It's a date!

I don't know how it escaped my attention that I forgot to let you know when the big day/days are. 

My first triathlon will be Tag the World Celebrity Triathlon on, August 22nd, in Waikiki.  Yes, this gives me six weeks to train.  Six stinking weeks.  I know I can do each event individually, it's the doing it all in a row thing that makes me nervous. 

Oh, I should also mention that while I'm training for the tri I also have another 1/2 marathon the following month in Maui. 

...and I have my second tri the month after that (October).  This one will be real interesting because the participants will be swim/run/swimming across 4 lagoons.  That means you have to swim across one lagoon, run up hill on the beach and run back down the beach and into the next lagoon...four times!  Then get on a bike, ride 13 miles and run a 5K. What fool thought this would be fun to make people do? A masochist that's who!  I guess the egg is on my face and everyone else's face who actually pays good money to do it.  Welcome to the world of triathlons. 

I could have gorged myself on top quality sushi for a week with the small fortune I shelled out for these races.  The sense of accomplishment better be just as fulfilling as a stomach full of raw fish.