Hey everyone!
Ok so I have been pretty lax in my blogging entries as of late. I have been a little crazy with 2 jobs, the fundraising, the training and well ...life! LOL
Ok so to recap some of the highlights over the last month. I have decided that my strength will definitely be the run. I am finding it incredibly easy to run to distance. It is more of a mind thing than anything else.
The swim is another thing all together. I am having so many difficulties in the H20 that I think I need to concentrate a lot more on that piece from now till the event.
The bike is what it is. I am getting new clipless pedals that I need to work with but the overall concensus for me is that I should be ok on the bike.
I did my first practice triathalon last Saturday and I finished the course in 1:47:18. We did a 750 yard swim, a 14.8 mile bike and a 3.6 mile run. I had a ton of problems in the water. I couldn't swim with my head in the water and it really slowed me down. I need to get out into the open water and practice that part. I got into the water and I started to go and I had this feeling of impending doom and I had to go with my head out of the water for most of the time. I switched to breast stroke and side stroke and I was ok but it was really hard. If I can get that part down I am going to be really fast. the bike portion went well but I didn't have m ylower gears again which sucked! I got them back about 10 minutes into the ride but I lost too much time. Over all I think I lost about 15 minutes. I can't wait to try again.
the fundraising is going awesome . The Silent auction is blowing up. I have so much going on right now with the auction I am going to have to dedicate an entire blog just to that! I want to thank Anthony Nurse from the Autograph Store and Amanda Miles from Winspire for all of their help! We are 2 weeks away from the event! I also had a really successful poker tournament rasing $270 and garage sale where I raised over $450! I figured I would get maybe $250 from both! So cool.
I am excited for tomorrow because we have our first thursday brick training. Bike and run! Very nice.
Hopefully all goes well!
GO TEAM!!!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Been off Blooger for a bit but Im back
Ok so I went AWOL from the blog for a few weeks. I have got a lot further into the training and I think I am getting better. I can swim about 800 yards continuously, go for about 14 miles in 50 minutes and run 4 miles in about 30 minutes.
Recently (yesterday) I went for a swim and I did 2000 yards which was a little difficult but I got through it. I think I need to start going out early, like 4:30 am coming up so I can get in more training. I am killing myself with this schedule though. Between both jobs, the training and the Fundraiser I am going a little nuts!
Track practice tonight. I will update the blog a little more with what happened during my absence.
GO TEAM!
Recently (yesterday) I went for a swim and I did 2000 yards which was a little difficult but I got through it. I think I need to start going out early, like 4:30 am coming up so I can get in more training. I am killing myself with this schedule though. Between both jobs, the training and the Fundraiser I am going a little nuts!
Track practice tonight. I will update the blog a little more with what happened during my absence.
GO TEAM!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
6/30 Bday Weekend
What can I say? I got a little lackadaisical over the weekend and I really only got in 2 swims. I didn't take the whole weekend off but pretty darn close! LOL
Hey it was my bday!
I am really struggling with the bike. I think that I am going to have to ride the stationary until I get my pedals fixed. The cages are cool but they are a little hard to manage plus one broke. I really need clipless pedals. The swim on the other hand is going very very well. I still suck in the for department but I can really stretch out the distance now.
Not much else to report. I had yesterday off as its my day off now. But I will hit the pool this afternoon. I think I might try and wait to till later tonight. I am taking Shay to work at 4:30 pm then I might run home and hit the pool then go and pick her up.
I can't wait for Thursday's practice. I am going to run tomorrow and bike in the weight room. I hope that translates ok to the real thing.
I have a fundraising meeting today at 2:30 with my coordinator and my marketing guy who is bringing our website administrator. We have also got a street team working for ticket sales. How crazy is that?
GO TEAM
Hey it was my bday!
I am really struggling with the bike. I think that I am going to have to ride the stationary until I get my pedals fixed. The cages are cool but they are a little hard to manage plus one broke. I really need clipless pedals. The swim on the other hand is going very very well. I still suck in the for department but I can really stretch out the distance now.
Not much else to report. I had yesterday off as its my day off now. But I will hit the pool this afternoon. I think I might try and wait to till later tonight. I am taking Shay to work at 4:30 pm then I might run home and hit the pool then go and pick her up.
I can't wait for Thursday's practice. I am going to run tomorrow and bike in the weight room. I hope that translates ok to the real thing.
I have a fundraising meeting today at 2:30 with my coordinator and my marketing guy who is bringing our website administrator. We have also got a street team working for ticket sales. How crazy is that?
GO TEAM
Friday, June 26, 2009
Recap of Sunday thru Thursday
So I took a few days off from the blog, mostly because I forgot. I have begun to feel a it better about my training but the nagging pain in my right leg has moved from my knee to my hip and back down to the knee again. I talked to Drew last night and he seems to think its going to jump to the other side eventually from me compensating. The pain is kind of a dull one and it hasn't really gotten to the point where it bothers me on a consistent basis, yet... More to come on this.
Sunday was Father's day and I took it off from training to be with my son. We had a great time. On Monday I had to work so I missed practicing again. I decided that I need to sit down with the coaches and devise a schedule that allows for me to train 4 or 5 out of 7 days. With the other commitments I have it is incredibly hard to fit it in sometimes. On Tuesday and Wednesday I swam. That is definitely beginning to get a lot better. There was a little drama in the pool on Tuesday as it was a little overcrowded. Once it thinned out a bit I was able to complete my laps but it took like 2 hours. I got an uninterrupted swim in on Wednesday. My wind is getting a lot better. I think I could go 200 to 300 without stopping to rest and feel pretty good, 400 to 500 if I was to push myself but I would be dead after. Pretty good with still 12 weeks left to train.
Thursday's coaches practice was more of the same in that area. We did our last of the core exercises (I have started doing them on my own now) and we increased our running length. I think we actually ended up running like 3 miles after all was said and done. I was up near the front in the warm up but when we did the timed 800's my hip started hurting (like a pinching soreness in the flexor) and I had to slow down. I talked to drew about the running or my lack of it duuring the week and he definitely agreed that I need to be running at least 3 times a week. I am going to have to add it in somehow. I think I am going to takeFriday and bike and run but do it inside at the gym. At least I will get some type of activity in. I am missing the Saturday coaches practice so I have to make sure I get in the pool on my own and bike as well.
GO TEAM
Sunday was Father's day and I took it off from training to be with my son. We had a great time. On Monday I had to work so I missed practicing again. I decided that I need to sit down with the coaches and devise a schedule that allows for me to train 4 or 5 out of 7 days. With the other commitments I have it is incredibly hard to fit it in sometimes. On Tuesday and Wednesday I swam. That is definitely beginning to get a lot better. There was a little drama in the pool on Tuesday as it was a little overcrowded. Once it thinned out a bit I was able to complete my laps but it took like 2 hours. I got an uninterrupted swim in on Wednesday. My wind is getting a lot better. I think I could go 200 to 300 without stopping to rest and feel pretty good, 400 to 500 if I was to push myself but I would be dead after. Pretty good with still 12 weeks left to train.
Thursday's coaches practice was more of the same in that area. We did our last of the core exercises (I have started doing them on my own now) and we increased our running length. I think we actually ended up running like 3 miles after all was said and done. I was up near the front in the warm up but when we did the timed 800's my hip started hurting (like a pinching soreness in the flexor) and I had to slow down. I talked to drew about the running or my lack of it duuring the week and he definitely agreed that I need to be running at least 3 times a week. I am going to have to add it in somehow. I think I am going to takeFriday and bike and run but do it inside at the gym. At least I will get some type of activity in. I am missing the Saturday coaches practice so I have to make sure I get in the pool on my own and bike as well.
GO TEAM
Monday, June 22, 2009
Saturday 6/20 Swim/Bike
The first brick training was a mild success...
Sort of.
My group started out on the bike and after the Friday off I was feeling very refreshed. I didn't try to get really aggressive and go out with the "Pro" group. I in stead held back a little and I am glad I did. I started out really well. We were going for a loop of about 2.2 miles and it was a good course with a slight kick up in the middle section. It wasn't very steep at all, just enough to get your thighs burning slightly. The ride wasn't the problem. I had a problem with the gears however and they kept slipping back into the high gear.
That made the ride tough.
I couldn't get any rhythm at all and it was incredibly difficult to keep pace with anyone when I had to peddle so much. But that was only the first problem. The real problem was the cages I had for my peddles. First it is incredibly difficult to get my feet into the cages after I took them out to stop. Second the right cage broke which wasn't a problem till the end when I took my right foot out to hit a crosswalk. I have decided that I really, I mean really need a set of clip in peddles. Life would be much easier if I could clip in and not worry about it. I finished ok and with the exception hip flexor strain to the right leg (yes the same one as the knee dammit) I got through it totally pain free. I think if I would have had the bigger gears I could have done much much better.
The swim portion of the ride was totally uneventful. I moved in the intermediate section of the pool and changed coaches. Jill gave some really good instruction and I actually learned a lot. I wanted Ivy to watch my swim stroke to see if I had improved at all but she was busy with the advanced swimmers. I got a better feel for "gliding" acccross the water instead fo chopping through it. I really noticed a difference in my endurance. The last time we were at burgess 2 weeks ago I was gassed after every 50. This time I felt like I could go at an even pace for at least 100 yads without getting tired. That was really cool. It is the first time I have noticed a difference in anything since I started. I can see how people can become addicted to this stuff.
I can't believe I am going to say this but I actually think that the run is going to be my best event. That totally blows me away. The swim is going to be much tougher than I had hoped but I kinda knew it might turn out that way. I have heard so much that swimming for distance in a competetion is much tougher than people realize, especially people that are naturally comfortable in the water. The bik I figured was going to be, well not easy but at least a strength. I think I might be wrong. I can see though that on the bike equipment is really everything.
I think I am progressing along nicely and I am hoping that i start to see dramatic changes to my level of comfort in all three disciplines this week or next week.
I am taking Father's Day off and Monday is going to be a tough one to get in because of work.
GO TEAM
Sort of.
My group started out on the bike and after the Friday off I was feeling very refreshed. I didn't try to get really aggressive and go out with the "Pro" group. I in stead held back a little and I am glad I did. I started out really well. We were going for a loop of about 2.2 miles and it was a good course with a slight kick up in the middle section. It wasn't very steep at all, just enough to get your thighs burning slightly. The ride wasn't the problem. I had a problem with the gears however and they kept slipping back into the high gear.
That made the ride tough.
I couldn't get any rhythm at all and it was incredibly difficult to keep pace with anyone when I had to peddle so much. But that was only the first problem. The real problem was the cages I had for my peddles. First it is incredibly difficult to get my feet into the cages after I took them out to stop. Second the right cage broke which wasn't a problem till the end when I took my right foot out to hit a crosswalk. I have decided that I really, I mean really need a set of clip in peddles. Life would be much easier if I could clip in and not worry about it. I finished ok and with the exception hip flexor strain to the right leg (yes the same one as the knee dammit) I got through it totally pain free. I think if I would have had the bigger gears I could have done much much better.
The swim portion of the ride was totally uneventful. I moved in the intermediate section of the pool and changed coaches. Jill gave some really good instruction and I actually learned a lot. I wanted Ivy to watch my swim stroke to see if I had improved at all but she was busy with the advanced swimmers. I got a better feel for "gliding" acccross the water instead fo chopping through it. I really noticed a difference in my endurance. The last time we were at burgess 2 weeks ago I was gassed after every 50. This time I felt like I could go at an even pace for at least 100 yads without getting tired. That was really cool. It is the first time I have noticed a difference in anything since I started. I can see how people can become addicted to this stuff.
I can't believe I am going to say this but I actually think that the run is going to be my best event. That totally blows me away. The swim is going to be much tougher than I had hoped but I kinda knew it might turn out that way. I have heard so much that swimming for distance in a competetion is much tougher than people realize, especially people that are naturally comfortable in the water. The bik I figured was going to be, well not easy but at least a strength. I think I might be wrong. I can see though that on the bike equipment is really everything.
I think I am progressing along nicely and I am hoping that i start to see dramatic changes to my level of comfort in all three disciplines this week or next week.
I am taking Father's Day off and Monday is going to be a tough one to get in because of work.
GO TEAM
Friday, June 19, 2009
Track practice Thursday 6/18
Ah we are back at the track. I have begun to notice that there is a delineation between the overall group in ability. there is about 4 or 5 guys at the top that are pretty fast. I do wonder how many of them will actually be able to do that pace for 6 miles, but they all seem like good runners so I have a feeling that they will be fine.
There is another group (of which I am included) that are just behind the first group but I know from personal experience that the pace we have been setting is way to aggressive. We are working on CORE strength for another week then we begin to push our endurance out a little. I also found out that we should be working on CORE strength after every workout!
YIKES! Hope that mistake doesn't come back to haunt me.
The CORE piece is the hardest but most rewarding part. I have also noticed a difference in my overall flexibility from the yoga which is nice. Unfortunately the CORE is also the piece that is hurting my knee the most. Ivy wants me to go to the doctor but I am thinking it is a little early for that. We'll see.
The fundraising to this point is at $820 I think which is good. I still have people from NASA to contribute as well as coworkers from the pier. I also have my immediate family like my sister mom and dad. Over all I am thinking that it is going to be tight, really tight to hit $3300 by September. But who knows that Silent Auction will be the barometer. A good showing from that and we will be ok. If not then trouble city.
Today I am going to Swim in lieu of missing Monday's workout. I think I might try to swim and rum but I will see how my knee feels. Tomorrow is the coaches practice at Burgess and it is our first brick training. 45 minutes of biking and an hour of swimming. We will see how that goes.
GO TEAM
There is another group (of which I am included) that are just behind the first group but I know from personal experience that the pace we have been setting is way to aggressive. We are working on CORE strength for another week then we begin to push our endurance out a little. I also found out that we should be working on CORE strength after every workout!
YIKES! Hope that mistake doesn't come back to haunt me.
The CORE piece is the hardest but most rewarding part. I have also noticed a difference in my overall flexibility from the yoga which is nice. Unfortunately the CORE is also the piece that is hurting my knee the most. Ivy wants me to go to the doctor but I am thinking it is a little early for that. We'll see.
The fundraising to this point is at $820 I think which is good. I still have people from NASA to contribute as well as coworkers from the pier. I also have my immediate family like my sister mom and dad. Over all I am thinking that it is going to be tight, really tight to hit $3300 by September. But who knows that Silent Auction will be the barometer. A good showing from that and we will be ok. If not then trouble city.
Today I am going to Swim in lieu of missing Monday's workout. I think I might try to swim and rum but I will see how my knee feels. Tomorrow is the coaches practice at Burgess and it is our first brick training. 45 minutes of biking and an hour of swimming. We will see how that goes.
GO TEAM
Wednesday 17 Swim
So I feel refreshed and ready to get back to work. I am in the pool today but it was a little bit crowded when I get there so I had to wait. the pool finally thinned out a bit around 7:30 so I could get in . I had to do thumb to thigh drills which I think are designed to get you to finish your stroke. I am on the elite workout but I feel like I am resting too much.
My for is not coming along like I would have hoped. I still feel a little bit scattered and all over the place with my legs but it could just be me. I can't wait to get to the pool on Saturday to see if I have improved at all. I am sure that Ivy will let me know. My thoughts so far are that I am really out of shape and I need a lot more practice in all three phases of the event. But the pool which I had thought to be a strength may not be.
I am hoping to increase my endurance in the pool A LOT more in the next two weeks or I am going to have to change things a bit. Can't have myself drowning in the ocean....
GO TEAM
My for is not coming along like I would have hoped. I still feel a little bit scattered and all over the place with my legs but it could just be me. I can't wait to get to the pool on Saturday to see if I have improved at all. I am sure that Ivy will let me know. My thoughts so far are that I am really out of shape and I need a lot more practice in all three phases of the event. But the pool which I had thought to be a strength may not be.
I am hoping to increase my endurance in the pool A LOT more in the next two weeks or I am going to have to change things a bit. Can't have myself drowning in the ocean....
GO TEAM
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