To start things off, here's an update on the IM Canada debacle. They ended up sending an email out taking responsibility for their administrative error. Apparently $69 was the correct amount (which I still don't understand the calculations fully) but they gave athletes the option to reject the fee while honoring the original registration, which was the option I chose. I did not choose this because I am trying to be cheap, I chose it for a couple reasons: 1) the way they handled this whole thing was disrespectful, 2) I 100% would not have signed up for the race had the total cost come to nearly $700 at the point of registration (instead I would have closed the page and looked into doing another race somewhere else), 3) they never clarified the issue of EAS having access to our credit card information, which still concerns me, 4) they did not give us the option for a full refund, which I strongly believe, to practice excellent customer service, they should have offered. Anyways, it's over and done with and (somewhat) forgotten. I'll still be at the starting line on August 28 with intentions to race my heart out and have a great time.
Moving on, I started the new year off by signing up for my third race for the season, which will be TriRidgefield! I love this race and am looking forward to competing in it once again. Now it's time to decide on the remainder of my races so that I can sign up and have my race schedule set.
On another note, I took a position at City Sports in Georgetown. City Sports was my go-to store when we were living up in Boston (where it was established) and when I found out they were opening a new store in the area, I applied immediatley. Now I get to spend my days in a store I love, with awesome people, all while getting to talk to customers about things I love most. I'm excited about the job and actually look forward to going to work :) The store is awesome and unlike any other City Sports out there. Here are some pics:
Annnnd, now back to training. Justin and I have officially switched back to our (QT2) training diet. BOO! Now it's back to protein smoothies for breakfast, veggies for lunch and non-carb meals for dinner. It's always difficult getting back on this diet and you get some serious hunger pains during the transition but we both know that we feel 100x better and more energized while on it so we are pulling through and making that change. Now I just need to find some new, healthy recipes for meals so that we don't default to our regular stuff and get sick of it too quickly.
That's all for now! More updates to come soon...
Jus and I were out in California (Palm Desert) for Christmas vacation. We got to do some fun runs up steep mountains, here are some pics:
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Congrats again on getting a job at a store you love! It's definitely nice to look forward to going to work. Best of luck with the return to the QT2 diet... it's good you're both on it so you have each other to keep in check.
I'm on the volunteer list for TriRidgefield! I'm going to be a body marker and probably be put in transition. You can come to me to get your body marked with teacher's handwriting. :)
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