recycling

Thought popped in the back of my mind that I havent posted in a while. Why did I act upon it instead of dismissing it like most thoughts that are forgotten within 10 seconds of conception?
Maybe I can answer that.

Came up with an idea. Don't know if it was because of my day yesterday. I had worked the longest I have done in a day. It was almost as if it was the "work summer solstice", where it is the one day of the year with the greatest amount of sunlight. Except it wasn't sunlight. It was compounded stress and rays of request from takers who pull you in all different directions.

Anyway. My idea. I am thinking efficiency and recycling. On Sunday, I raced in my first triathlon of the year, and on Monday, everyone was asking how I went. My response was as follows:

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Sent: Monday, 2 March 2009 1:54 PM

Subject: FW: BRW results updates ??

Worst tri performance I have run

2 swim and 1 run training session (plus a few rides and a severe bout of blueballs on fri) some how left me in an overly confident mindset

First mistake was underestimating the distance from the transition area to the water which I bolted, leaving me with lactic heavy legs.

I then proceeded to 8 beat kick the lactic out to replicate the swimming confidence I had on the Thursday night swim (which was flat as a pool), but this time it was in choppy conditions.

At the first turn can, mr right calf got pms and decided he had enough, so he cramped, which left me with no kick

Turned on my back to do backstroke, which turned into survival stroke which turned into a 2 pint chug of salt water and a wave to the guys in the yellow

More to the story but the short version is the right calf kept cramping throughout the race, and I felt like I needed a wheelchair.

Ride on the way out was probably my best, but on the turn, I rose from the saddle and the right calf completely cramped up (it felt like it froze) that I physically couldn’t even peddle. Add to that I ended up walking for the 1^st 5 minutes of the run

So all in all, not a day that goes down in the good memory book

Last years performance was a 51/52 min split, but this year went over the hr mark, which was very disappointing

Vowed to myself I would never do a triathlon without training. Got home and collapsed on the bed for 4 hours before having a shower, cooking and then hibernating again

Swim	Cycle	Run	Total
16m	25m	19m	1hr

-rounded my times -----------

There was a humourous response which I enjoyed:

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Subject: RE: BRW results updates ??
Sent: Monday, 2 March 2009 2:02 PM

Wow, that is quite a funny/empathetic/emotional/detailed/journey-like description.

I felt like i just did the tri!!!

You are soft, that is the worst lot of excuses I have heard. I bet you had this email drafted on Friday. Weak as p#$@. This message is written and authorised by Steve, note my official time was 52 mins.

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So there you have it. I have subtly executed my idea. I am thinking of the title as "confessions of the email outbox"

hmmm...... maybe not as good as I thought. FYI, my work hours yesterday were 9am to 2:30am, 17.5 hrs. so much for work life balance

times up.

b