A Latte to Celebrate

Yum…nothing like homemade lattes to start a Sunday!

I whipped (ha!) these up this morning to try and treat myself and Lucas after a very busy Saturday. You know about my triathlon, and I hinted at our volunteer “job” at the Beer Festival of the South. It was fun, but really hard work — it made for a two-wristband day for me:

We poured beer, talked to attendees about various breweries, brewing techniques, etc (as you can probably guess, I did the pouring while Lucas did most of the talking!) and helped haul stuff around.

Can’t complain, since we got paid in cases (and cases and cases) of great craft beer.

But Lucas did have to cry over spilled milk beer.

Oopsie. Luckily, we only lost one bottle, and we hired on a new head of security to ensure that this does not happen again:

We fit as much as we could in our fridge (see Lucas’s post about my mini-freakout regarding the state of our supply):

And I helped drink down the beer stock by indulging in a Dogfish Head Punkin Ale. Ahhh, fall beers.

I’m actually not in too much pain after yesterday’s events…I have a general soreness all over — including some weird places like the sides of my neck (from breathing during the swim) and the balls of my feet (pressing down on the bike pedals). My groin injury is remarkably better, which is shocking considering how badly it hurt yesterday. I wonder if the 5.6-mile run could have actually been good for the leg?

I’m having some brief, but possibly crazy thoughts about my race goals for 2010. I’m already signed up for a half marathon in January, and I’d like to try another Olympic triathlon in March. The thing is…the Florida Half Ironman is in May. If I could train for the 56-mile bike, I think I could have a chance. I will have done two half marathons by then, and the swim is not that much longer than those I do in my current training.

We’ll see.

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