68 days to go!

Does spending hours online looking at workout gear and triathlon apparel count in my training time?

I had my first triathlon training class this morning. It was everything middle school gym class should have been! There was some warm-up cardio, some strength training, and some endurance stuff. I learned a lot about myself this morning.

Thing learned number 1: I can, indeed, wake up at 5:10 AM.
Thing learned number 2: Don't be intimidated by taking what sounds like an advanced gym class... because everyone else there is in the same boat (sometimes their boat is nicer, sometimes they're on a makeshift raft made from downcycled materials)
Thing learned number 3: I have a week left to learn to share a laplane in the pool for the first time... and I hate sharing...

It's not that people have never tried to make me share, it's that I will automatically go into competition mode, and continually race the person in the pool even though we aren't racing. I'm too competitive for group training.

For instance, last night started my second six-week session of boxing. It's an hour of a boxer's workout, without sparring, or you know, actual boxing. Do you know how hard I have to work in that class to show that I won it?!

I have some work to do, and I'm a little worried, but I'm afraid I'll loose my entire competitive edge should I put it at bay for training.

F that. I'ma win in May, and I'ma win in the pool next week.