What a thrill to receive an email from my friends at Venus Life. I'm excited about the training programs, the corporate challenge and all the other events going on. Good luck, all!

Back in Winston-Salem for a week and found some time to run. This training-at-altitude thing really works. Did my usual "long" run here at home significantly faster and feeling better than ever. Which makes feeling like hell the 1st two weeks in Boulder really worth it. Hopefully my week home hasn't undone it all.

Last night went to a barbeque that turned out to be a who's who of triathlon. I didn't know any of the people by face, but later learned that I had been chatting with Joanna Zeiger, Craig Alexander, Simon Lessing, Emma Snowsill, Dave Scott, Wolfgang Deitrich, Chris Legh, Gordo Byrn, Monica Byrn and all kinds of other athletes.

When I run here in Boulder I am endlessly amazed, first, at how many fit people there are here and second how little everyone works. Does no one have a full-time job?

I'm spending the summer in Boulder, CO. My husband is training hard for Ironman Canada. I'm training for the occassional sprint, though I'd like to do an Olympic Distance event.

Been here 4 days and am laughing at how the altitude is kicking my butt. I'm not in amazing shape, but pretty good and for the past 3 days I'm able to swim or run for about a half hour. I find myself gasping for breath. Everyone says "2 weeks" and you'll be fine. We'll see! The kids are doing swim team and I don't know how their managing. 1.5 hour practices at 7 am. See what 30 years buys you!