Exercise and work, exercise and work. My workouts seem to be coming in big lumps rather than the previously short, chewable portions. The BIG triathlon is two and a half weeks away. I hope I'm ready. I wish I had done more, or had time to do more.

Where the heck did this competitive drive come from? I thought I was training merely to keep a general level of fitness. I'm even thinking about half-Iron Man and Iron Man distances for next year. What the heck?