Life has been a bit hectic the past couple of weeks. I took a trip back to Maryland to see friends and family. The hubby was there for work and since I was unemployed it made sense to take a week to go back and visit. Right after our return one of our friends in Maryland was in Houston for a convention so she came over to see us for a long weekend. My training suffered a bit but I tired to get as many sessions in as possible.
This week is back to reality, less than 8 weeks till Kerrville 1/2. Breathe Nicol!
I've been having issues with my bike saddle so I'm on my 3rd saddle. Put in an hour yesterday and not bad, I have a 3 hr ride on Thursday so that will be a real test. Also switched out my gearing to hopefully give me a better ratio for climbing. Still need to work on building speed but I don't feel like the trainer and neighborhood rides really give a good reflection of my speed. Keep your fingers crossed that this one works. I've also been having issues hitting my long run session but keeping my fingers crossed for the 105 minute run tomorrow. Now lets be honest I can run 105 minutes outside, inside on a treadmill - yep no problem, outside with these hills - nope, I try to walk up the big hills and run the rest. Funny swimming is going well - I have some soreness in my shoulders / chest, but hoping that is just because the yardage is increasing.
Still not at goal weight as I hoped to be - but still have 8 weeks right :>) Weight loss and training always frustrating because you have to balance eating enough to maintain energy for training sessions but try to lose weight. VERY difficult.
The goals are always to stay focused in the hear and now, hit my training sessions and ensure I'm hydrating / fueling during exercise.
Starting August 17th I will be returning to the workforce (YIPPPPPPEEEEEEE) so I won't be lucky enough to have plenty of time to get training done in the mornings. Hopefully whatever my work schedule ends up being it will still provide me the ability to training in the mornings but long sessions will have to go back to the weekends! Glad I have such a wonderful and understanding hubby that picks up the slack at home to allow me to live my dreams!
This week is back to reality, less than 8 weeks till Kerrville 1/2. Breathe Nicol!
I've been having issues with my bike saddle so I'm on my 3rd saddle. Put in an hour yesterday and not bad, I have a 3 hr ride on Thursday so that will be a real test. Also switched out my gearing to hopefully give me a better ratio for climbing. Still need to work on building speed but I don't feel like the trainer and neighborhood rides really give a good reflection of my speed. Keep your fingers crossed that this one works. I've also been having issues hitting my long run session but keeping my fingers crossed for the 105 minute run tomorrow. Now lets be honest I can run 105 minutes outside, inside on a treadmill - yep no problem, outside with these hills - nope, I try to walk up the big hills and run the rest. Funny swimming is going well - I have some soreness in my shoulders / chest, but hoping that is just because the yardage is increasing.
Still not at goal weight as I hoped to be - but still have 8 weeks right :>) Weight loss and training always frustrating because you have to balance eating enough to maintain energy for training sessions but try to lose weight. VERY difficult.
The goals are always to stay focused in the hear and now, hit my training sessions and ensure I'm hydrating / fueling during exercise.
Starting August 17th I will be returning to the workforce (YIPPPPPPEEEEEEE) so I won't be lucky enough to have plenty of time to get training done in the mornings. Hopefully whatever my work schedule ends up being it will still provide me the ability to training in the mornings but long sessions will have to go back to the weekends! Glad I have such a wonderful and understanding hubby that picks up the slack at home to allow me to live my dreams!
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