Yikes! We're into the single digits! It is so hard to believe that my Ironman race is now just 9 weeks away. I completed my first race of the season yesterday. The Desert Tri in Palm Springs. We did an 80 mile bike ride on Saturday so my legs were a bit fatigued. My time was not as fast as I would have liked, but I finished it in under 3 hours. I felt strong, and I feel great today! I'm not at all sore or fatigued. This was my first lake swim, and I loved it. I may never go back to ocean triathlons again! No waves to worry about and the occasional mouthfuls of water didn't taste too bad. I drifted to the right a lot, and I need to work on that. Going off course in a short race like this isn't such a big deal, but I do not want to swim any farther than 2.4 miles in Coeur d'Alene.
My stats for last week:
swim: 7208 yards
bike: 110 miles
run: 18 miles
total time: 13 hours 16 minutes
I have a big week this week. We have started doing longer midweek workouts with Wednesday being the monster day -- 2 hour bike and a 1 hour 20 minute run. Both are to be done at an easy pace. Last Wednesday it was super windy out so I cut my bike ride short. Hopefully this week I'll be able to get it all in ... 16 hours!
Sunday is my fundraiser in the park. It should be a lot of fun. Beacause I've been so busy with training I don't get to see my friends as often as I would like. So I'm looking forward to catching up with everybody. If you live in the area, please come!
Monday, April 23, 2007
Friday, April 6, 2007
Good Times
Ah, it's so nice to be on vacation :) In addition to my regular workouts this week, I have been to yoga twice. You would think that training for an ironman would use every muscle in your body. Not so .... I found a few I haven't been using. My arms are still shaking a bit from this morning's yoga class, and I'm sure I'll be feeling it in my abs tomorrow.
I had a bike fit done on Monday. I think I was the last one on the team to go and see Nate. He made quite a few adjustments ... he raised my seat post and brought the saddle back, and also raised the handlebars and brought the aero bars way back. I rode on Wednesday, and it felt good. I'm so much more comfortable in the aero bars that I'll actually be able to ride in that postition for long stretches. I also felt stronger and more efficient going uphill and in more control going down. Yippee!
April is a busy month for me. Next weekend is a TNT training weekend ... there will be a bunch of teams camping and training at the Wildflower site. My team is preparing all the food as a fundraiser in addition to getting our training in. Our coach thinks we'll be able to get an 80 mile bike ride in after preparing breakfast and before fixing dinner on Saturday. We'll see. April 22 I'm racing in the Desert Tri (3/4 mile swim, 26 mile bike, 6 mile run) in Palm Springs. It will be my first race of the season, and I'm hoping it will feel easy! The following Sunday, April 29th, I am having a fundraiser in the park. My good friends Anne, Cathy, Tomie, and Jen are helping me out. We'll have food and games and raffle prizes. It should be a blast. Come on down!! May 5th I have another race ... Wildflower Long ... which is a half ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run). I know this one won't be easy, but I do hope to finish in under 7 hours and feeling strong. Wish me luck!
I had a bike fit done on Monday. I think I was the last one on the team to go and see Nate. He made quite a few adjustments ... he raised my seat post and brought the saddle back, and also raised the handlebars and brought the aero bars way back. I rode on Wednesday, and it felt good. I'm so much more comfortable in the aero bars that I'll actually be able to ride in that postition for long stretches. I also felt stronger and more efficient going uphill and in more control going down. Yippee!
April is a busy month for me. Next weekend is a TNT training weekend ... there will be a bunch of teams camping and training at the Wildflower site. My team is preparing all the food as a fundraiser in addition to getting our training in. Our coach thinks we'll be able to get an 80 mile bike ride in after preparing breakfast and before fixing dinner on Saturday. We'll see. April 22 I'm racing in the Desert Tri (3/4 mile swim, 26 mile bike, 6 mile run) in Palm Springs. It will be my first race of the season, and I'm hoping it will feel easy! The following Sunday, April 29th, I am having a fundraiser in the park. My good friends Anne, Cathy, Tomie, and Jen are helping me out. We'll have food and games and raffle prizes. It should be a blast. Come on down!! May 5th I have another race ... Wildflower Long ... which is a half ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run). I know this one won't be easy, but I do hope to finish in under 7 hours and feeling strong. Wish me luck!
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