Saturday April 24, 2010:
I am still working on being consistent with training. Feeling guilty in the past week for not working out, I pushed myself this weekend. First thing in the morning (after my quiet time of course), I went on a 25-mile bike ride, ending at the community swimming pool. (I did take a 20-minute breakfast rest at a donut shop a couple of blocks away! ;-)
At the pool, decided to max out on what I can do since this would be the last week for my swim training. With my cheap wetsuit on, I finished 90 x 25 yards in 1 hour 4 mins! This built my confidence that I can do well in the swimming leg of the race.

Sunday, April 25, 2010:
Coming back from a 7-hour drive from Sacramento, attended a meeting and then went on a 12-mi bike ride. I feel bad at times that I have to sacrifice training specially for meetings and other commitments.
I asked my mentor on the program about this and he says my recovery and my relationship with God comes first and foremost. He encourages me to continue with the training but not to the point that it gets in the way of what's more important. He urges me to still join the race but not to break some record. Just finish...for now.
Found a 2008 top of the line wetsuit on sale for half the price! Was contemplating whether to take advantage of the sale (since the offer is only good till Monday) or wait since I have to charge this one on card. After a couple of advices from friends, decided to finally get it.