JONES requires medical attention

I thought that title would get your attention and before I get into the details let me say THERE ARE ONLY 33 DAYS UNTIL THE SOMA TRIATHLON……………
Training is been very difficult with my busy schedule. I apologize for not posting more often Everyday life just keeps getting in the way. Boy…….am I whining or what? With 33 days left, my training needs to kick into high gear and the Timex triathlon I completed last weekend was just what I needed. The Timex Triathlon was a sprint (750m swim, 14 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run) triathlon that 12 members from the Team in Training and I completed as a warm up to the big event. I finished in 1:52:24 and I did not melt down during the lake swim.
It started out with the open water lake swim, there were approx. 300 swimmers all starting at the same time. It was like street brawl in the dark, I took a kick to the face, but I threw a few kicks of my own and battled around the course in 20 minutes. I came out of the water feeling pretty good and when I arrived at my transition station I noticed my foot was all bloody. I grabbed my towel and wiped the blood from my foot (this caused me to lose some valuable time in transition) to find a huge slice in my heel. There was no time to fret about it, I had to get moving. I slipped on my gear and headed out for a 14 mile bike ride. I had the brilliant idea that 2 red bulls would give me wings and that I would fly around the course. This sorta backfired and all that happened was I was very thirsty for the rest of the day (note to self-no red bull). I wrapped up the bike loop in 45 minutes and transitioned to the run. I ripped off my bike gear and slipped my running shoes on, bloody sock and all, my adrenaline was pumping and I didn’t really feel the gash in my heel. I bolted from the transition area like a gazelle being chased by a cheetah. Maybe not exactly like that, but I felt like I was moving. The remainder of the day was pure hell, for the first time in a triathlon I had to run up a hill. OH MY GOD, that sucks!! Whatever energy you left in the tank, a big hill will suck it out of you. I did manage to post my best run time and for the first time I finished the race smiling. As for the medical attention……….After the race I visited the medical tent to have them clean my cut, which turned out to be only ½” long.
You all have been so supportive though this adventure and with only a month to go; I want to do my best for everyone. Please continue to send all your love and motivational speeches, the SOMA triathlon is double all the distances and I am going to need the support if I am going to finish in less than 3:45:00.