The End

Due to some cyberspace security concerns this will be my last post.

I will miss blogging, but there are bigger concerns in life no doubt.

So here goes my last post. 

First of all, I would be remiss not to mention that my heart goes out to the people of Newtown. The rest of Connecticut grieves with you.

A breif moment of silence in rememberance was taken prior to the start of the Norfolk Pub 10 miler.  

Due probably in part to a variety of life stresses, dehydration, and cumulative fatigue I just could not keep my heart rate down. I don't think the hills helped with that either.  

Did I say hills, well I don't know but it seemed like it could have passed for a MT Everest expedition! 

Anyway by mile 7 my left hip was giving me some problems. I decided to just mail it in as they say. Not too happy with my time or race,  but the bottom line is that it is nearly time to start another season of training.  

So I'll be moving on pretty quickly and not dwelling on this one.

See you out there, good bye blog, its been real.

And peace to all in 2013.

Fwd: Congratulations from USA Triathlon

This is a major surprise to me, looks like I somehow qualified for the national Olympic distance triathlon championship! 


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Subject: Congratulations from USA Triathlon
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To: LANIRALSTON@MSN.COM
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Congratulations Lani Ralston. You have qualified for the Olympic-Distance race at the 2013 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships on August 10 in Milwaukee, Wis., after finishing in the top 10 percent in your age group at the Women's Triathlon.



Registration will open on February 1, 2013. This event has sold out in each of the past three years and is expected to sell out again in 2013, so be sure to claim your spot on the starting line early.

The USA Triathlon Olympic Distance National Championship is the nation's premier amateur Olympic-distance event with the top age-group athletes from all 50 states forming one of the most prestigious age-group fields in the sport. A select few athletes from each age group will also qualify to represent Team USA at the 2014 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championships. ITU has not yet announced the date and location for the 2014 World Championships. Details will be added to the Team USA website as soon as ITU makes an official announcement.

For more information on the 2013 USA Triathlon Olympic Distance National Championship, please visit www.USATNationalEvents.org. Please note: Athletes must be current USA Triathlon annual members through August 10, 2013, in order to register. You may register or renew your membership at www.usatriathlon.org.

USA Triathlon annual members should CLICK HERE now to take advantage of exclusive sponsor discounts when making travel arrangements for Milwaukee. The host hotel is the Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel. PSA exclusively manages USA Triathlon-owned National Championship housing needs and can offer the best rate for the USA Triathlon room block. Once the room block has been filled, athletes looking to reserve other rooms at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel can use a 15% sponsor discount through USA Triathlon and Hilton.


Questions? Email NationalEvents@usatriathlon.org;

Mittens 5k

Very tired from recent trips to Philadelphia,  Arizona,  and NYC. My right shoe managed to come off during the race as well, so not the best time ever (22:41 chip). It did however get my heart rate up, so good zone 5 workout. Most of all nice to see some friendly faces, like Judy, whom I was surprised to run into there.

Biked on the trainer ( nearly killed me) and did a poor excuse for a Swim workout as well in the afternoon. 

Tomorrow I officially enter the next stage of my training plan. Offseason is over, pre-season which culminates with "testing week" during the last week of the year starts tomorrow. 

The focus has shifted from making workouts lower on the priority scale during " off season"  to working out tecnique and power issues that will be needed for testing week, as they will ultimately set up my zones for training come January.

2013 is on the way!