Wow...  We had perfect weather for todays event, there was no dust in the air, the temp was just right and everyone was jazzed up to roll out some good times.  But for some reason, I was STRUGGLING this morning.  They lined us up on numerical order, taking the first ten individuals and lining them up in front of the lanes.  I was number 9.  Sarah ended up getting bumped up into my lane as nubmer 10 because some one did not show up, so that was pretty cool.  I started out faster then I should have and Sarah ended up catching me on the last lap.  Her time was 4 seconds faster then mine with a 8:34.  That was great for her because she ended up beating her trial time.  I on the other hand swam slower then my 8:26 trial time with a slow 8:38.  My transistion was faster then my last Biathlon here, but my legs were just not there today.  I was the last one out of the pool in the first heat and managed to catch everyone but the top two guys.  When I looked at GPS, my 5k time was no where near what I ran last year at during the Biathlon.  I was kind of bummed and don't know what went wrong.  I ended up getting 5th over all.  :(

But I guess I'll just have to deal with the fact that there will be off days.  I know what I have to do now to speed up my swim time, so I will get to it.  The running will be fine with the workout plan I put together for this year.  I heard there is another 5k on St. Patricks Day, so I will run that and there is a 15k on 29 March in support of the American Heart Association.  I signed up for a team here and we are raising money for the American Heart Association in honor one of the Runners daughters who has had a couple open heart surgery's but is making great progress! 

Okay, time to see if I can stay awake during a movie. J

Hope everyone is good!

Run Happy!

Sherrod out J