Treks, Lance, Loyalties, Charitites, Climbing the Corporate Ladder, a Gallon of Latex Paint, Mt. Southington....

Ok all these random facts have a place in what has happended in my life in the past 24 hours. I will start at Tues. 3:30PM.

3:30Pm Drive out to Newington Cycle, a trek dealer feeling completely dirty as I asked the guys for what it would cost to get an equinox 7 (mid ranged tri bike). about $1400.00 and I can finance via Trek Card...(sweet maybe a tri bike is in the cards for NZ) bad news......only have them in size 58 (too big) and size 54cm(borderline)...good meet trek rep. Might cut Cen Tri a deal on the 5 new tri bikes we're looking to pick up bad news the new o8's are coming out so we won't be able to finalize prices until then...bad news only remaining 07's are 54 cm, 58 cm, and 60cm, unless we're buying the top end or next to top end...somehow have plenty of those...found next to top end bike that I love...if I win powerball or score promotion it shall be mine... (yes I like the fighter ace style, If I buy it would buy shit load of M-dot and 70.3 stickers each time I finish one put it on the bike like a kill sheet....sigh)

5:30 after lookinging at bike porn and talking bike porn with Jeff and Trek Rep (Dave CCSU Alum.) Haul out to Winding Trails for HEAT Meeting. Park a mile out side the gates because I see a shitload of cars parked outside the gates. Walk in and tell them I'm volunterring , Guard says nice try charges me five bucks...urge to kill rising....Get to tri start..see road bikes...findout that I could do a road course...cuss to myself that I left the bike in Wolcott..... direct traffic as Shultz crosses into T-1 followed by kayakers......watch huge mass of swimmers come by 5 min.later....everyone's out of Transition, Take off T-shirt and decide to run in my bike shorts ( which I was wearing because I was hoping to get fit at Newington.) Wait for first guy into T-1...it's a kayaker/roadbiker....follow after him, pass him trying to learn trails ( this race is a training race I had HEAT's and the race director's approval to do this, heck I could have done an Aquathlon if I wanted to.) ...Get out into no-man's land....zen out...start thinking about granola....possible xterra....birkenstocks...get back to senses...pick up pace...get passed by race leader....get passed by 2nd and 3rd.....cross finish line...find out I shouldn't have..race director shrugs it off "shit happens" . Kid beefed it bad on mountain bike....hauled out of woods on tractor....get water and gatorade for him because they think he's dehydrated as well as beat up. Find out he lost conscientiousness IM warrior dude and I from HEAT comfort him...share greatest hits stories until EMS arrives.

7:00 HEAT Meeting...talk about sponsorship...Beer...new team hats...me going to New Zealand.....Dean looks at me "what jersey are you wearing?" sigh tell him I'm going in CenTri jersey ( if we order them by then) and HEAT shorts. Everyone laughs, "cross the finish side ways" Ken offers me sweat soaked Jersey...might take him up on it...( decisions....CenTri Jersey and HEAT shorts, HEAT Jersey and CenTri shorts.... socks, hats...who would have thought Ironman race apparel would be an ethical dilemma..HEAT is established force, CenTri is just starting out and needs something to make it badass at collegiate Nats...decisions...) Ken and IM Warrior dude (Raphael) convince me to do Litchfield Hills one day after Lake Waramaug Glory...if it's raining that bike leg will hurt.. Dicuss my plan to fundraise for charity...told to throw it in the forum..will do tomorrow... meeting adjourns get free T-shirt form 06. Walk back to car get ride from IM Warrior dude back to car. Drive home turn on SVU pass out...

1:00am wake up start down the cellar stairs to my bedroom. Knock over can of Beige paint...spills all over pile of dirty laundry...cuss to self...spend hour to hour and a half clenaing it up and trying to do damage control on clothes.

2:30-3:00 get to bed sleep.....

7:30 get up...hit shower to find there's no hot water....suck it up....go to DD get donuts and coffee , breakfast of champions...work...

4:30...tell boss about plan to apply for position as sales assistant for investment services....has me telemarket him...tells me to bring in resume...wants me to be ready to kick this pig. Props for the Bossman...

5:30 change into newly acquired HEAT Shorts....and blue bike jersey, ride bike to Southington Y because Waterbury's pool's closed for cleaning. ride bike to Southington Y get onto pool deck told open swim doesn't start until 7:30...ride back to Wolcott...decide to ride up Southington Mt. instead of the golf course way I came down.....start climbing, kick into lower gear, keep climbing, kick into lower gear, ...keep climbing, average speed 7.0...6.5...6.0...6.5...keep spining in the middle ring...get to top...never got out of the saddle. 10% gradient ...1.25 mile climb.....who's my bitch!.....get home...grap Fajita...get sister....drive to Southington Y....go to pool...bump into Justin..BS...get into water swim about 2500yds. before guard kicks us out...get soda and bS with sister...come home feed dogs...check email....CenTri meeting tomorrow, set alarm for 5am it's ambitious but I want to get a 10 miler in....break in fuel belt...type on blog...tired...eyes barley open...need sleep....should fine tune resume...will do first thing tomorrow...after run....need sleep..caffine runing out...need snack...then sleep....thoughts going every direction...feeling zombified...until next time....REDRUM...I mean GINGOLB PEEK....

R.D.