Goodness - there is so much to say, but I'm beyond too tired to say it all! Below are a few highlights from my first week or so in Austin:
- I did my first T3 ride Saturday. We rode a "flatter" route and it still kicked my tail. Kim and Tim were both in town so it was a treat to have old friends in my new place. Near the end of the ride, I comforted myself by thinking "well, it can only get better from here" when I was dying. The Austin terrain is either going to kill me or make me stronger...let's hope for the latter!
- Tonight I tried out the PAC tri group and it was awesome. If I do their Tues/Thu open water swims and spin class on a regular basis I'm going to be ready to at least kick my own butt before too long (not necessarily sure about anyone else's though!). I was also greeted with a huge rainbow as I walked on the little trail down to the lake on my way to the swim workout. Doing a full workout in a lake as opposed to a pool was quite interesting, but I think will prove to be quite beneficial. You never fully rest because there is no wall to hang on to - you are treading water or swimming the entire time.
- Kim and I did our long run from my apartment Sunday morning. It was such a joy. Our run included a little over 2 miles on the Barton Creek Greenbelt, 4-5 miles around Town Lake, a few more miles here and there, and a nice stop at Tacodeli for breakfast on the way home. Tacodeli is right at a mile from my apartment, and it is entirely uphill to get home, so why not just stop there, eat, and have to walk home instead of trying to run up that hill?
- I have lots of bag packing to do these days. Not coming home for 12-14 hours at a time during the day requires lots of bags with lots of food, spandex, water bottles, and electronics.
- I miss my third closet...even the two I have here are smaller than the ones I used to have.
- On the other hand, I love my bedroom and living room in my new place - they seem very light and airy.
- I'm "trying out" two new running buddies Thursday night - or more like they are probably trying me out! Hopefully I get invited back after that run. We're doing our long run then so we can ride long Saturday and race Jack's Generic Triathlon on Sunday.
- I'm looking forward to the first time I can finish a long run and plunge straight into Barton Springs to cool off and "ice" my legs.
- I'll be very happy when my company moves to its permanent office in the middle of August. I'm in the middle of nowhere right now - Thursday night I looked down and I'd driven 60 miles that day!! That is quite a difference from my typical driving day in Houston.
- The evenings here feel sooooooooo amazing. I hope I don't start taking that for granted...if I do, I'll just spend a night or two in Houston and I'll appreciate the lower humidity again.
- It has rained in my car twice in the last 3 days. Oops. I have left the sunroof vented and two separate times crazy storms came in (Forrest Gump sideways rain kind of storms) and the water blew into my car. Good thing I keep no less than 2 towels in there at all times!
- I did my first T3 ride Saturday. We rode a "flatter" route and it still kicked my tail. Kim and Tim were both in town so it was a treat to have old friends in my new place. Near the end of the ride, I comforted myself by thinking "well, it can only get better from here" when I was dying. The Austin terrain is either going to kill me or make me stronger...let's hope for the latter!
- Tonight I tried out the PAC tri group and it was awesome. If I do their Tues/Thu open water swims and spin class on a regular basis I'm going to be ready to at least kick my own butt before too long (not necessarily sure about anyone else's though!). I was also greeted with a huge rainbow as I walked on the little trail down to the lake on my way to the swim workout. Doing a full workout in a lake as opposed to a pool was quite interesting, but I think will prove to be quite beneficial. You never fully rest because there is no wall to hang on to - you are treading water or swimming the entire time.
- Kim and I did our long run from my apartment Sunday morning. It was such a joy. Our run included a little over 2 miles on the Barton Creek Greenbelt, 4-5 miles around Town Lake, a few more miles here and there, and a nice stop at Tacodeli for breakfast on the way home. Tacodeli is right at a mile from my apartment, and it is entirely uphill to get home, so why not just stop there, eat, and have to walk home instead of trying to run up that hill?
- I have lots of bag packing to do these days. Not coming home for 12-14 hours at a time during the day requires lots of bags with lots of food, spandex, water bottles, and electronics.
- I miss my third closet...even the two I have here are smaller than the ones I used to have.
- On the other hand, I love my bedroom and living room in my new place - they seem very light and airy.
- I'm "trying out" two new running buddies Thursday night - or more like they are probably trying me out! Hopefully I get invited back after that run. We're doing our long run then so we can ride long Saturday and race Jack's Generic Triathlon on Sunday.
- I'm looking forward to the first time I can finish a long run and plunge straight into Barton Springs to cool off and "ice" my legs.
- I'll be very happy when my company moves to its permanent office in the middle of August. I'm in the middle of nowhere right now - Thursday night I looked down and I'd driven 60 miles that day!! That is quite a difference from my typical driving day in Houston.
- The evenings here feel sooooooooo amazing. I hope I don't start taking that for granted...if I do, I'll just spend a night or two in Houston and I'll appreciate the lower humidity again.
- It has rained in my car twice in the last 3 days. Oops. I have left the sunroof vented and two separate times crazy storms came in (Forrest Gump sideways rain kind of storms) and the water blew into my car. Good thing I keep no less than 2 towels in there at all times!
Comments