Jet Laaaaaaaag!

Wow!  It's been awhile since I last posted.  Well, I've finally recovered from my recent travels to the Bluegrass State for Ironman Louisville and to Seattle for an Iron Girl 5k/10k.  So, my week in Louisville was filled with VIP swag bag stuffing, playing chauffeur to and from the airport, mingling with our sponsor reps, manning the USAT check-in area, playing caterer to a host of starving massage and medical volunteers, lifting, carrying, and hoisting various things, and enjoying each leg of the race from the best seats in the house!  Seeing the drama unfold on the course only made me more eager to begin my own Ironman journey, which I am forecasting for 2010.  All in all the race went very smoothly and with minimal problems, which tells you how hard we all worked.  I was pooped when we got back to FL and only had 3 days back in the office until I repacked and headed out to Seattle for Iron Girl.  This being only a running race instead of a triathlon, there was far less work to be done.  I was in charge of coordinating the expo, which was a success.  The race ended up setting a new record for participants in an Iron Girl event:  over 2700 female athletes ranging from 5 to 77 years old!  It was a great experience overall.  The weather spoiled me, as it was a brisk 55 in the early morning and only got to a high of about 70 with sunny skies and a cool breeze.  Absolutely perfect.  We were lucky enough to get to go down to Pike St. Market where the famous salmon-throwing occurs, and also visited the original Starbucks.  Our hotel had a nice view of the space needle, but sadly enough, I didn't happen to run into McDreamy:(  I also had a great first experience at dinner one night.  I had my first taste of fresh, succulent crab at the Crab Pot.  Man, what a treat!  Luckily after these back to back trips I was given a day off to recover.  Now I've got about a week in the office and then it's off to Bloomington, MN, home to the Mall of America, for the Iron Girl Bloomington Duathlon (run, bike, run).  Well, that's all for now!