Pomp & circumstance

Pomp is the good but the circumstance(s) might not.

Saturday agenda-Publix duathlon

ESM held that plus a tri, but since I don't swim..you guessed it. This may be my last year doing this series, not due to my ability (still pomp) but to the circumstance-gas prices. A big circumstance occurred this day-a 45 minute delay. It made the challenge more difficult as we all got deeper into that record heat! The first run was pomp but once I got on the bike, circumstance. On the way back, #1 the sponge flew out of my hydration bottle, cause me to lose much of my drink, plus get splashed with the Accelerade. That was nothing to what happened next. I heard a loud noise while riding versus the wind and discovered the hard way that it came from my bike when I reached for the brakes to bank a turn it they moved down. Luckily, I was 3/4 done. I won my category (pomp) despite the circumstance(s). Another circumstance-awards were delayed until nearly noon; I was stuck out there in that record heat.

Sunday agenda-Daniela 5k

This was my first time doing this one. I was a bit tight from the du plus the heat was worse. This was my 2nd time in my entire athletic career that I did a race at John Lloyd park, and they both happened this year. The pomp-I broke 19, ending the drought in May. The circumstance(s)-3 top ranked masters showed up. Even though Walthon & Tim (teammate) ran fast enough (#2 & 3, respectively) to place in the top three, I still failed to capture the master title;I lost by a mere 4 seconds! I had to settle for being top of my age group. They had a decent post race, much like the du, but also had a raffle.