Welcome to Fall, Now I Got to Catch Up

So the fall season is quite upon us, and it's been awhile since I have updated, but I have had a lot on my plate recently and I was on my training break. I don't want to update everything, because that would take quite a long post to describe everything with the attention that they all deserve. I will however, leave bullets for myself, and possibly update these at a later date. In the past month or so, I have:

• Moved into my new apartment in Waltham with my girlfriend, Laura; 
• Competed in a two duathlons (one as a single entrant, and one as a relay with my youngest brother).

I know it doesn't seem like a lot, so where has all my time gone? But those of you who have moved out, or lived on your own, know how much time/effort/energy it takes to live on your own. We (Laura and I) spent a good amount of time packing, shopping, spending time with our families, and then unpacking, organizing, inviting friends and family over as we were excited to show them all our new place. We moved in on Halloween, and now, November 8, we are all organized, unpacked, and running the ship more smoothly. We recently had a housewarming party with a few of our friends, and it went really well.

During the last few weeks of the triathlon season, I competed in two duathlons. Of which, I will post later, as I have pictures and would just like to give the attention of these events their due and own post. Since then, I have taken my triathlon training at a slow pace, and have even taken two weeks off to recuperate before I begin my 2010 triathlon training season training.

This past year, I pretty much was experiencing the triathlon lifestyle on my own, trying to see if this was something I would like to continue. I signed up for races, which forced me to train, but it was all on my own, as a training free-for-all. I had no idea what I was doing, but made sure that I got in the pool a few times a week, ran a few miles a few days a week, ditto for the bike. After the season, I realized that I love everything there is about triathlons: the training, racing, and general lifestyle that I have to embody just appeals to everything I want right now. I love having to follow a better nutrition plan, training my butt off, and just the motivation and energy I have after being in shape for so long.

So this year, I decided to get a coach to help me organize my work-outs and help me get faster. As a member of the Bay State Triathlon Team this past year, I was able to meet a lot of people highly dedicated in the sport, and one of them has offered to help coach me and be my mentor for the 2010 season. Erik Wells is a very motivated man, and recently qualified to race a pro this year. I have full confidence that he will be able to help me get where I want to get to in my triathlon career.

This morning started my 2010 season, I signed up for my first race for next year. I have a friend over in Colorado, and he has been bugging me to visit since he moved out there last winter. So I decided to kill two birds with one stone, and find a race near him. I found one, and signed up for it this morning. The race is called the Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon and it is an olympic distance triathlon (1.5km swim, 30 mile bike, 10km run). Colorado is a beautiful area, I cannot wait to visit my friend and race there. This is going to be a race of focus for me with my training.

So, this is my update so far, but I plan on updating on a more frequent basis on my training, races, and life.