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Happy 2025
Aaron Webstey
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2024 was a rough year. My old man got sick in the spring and died in September. My mom was left living alone with Alzheimer's, and eventually let us move her to a supportive living unit. I got fatter, anxious, and depressed, and worst of all, had to miss the #sworrytrials.
Things are finally getting a bit settled, and the Xmas break was great. Kids and family are good. And I'm planning a triumphant return to this year's sworry trials. Training starts tomorrow.
What do you all have on the go this year?
#KOAT
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Hey @Aaron Webstey thanks for the update, and sworry to hear the bummer news. Good to see the Roost is still going.
My training chugged along in the latter half of 2024, getting on the trainer a bit even though idk if I'll race anymore. With some diligent food tracking and great workout tips from @ItsShug that I'm still applying, I managed to become no longer eligible for Clydesdale category anyways. Picked up a set of Bowflex adjustable dumbbells and have been putting a hurting on myself already this month.
If the calendar lines up this year it would be awesome to finally join you, @Tad_M and the gang at the Sworry Trials.
It would be awesome to have you there @KenElPescadoPelado !! The Roost is technically still here, but obviously pretty inactive. Sad to hear about the B Squad shutting down. @AJ Baucco et al added lots of fun energy to the team/forum.
Hi. Just on my metaphorical monthly drive by of the old place and saw some lights on so thought I would leave a note.
@Matt lives about two blocks from my place so I see him at the occasional run club. Well, I see the back of him because he runs fast (2:39 at NYC last year).
I'm more into Swimrun and pure swimming these days, and more into 'finishing' than really competing.
Also periodically swing by to see if anything is up. Webstey, sorry to hear about your dad. We just put my father in law in a nursing home. The dementia and incontinence was getting too much for my mother in law to handle.
Still involved in triathlon. Did Lake Placid last year. Just happy to finish now. Gone are the days of chasing a PR. Have a 70.3 lined up in the spring. Maybe do a couple of sprints. Plan to do another IM next year. My daughter started running post college. She just beat me in a 1/2 marathon in December so the torch is officially passed. We both entered the lottery for the NYC marathon. Kind of hoping I don't get picked. Marathons aren't my favorite but she's excited to do one with me so I'll do it for her if I get in.
Glad to hear everyone is doing well.
Was just on Slowtwitch. Looks like they are going to a paid format. In the LR, sounds like quite a few people are going to leave. Who knows, maybe they will come here.
Cool! Maybe I should look into whether there are software updates available. Or if this forum software is even still under development 😂
Very cool that you get to run with your daughter. My kids got into summer swimming a few years ago (limited training throughout the fall and winter, single-day meets all summer, so very scaled back compared to regular swim teams) and they're just getting to the point where I almost can't beat them any more. Pretty cool
I didn't have anywhere else to put this.
Happy Thanksgiving to the Americans in the group!
The Roost was probably at its peak when I first started racing pro back in 2015, so it feels right to come back and say that Ironman Arizona a week and a half ago was my last pro race. I’m not done with triathlon at all, but taking a step back from racing against people who do this for a living. I never gave up my day job because I like having health insurance and retirement savings, but I’m proud of what I was able to do in 10 years of trying my hand at every format of triathlon that exists over the years.
The early folks of TRS/Triroost were big supporters, and I’m glad to have had that when I was a lost 20something thinking I might “make it” in the sport.
I don’t think I’ll be going to any major races as an age grouper for at least a few years and definitely no 70.3 or fulls, but I’m self aware enough to know that I could trick myself into trying to do well in my 40s at Kona or something silly like that.
Wishing the best to anybody who reads this