Do You Want to Know Why?

12/01/2010
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Do You Want to Know Why?

No. I’m not doing an Ironman…yet, she said, referring to the fact that the Ironman logo graces this post. However, I am acquainted with someone through the blogosphere who has just become an Ironman Triathlete. WOOT! If you want to know the reason anyone aspires to a challenge like this, you want to read Peter Shankman’s Ironman Cozumel race report. If you are an aspiring Ironman or triathlete or competitor of any kind… or if you are sitting on the couch, like I was two years ago, contemplating how you are going to drop those extra pounds and get in shape, you want to read this race report. Not only is Peter entertaining, he is honest about his fears and perceived limitations, and he gets right to the heart of the thing. So many of us think someday. Yet, if we don’t put the “thing” on the calendar, if...

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Swim, Run, Bike

11/27/2010
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Swim, Run, Bike

First, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. For me and my family, there is much to be thankful for. My sister-in-law came through extensive open heart surgery with flying colors. My family is healthy and employed and happy. I have my health and I have a goal. I’m running, swimming and biking (tomorrow) again. I have an Olympic distance triathlon on the calendar. And I have six months to train. There are differences this time from when I started this triathlon thing. I am doing this race with a friend. I am doing this race for a cause. I’m on a team. I have people supporting me. I have people training me. And I am already, in just a couple of sessions, learning so much about myself. I am a slow runner but I’m getting stronger. And I’m determined again to be a better runner. I participated in...

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Getting Back in the Swing of Things

11/23/2010
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Getting Back in the Swing of Things

Saturday was my first team run with Team In Training.  It was not easy. First, there was this hill. A big hill. Not extraordinarily steep but it felt like we were climbing for at least the first two miles of the run. I was not prepared, mentally or physically, for this. I’m not now or ever will be a fan of hills. The area we were running in I would have thought would be flat. ugh.  The race, I’m told, is pancake flat. That’s a good thing. But I suppose if I’m going to keep up with a team, I’ll need to start run training hills. I walk hills, but running them is a whole different animal. Second, no music. I know in triathlons, no iPods are allowed and I’ve always respected that rule, even if it does make my runs that much more  difficult. I had my iPod...

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Triathlon for a Cause

11/19/2010
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Triathlon for a Cause

Last week, I wrote about hesitation. Those little voices in our heads that make us think we can’t do something. Or maybe those voices just make us think “What’s the big deal if we don’t do that?” I’ve struggled with that hesitation all year. And it has shown up in my efforts, missed races and a few pounds back that I don’t want, thank you very much. Last night I put the hesitation aside and replaced it with sheer panic (but in a good way). I signed up for Team in Training last night and I’m on board to compete in the St. Anthony’s Olympic Distance Tri in Tampa Bay, FL, on May 1. Yes, you read that right. Olympic distance. That’s an almost mile swim (.93 miles), 23-mile bike and 6.2-mile run. Ack! In all honesty, Olympic distance has been one of my goals but it scares me....

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Hesitation

11/11/2010
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Hesitation? How many of us let this get the best of us? I know I do. After some time away from healthy eating (no I didn’t pull it back together right after Halloween like I’d hoped) and a few weeks away from running, I feel like I’m finally getting back on track. It was tough. But not because I can’t do it. It was tough because I convinced myself it would be. With the running especially, I find that if I take some time off from it, getting back to it gets me nervous. It’s almost like I forget how good it feels to finish a run, and instead focus on how hard it is to start one. I went for my first run in two weeks last night. Now mind you, it’s not that I’ve been doing nothing. I’ve been walking long distances and working out in other...

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Recovering From The Halloween Candy Hangover

11/02/2010
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Recovering From The Halloween Candy Hangover

I went a little overboard with the Halloween candy this past weekend. I’m sure many of you can relate. The problem is my indulgences went a little beyond candy too. From a food perspective, I wasn’t kind to myself this weekend. Or I was a little too kind. Take your pick. Either way, the scale reflected my poor eating habits, and I felt kinda crummy too. What I can’t seem to get through my thick head is that when I’m eating well, I feel good. When I’m eating poorly, like these last couple of days, I feel lousy. Heart palpitations come back. My stomach gets distressed. I get headachy. I feel bloated and well, fat. What fun is that after all of this hard work? And then the emotional part. I feel guilty for having indulged and frustrated that I just don’t seem to have a stop valve where,...

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Blog Neglect

10/30/2010
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I know I’ve been neglecting my blog, but geez. Today I was hacked. When I went into my site earlier this evening, there was a Turkish hacker message and it wasn’t kind. My apologies to anyone who may have been to my blog today before I discovered the infiltration. As you can see, we’re all fixed now. And I will try not to neglect my blog again. I don’t want evil messages showing up instead. In as much as I’ve been neglecting the blog, I’ve been neglecting my diet. Not completely, but enough that I’m frustrated with myself. Tomorrow is Halloween. And for me it is the beginning of whole food eating. No more packaged crap. No more frozen meals. I’m not saying I won’t indulge in some candy tomorrow, although I did enough of that today to last me a couple of weeks…. but starting tomorrow, my focus...

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