OMG! Get me out of this house!!!!

This week is what I have needed to confirm my decision NOT to race in triathlons this year. For the past two years, I have been racing in the elite division in local triathlons. My performances were better than I ever expected and it was fun to see what I could do. However, there was a price to pay with that: trying to balance being a stay at home mom with training. Last year it became all too clear that I couldn't do it all and do it well. My kids are in the prime ages of sickness.  If one isn't sick, the other one is and on the tail end of that, I end up sick. 

In October I raced in the U.S. Open Triathlon Championships in Dallas, TX. It was very exciting to be a part of this. I really worked on my swim for this race and was hoping for a great end to my fabulous season.  About a week and a half prior to the race, my youngest came down with croup. This has been by far my least favorite illness as it sounds like your child is going to suffocate. All was well and good as my husband and I took off for Dallas. I woke up race day feeling all right. My swim time was really slow and around mile 11 on the bike, I felt like all the energy had been sucked out of my body. Something wasn't right. I finished the race. I went to talk to someone after and had no voice. The Croup had struck! 

So what's up with this week? This past Sunday was the Manitou Sprint Tri which is a race I really enjoy. I was missing racing Sunday morning. Then my 2 year old woke up and couldn't walk. As the day went on, big, sore blisters appeared on his feet. He couldn't put shoes on. Couldn't figure it out.....did he step in poison ivy? did he step on some bugs that bit him? Does he have foot, hand & mouth virus? Besides painful feet he has no other symptoms. Needless to say, it is Wednesday and we have only left the house once, to go to the doctor. My husband is on a business trip so I have no relief - can't hire a sitter when my kid can't walk!  So, that means no Darcy time. How would I spend it if I had it? A run of course!  Did I mention that this past Monday & Tuesday were GORGEOUS outside?  Ahh, this is why I am not training - because I never get to train consistently!

So while it is great to not feel like I have to swim, bike or run, I am naturally an active person. I enjoy the endorphins that come along with a hard core workout. Even though I am not competing against myself in a race, I still like to see how far I can push my body on the same running route, or if I can to a strength training interval faster than the last time.  I guess that'll have to do for now!  

I can only hope that Willie wakes up tomorrow morning and can walk!  Then I can at least take him to the gym and get in a great crossfit workout! My favorite:  Row 800 meters(high resistance), 50 full range of motion squats. Repeat 5 times as fast as you can!  Wish me luck in beating my last time!