My Attempt at a Regular Update

It finally feels like springtime here in Maryland! Today was one of the wonderful two-a-days that are characteristic of triathlon training, so that gave me a chance to take advantage of the nice weather. In the morning I did a nice 5mi run along the harbor to Fells Point. Though I've only been in Baltimore for a couple of days, the nicer areas are fairly interesting and have a lot of character. This evening, I did my first swim practice with the Master's group at Merritt and I quickly realized how I'm lacking swim fitness. Fortunately, I manged to make it through the whole workout for a total of about 2700yds. That's almost 1000 yds farther than any workout I've done this year, so if I can keep this up, I think I'll be in good shape come August. I've got a couple more workouts scheduled for Thursday and Friday, but I'm really looking forward to the group ride on Saturday. I think the high is supposed to reach about 80deg, so hopefully we'll have a decent sized group. I hear that the roads are great for cycling once you get out into Baltimore county, so I'm ready to see if it's true.