New Year, New Season

Tis the season to make big plans. Or just plain plans. Yes, after my overweening dreams of doing a HIM crashed and burned, I am being more cautious this year. I am also broke, which admittedly has a dampening effect. I will do the Athens Tri on March 6th, though I haven't got the money yet to pre-register. (It won't fill up before February but I won't get a low race number.) I did pre-register for the Gateway to the Bay Olympic race on April 11th. (I had to send in a check cuz my credit cards are maxed out.) I feel sure I can complete an Oly without killing myself, either in training or the actual event--and I am going to try very hard to just have FUN. Matty Reed is going to be competing and I will get to see him, maybe get a photo. Don't know yet where I will stay or how long. Part of me thinks I should stay two nights, gving myself at least an afternoon and layover to recover from the race before driving back, but as I will be alone, it could get very boring. We'll see. And after Gateway comes Four States in May. My goal there is not to die on the run as I did this past year. June is empty. I don't know if Jim plans on vacationing anywhere but anyway, the slate is blank just in case. In July I will return to Jefferson with a goal similar to that of Four States (can you tell I stink at running in the heat?), and I will put aside whatever grudge I still have about them shorting us on the hardware last year. (Hey, third place is something for me!) Then it's nothing until Rose City on September 11th. After that, run run run! Getting ready for the big marathon (in my case, half) planned here in Tyler for October. Then maybe White Rock in December.