.
To summarize, loving life down here. It is nice to be in LA but able to avoid traffic by walking everywhere. The Southbay has a great community feel, an active atmosphere, and we are even starting to find some Hermosa nightlife that does not have the night-at-the-roxberry feel. Long way of saying I am spending more time at dive bars and poolhalls then at techno/tight shirt clubs. Not to say it doesn't occasionally happen despite my dancing impairment. A few pics from the race and from out in Hermosa with the sister and Craig are below.
Swim-to-Bike transition at Venice Beach
Taking off on the bike course which ran from Venice Beach to the Staple Center
Had a good run- 11th out of 112- clocking right at 7 min miles
It always feels great to finish ;)
Everyone acting their coolest at the bar
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