Well my final Triathlon of the season will be happening this weekend. I am doing the Mid-Summer Tri in Troutdale, Oregon. I feel that training has been going good. The only problem I've been having is a re-occuring issues with my Plantar Fasciitis. It had been a problem a few months ago, but it had gotten much better. But just a few weeks ago it reared its ugly head. I got some new shoes because running in my old shoes for to long is usually the cultpert. But it didn't work as quickly as it had before. Then I noticed that my left calf muscle was much tighter than my right, so I started doing more calf stretches and it seems to be working, along with ice. I probably won't be doing any running this week before my race. I will focus just on swimming and cycling. I have been working on some new positioning in the pool, by keeping my head lower, by looking to the bottom of the pool. I have been holding my head up more, and I found just by moving my head a bit lower my 100 yard splits are about 5-7 seconds faster.

My goal for this weekend is to have a faster bike split. I know that I can do a 1:05 - 1:15, and I will be looking to do a faster swim time also. I want to try and go out faster in the swim and push myself more. I am aiming for a time of 2:15 - 2:30, so we'll see what happens.