Two weeks until the Pewaukee Sprint Triathlon. Training: complete. Might do a few more speed miles to help with the running pace.

Four weeks until the Tri-ing for Children's Olympic Triathlon at Ottawa Lake. Training: ran 10 miles on Friday. My legs (quads) were sore yesterday, and still sore today. Felt fine during the run though. Tappering starts this week. Biked a few 30+ mile rides in the past few weeks. Might try to get in a few more to work on speed and eating while biking. Commuting for my short rides. Swimming a mile in 35 minutes or less in the pool. Have done 2 open water swims so far this season, and am planning on getting a few more in as long as the weather cooperates when I have the time to get to the lake. Need a little more sighting practice to become more fluid. Hoping for a finish time of less than 3.5 hours during the race.

Requested, Painted, SOLD!

This is the painting I've recently started and finished per request. Entitled "Color Association: Blue (2)", completed size is 18x18" done with acrylic on canvas.

How it came to be: The requester, Ali from MN, had stopped in to the Minneapolis Art-O-Mat Swap Meet back in April, after a baseball game. I had my booth set up, complete with three of my Art-O-Mat series "Mini-Jewels" (earrings), "Little Bits" (paintings), and "Key to Planet Earth" (key chains). Just for fun I brought along a few of my "normal" sized paintings for people to see. Ali purchased one of these, and in May, requested another one in similar style of a complementary color. Here is the finished project.

Tour de Cure in 2 Weeks!

The American Diabetes Association is hosting their 20th year of the Tour de Cure bicycling fundraiser in 2010. On June 19th I will be participating in the 50K ride in Grafton, WI. My goal is to raise $500 to help others fight diabetes and help find a cure. If you'd like to donate to this cause, please visit my participant page.

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=6872&px=2265175



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