finally went home from the hospital yesterday. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. Keep them up! We need our warrior nice and strong!
I finally got my bike fit yesterday. I also bought a trainer so that I could still ride in the rain. I'm excited for my next long ride (this weekend) so I can see if the changes that were made to the bike have helped with my knee problems.
Swim practice tonight. I'm already freezing in my apartment. Should be fun getting in the water.... :)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Rain, rain...
I would like to be selfish and say "go away," but I know we need it. I also know that afterward things will be green and the air will be clear (for about a day). But it definitely has put a damper on the training schedule. Can't wait to be back running on the dirt versus the pavement. My knees are feeling it. Can't wait to get back on my bike. The spinner just isn't the same (not to mention it's UBER uncomfortable).
We swam in the rain on Wednesday -- that was fun. Freezing getting in and out of the pool, but in the water it was nice. The wind was disturbing the surface so it was a tiny taste of open water (very tiny). I miss swimming in the ocean -- soon enough. The coaches were in the pool with us, so that was even more fun. Got to watch them swim. I'm a visual learner.
Training is slowly chugging along. Evan is in the hospital and has been for two weeks now. Reminds me everyday of why I am doing this. The husband of our fundraising captain from last season was just diagnosed with a pediatric cancer last December. Very rare for an adult to have it, but he does and he is chugging along as well. These people who fight everyday make my training seem like a breeze. They are the reason I keep going. Thank you for the inspiration.
We swam in the rain on Wednesday -- that was fun. Freezing getting in and out of the pool, but in the water it was nice. The wind was disturbing the surface so it was a tiny taste of open water (very tiny). I miss swimming in the ocean -- soon enough. The coaches were in the pool with us, so that was even more fun. Got to watch them swim. I'm a visual learner.
Training is slowly chugging along. Evan is in the hospital and has been for two weeks now. Reminds me everyday of why I am doing this. The husband of our fundraising captain from last season was just diagnosed with a pediatric cancer last December. Very rare for an adult to have it, but he does and he is chugging along as well. These people who fight everyday make my training seem like a breeze. They are the reason I keep going. Thank you for the inspiration.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Thank yous and workouts (Jan. 14 - 20)!
I try to be very good about sending thank you notes to my donors right away, however, there is a group of people that I have yet to send thank you notes to. I am working on it. Life got away from me for a bit there, but I'm getting back on top of things. SO, if you haven't gotten a thank you note yet, please know that it is on its way and that your donation was uber appreciated!
Now for training.... It's so strange to me that I'm doing these other races before Ironman, and yet, I'm not really training for them. All of my training right now is directed toward my goal of finishing the Ironman. These other events are going to end up being workouts, it seems. Although, I do have that level of competitive spirit that is going to force me to "race" them, as much as I'll want to take them easier. So far, events this year are Solvang Century (March 8), Lavaman Triathlon (GO EVAN! April 6), Wildflower Long Course (Half-Ironman, May 3), and then the biggie, Ironman Coeur d'Alene (June 22). Wow -- seeing it all there in front of me scares the bejezuz out of me!
I was talking to some friends yesterday. They were asking me how training was going, and it was in my answer that I realized the truth. Out of my mouth came "it's all psychological". And it really is. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's very physical, too. But bodies are amazing things, especially in the amounts that they can handle. The real battle is inside your own head. When I'm doing a 50 mile ride on my own, it's the thoughts that creep inside that try to get me to quit early -- my legs will keep turning. Runs are killer. I spend the entire time telling myself to just keep going. Running is SO hard for me, especially the mental aspect. I am working on finding the peace in it. It's difficult, very, very difficult.
Monday, Jan. 14 -- Brick Workout... 50 mile bike, followed immediately by a 20 minute run. I discovered I need to work on my nutrition... drinking and eating more, especially during the bike.
Tuesday, Jan. 15 -- Weights.
Wednesday, Jan. 16 -- 1 hour, 30 minutes run/walk (still trying my run 8 minutes, walk 2 minutes -- so far, so good. Pool was closed this evening so no swim. :(
Thursday, Jan 17 -- Lazy bones jones (I've decided that this is a recovery week for me -- tee hee)
Friday, Jan. 18 -- Swim 1 hour (drills, 2 x 600 pulls... 200 meter between and 200 cooldown)
Saturday, Jan. 19 -- Team workout, Bike 18 miles hills.
Sunday, Jan. 20 -- Bike 30 miles around beautiful Palos Verdes, then over to Balboa Park for a 5 mile run (this time I just ran the whole thing... no 8 and 2.)
This coming week will be the start of another build section. Trucking along....
Now for training.... It's so strange to me that I'm doing these other races before Ironman, and yet, I'm not really training for them. All of my training right now is directed toward my goal of finishing the Ironman. These other events are going to end up being workouts, it seems. Although, I do have that level of competitive spirit that is going to force me to "race" them, as much as I'll want to take them easier. So far, events this year are Solvang Century (March 8), Lavaman Triathlon (GO EVAN! April 6), Wildflower Long Course (Half-Ironman, May 3), and then the biggie, Ironman Coeur d'Alene (June 22). Wow -- seeing it all there in front of me scares the bejezuz out of me!
I was talking to some friends yesterday. They were asking me how training was going, and it was in my answer that I realized the truth. Out of my mouth came "it's all psychological". And it really is. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's very physical, too. But bodies are amazing things, especially in the amounts that they can handle. The real battle is inside your own head. When I'm doing a 50 mile ride on my own, it's the thoughts that creep inside that try to get me to quit early -- my legs will keep turning. Runs are killer. I spend the entire time telling myself to just keep going. Running is SO hard for me, especially the mental aspect. I am working on finding the peace in it. It's difficult, very, very difficult.
Monday, Jan. 14 -- Brick Workout... 50 mile bike, followed immediately by a 20 minute run. I discovered I need to work on my nutrition... drinking and eating more, especially during the bike.
Tuesday, Jan. 15 -- Weights.
Wednesday, Jan. 16 -- 1 hour, 30 minutes run/walk (still trying my run 8 minutes, walk 2 minutes -- so far, so good. Pool was closed this evening so no swim. :(
Thursday, Jan 17 -- Lazy bones jones (I've decided that this is a recovery week for me -- tee hee)
Friday, Jan. 18 -- Swim 1 hour (drills, 2 x 600 pulls... 200 meter between and 200 cooldown)
Saturday, Jan. 19 -- Team workout, Bike 18 miles hills.
Sunday, Jan. 20 -- Bike 30 miles around beautiful Palos Verdes, then over to Balboa Park for a 5 mile run (this time I just ran the whole thing... no 8 and 2.)
This coming week will be the start of another build section. Trucking along....
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
WOW -- Welcome 2008
I have been lazy with the posting. My apologies.
Well, I had a series of slacker weeks following my knee injury from the long bike ride. I trained rather sporadically over the holidays, not getting really back into things until after the New Year. I know, I know. I have to admit that training in the winter is REALLY hard. It's hard on the body and even harder on the mind. The last thing you want to do at 5:30am during the winter is crawl out of your warm bed to go run or swim outside in the freezing darkness. Now the rains have come. I am so not used to that either. They put a damper on my schedule. Plus my gym membership has expired, so I have to get really creative now.
Well, I've changed my running plans. For my endurance runs, I will be doing 8 minute run, 2 minute walk and building my time like that. It's been working so far. I made it up the big hill in Griffith Park the other day on my run. I was so proud of myself. The last time I tried that, I had an asthma attack about 1/3 of the way up. I walked the rest of it. But not this past Saturday. I made it. I realized that day that I need all of the little victories I can get. New Year's Eve day I swam 55 laps. That was another one I was proud of. Over half of the Ironman distance. I could have done the last 30 laps, but they closed the pool. Next time....
I need to buy my aerobars and then get fitted to my bike. Hopefully this will prevent more knee issues on the longer rides.
So much to do, so little time.
Races this year that I'm planning on doing as part of Ironman prep (if I can afford all the registrations - haha):
Solvang Century -- March 8, 2008
Lavaman Tri -- April 6, 2008
Wildflower 1/2 Ironman -- May 7(?), 2008
And then the big day -- Coeur d'Alene Ironman -- June 22, 2008
After Ironman, I'd like to do the Muddy Buddy in November. That's just for fun though. tee hee.
Tonight I have swim practice. Hopefully it'll be a full hour in the pool (last week the lights went out early, so we had to cut our practice short).
I'll be back on top of posting my training more regularly now. Thanks for reading!
Well, I had a series of slacker weeks following my knee injury from the long bike ride. I trained rather sporadically over the holidays, not getting really back into things until after the New Year. I know, I know. I have to admit that training in the winter is REALLY hard. It's hard on the body and even harder on the mind. The last thing you want to do at 5:30am during the winter is crawl out of your warm bed to go run or swim outside in the freezing darkness. Now the rains have come. I am so not used to that either. They put a damper on my schedule. Plus my gym membership has expired, so I have to get really creative now.
Well, I've changed my running plans. For my endurance runs, I will be doing 8 minute run, 2 minute walk and building my time like that. It's been working so far. I made it up the big hill in Griffith Park the other day on my run. I was so proud of myself. The last time I tried that, I had an asthma attack about 1/3 of the way up. I walked the rest of it. But not this past Saturday. I made it. I realized that day that I need all of the little victories I can get. New Year's Eve day I swam 55 laps. That was another one I was proud of. Over half of the Ironman distance. I could have done the last 30 laps, but they closed the pool. Next time....
I need to buy my aerobars and then get fitted to my bike. Hopefully this will prevent more knee issues on the longer rides.
So much to do, so little time.
Races this year that I'm planning on doing as part of Ironman prep (if I can afford all the registrations - haha):
Solvang Century -- March 8, 2008
Lavaman Tri -- April 6, 2008
Wildflower 1/2 Ironman -- May 7(?), 2008
And then the big day -- Coeur d'Alene Ironman -- June 22, 2008
After Ironman, I'd like to do the Muddy Buddy in November. That's just for fun though. tee hee.
Tonight I have swim practice. Hopefully it'll be a full hour in the pool (last week the lights went out early, so we had to cut our practice short).
I'll be back on top of posting my training more regularly now. Thanks for reading!
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