So, I don’t have many pictures yet and I am completely exhausted from the triathlon and the driving this weekend, so this is your quick hello and little teaser as to how the race went!
That would be me on the right 
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Stay tuned for a full recap as soon as possible! It was amazing spending the weekend with my best friend and boyfriend!
Tell me what you did this weekend!!
So many random things that I want to fill you all in on. Let’s get started.
1. Look at all of the cool things that will take place in addition to my triathlon next weekend.
Free pulled pork and frozen custard? Can I ask for anything more?!
2. I can’t ask for much better than Sophia Grace, Rosie, and FUN! They’re all too cute (especially Jack Antonoff on the left 
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3. Anyone remember my obsession with Newsies from when I saw it in May? Well, I get to see it again at the end of October. The one sad thing is that Jeremy Jordan (who played the lead Jack Kelly) has been replaced so that he can be on Smash. He also just got married this past weekend. Does knowing this make me a stalker? Don’t care! Here’s a video of his adorableness:
4. So you know I’m obsessed with fun. and Newsies. Did you remember that I am also obsessed with Andrew McMahon from Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate? Well, yesterday morning I awoke to this in my inbox:
That made me SUPER happy. Until I opened the email and read this:
“At the heart of this change is the closing of a very important chapter in my life, one that is no doubt close to all of us. On November 11th, in Los Angeles at the 3rd annual Dear Jack benefit, my band and I will perform our last set as Jack’s Mannequin.”
Gahhh. I have been obsessed with Andrew McMahon since I was 14. I have seen Something Corporate once and Jack’s Mannequin I believe 5 times if not more. I really hope that this doesn’t mean an end to his personal music career. This news totally put a damper on my mood yesterday!
That would be me and Andrew .
5. I moved into the fast lane at swim practice yesterday! And I was greeted with a pretty nice practice!
750 warm-up
8 x 125 on 2:00
6 x 75 backstroke on 1:30
4 x 50 drill on :50
4 x 50 swim on :40
50 easy
200 breaststroke pull
6 x 25 sprint on :30
300 cool-down
3300 total! Bam. Nothing like a good workout before 7 am! And I was pretty sore so I also did a little bit of ellipticalling nice and slowly yesterday afternoon.
And off to the elementary school today! Can’t wait to get to know the students I will be working with this semester!
Tell me something random from your life as of late!
This week’s focus for Running and Reading Long is race preparation. I know that I’ve just started training for my next race, but that doesn’t mean I can’t already start preparing.
Although I am doing the Color Run and a 65 mile bike ride (simple pace, not a race), the thing I am training and focusing on most is the Bethany Beach Triathlon.
The Triathlon is Sunday, September 23. The race consists of 1000 meter Swim/Beach Run (.62 miles), 30k Bike (18.5 miles), and 7k Run (4.35 miles). The transition area for the race opens at 5:30, prerace events are a 7:15, and the race starts at 7:30. Can’t forget the post race party after, too 
. Packet pick-up is the night before from 4-8 and there is also an expo along with it!
Some things we were supposed to research for this week’s post in order to be fully prepared include:
and hopefully spending time at the beach!
Some things that I am still worried about: what to wear on the top to be comfortable the whole time. I have triathlon shorts but I don’t know what I should wear as a top?! A sports bra maybe and then put my biking shirt on? A special triathlon top? Not sure!! Everything I researched said to wear a wetsuit, but as this is my first major triathlon, I don’t know whether spending the money on a wetsuit is the best idea. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Also, do I wear clip shoes and then switch to my sneakers? Or switch back to my old pedals and just wear the sneakers the whole time?
Lastly, what will I do to make the race fun? Well, how can it not be fun…I am racing with my best friend and boy friend!
In my research, I found some good articles:
11 Triathlon Rules You Should Know
How Triathletes Stay Hydrate On Race Day
Triathlon Swim: How to Stay on Course
So far this week, I have ran, swam, and cross trained, and this morning I planned on going for a ride but woke up to a storm. The hardest thing will be training while in San Diego…I have no idea what my resources will be like!!
Anyone that has any triathlon tips, please let me know!
And the winner of the Girls4Sport giveaway is:
Louise from Runner’s Ramblings! Congrats, Louise!! Look forward to an email from me!
And don’t forget: Readers get 15% from Girls4Sport using the code SWIM15!
Have a good day!
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