Oh Boy

Winter in Minnesota. This year had so much promise. Lots of snow early. Temperatures were not bad at all. What happened? There has not been too much to get excited about as of late, and that's not a bad thing. After the marathon I have not been out for any runs. The days that I could have it was -0. Just a couple of swims. Weekly broomball is enough fitness for now. So what is there to get excited about this winter.

For the Prest family it's the news that we will be bringing another boy into the family come June. My suspicions were were confirmed last Wednesday during the ultra-sound appointment. We are now 19 weeks along and have a healthy baby boy on the way. Janet has adjusted well to the news. She has been pretty nervous about having a boy but our friends and family have been calming her nerves that boys really are not that hard to raise :) She came from a family of four girls, so this will be an adjustment. We are very excited to have another baby coming into our lives.

Bijou is walking 90% of the time now. She has been taking steps since around Christmas and has taken her time to make it a full time thing. It is very fun to see her exploring her world at her new level and speed. Still an angel. Not too much for words yet. Happy all the time.

My summer training schedule just got better. It looks something like this. I am going to wing a 5k or 10k or half marathon in here or there. There is the Gear West Duathlon Sunday, May 18. It is a 5k run, 28k bike, 4k run. Good to get the race year going before the lakes defrost. I will probably find something to do in June supr of the moment (there is a baby on the way). I had thought I was going to take a year off of fund raising and not do a race for TNT. Then I went to a meeting with a friend and saw that the local Lifetime Fitness Tri is on Adams birthday July 12. So today I went to the season kick off party and signed up. It's a $2,100 frundraise and I don't have to travel. I really would have had a hard time going cold turkey from TNT anyways. I am very excited to be part of the team again and racing on Adams B-day. Sunday July 20 is the Spirit of Racine race. My first half Iron. 70.3 miles of swimming, biking and running. I am excited to challenge my endurance to a new level. August 16th is the annual sprint tri that I do with Clark and his uncle Steve every year in Waupaca Wi. I look forward to this race every year. If you are interested in trying a tri yourself this is the perfect race to get your feet wet on. To end the season Sep 7 is another half iron, Square Lake. It is a local race just north of Stillwater. Many "tri heads" rave about this race because of the clear lake water and challenging hill bike piece. I am looking forward to the challenge of this season as I ramp up to trying a full Ironman in 09.

I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to race for TNT and the inspiration and support to push myself to greater heights, both physically and mentally. I am most excited to watching our family grow and hope that all this crazyness melds together as we go. If not, my hopes and dreams of these races can wait. Not every race is perfect and timing is everything.