It has been awhile since I have updated my blog! Now that it is summer, I can more closely focus on my triathlon career, which I am really looking forward to! I have found it to be a challenging year with work requiring a lot of my attention and mental energy (not that is doesn't usually, but this year just seemed more intense for some reason!). In addition, the long and cold Michigan winter seemed to have added an extra challenging variable that required even more mental energy to get up for training when the conditions were unpleasant for so long. Can you relate?! Coming out of the winter and my school year, I found myself more mentally drained than years past. Even through the challenges, I am so thankful for the support God has blessed me with that keeps me pushing through and remembering why I participate in triathlon in the first place.
With that said, I really enjoyed my last race at the Grand Rapids Triathlon where I participated in the sprint race. I had a 3-peat! Woo hoo! and actually won the entire race, including the men by 11 seconds. I tried out my new bike fit from Dale at Village Bike Shop at this race too. Dale was helping me get in a more aggressive position to be more aerodynamic. I love the new fit and feel more aggressive-grr. :) Anyway, the GR tri was a fun day visiting with family and other tri friends and hearing about their races. (I also had another Tri4Him team mate at GR, Sam Kennedy, who took 2nd in the Olympic distance race). I love to be able to connect and race locally throughout the year.
Looking ahead, I am prepping for 5150 TriRock Philadelphia this coming Sunday. I have never been to Philly or to Pennsylvania so it will be fun to check out a new area. I do need to get a Rocky pose running up the stairs-I am told. I am all about that!
Following Philly, I will be heading to Lifetime Minneapolis in early July. One of my favorite races!
I will be updating my blog throughout the season and it will be connected with my new website: abbygeurink.com.
Thanks for reading!
