I'm Tri'ing

Can't believe there is less than a week left in 2014.  I had an amazing year, both in life and triathlon life and I'm looking forward to what 2015 holds. I'm a bit disappointed at how I'm finishing the year because I had high hopes of getting to goal weight and working on some strength training but the back hindered that progress for about 4-5 weeks. I have to admit that I have been pretty lazy since finishing Kerrville but I'm working on re-energizing and getting back on track, which was the main reason I registered for Alamo 13.1 in March.   Yesterday I enjoyed a beautiful morning and was able to go outside for a 5 mile run, the longest run since Kerrville.  I remember when 5 miles seemed long.   I have my 2015 race schedule finalized, now just need to make sure all the dates work.  I've already ready registered for 2 of my planned 6 races, which is double the races I did in 2014 (3 races).  It will be even more important for me to get to goal ...

It's time for a change.  I realized this evening while driving home from work that I have wasted the past 6.5 weeks of my life.  Yes I've experienced a set back with my back but that doesn't account for the entire last 6.5 weeks.  This is not the way I wanted to finish out 2014.  So the next 7 weeks I need to get back on track, yep 2015 is 7 weeks away. I established some goals for the remainder of the year that I'm definitely not going to achieve but getting back on track is part of reaching those goals.  Sometimes we don't always achieve things in the time frame that we hope but what is more important is realizing when we fall off the horse, chase it down and get back up. In 6.5 weeks I have reverted to some of my very bad habits that caused me to live an unhealthy unhappy life and I worked hard to turn those around so GET UP AND GET YOUR BUTT IN GEAR because I'm much happier when I'm healthy!

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. ...