I'm Tri'ing

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a month since my race and I have not made any progress towards my goals for the rest of the year. This lack of progress is mainly because I have been lazy but most recently I have done something to my back.  Last weekend  I tweaked my back and was in some pain but rested up and by Tuesday felt I could start working out again. When I was working out, I felt several jarring sharp pains that brought me to my knees and tears to my eyes.  Since then I have tried to stretch as much as possible and have gotten a massage but I'm still in a good amount of pain. The first thing I thought of was that day 2 years ago that I ended up in the ER and then a week later was having back surgery.  I wasn't ready for it then and I'm not ready for it now so I've decided that I'm going to try to get a Dr appointment for next Friday.  I need to know if I have done some long term damage or if it's just taking longer to heal than what ...

I had a complete week of no workouts.  I assumed I would be a bit sore after my big event so we decided it would be a great time to visit the family and I'm still nursing the big blister on my left ankle.  An entire week of not working out I figured I would feel absolutely horrible but I actually feel pretty good.  I feel rested and ready to get back to work! As I mentioned previously I was not going to make any decisions about next year until at least one week after the race, well it's been a week and I know that my 2015 triathlon season will not involve an Ironman but it will have at least one if not two 1/2 Ironman events.  I feel that I need to have at least another season before I seriously think about tackling an Ironman. It's easy to think it's double of what you just did and that wasn't that bad so how bad could it be.....double the training and double the time....uh no it's not really that simple. For the rest of the year along with focusing on so...

Kerrville 1/2 Full Triathlon 2014 Report Kerrville, TX Swim - 1.2 / Bike - 56 miles / Run - 13.1 miles Start time 7:30 a.m. Overall time 7:15:07 Pre-Race Race weekend held many surprises - two if my dearest friends traveled from Maryland to watch me race, it continued when I received a "Good Luck" video from family and friends, car decorating and signs from my cheering crew (Rob, Joy, Sue, Janet & Roger). On Saturday I was very nervous, the hubby had to talk me off the edge a couple of times but race morning I was pretty calm, taking silly photos and trying to be as positive as possible.   Weather Initially I was worried about the heat but as the weekend got closer I was worried about cold weather and rain but it turned out be a beautiful day Swim Time - 50:05 I didn't think I did well on the swim so I was surprised at my time, because I thought I was going to be over the hour mark.  The start was an individual time trial that you run into the water, wh...

9/15/14 - 9/21/14 Swim - 1 Bike - 0 Run - 3 Strength Training - 0 Weight loss (weekly / year) - 0 lbs / 8  lbs Mileage (weekly / 2014)   Swim - 2100  yds / 104,400 yds      Bike - 0 miles / 1399.28 miles   Run - 12.02 miles / 404.05 miles Well hopefully this time next week I'll be home or almost home enjoying some treats of red vines licorice and some cold cider. Had a short week as far as training, missed a few sessions, but the sessions I did hit were rock solid.  I touched base with Krista regarding my nutrition and think I have a good plan with some room for adjustments as needed.  I ran with my new water belt today, which I think will work well for the race. All week I have been very optimistic and upbeat, I think I watched / listened to the hour long Ironman Kona 2013 at least 3 times this week for some additional motivation.  This morning I started to get a bit concerned / worried but I wouldn't call it a freak out moment. ...

9/8/14 - 9/14/14 Swim - 2 Bike - 2 Run - 2 Strength Training - 0 Weight loss (weekly / year) - 0 lbs / 8  lbs Mileage (weekly / 2014)   Swim - 5,500  yds / 102,300 yds      Bike - 68 miles / 1399.28 miles   Run - 11.9 miles / 392.03 miles This was a good last week of “build” training.  Next week is like a recovery week, with shorter time, and then the week of the race is taper and the sessions are are very light/short.   I continue to have a range of emotions on a daily basis but I like to think that is a good thing.  I can be super excited and nervous at the same time.  I do have some concern about the format of the race (2 transition race) since it’s different than what I have done in the past.  I have to ensure that all my gear is in the correct bags and that everything from transition 1 is packed up so it will get back to me. My nutrition is improving, but of course that is always something to be concerned about. ...

9/1/14 - 9/7/14 Swim - 2 Bike - 1 Run - 3 Strength Training - 0 Weight loss (weekly / year) - 1 lbs / 8  lbs Mileage (weekly / 2014)   Swim - 3,950  yds / 96,800 yds      Bike - 56 miles / 1331.28 miles   Run - 14.01 miles / 380.13 miles I was very bad this week, I missed 1/2 of my training sessions....but if I'm trying to be optimistic I at least hit all my long sessions! With 3 weeks I'm not freaking out about that, I knew what I was doing every day I decided not to get out of bed.  I know I'm as ready as I will be for this race , I know that I won't be able to run the entire 13.1 miles and I know that my nutrition is much better than what it was.   There are definitely things that worry me - will I make the cut off times, will I finish, will I finish last.  I'm fairly confident that I will finish.  Swimming in a wetsuit for the first time is a bit scary, but I don't think it will be that big of a difference other than I hop...

8/25/14 - 8/31/14 Swim - 3 Bike - 1 Run - 4 Strength Training - 0 Weight loss (weekly / year) - 1 lbs / 8  lbs Mileage (weekly / 2014)   Swim - 6,500  yds / 92,850 yds      Bike - 50 miles / 1275.28 miles   Run - 20.01 miles / 366.12 miles This was my 2nd of 4 weeks of build before the race - I missed my week day bike rides but was able to get a good 50 miles in today and a lot of running this week - I was surprised by the amount of running when I added it all up - the volume definitely explains the sore hip. The week started off with some panic / freak out moments that I hoped wouldn't start for a few more weeks but I think I ended the week with a strong workout. This week I did my longest run to date - just over 9 miles and my longest bike ride in a long time - 50 miles and I finally completed my first brick (back to back  bike/run ).  I did not run the entire time but I think I've come to the realization that I won't be able to run t...