Rain, Rain go away??

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

-Henry David Thoreau

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Finally, I think the rain may be leaving.

It started raining last Thursday and was pretty much non-stop since then. It was unbelievable. I went out to ride that Thursday and ended having to call John to pick me up due to the lightning. I'm ok riding in rain, but as soon as the lightning starts up I'm done!

I've had a really good we of training as I prepare for the Texas Triathlon Championships on the 27th. I'm still first overall in the region after the new rankings came out so that's great. As of right now it looks like the overall crown is mine. The race this weekend is worth 100 points and I feel confident that I can pull off 99 points if not 100 and first place overall. I've raced this course before for the olympic course and won first overall there. The bike course is fast fast fast, and the run course isn't too bad either. I'm signed up for the open wave so I'll be able to see the competition from the start of the race.

I registered for the Rockledge Rumbe 50K this week so I'm officially in for that one! I wanted to send out a formal invitation to everyone to attend that race if at all possible. They have a distance for everyone, including 15K, 30K, and 50K. If you've never participated in a trail run this is definitely the time to try it out! It's a great atmosphere. Very relaxed and welcoming. The DFW area has few trail races, so it's great to get as many people out as possible when we do have them. If you CLICK HERE, you can check out the details.

I've also started seriously thinking about the Rocky Raccoon 100 miler in February. I'm going to see how the rest of my running season unfolds and make the decision later in the year.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

_Jacob_