Swamp-ed

I am frustrated. It's not the normal, everyday frustrated. In fact, I'm stressing and frustrated. How's that for a combo?

Here, in no particular order are my areas of frustration:

1 - DC is currently a swamp. It's hot. It's humid. The only possible time to get in a good run is early o'clock AM or late:30 PM. My run tonight is an excellent illustration. I left my apartment at 9:45 PM. I thought I could easily put in 30 minutes. HA! No sir, no how, no way. It sucked. Well at least the 20 minutes that I ran really stunk. My entire body was pretty much one big cramp. I was gasping for breath. I was sweating from places that I didn't know could produce sweat. I tried to be crafty and run close to the doors of buildings, hoping that I would catch enough icy cold air to keep me going. (As an aside, the World Bank is great for this purpose. They seem to air condition the entire block between 19th and 20th streets.) It didn't work. I returned home with my head hung in shame.

2 - I am not a good fundraiser. Really, I have not put too much effort into it but $2,400 is not a lot of money. I probably drop that annually on going out. Actually, no. I spend much much more than that. So what's the problem?

3 - Bike. Oh, I can't even talk about it.

4 - Although it's unrelated to my triathlon training, I am in a weight loss "contest" at work. The idea is that I drop of total of 10 pounds. It does not look like it will happen. I have not been going to CrossFit regularly. I feel weak. And slow. I miss it.

The bottom line is that I need to perk up about the whole thing. I will take donations, motivation, and inspiration in equal doses. Finally, if someone could manage to get rid of the heat and humidity, I would greatly appreciate it.

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