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On Friday night Mom and Dad got into Champaign and we went to pick up my race packet for the next day.  After packet pick-up we decided to get some dinner, and once again I requested Chili’s.  Yes, I ordered the exact same thing again, and it was fantastic!

While in the parking lot waiting for beeper to go off that meant we had a table, we adjusted Kelly’s bike that I planned to use for the triathlon.  Dad was a genius and brought his tools so that we could get everything squared away.  Once we were back home we used the air compressor (that Dad was also smart enough to bring) to get the tires properly filled up.

On May 2nd—one week from today—I will be participating the Illini Triathlon, sponsored by the Illini Triathlon club, the first to take place at U of I. Considering this is my first triathlon, hopefully not my last, and I’m a bit nervous. My only goal is to finish it without being too sore the next day. It is called a “spring triathlon” which means it is a shortened version, consisting of a 300m swim, 11 mile bike ride, and 3 mile run. I heard that so far there are about 300 people signed up, which is a pretty good turn out considering this is the first one.