August 13

• My inaugural triathlon last month went off without a hitch, except for the flat tire I got 40 minutes into my 1200' M bike ascent up Donner Pass. As I was walking my flat bike back down the mountain, escaping the careening bike traffic, I ended up getting picked up by the race organizer who was kind enough to scrape me and another flat-tire biker. He was a very nice guy, and saved me a at least 2 miles of walking down a switch-back mountain pass. I waited for my friend and then we ran the remaining 6.5 miles together. Since she had done the full 2 hour bike ride, she was just a bit more tired than I.

Will I do it again? Not sure if a full olympic distance is in order, but I did end up buying my rented wet suit, so I'm sure it will be used at some point.

• Now that triathlon season is over for me (until at least 2007), Berlin marathon training has begun. I'm up to 16 mile long runs, so I hope to be ready in 6 weeks!
• My week vacation in Lake Placid/Adirondacks was very refreshing. One of my favorite photos is below, taken at Dippikill Pond. I admit it is somewhat digitally altered, but a great shot!