I'm Tri'ing

5/19/14 - 5/25/14 Swim - 1 Bike - 2 Run - 2 Strength Training - 1 Weight loss (weekly / year) - 0 lbs / 5.5  lbs Mileage (weekly / 2014)   Swim - 1900 yds / 42,800 yds      Bike - 53 miles / 697.98 miles   Run - 10.2 miles / 209.86 miles It's been a few weeks since my last update, but no worries I have still been training.  Had some hiccups over the past few weeks with some sore muscles but I have kept moving in the right direction.   I have been serious about my training but I have not been serious about my eating.  I usually do pretty well during the week but fall apart on the weekends and much of my hard work throughout the week goes to the way side on the weekends and then I'm in this constant back and forth struggle.  So my game plan is to limit my dining out and alcohol intake.  We have family in town this week and next so I'm limiting myself to drinking 1 day each week and 1 splurge meal each week.  Then the final 3 ...

4/28/14 - 5/4/14 Swim - 2 Bike - 2 Run - 2 Strength Training - 2 Weight loss (weekly / year) - 0 lbs / 6.5  lbs Mileage (weekly / 2014)   Swim - 3500 yds / 34,800 yds      Bike - 53.5 miles / 584.98 miles   Run - 8.86 miles / 186.51 miles A friend reminded me this week that I have 7 weeks until my next race.  She asked me if I was ready and I said you bet.  I'm more confident than ever, so far.  I say that because often the week or 2 leading up to a race I fall apart and don't get all my workouts in but I need to stay on target with additional races to follow.  I'm confident that tomorrow I could do the Olympic distance. I want to beat my time from last year, which hopefully will be easy to do.  While my weight, currently, is slightly higher than it was last year for my race, I definitely feel more prepared physically and have been getting longer workouts in than I did last year.   This was a good week, the only thing I hav...