First, Team Timex … what an honor!  I don’t believe I’ve been part of an athletic team since my days of playing tennis in college, and a bit after that.  The comraderie, support, and laughs are all great.  But, is it Lance who says it’s not all about the bike?  How wrong!  With Team Timex, it most certainly is all about the bike … and all the other great gear and sponsors we have.  They all help create that “Timex Euphoria” you hear about:

(running toward the finish at St. Croix 70.3 in May)

That same positive feeling was felt wholeheartedly in April, too, when several Team Timex folks joined about 100 others to help raise some money for Jamie Whitmore and her battle with cancer.  The fun run, put on by Zeal Optics in Boulder, attracted the likes of Will Kelsay, Carole Sharpless, Erin Kummer, and yours truly (hope I’m not forgetting anyone else).  Doing good things like this seems to be a common thread among the mindsets of those on the Team

Big thanks to 2 of our Team’s sponsors and supporters:  ARX and Power Breathe.  I have been taking 2 ARX tabs every morning for almost 3 months now, and absolutely feel like I can put together more high quality workouts back-to-back than ever before … and, I’m getting older (54 as of Sunday!).  Power Breathe was a product I was originally skeptical of; however, after 2 months of a consistent daily regimen of 30 breathes at about a 2-3 level, the breathing exercises are noticably easier; and, I would guess that has to do with the strengthening of the muscles used, but rarely exercised and pinpointed, like they are with the Power Breathe tool.  Pretty cool!

Lastly, besides St. Croix in May, an excellent Canyonlands Half-Marathon in April (1:30:22), and a solid Bolder Boulder 10K on Memorial Day, my life was pretty much consumed the past 7 weeks with the sale of my business, 5430 Sports, to WTC (Ironman).  As I reported in our 5430 Newsletter, the unofficial announcement of the deal, after 10 years of race directing, Jodee and I were/are ready for a change.  This certainly caused a bit of a setback in the short-term, racing-wise; but, I am now ready to get back to some serious training, with an eye on the Pikes Peak Marathon in mid-August (the full deal, up and down), and Ironman Arizona in November. 

Besides more training and racing, I plan on completing one of the 3 books I have begun in the past few years – one which is triathlon related.  I am also contemplating a run for Boulder City Council … a different kind of race.

So … after a 20 year serious business career, 10 years of racing and race directing, Part 3 of my life is soon to begin.  Stay tuned.