"Eventually you realize that the only competition is against the voice inside your head that wants you to quit." Welcome to the off-season. This is a triathlete's dream; Sleeping in, eating dessert, spending time with our friends and family who we probably forgot about during the summer. My problem - I am lazy. I had no interest working out. I let myself go for sure. I was signed up to race a Half-Marathon in Las Vegas in November and a Full Marathon at Disney in January. I was not trained for Vegas and I didn't feel the need to spend all the money to make the trip out there for a training run. Instead, I ran an 11k and then a Half Marathon in Atlanta. Interestingly enough, I ran faster than I have ever run before. I recently purchased the Adidas Energy Boost shoe and they are Magic. I attribute all of the fast running during this time to those shoes! After months of pain training for Ironman Louisville, I finally de...