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Comedy Zone

After the rough week that I have had, I decided that going to the Comedy Zone was just what I needed.  I called Sidney and Michaleh, found a sitter for the kids, and off we went to the Comedy Zone in Charlotte.  I had been there once before and loved it.  How often do you get to sit and laugh for an hour or two straight?  Almost never.  Tonight the headliner was Ryan Hamilton.  He was very funny.  Here we are with him after the show.

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He reminded me a lot of Seinfeld.  They looked the very similar and they even talked similarly.  His bit had to be at least an hour long.  After it was over we all realized that his whole show was free of profanity and sex jokes, which is rare in the comedy world.  It was so very refreshing.  At one point I looked at Michaleh and she was crying because she was laughing so hard. It was such an enjoyable night. I really needed a little bit of comic relief and a night out.   I am so glad that I was able to spend it with these two girls.  Here we are before the show started sharing our giant margarita….

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White lake sprint

Today my friend Michaleh and I did the white lake sprint triathlon. We had decided yesterday that we would do the cold swim…good thing we did because today it was mandatory. Of course yesterday eight people were taken to the hospital with hypothermia.

I was in the age group ahead of Michaleh (since she is ten years younger). It was freezing! Only 56 degrees. I had on toms full wetsuit which worked amazingly well but it was still cold. I couldn’t feel my feet almost immediately. The water was very calm but I still did terribly. I am not a strong swimmer because I don’t enjoy swimming at all. I basically side stroked and back stroked the whole time because I didn’t like putting my face in the cold water. I truly didn’t know if i would make it. My swim time was pretty good in spite of my floundering the whole time.

Overall, I am proud of my times and glad that I did it. I did great for having three young kids and not training very much. I hope to do more sprints. This was a great way to spend time together as a family. We cheered each other on and encouraged one another. We could all get excited about the same topic and compare notes afterward. A very fun weekend!

Here are my times. It was a half mile swim, 15 mile bike and a 3 mile run.

Swim. 18:05
T1 6:51
Bike 54:14
T2 2:29
Run 27:55

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