Triathlon E-mail to Supporters & Friends
Hey everyone! I am sorry that I have not stayed in touch as much this year. Its been a very busy summer for me! But I have had a great time! I had my one year anniversary August 2nd at the Canton IL Sprint Triathlon. My goal was to beat last year’s time. I was a little disappointed when I registered and they told me that last year’s times were not correct. The reported times were faster than our actual times. Despite this I was able to beat my time from last year. I was very pleased!
This past weekend I raced in the Chicago Triathlon. The race organizers claimed it is the largest triathlon in the world. They said there were 10,000 registered for the entire weekend, including the kids triathlons, etc. I participated in the Olympic distance triathlon (1mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run) The swim was in Lake Michigan and the bike would be on Lake Shore Drive. This would be my final triathlon this year. (I am leaving next week for an Elk hunt). I beat my personal best time (From the Hy Vee Triathlon earlier this year) by 6 minutes and finished strong. My goal was not to run out of gas at the end. I didn’t worry about my time as much as I did feeling good about the race. It is very inspiring when you are on mile 4 of the run and you feel like you have plenty left to finish. Instead of feeling like, “crap there is 2 more miles left!!”
But the most inspiring thing for me is hearing how many of you have become inspired to workout and get in better shape. This e-mail started with 4 people last year. As you can see it has grown! Heartland Lodge is moving up in the world and we now have a Blog. I was told that I needed to write about something so I decided to write my Blog on my triathlon experience. You can check it out at http://harpoleheartlandlodge.com/resortblog/category/gary-triathlons My goal is to incorporate fitness and endurance training into the resort. We launched a new web site and added a new bike riding page. http://www.heartlandlodge.com/resort/illinois-bike-riding.html
As I stated last year, the only thing that would make the experience more enjoyable would be to have you join me at the finish line. If you want to do a 5k run or a full triathlon, let me know and I would be happy to join you! Or if you just want to take a leisurely bike ride sometime give me a call. As always, if there is anything I can do to help you out, please don’t hesitate to ask.
For me the next challenge is getting through the busy fall season and winter. Last year I went backwards and lost fitness during these months. My goal this year is to maintain or improve my fitness. I would love to hear from you during this time as I could use some words of encouragement!
Take care and thanks for the support!
Gary
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