Kristi's New Do

A couple months back you got to see Aussie-Josh so I decided it was my turn to try out a new look. This past weekend I headed to a recommended stylist in the CBD and, 4 hours later, I came out with much shorter, blonder hair. Below are the before, during, and after pictures. I have to say that the streaks of white through my hair weren't exactly what I was expecting (that picture doesn't really do it justice), but the stylist continued to insist that I would come to love my new 'Fun Melbourne' hairstyle :)

In other news, you may be wondering how the triathlon series is going that I told you about back in November. Well...not so great which is why I haven't really said much about it! A quick recap of the last three events:

Race #2: After only running once between the first triathlon and the second I felt so unprepared that I chickened out and skipped Race #2.
Race #3: This race was in early January just after holidays/travels/family visits, and again I was bad and only ran once between the date of Race #2 and Race #3. This time I couldn't justify skipping out since I had paid to do the series, so I showed up and raced. The swim was awful due to rough waters - it turns out they pulled 65 people out of the water that morning, so I guess I should have been happy to just finish even if I was last out of the water again. I managed to pass a few folks on the bike and run, which were slightly more enjoyable than the swim (although it did rain - what is it with me and the weather on race day?)
Race #4: This past weekend was yet another race. I had trained a bit more (at least 3 times!), but with the move it hasn't been ideal. Race morning I learned that the race was longer than a regular sprint tri - a 16 mile bike and 5 mile run instead of the regular 12 and 3 - not great news for me. Fortunately I had the best swim of the season thus far (which means I swam the whole way without choking on too much saltwater and doggy-paddling), but I still ended up last out of the water. I didn't have a great bike or run, but I somehow managed to finish without stopping or walking.

I'm beginning to think this tri series wasn't such a good idea for me - we've been so busy and it has just taken a back burner - but maybe if I actually trained I might enjoy the sport a bit more in the future. The next race is in two weeks time and I can't imagine much will change between now and then, but I'll let you know how we go.