a few tri photos

A few pictures from the super sprint tri I did on saturday.

testing out the cold water.

where's lizzy? find the #76 on the arm.

last few strokes.

heading into T1.

heading out of T1

First bike lap finished.

first one back (on my rack) to rack my bike after the bike ride.

heading out on the run. getting a little hydrated.

finished!

gmaps pedometer

David and I have been taking long walks a couple of evenings a week with Sam. We usually head into one neighborhood where there are beautiful houses and yards. The past two times we went for a walk I sat down at the computer when we got back and mapped out where we had gone on gmap-pedometer. Last night after I did this I was shocked to see that it said we had walked almost 5.5 miles. I didn't think we were gone that long--but- wow! that's a long walk!

hold me to it

Okay- I am going to be starting my 10th year in graduate school. Not that I was actually enrolled all that time. I've taken about 3 years on-leave, but nonetheless. The Graduate school has a 10 year rule. You have to finish within the 10 years or you have to re-apply or petition them or some such rigamarole.

So, I'm hereby declaring that I plan to finish my dissertation and graduate in spring 2010. It will take much more dedication and time than I've been putting in to date, but I do understand that life will have to change for a year so that I can finish. I hope that everyone else in my life will understand that as well. I really want to be PhinisheD! ;-)

There is one other person who started in Sociology the same year I did. She is also gearing up to finish in the Spring. We've both got our work cut out for us, but hopefully we can use each other as a support network.

So, please help me to finish by providing your support, encouragement, and understanding of my time constraints...and in return you'll have my eternal gratitude.

weird or interesting?

Today someone called me at work and asked me about the "Litzlers". She said she was a Litzler and she didn't think there were many other Litzlers in the US. Or, that her brother didn't think there were that many other Litzlers in the US and she was trying to prove him wrong. So, I explained what I knew about the Litzlers, given that I am one by marriage, and she asked me to put her in touch with any one else who knew more about the Litzlers. I did ask her how she found me...apparently she found my name associated with UW and she is in the general Puget Sound area and figured she'd give me a call.

Overall, just seemed a little weird, although she sounded like a perfectly nice person. However, given that anyone with computer access can google "Litzler" and find dozens of people online that they don't know, surely they could have settled their argument that easily. She did seem interested in which area the Litzlers are originally from, so maybe she is getting into some genealogy stuff...weird or interesting?

anyway- thought I would try to pass her on to someone who knows more about the Litzlers, because she did seem genuinely interested.

Mentoring

I signed up as a mentor for the danskin this year. I have 22 mentees, although only 10 or so have responded to any of my emails. I went to an info session at REI tonight to help answer questions. And last week I went to a mentor dinner where they gave us some swag--a nathan fuel belt (which rei was selling for 45 bucks) and a water bottle with a handle which has a special name but I can't think of it. It was nice to meet other mentors--most of whom have done many more tri's than me. Anyway, I'm having fun volunteering my time. Once danskin is over I may have to find something else to volunteer for. (Maybe I should volunteer to work on my dissertation? ;-)