Posts Tagged ‘ triathlon ’

Mini Mightyman Race Report

04/25/2010

I made it! I opened my tri race season yesterday with the Mini Mightyman, a short, great starter race. I have to admit, pulling into the parking lot at 6:15 am, there was still part of me that wanted to turn around and go back to bed. But knowing I would have felt like crap if I did that, I sucked it up, got my packet and timing chip and went and got marked. I wasn’t nearly as trained as I’d hoped for this race (the only biking I did all winter was on the trainer; I hadn’t taken the bike out on the road. Not once). And bricks? I did one. Last Tuesday night. Had I not broken my toe, maybe I would have been a little better about training, but that’s the way it goes. All in all, though, I did ok. My total time was 1:06:51,...

My Motivation Is Missing

02/16/2010

I’m not sure what happened to my motivation. Just a few months ago, I thought nothing of getting up before the sun to go to the gym or out for a run. Just a few months ago, you couldn’t have thrown me off my weight loss plan. Just a few months ago, the highlight of my day was heading out the door for a run or a bike ride. Now, the only thing that gets me to the gym is guilt. I train with the ab killer because, well, secretly?, I’m afraid of her. Nah, not really. And the food thing, let’s not even talk about how I spend most of my days dreaming of chocolate– lots of chocolate. The only thing that keeps from diving in is that if I gain weight back I won’t have any clothes that fit. I gave the old clothes away. Maybe it’s...

Freedom from Fear

01/04/2010

I am a Taurus. And I read my horoscope. One astrologer in particular that I enjoy is Jonathan Cainer. While I know that he is writing for the masses and I also know to take my horoscope lightly, I find it interesting and sometimes even enlightening. In my horoscope for 2010, Cainer says I will be freed from a fear and areas where I have held back or have felt held back will open up for me. That is of course if I let go of the fear. There’s always a catch. He also said that I have started on a path that I am happy with and that will continue.This is good news. And it started me thinking. What am I afraid of? There’s plenty. And I know there are areas of my life that are starting to shift toward the more positive for 2010. So maybe I’ll...

2009: The Good, the Bad, the Triumphs

12/18/2009

I will be happy to see 2009 go for the most part. I’m sure I won’t be the only one. I’ve had lots of things happen this year that I’d just like to let go of and forget, never to be dealt with again. I weathered a tax audit, had to put my dog to sleep and had my salary “right-sized” according to our CEO. Right-sizing our salaries meant cutting them. Ah well. I’m one of the lucky ones, right? I have a job. However, 2009 has been a tough year. For me though, 2009 has also been a year of triumph and surprises. In 2009, I right-sized my body. I shed another 30 pounds on top of the 33 I’d lost in 2008. I’m a size 10-12 when I was a size 18-20…22. In 2009, I completed a duathlon and two sprint triathlons, each one a little longer...

Thinking About Triathlon? Start Training Now

11/02/2009

This week will mark my year anniversary with the gym I go to. I never thought I would join a gym, much less actually use it for a full year. Throw my money at it, sure. Go? This is something new for me. It is also a year since I set my sights on becoming a triathlete. I joined the gym to begin winter training. Considering the physical condition I was in when I made this decision, I really surprised myself when I completed my first race in April. It was a small duathlon (1 mile run, 6 mile bike, 1 mile run), but as I’d never run a mile in my entire life, it was a feat. Starting training 6 months prior was a good idea. It was still a really tough race for me. And the one in August was tough too. It wasn’t until my third...

Ready, Set, Go!

10/12/2009

Yesterday, I went to watch the Cedar Beach Sprint Triathlon. My brother, who got me into this in the first place, was competing, as was my cousin, who got my brother hooked on triathlon. While it was a sprint distance, 750m swim, 15-mile bike and 5k run, I chose not to compete because I don’t have a wetsuit yet and well, it’s October. And it was cold. Still, I got up before it was light, grabbed something quick to eat and headed on over to watch the boys compete. I’d never seen my brother race before and I owed him one. Besides, I wanted to watch the big boys play. I’m a newbie, and while I can finish these races, I don’t come close to the athletic caliber of my brother or my cousin. When I got there and everyone was setting up and getting ready to head into...

When You Least Expect It

08/31/2009

Saturday, because of the rain, was a swim day. I usually swim train with a friend on Saturday morning and that makes it more fun. Yesterday though, Jen was off on vacation, so I headed to the pool alone. I did not want to go. It was rainy and dark and miserable here yesterday. To swim on Saturday, even in crappy weather means getting to the gym by 7:30 am. The pool starts to get crowded around 8:15 or so. I had to coax myself out the door. However, I was off from training on Thursday and then again on Friday, so I made myself go. The way I felt, I wasn’t so sure it would be a very good training session, but these things need to be done. I got there and there was only one other person in the pool. Sweet. I love it when I get...

Running For French Fries

08/03/2009

Now that I’ve recovered (more or less) from Saturday’s Triathlon, I can tell you the highlights for me centered around the amazing people who competed in and supported this race. First, I’m always amazed how wonderful people can be. At this race, the more seasoned athletes and even some of the other beginners were so helpful and supportive to us newbies, it made me proud to be a part of this. I also tried to pass on as much info as I could because at registration on Friday night, we had someone explain how to get into and out of the pool and snake the lanes, how to rack our bikes, how to make sure we knew where to return our bikes. Not everyone got that little bit of information. It made this race less chaotic than the first one was for me (my duathlon in April). When I...

I Am Officially A Triathlete!

08/01/2009

I finished! I swam 400 meters, biked 6 miles and ran 2 miles this morning. My first triathlon. I finished! The swim was great. It was a pool swim where we had to snake up and down 8 lanes in a 50-meter pool. I seeded myself at 10:30 for this based on what I was doing in training and finished the swim in 10:57. I didn’t have anyone passing me and I even passed a couple of people at the lane ends so I felt strong in this leg. With the confusion at the ends of the lanes and getting into and out of the water, I was happy with my time. My bike was strong and I managed to shave a minute off my last time, even with all of the bike issues I was having getting ready for this race. Finished the bike in 23 minutes and...

Countdown To Race Day

07/29/2009

This morning, I did my last brick workout before my upcoming Mini Mightyman triathlon on Saturday. I’m as ready as I’m going to be. This morning, though, my training felt really off. It was quite possibly the most humid morning I’ve gone out to train, so I biked 3 and ran two. It was already 74 degrees with 90% humidity at 6:15 am, I hadn’t eaten enough this morning, and I was so overheated, I had to walk twice during the run. I inhaled 32 ounces of water as soon as I walked through the front door. The last run/bike bricks I’ve done have ended up in a pulled muscle in my hip, so I was kind of babying this one too. I didn’t want to get hurt 3 days before race day. At least today, I didn’t feel the pulling in my hip as much. I think that’s...

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