BIG NEWS!!!

Wow, what a year it's been already. I remember posting a comment a couple of months ago that said something like "The year of no Ironman, now what?" NEW JOB is what!! I have accepted an offer with General Mills and will be starting on May 9th as a Unified Communications Technical Specialist.
 
I'm so excited that I am going to be working at such an amazing company. Looking for a job is stressful, even if your field is booming (which mine apparently is as I had more than one job offer to choose from)! I spent a ton of time updating my resume, on the phone with HR departments, working with recruiters, and going to interviews. After weighing all my options, I couldn't be happier with my decision!

Regardless of what the Star Tribune said I said, I am not "fed up" with my current job, the fact of the matter is LarsonAllen is an Accounting firm and they cater to the careers of Accountants, not Infrastructure Engineers. Since I am not an Accountant, I felt that the opportunities had run out for me there. It was time to move onto a company that gives all fields opportunity to move onward and upward in their careers. I can't wait to start on this new journey!

In other exciting news, I received my Team Aquaphor kit today and I LOVE our new uniforms! It's all super comfortable, and I love the darker colors. The white tops we had last year could be a bit see through once they got wet. :)

I feel so lucky to be part of such a great team! I'm making sure to be much more involved with the Team Aquaphor online community this season and look forward to meeting other teammates throughout the year at races. My friend, blogger, fellow P2er, and Ironman extraordinaire Noelle, is also sponsored by Team Aquaphor this season. Come find us at races and let us share the anti-chafing goodness with you!!

In final news, I did run a race two weekends ago. The Trail Mix 50k relay. We had a team of four and each had a 7.75 mile run on the Hyland trails. It had snowed overnight, but by the time the relay started it wasn't snowy on the trails, just muddy. It was actually pretty fun to get dirty. I started out the race with good intentions, but ended up fairly stressed and with a pretty bad time. I was on call, had my phone with me, kept getting texts and phone calls, which I stopped to listen to, and then responded that I'd be back to my car/laptop as soon as I could. As much as I tried to speed up after that, I think I actually slowed down! My fellow teammates rocked it though!

Next up is my first Tri of the season, the Chain of Lakes Triathlon in Alexandria on May 7th. Wow, already!?? I don't feel ready for racing season yet. I've only biked outside ONCE so far this year! The plan is to ride the MN Ironman bike ride this Sunday so that'll be my 2nd outdoor ride of the year.

It's crunch time.

There's a method to the silence/madness...

Man, I've been quiet lately. I've had LOTS going on in my life the last few months, but nothing I can bring up in the blog world... as of yet.

Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will be able to go public with my news that I'm... Moving to Trinidad and Tobago? Being cast in The Real Housewives of Minneapolis? Not really a swimmer, I'm ALL runner, and I'll be at Boston 4/18 to give Kara a run for her money?

Ok, NO... None of those... but speculation is fun, isn't it?! :)

I did find out I am lucky enough to be sponsored again this year, by the greatest sponsor ever, AQUAPHOR!! Sweet!

It's an honor to be chosen again to represent such a great brand. It makes me want to get out there and train that much harder to make sure and give Aquaphor a good name in 2011!

Please come and find me at races... I have samples! :)