I have to get better at this blogging thing!

Once again, I've let almost 6 weeks pass since my last update - unacceptable! As usual, I've had lots of stuff going on.

On June 6th, I completed my first sprint triathlon in Stowe, VT. While the universe seemed to be conspiring against me for the entire lead-up, I ended up having a blast and will definitely do it again next year. It was one of those things on my 'to-do' list and with my 30th birthday upon me it seemed like a good time to go for it. I managed to do the 500m swim in 14min30s. I am really proud of this considering I'm NOT a swimmer and I only hit the pool 3 times before the triathlon. The bike and the run were hell though - Stowe is a very pretty town with lots of rolling hills - but mix that with torrential ( and I do mean torrential) downpours the whole day AND my complete neglect of my nutrition/hydration...it was quite horrible by the end! Despite the incredible cramps in my legs, I felt great crossing the finish line. I have a whole new respect for triathletes and I can also confirm that I have NO interest whatsoever in doing an olympic distance triathlon, or worse, an ironman - EVER. Think of all the other things you could do with 16 hours. Those people are crazy!

The weekend after, Warren competed in the NH State Strongman Championships - you can find all the details in his blog. I'll just say that there was a moment when he was strapped to the 10,000 lbs monster truck and all I could think was "Thank God that's not me". Bad girlfriend, I know.

As many of you know, the gym has moved to a great new home - renovations continue and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am also becoming a master tiler, painter, constructor-of-things:) I'll post pics of the new space asap.

We now have an IPF rack at the gym - this is a fantastic piece of equipment that will allow our lifters to practice on a competition-style bench/squat rack. We've also got atlas stones on the way for our strongman crew, a few more kegs and some other fun stuff that is being custom-made.

Watch out for pics and more frequent updates (promise!).