Gordo's last blog talked about doing small acts that can collectively make a difference. His difference-making act comes from picking up five pieces of trash/day.

Since I was in first grade I have always turned off the water while brushing my teeth (and while shaving, but only since I was in high school). It might not seem like a big deal, but that's a lot of water conserved when you look back over the last twenty years. I imagine Gordo has a similar big-impact-by-a-little-act idea in mind. I encourage you all to do the same. Your actions are important and will not go unnoticed.

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Less than three weeks remain before Ironman Florida and its probably for the best as the seasonal weather changes are trying to force me indoors. I had to laugh when I went out for a ride yesterday. I put a number of layers of clothing on in order to generate lots of heat to simulate_potential_conditions in Florida. Well, I got out riding and realized that I had actually put on the appropriate amount of clothes and that anything less would have me feeling a little chilly!

Nevertheless, I'll be continuing my Bennett-training until race day.

Huh?

I saw Greg Bennett running all summer long in his sweats, gloves, and beanie (even when it was damn toasty out). I don't know if that gave him the edge on his way to earning nearly 500,000 U.S. dollars this summer, but it certainly didn't hurt.

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Another sign of the season ending is the lack of training partners available. Most triathletes are finished with racing and all the cyclists have switched to the their cyclocross gear. I already exploited all my buddies who were training for Hawaii. Fortunately I still have some ITU ladies that will happily hand it to me for the few remaining days of my season.

I'm pretty pleased with all my training since Canada. I don't think there is much more I could have done with these 10 weeks and I can confidently say that I'm as fit as I'm going to get in 2007. Just need a little more tweaking and resting to bring it all together.

Until next week,