Goals

As I mentioned in my post about "Boot Camp", it caused me to set some new goals. Ready?
Ok. Instead of just two "sprint" distance triathlons, I am going to try to do those as preparation for two full "Olympic" distance triathlons. As you may know, the Olympic distance is 1.5/40/10 km (roughly .9/24.8/6.2 miles) of swim/bike/run. The Sprint distance is half that.

Here's the schedule:

1. May 31 - Sprint; Black Bear Triathlon in the PA Pocono mountains
   
2. June 27 - Sprint; Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon
   
3. August 16 - Olympic; North East Triathlon in North East Maryland
4. September 13 - Olympic; The Nation's Triathlon in Washington DC

My plan is to use the first two sprint events as part of my training plan to get up to the Olympic distance. Then, the North East will be a shake down to make sure I can go the distance - culminating in a grand finale in our nation's capital.
I hope you will share the adventure with me. If you would consider making a pledge to support SATC, that would provide some great motivation for me to hang in there. It doesn't need to be much. My suggestion would be to pick a number per event (say $5), then pledge that amount for each event that I complete. If I can complete all 4 events, consider doubling the total. That would mean that if I completed all 4 events, the total donation would be $40. In order to keep things easy, you can just wait until September and fulfill your pledge directly with SATC. If you would be interested in participating in this way, just post a comment (I won't "publish" these comments) or send me an email with your number. Then I will share the total amount of pledges with everyone.