This morning I was supposed to compete with two good friends in the 2nd Annual Annapolis Triathlon.

About a month ago, we were notified that the biking portion of the Triathlon was eliminated - citing permit issues…or lack of being issued a permit. What? A triathlon with no bike? It was renamed, to maintain correctness: the Annapolis Aquathon. Okay, we’ll make do…

Then just last week I received an e-mail that the event had been cancelled all together. Sigh…

So instead, today, a day after Tropical Storm Hanna pounded Annapolis with rain, it is a beautiful Fall day. One of those days that remind us why we love living here. I woke up and went for a run. It was 65 degrees outside. After breakfast, I took my boys outside and we rode bikes. And this afternoon, we were invited to swim at a friend’s pool.

Not the run, bike, swim triathlon I thought I would do today. But it was a run, bike, swim day with my family - all of us at home (with no houseguests) for the first time since MAY. I can’t complain. In fact - I celebrate it!

Sometimes in life, the race we plan is not the race in which we compete. But it is the journey to get there that makes it all worthwhile. I thank everyone who has taken - and who continues to take - this journey with me!