Anyone who has done a big event knows the highs and lows of training and the joy of finishing an event. I have now found a new portion of this process called the post race blues or laziness is maybe a better name. I was so excited to do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted when it came to my time and diet. This has resulted in a dusty bike that may still have my race number attached to it because it had not been ridden since the race, a swimsuit that was pulled out only to be used at a water park and my running shoes that have been pulled out one time for a walk to the store. Needless to say I have given up on being active because it was a big part of my life for so long. I am now reaping the wonderful benefits of being lazy, like buying a bigger pair of pants to wear to work and looking at people that are out and about exercising like they have done lost their mind. Well this 6 week lazy bone cocktail fest is OVER!!! I have Signed up for the Seattle Half Marathon so I can get out there running and feeling good again. I realize that I was a little brunt out and that I may need to balance working out and life a little better so that I can do both all the time with out feeling like I need to cut out one or the other every 4 months. So back to a manageable training program of 3-4 day of training a week with short manageable runs during the week and no double days. My training begins next week with a 4 mile run. I may need to change the name of my blog again to a Half Marathon adventure.
-RR-
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
AM I a Half Ironman????
Well this is long over due and with crazy training I just didn't blog what so ever.
Well it was race weekend if I was ready for it or not. I am not sure if you ever feel satisfied and ready the weekend of a race. You know you put in the work but was it enough?? Did I do enough hills did I open water swim enough did I tapper too much. Then you breathe and say it is here anyway and I am going to do this.
With my Mom and sister by my side we went to check in to the hotel, and to Ironman Village. I must say they know how to put on a race and it well worth 360,000 pennies it cost to get into the dang thing. My sister Keri happens to be a photographer and she has graciously shared her photos of the day with me. I will let them do most of the talking. ENJOY
Race day started early.
A good luck card from my nephew Ryland so cute!!
The pre race schedule so people would know where I was on the course if all goes well.
Preparation
Body marking in the morning I will tell you this once those markings are on you it seams like you blink and you are in the water starting the race.
transition before the race begins
The swim course, thank goodness they have a line under water you can follow because it stayed this foggy the whole time during the race very hard to see. I guess I didn't need those polarized swim goggles after all.
Wetsuiting Up.
Practicing the swim stoke on land.. Or hamming it up for the camera??
Thats me ready to go giving the thumbs up.... It must be because ignorance is bliss.
Well I made it out of the water and it is time for a 56 mile ride.. Lets do this.
Riding off a blistering speed.
NO WHITE FLAGS. This is what started this whole journey. My step brother was Diagnosed with ALS 2.5 years ago and was living life with a do not give up attitude and I thought I can do that too. So I am going to do a half IRONMAN. He started Team Gleason bringing awareness to ALS. The theme and Mantra is NO WHITE FLAGS. And if you have followed my blog you know this race was supposed to take place last year, but with my Mom in the hospital fighting for her life (and that she did) it became a 2013 Goal.
Here is a picture of what all of us are chasing today.... a piece of metal that says you did it, that same piece of metal goes to the person who finishes first and to the one who finishes last. A true family that shars a common goal... The Finish line.
There they are again, a symbol that means soooo much.
The run. Here is where my tears started coming into play. After a few steps back on the bike like my chain falling off twice and in that process crashing. I was beginning to worry I may get pulled from the course. You see this is a a shuffle-run-walk for 13.1 miles and that shuffle-run-walk was not looking like it was on pace to hit the cut. I looked at my family on the end of the first loop in tears pointing to my watch saying I may not make the cut. They just stood there and screamed and yelled and said that I could do it and to just keep moving on. That is what I did. Shuffle-run-walk. N.W.F.
There is it the end the finish a goal accomplished. The folks on the left side of this picture I met on the course and if you can see are wearing Team Gleason shirts. They finished 3 hours before me and when they heard I was still out there, they wanted to stay and watch me finish. At this point there is only one person behind me on the course.
2nd to last is what I finished. But I have a mental I have crossed the same finish line as everyone else and I completed the same course as everyone else I am now apart of a family I will never forget. IRONMAN 70.3 FINISHER!!!!!!!
Team Gleason Ladies:)
Anthony who I raced beside the last 6 miles. awesome man!!
Me and My Dad.
The support crew. I can't say enough about these people they made the day what it was meant to be!!!! Oh and if you were wondering the woman on the far right is my MOM, A walking miracle.
THANKS YOU EVERYONE!!!!!
Well it was race weekend if I was ready for it or not. I am not sure if you ever feel satisfied and ready the weekend of a race. You know you put in the work but was it enough?? Did I do enough hills did I open water swim enough did I tapper too much. Then you breathe and say it is here anyway and I am going to do this.
With my Mom and sister by my side we went to check in to the hotel, and to Ironman Village. I must say they know how to put on a race and it well worth 360,000 pennies it cost to get into the dang thing. My sister Keri happens to be a photographer and she has graciously shared her photos of the day with me. I will let them do most of the talking. ENJOY
Race day started early.
Friday, April 19, 2013
For the First Time.
Well for the first time I can honestly say I have been busy with training and if I have a free moment it is mostly filled by sleeping. I had hit panic mode as I had mentioned before because I felt behind. Like I can't run for an hour and a half and that is what training had been calling for. The good news is that I had counted my training weeks wrong and when I thought I was on week 9 I was really supposed to be on week 5. So it looks like I am right on track. I have been slacking in the department of half marathon training but that is not my "A" race so I am not too concerned about that. I have not been putting in as many miles as that training has been calling for so we shall see how the weekend of May 19th goes.
Update on Training:
The struggles I seem to have hit are time, time, time and time. Where do you find the time. Last year during this adventure I was living alone and worked from 9-5. This year I have a roommate and I work from 9-6 and my commute home is now longer then .8 miles. This has created some interesting workout hours and and my Friday nights at the gym are a lot later then they used to be. Oh I also forgot to mention that I have cable now. So my workouts motivated out of pure boredom that I had last year do not exist this year. So I find myself having to find a little more motivation from with in. Which some days is harder then others.
Currently, I am on week 7 and this is the hardest week of my second build phase. Next week will be a "recovery week" and then I start building again. To give you an idea of the workouts this week I will let you know what my long workouts on the weekend call for. Friday-1,900 swim and a 50min run with 12 x 30sec sprints worked in. Saturday-is a 2 hour ride, Sunday-is a 1:20min run with a 2,300yd swim. Tallest order to date but next weekend will be a bit of a rest. :) Still a 2 hour long ride, 45min run and 1,200yd. I have relief in sight.
I have a big weekend ahead of me but I am excited about it! Weekend update to come (hopefully sooner than later).
-RR-
Update on Training:
The struggles I seem to have hit are time, time, time and time. Where do you find the time. Last year during this adventure I was living alone and worked from 9-5. This year I have a roommate and I work from 9-6 and my commute home is now longer then .8 miles. This has created some interesting workout hours and and my Friday nights at the gym are a lot later then they used to be. Oh I also forgot to mention that I have cable now. So my workouts motivated out of pure boredom that I had last year do not exist this year. So I find myself having to find a little more motivation from with in. Which some days is harder then others.
Currently, I am on week 7 and this is the hardest week of my second build phase. Next week will be a "recovery week" and then I start building again. To give you an idea of the workouts this week I will let you know what my long workouts on the weekend call for. Friday-1,900 swim and a 50min run with 12 x 30sec sprints worked in. Saturday-is a 2 hour ride, Sunday-is a 1:20min run with a 2,300yd swim. Tallest order to date but next weekend will be a bit of a rest. :) Still a 2 hour long ride, 45min run and 1,200yd. I have relief in sight.
I have a big weekend ahead of me but I am excited about it! Weekend update to come (hopefully sooner than later).
-RR-
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Weekend Update ( not by Seth Meyers)
The plan to get back on track has been working great but not without snags. This past weekend I got to travel to Spokane for a lovely baby shower for a friend of mine. For those of you out there with a 6 day a week training schedule with 9 workouts in it you know that traveling is hard on a schedule.
Friday:
I did my swim during my lunch break I had pain in my shoulder that had been there all week and it felt a bit like over use so I am letting my arms rest for a few days after Friday's swim. I skipped the run but I kinda had to but I had a great trainer session on the bike the night before that lasted longer then it was supposed to so I went with it. Knowing I was going to be on the road I pushed it a little harder Thursday night on the bike.
Saturday:
I needed to spend 2 hours on my bike..... Well I didn't have "my bike" so I asked my mom if I could used hers. It is a nice Felt but the frame is a bit small for me but a any bike is a better then no ride. So I powered off for my scenic trip around Spokane WA. Water consumption was a bit difficult because the cage felt like it was on the ground because the seat post was so high but over all loved riding back home and on my mom's bike. Things I discovered during this ride... I want a new Bike, Spokane is cold and I also want a new saddle.
Sunday:
This is supposed to be my long run day and long swim with a rest on Monday. Someone was too tired for a run and had a bbq to go to in Seattle so my time ran short. so I had an impromptu rest day on Sunday. Did some birthday celebrating and headed to bed after the basketball was over.
Monday:
Time for my long run. Now I believe I was only suppose to run for 50 mins but since I am training for a half marathon in May that training program called for 6 miles so I went for the 6 mile run. The run was great and I lucked out with great Seattle weather. I got home around 8pm and it took me about an hour and 20 mins to finish my run but I had a draw bridge break on the way that added some time in:). Due to the arm pain I am swimming and biking on Tuesday so that I can get a little more rest for my shoulder. All in all only one workout was postponed and it didn't seam to effect my long run so that is great to see.
I will sending another recap at the end of the week to make sure I keep up with this grueling but awesome adventure of triathlon. Hopefully with my next update I will be able to tell you that I was a successful with the 8 lbs weigh loss challenge I entered at work. It was a pick your own goal challenge and I chose to lose 8lbs in March I have until the 29th so pray I made it. I am down 6 lbs right now so we shall see....
-RR-
Friday:
I did my swim during my lunch break I had pain in my shoulder that had been there all week and it felt a bit like over use so I am letting my arms rest for a few days after Friday's swim. I skipped the run but I kinda had to but I had a great trainer session on the bike the night before that lasted longer then it was supposed to so I went with it. Knowing I was going to be on the road I pushed it a little harder Thursday night on the bike.
Saturday:
I needed to spend 2 hours on my bike..... Well I didn't have "my bike" so I asked my mom if I could used hers. It is a nice Felt but the frame is a bit small for me but a any bike is a better then no ride. So I powered off for my scenic trip around Spokane WA. Water consumption was a bit difficult because the cage felt like it was on the ground because the seat post was so high but over all loved riding back home and on my mom's bike. Things I discovered during this ride... I want a new Bike, Spokane is cold and I also want a new saddle.
Sunday:
This is supposed to be my long run day and long swim with a rest on Monday. Someone was too tired for a run and had a bbq to go to in Seattle so my time ran short. so I had an impromptu rest day on Sunday. Did some birthday celebrating and headed to bed after the basketball was over.
Monday:
Time for my long run. Now I believe I was only suppose to run for 50 mins but since I am training for a half marathon in May that training program called for 6 miles so I went for the 6 mile run. The run was great and I lucked out with great Seattle weather. I got home around 8pm and it took me about an hour and 20 mins to finish my run but I had a draw bridge break on the way that added some time in:). Due to the arm pain I am swimming and biking on Tuesday so that I can get a little more rest for my shoulder. All in all only one workout was postponed and it didn't seam to effect my long run so that is great to see.
I will sending another recap at the end of the week to make sure I keep up with this grueling but awesome adventure of triathlon. Hopefully with my next update I will be able to tell you that I was a successful with the 8 lbs weigh loss challenge I entered at work. It was a pick your own goal challenge and I chose to lose 8lbs in March I have until the 29th so pray I made it. I am down 6 lbs right now so we shall see....
-RR-
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The good, bad and the ugly.
The Bad:
Its has been some time since an official training update and I would like to say it is because I am so busy with my training that I have not had the time. That however this is not the case. Confession I have been a slacker at best in my last 2/3 weeks of training. Yes I have run every week and only missed one swim workout but I think that someone may have done something to my bike that actually repels training all together. I look at it and it looks like a foreign object, and my bike shoes what are those they do not look like sneakers or flip flops so I must not know how to put them on.
The Ugly:
In short I have hit panic mode. Like can I even do this? Why is triathlon even fun? I could be traveling and exploring the world but I spend money on this sport that literally feels like torture sometime ( lately all the time). It does not help that in the off season I have put on some extra insulation ( that right I got fat). And that, is never fun getting back at it and remembering you used to be faster or clothes used to fit a little different. I am sharing this with you all mostly for some accountability and to help me snap out of the funk. I am not sure if any of you have felt this way but its not fun feeling like you may have made a $360.00 mistake!!
The Good:
I have a plan!!! I have added a few races to my schedule that are event specific so that I have small, short term goals to reach.
SWIM:
I will be doing a 1.2 mile open swim race on june15th. The point of this is be able to just focus on one event and when it is over its over no bike no traditions and no, I did the swim great but everything fell apart after that feeling. I still get the open water experience and this will bring some of the fun back to the sport and confidence.
BIKE:
I will be doing a century ride( 100 mile) on June 9th. This will give me confidence in the race because if I can do 100 I can do 56. Again it is only a ride so I will be able to really focus on just one thing and practice nutrition, because a 100 mile ride should be about as long as the half iron give or take. Mentally is it nice to know it is just one discipline at a time.
RUN:
On may 19th I will be doing a half marathon. I am doing this to make sure I get my running mileage up because in triathlon training they measure training in time not distance. For us slower runners this is not ideal because a one hour run is not going to be 6 miles it may only be 4.5 or 5, and for that reason when training I want to be sure I can tackle the full distance of the run.
TRIATHLON:
I will be doing 2 full blown races before my A race that will work out kinks in transition and doing all things together on the same day in race atmosphere. Along with all of these small goals I have joined a triathlon club which will help me with group rides and open water swimming. I will also get the comradery of being around other athletes.
I have the plan in place and now it is just time to do it. I will be more active in my blogging about training reports and struggles of the sport to help me stay on track and I will also pray. And I mean the quite literally right now I need some help and I know where I can get it!
"Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
-Isaiah 40:31
"Awesome Aint Easy" - Steve Gleason
-Rookie Runner Out!!
Its has been some time since an official training update and I would like to say it is because I am so busy with my training that I have not had the time. That however this is not the case. Confession I have been a slacker at best in my last 2/3 weeks of training. Yes I have run every week and only missed one swim workout but I think that someone may have done something to my bike that actually repels training all together. I look at it and it looks like a foreign object, and my bike shoes what are those they do not look like sneakers or flip flops so I must not know how to put them on.
The Ugly:
In short I have hit panic mode. Like can I even do this? Why is triathlon even fun? I could be traveling and exploring the world but I spend money on this sport that literally feels like torture sometime ( lately all the time). It does not help that in the off season I have put on some extra insulation ( that right I got fat). And that, is never fun getting back at it and remembering you used to be faster or clothes used to fit a little different. I am sharing this with you all mostly for some accountability and to help me snap out of the funk. I am not sure if any of you have felt this way but its not fun feeling like you may have made a $360.00 mistake!!
The Good:
I have a plan!!! I have added a few races to my schedule that are event specific so that I have small, short term goals to reach.
SWIM:
I will be doing a 1.2 mile open swim race on june15th. The point of this is be able to just focus on one event and when it is over its over no bike no traditions and no, I did the swim great but everything fell apart after that feeling. I still get the open water experience and this will bring some of the fun back to the sport and confidence.
BIKE:
I will be doing a century ride( 100 mile) on June 9th. This will give me confidence in the race because if I can do 100 I can do 56. Again it is only a ride so I will be able to really focus on just one thing and practice nutrition, because a 100 mile ride should be about as long as the half iron give or take. Mentally is it nice to know it is just one discipline at a time.
RUN:
On may 19th I will be doing a half marathon. I am doing this to make sure I get my running mileage up because in triathlon training they measure training in time not distance. For us slower runners this is not ideal because a one hour run is not going to be 6 miles it may only be 4.5 or 5, and for that reason when training I want to be sure I can tackle the full distance of the run.
TRIATHLON:
I will be doing 2 full blown races before my A race that will work out kinks in transition and doing all things together on the same day in race atmosphere. Along with all of these small goals I have joined a triathlon club which will help me with group rides and open water swimming. I will also get the comradery of being around other athletes.
I have the plan in place and now it is just time to do it. I will be more active in my blogging about training reports and struggles of the sport to help me stay on track and I will also pray. And I mean the quite literally right now I need some help and I know where I can get it!
"Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
-Isaiah 40:31
"Awesome Aint Easy" - Steve Gleason
-Rookie Runner Out!!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Week One Wrap up
Week one of training is complete and so far so good I only had to modify one workout but other than that I would call it a success. I find that the sprint work that is in my running program really works I have already gotten faster when I am doing a foundation run. I am loving the swimming workouts and having a bike trainer really makes getting in the miles in the rainy PNW a lot easier (but a touch more boring).
Thursday's hour long bike:
This was a great ride but can I tell that I have not been in the saddle as much as I need to. Painful when I got off but all in all I would deem the workout a success Watching a little Top Gun on the lap top while slugging out the miles, makes the fact that you are actually not going anywhere a bit more bearable.
Friday's 1400yrd and 35 min run:
Well I headed to the gym at about 8pm as per usual training friday night. First snag was there was NO parking at the gym. I was down town so I do not feel comfortable parking and walking to my car because I get out of the gym late. So I decided I would travel up north about 6 miles and use the gym there. I got there and bagged the run because I was so excited about the pool and not so excited for another indoor run. I had 300yd warm up followed by 8, 25yd sprints with 10sec of rest in between, then 6, 100yds (25yds hard 25yds easy) with a 10 second rest period and finished with a 300yd cool down. I got a new swimsuit and was feel especially fast in the pool that night and had a great workout.
Saturday 35min make up run:
I got to run outside God bless it. I had shaved on a minuet on my pace which was nice to see those sprints paying off. Felt great and had a great work out.
Sunday Rest day.
I watched the Oscars and vegged out!! Here is hoping that week 2 goes well.!!!
-RR-
Thursday's hour long bike:
This was a great ride but can I tell that I have not been in the saddle as much as I need to. Painful when I got off but all in all I would deem the workout a success Watching a little Top Gun on the lap top while slugging out the miles, makes the fact that you are actually not going anywhere a bit more bearable.
Friday's 1400yrd and 35 min run:
Well I headed to the gym at about 8pm as per usual training friday night. First snag was there was NO parking at the gym. I was down town so I do not feel comfortable parking and walking to my car because I get out of the gym late. So I decided I would travel up north about 6 miles and use the gym there. I got there and bagged the run because I was so excited about the pool and not so excited for another indoor run. I had 300yd warm up followed by 8, 25yd sprints with 10sec of rest in between, then 6, 100yds (25yds hard 25yds easy) with a 10 second rest period and finished with a 300yd cool down. I got a new swimsuit and was feel especially fast in the pool that night and had a great workout.
Saturday 35min make up run:
I got to run outside God bless it. I had shaved on a minuet on my pace which was nice to see those sprints paying off. Felt great and had a great work out.
Sunday Rest day.
I watched the Oscars and vegged out!! Here is hoping that week 2 goes well.!!!
-RR-
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Officially offical 70.3
It is now official I have my race fee and my USAT membership paid for so there is no backing out now. I will be doing the Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3 (may have to get a tat afterwards).
Feb 18-24 week one of training:
This is my first official week of triathlon training so I am back in the pool on a regular basis and in the saddle as well. I have been running the past month with sporadic pool visits and some short rides on the trainer. I have decided to use a different training plan than last year. Last year's was free this year's I have paid for and it has a lot more detail and looks more challenging. So far so good. Mondays are my consistent day off and weekends are built for long rides and runs and brick workouts. This plan has more detail in the pool which is nice and the run portion has more specific dills as well (which I need).
Tuesday:
30 min run and a 60 min ride (from last year's plan I didn't have my hands on my new one yet).
I did the run and made it 35 mins and skipped the bike because I had an allergy attack from my roomie's flowers. I took a Benadryl and was out until morning (only saw bits and pieces of the bachelor) :(. Nothing like starting the first day of training cheating but onward and upward I say.
Wednesday:
30 min run with 8x30sec sprints worked in.
Swim: 1,400yd total.
300yd Warm up
8 x 25yd ( 10 second rest)
4 x 100yd ( 5 second rest)
8 x 25yd kick only ( 15 second rest)
300yd cool down.
The run was done on the treadmill so that I could do it all in one place and I loved the sprint work it makes the time go by fast but it is not easy that is for sure. After that it was off to the pool. The swim work was great I never really worked on short sprint in the pool or just doing legs but it was a nice change to help build strength. All in all happy with it and was able to be home by 11:20PM HECK YEAH!!!!!
Today is just a 60 min ride and I will be doing that on the good ole trainer. Until next time.
-RR-
Feb 18-24 week one of training:
This is my first official week of triathlon training so I am back in the pool on a regular basis and in the saddle as well. I have been running the past month with sporadic pool visits and some short rides on the trainer. I have decided to use a different training plan than last year. Last year's was free this year's I have paid for and it has a lot more detail and looks more challenging. So far so good. Mondays are my consistent day off and weekends are built for long rides and runs and brick workouts. This plan has more detail in the pool which is nice and the run portion has more specific dills as well (which I need).
Tuesday:
30 min run and a 60 min ride (from last year's plan I didn't have my hands on my new one yet).
I did the run and made it 35 mins and skipped the bike because I had an allergy attack from my roomie's flowers. I took a Benadryl and was out until morning (only saw bits and pieces of the bachelor) :(. Nothing like starting the first day of training cheating but onward and upward I say.
Wednesday:
30 min run with 8x30sec sprints worked in.
Swim: 1,400yd total.
300yd Warm up
8 x 25yd ( 10 second rest)
4 x 100yd ( 5 second rest)
8 x 25yd kick only ( 15 second rest)
300yd cool down.
The run was done on the treadmill so that I could do it all in one place and I loved the sprint work it makes the time go by fast but it is not easy that is for sure. After that it was off to the pool. The swim work was great I never really worked on short sprint in the pool or just doing legs but it was a nice change to help build strength. All in all happy with it and was able to be home by 11:20PM HECK YEAH!!!!!
Today is just a 60 min ride and I will be doing that on the good ole trainer. Until next time.
-RR-
Monday, January 14, 2013
Week 2...check.
Week 2 went well with a few modifications on the length of my short run due to time, but I was able to get my 4 miles in outside and on time. Some familiar running pains are back mostly hot spots on the feet because lack of proper sock availability. oops next time.
This week for me is filled with many nights out due to work so it will be interesting where these runs come in. The nice thing is that this is an easy week with short runs through the whole week, woo hoo ( I am not used to having a "rest week" for a 15k but its awesome). So with all runs being just 2 miles I will be popping in the pool to get back to the swimming thing and hit some miles on the bike as well. This 15k was just supposed to be the catalyst to jump start tri training anyway. With the training and running picking up I have also suspending my other extracurricular activity of fast living aka beer drinking. I just know that there is no good way to add miles if I'm busy in the fast living world. I will be squeezing in some fast living next weekend when I am in California for a wedding but I guess I will have to earn it by getting in a few extra miles:). A nice change from the Seattle 38 degrees and gray weather runs down there will be enjoyable and not frozen. Until next time. Keep running.
-RR-
This week for me is filled with many nights out due to work so it will be interesting where these runs come in. The nice thing is that this is an easy week with short runs through the whole week, woo hoo ( I am not used to having a "rest week" for a 15k but its awesome). So with all runs being just 2 miles I will be popping in the pool to get back to the swimming thing and hit some miles on the bike as well. This 15k was just supposed to be the catalyst to jump start tri training anyway. With the training and running picking up I have also suspending my other extracurricular activity of fast living aka beer drinking. I just know that there is no good way to add miles if I'm busy in the fast living world. I will be squeezing in some fast living next weekend when I am in California for a wedding but I guess I will have to earn it by getting in a few extra miles:). A nice change from the Seattle 38 degrees and gray weather runs down there will be enjoyable and not frozen. Until next time. Keep running.
-RR-
Friday, January 4, 2013
New Year with New Goals.
This year I still have my eye on the prize of a half ironman and it will be July 21st in Seattle WA. Along the way I have another goal which is to do 13 races in 2013 anything from a 5k to an ironman/marathon counts (BOTH OF WHICH I HAVE NO PLAN ON EVER DOING). I already have one race in the books and that was on new years day, it was the prefect way to start off the new year. Below is my race calendar so far this year. I am sure I will be adding new events but as of now this is it.
- Resolution run 5k (1-1-13)
- Hot Chocolate 15k (3-3-13)
- St Paddy Day Dash 5k (3-17-13)
- Windermere Half Marathon (5-20-13)
- Issaquah sprint Tri (6-1-13)
- Seattle Rock and Roll (6-21-2013) very tentative.
- Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3 (7-21-13)
I have an official training program for my 15k since I have not run in about 2 months. It kicked off the week of Christmas with 3, 2 mile runs which I only did one of (oops). This week I have been batting 1000 with 3 miles on Tuesday an a quick 2 miler Thursday and a long run of 3 miles yet to do this weekend. A long run of 3 miles kinda of cracks me up and encourages me at the same time for it does not seem like a "long run" at all, although at one time in life it did. It Feels good to have something on the calendar to work towards and keep me motivated. Next step find a master swim class I can get involved in I have taken time out of the pool and off of the bike. But with the help of Santa (read my Mom) I got a new Kinetic Bike trainer for my bike so I will not have to worry about getting in some saddle time here in the dark wintery Northwest.
Here is to a less eventful 2013. These are just goals and if life gets in the way so be it. I will keep trying until I get that pesky 1/2 Ironman out of the way. No excuses and No White Flags.
Here are just a few pics:
My New Bike trainer Set up and ready to Rock.
After the Resolution run 5k Polar Plunge :) I just got out of Lake Washington in these clothes hard to tell but I am soaked right here and it was 40degreese out there!!!
- Resolution run 5k (1-1-13)
- Hot Chocolate 15k (3-3-13)
- St Paddy Day Dash 5k (3-17-13)
- Windermere Half Marathon (5-20-13)
- Issaquah sprint Tri (6-1-13)
- Seattle Rock and Roll (6-21-2013) very tentative.
- Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3 (7-21-13)
I have an official training program for my 15k since I have not run in about 2 months. It kicked off the week of Christmas with 3, 2 mile runs which I only did one of (oops). This week I have been batting 1000 with 3 miles on Tuesday an a quick 2 miler Thursday and a long run of 3 miles yet to do this weekend. A long run of 3 miles kinda of cracks me up and encourages me at the same time for it does not seem like a "long run" at all, although at one time in life it did. It Feels good to have something on the calendar to work towards and keep me motivated. Next step find a master swim class I can get involved in I have taken time out of the pool and off of the bike. But with the help of Santa (read my Mom) I got a new Kinetic Bike trainer for my bike so I will not have to worry about getting in some saddle time here in the dark wintery Northwest.
Here is to a less eventful 2013. These are just goals and if life gets in the way so be it. I will keep trying until I get that pesky 1/2 Ironman out of the way. No excuses and No White Flags.
Here are just a few pics:
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