7 months

After 7 months of waiting the tri season, for yours truly, begins this weekend....Wetsuit, goggles, helmet, bike, running shoes, etc, etc, have all been tested, fitted, refitted...Continual exhaustion is setting in, copious amounts of coffee are being brewed, lbs of pasta are being consumed, sleep is being lost fretting over possible water up the nose, gel leaking onto my new bike as I try to consume it, sweat getting in my eyes on the run....Joints are cracking, muscles are aching, feet are blistering....And yet somehow, despite all this, it's the happiest i've been in 7 months! It must be the love of the game...