Where did the summer go?

Is it me or does it feel like the Utah triathlon season has ended prematurely? It is hard to believe that, after all of the obsessing and planning that the year is pretty much done, and we are heading into the fall. My wife has already dug up the fall decorations—pumpkins and scarecrows now adorn our house (Where will my Peter Reid poster go?), jackets have been pulled from closets and we are already talking about Christmas. This is way too soon, if you ask me. It felt warm when I walked out the door, as I headed out for my bike ride. But, I froze as I coasted my way down my street. A quick u-turn for the arm warmers and I’d be off again.

My season still has one race to go, however, I have already found myself looking at the 2008 calendar of events. “What will my objective be?” “If race ‘x’ is my main priority, what races can I fit in?” Too many decisions to make and it’s only September! Battle At Midway and SG Trifecta races have already opened registration. The others won’t be too far behind. And, like the Ironman races, if you don’t make your decision now you could be left out. It seems unfair that we must pick some of our races so early. However, the fairness remains in that there will likely be many great events to choose from again.

Enjoy your downtime from training, if you choose to stop at all. I’m sure that Sarah Jarvis will be running around her neighborhood as her husband, Karl watches their little one. I’ll be eating pumpkin pie!

Have a great off-season.

Alex McKinley
Managing Editor