No Snow January!

January seems to be flying by and while this El Nino stuff seems to be true (we are definitely getting some much needed rain) I truly don't miss the cold and snowy January of the Midwest!  The kids have been busy with swim team and I've been busy earning some spending money for Kona in addition to my off-season training.  I've also been selected to be a Brand Ambassador for Zensah and Nuun.  I'm super excited to be chosen to represent these products!  

My sweet Jilly

I have earned GOLD All World Athlete status!  What does this mean?  Priority registration for certain Ironman branded events and some cool pre-race activities at Kona!

The kids had a swim meet in mid-December - it was cold outside but at least the pool was warm

Jillian's friend shares her towel

Jillian taped this drawing to the wall - Rooodolp!

My ninja turtle lover has some cool ornaments

some strength training by the tree one night while the kids were at swim team practice - I am determined to make strength training a priority this season.  It gets tough to fit it in when the training volume increases but I know it's important to staying healthy during race season

I've been working hard on a swim block for the past couple months - seeing the sun rise most mornings at the pool.

Jillian says "STOOOOOP"

Jillian says "SLOOOOOOW"

I've been working as a crossing guard and lunch room/recess supervisor since November.  I've also been doing some food prep at the high school  It's not exactly in my field of engineering, but it works with the kid's schedules and allows me to earn a little bit of spending money for Kona ..... or all the tri gear that I seem to 'need'.

I'm super excited to be a part of Team Nuun for the 2nd year in a row!  The kids love the Nuun just as much as I do.

A few weekends ago, Ross and I got out for a nice bike ride.  I didn't get too far ahead of him

Sometimes when you don't finish a swim set in the morning, you come back at night to finish it.  I know it's not the same as finishing the complete set all at once, but it bugged me all day that I didn't quite finish.

I'm super excited to be a Zensah ambassador this year.  They make some great compression gear.  I especially like the compression calf sleeves for recovery and the compression socks for running.  I can put the compression calf sleeves on under my jeans and still wear my flip flops!