Hey guys,
So on Thursday we braved the wind and headed out to Cochrane to do hill repeats. Seriously when is this wind going to slow down a little bit??? My legs were DEAD by the time we got there and I even stole a draft from Greg and Mark on the way out.
What was cool was that I tried to do 1 gear harder for repeats and was able to do it. Don't get me wrong I was slower, but you don't get stronger unless you make it harder on yourself....right Greg??? I was so happy I was able to do 3 repeats in a harder gear which reminded me of where I started last summer...
The first time I had ever done hill repeats was in June last year (yes I know 5 years of triathlon and only started last year, scary isn't it!). It was pouring rain and I was on the phone with Greg going "you seriously want me to ride up and down a hill in this?" His answer was "yes."
So I got lost going to Edworthy Park which is 2 mins from where I work (if you know me and my sense of direction this will make sense). Once I finally made it there I warmed up and started up the hill. I was in my easiest gear and barely moving....not kidding...I wasn't about to break any climbing records anytime soon. After a couple of repeats Greg was riding beside me telling me about climbing technique. Every time I would look over at what he was telling me to do my entire bike would sway...I am lucky I didn't fall over...I was going slow enough to. AND I could not talk...not even able to form words trying to haul my ass up this hill. All I could do was nod to let him know that I was listening and somewhat understanding what he was saying! After about 6 of these we stopped at the top and I almost fell over! Greg caught me the nice guy that he is and then told me to do more! Ha!
When I think back to everything I have learned over the last couple of years I am surprised that I even finished a triathlon before then!! Needless to say my ability to climb hills has gotten a lot better in 1 year!
Saturday I slept in, what a beautiful thing sleep is and then I went out to do a 3 hour ride (which was supposed to be 4 but due to the sleeping in got changed to three :) It was still windy but compared to what I rode in over the last week I guess you could have called it a light breeze. The ride was uneventful, I did miss a good section on my back of sunscreen and needless to say I have a wee bit of a painful burn!
Sunday was one of those days where nothing quite worked out. My plan was to get up and run before we went out to Sylvan to do an open water swim. Then Chad said he wanted to swim early so he could ride later. No problem, I was going to run while he rode. Well, neither of these things happened. We didn't get out to Sylvan until 3:30pm...which was fine lots of time left in the day to swim and run right? Wrong. When we got to Sylvan there were GIANT white caps. It made my swim in Boise look like peanuts! My mouth dropped open and I looked at Chad and promptly told him there was no way I was getting in that water! We sat and waited for about 45 min for the wind to die down when Chad said screw it I am going in. I stood at the end of the lake...FREEZING...humming and hawing (sp?) about whether or not I should do this. Chad went so he could experience what swimming in rough conditions were like....me not so much. Maybe I am still scarred from the boise race but I wasn't going to spend 15 mins getting into my wetsuit to go for a 15 mins survival swim and not be able to work on my stroke. Probably should have got into the water...ah well you win some you lose some!
We headed back to Crossfield for a family BBQ. I still somehow thought I was going to run at like 9pm after everyone went home. I should have known better with the chatters in Chad's family!!! I finally said screw it, had a glass of wine and probably ate more than I should have (all good things of course!) and enjoyed visiting with everyone! We don't get to see everyone at once very often and it was great to catch up.
On a total side note, being lactose intolerant sure helps with the desert thing, I would have been in there like a dirty shirt having an ice cream treat...but I can't do it anymore and so it was berries and grapes for me! Don't get me wrong this is a good thing since ice cream doesn't help my training any....but this didn't stop me from staring at Chad's buster bar from DQ!
Today it is an easy run and bike. Chad and I are going for a spin tonight around the reservoir; something I have never done...weird I know.
In more important news than my rambling about training; we are leaving on Wednesday for Chad's Prostate cancer research ride! I will be doing a lot of driving and waiting Wednesday thru Friday as I am driving the support vehicle! I will update you from the road!
Happy Training
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Lovin the sunshine!!!
Hey guys,
Just a quick update for ya! Things training wise have been okay. I was talking to Greg last night that my legs feel okay since my race but I just don't have "that extra gear to kick it up a notch when I need to" back yet. He said we will make some changes to the plan and "change things up a bit!" I could be in for some doozey workouts in the while!
Monday I went for an easy 30 min jog...nothing exciting...just running.
Tuesday I went to meet the group and I was a bit early...no one was there yet...not emails went out...so I headed out on my own! It was soooooo windy AND I forgot my sunglasses; my eyes were so dried out I was having trouble blinking! NOTE TO SELF....ALWAYS remember the sunglasses!
Yesterday I went or another easy run right before swimming; actually Chad had a brilliant idea and told me to run to the pool! What a good idea...I should have thought of it!!!! The swim Greg picked apart our strokes a bit and gave us stuff to work on. We were all pretty chatty after not swimming together for a few weeks! Grego it's great to have you back :)
Today is hill night! I hope to see Susi's smiling face out there on the hills with us tonight!! I love hills so I hope my legs are feeling snappy!
Until the weekend...Happy Training!
Just a quick update for ya! Things training wise have been okay. I was talking to Greg last night that my legs feel okay since my race but I just don't have "that extra gear to kick it up a notch when I need to" back yet. He said we will make some changes to the plan and "change things up a bit!" I could be in for some doozey workouts in the while!
Monday I went for an easy 30 min jog...nothing exciting...just running.
Tuesday I went to meet the group and I was a bit early...no one was there yet...not emails went out...so I headed out on my own! It was soooooo windy AND I forgot my sunglasses; my eyes were so dried out I was having trouble blinking! NOTE TO SELF....ALWAYS remember the sunglasses!
Yesterday I went or another easy run right before swimming; actually Chad had a brilliant idea and told me to run to the pool! What a good idea...I should have thought of it!!!! The swim Greg picked apart our strokes a bit and gave us stuff to work on. We were all pretty chatty after not swimming together for a few weeks! Grego it's great to have you back :)
Today is hill night! I hope to see Susi's smiling face out there on the hills with us tonight!! I love hills so I hope my legs are feeling snappy!
Until the weekend...Happy Training!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Recovered
Hey gang!
I feel like I have been MIA from actually blogging lately! People had there pics and RR up before I did and they did their races a week after mine! My excuse is that I was on holidays and even after we got back I was still on holiday mode for the rest of last week!
Not too much new and exciting on the training front. My recovery from the race has gone well, even though I was painfully sore for about 3 days after the race...and it was everywhere; back, shoulders, quads, hamstrings, calfs, abs...you name it!
I have been doing a lot of walking (I walk Rexy for 60-90 min almost everyday) and there have been a few triathlon related workouts in there too!
This weekend I went and biked the 22x and cowboy trail while the Chinook Half was finishing up. I was looking for people I knew but I was too far away to recognise anyone. I absolutely love this bike ride; I did it a lot last year in prep for IMC so it was interesting to be out there and see some improvements. I can't say I was super fast now on my training rides BUT what I did notice was my ability to power my way up some of the smaller hills. I KNOW last year I would have been in the small ring to climb up some of these and this year I was able to stay in the big ring and hammer my way up! Keep in mind these aren't huge hill by any means but I see progress and that's what counts!!!!
Other than that I did head to the pool by myself on Friday! This doesn't happen often, but I didn't bike on Thursday and figured I should get off my ass and do something! It was short and sweet but I felt like I was getting my swimming mojo back!
Tonight is bike group again, the forecast is for thunderstorms but I think I will head out and see what its like at the end of town. The weather changes so quickly here, you never know what you are going to get!
Happy Training everyone!
I feel like I have been MIA from actually blogging lately! People had there pics and RR up before I did and they did their races a week after mine! My excuse is that I was on holidays and even after we got back I was still on holiday mode for the rest of last week!
Not too much new and exciting on the training front. My recovery from the race has gone well, even though I was painfully sore for about 3 days after the race...and it was everywhere; back, shoulders, quads, hamstrings, calfs, abs...you name it!
I have been doing a lot of walking (I walk Rexy for 60-90 min almost everyday) and there have been a few triathlon related workouts in there too!
This weekend I went and biked the 22x and cowboy trail while the Chinook Half was finishing up. I was looking for people I knew but I was too far away to recognise anyone. I absolutely love this bike ride; I did it a lot last year in prep for IMC so it was interesting to be out there and see some improvements. I can't say I was super fast now on my training rides BUT what I did notice was my ability to power my way up some of the smaller hills. I KNOW last year I would have been in the small ring to climb up some of these and this year I was able to stay in the big ring and hammer my way up! Keep in mind these aren't huge hill by any means but I see progress and that's what counts!!!!
Other than that I did head to the pool by myself on Friday! This doesn't happen often, but I didn't bike on Thursday and figured I should get off my ass and do something! It was short and sweet but I felt like I was getting my swimming mojo back!
Tonight is bike group again, the forecast is for thunderstorms but I think I will head out and see what its like at the end of town. The weather changes so quickly here, you never know what you are going to get!
Happy Training everyone!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Race Pics
It has been over a week and I finally have the race pics up. Our camera died after the swim so we have to get the photos from Tom and Darl for the rest of the race! The last 2 photos are courtesy of ASI photography!
Apparently Rexy really like watching the people go by on the bikes! And as you can see from the picture below watching triathlons is tough work!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Boise 70.3 Race Report
Whew!
It has been a busy couple of days. Chad and I got back late Tuesday night and I have been on the run trying to unpack and get organised from the trip! Here's how the race went down:
Race Morning:
This was a weird one. Since the race didn't start until 2pm I had a lot of time...or so you would think but I still ended running around like crazy. We were staying outside of Boise so we had to make to 30 min trek into downtown into T2 to drop off my bike to run bag. Then we had to go back out of town to T1 and the reservoir for the swim.
There was limited parking so we parked at the bottom and had about a mile hike up to T1. From this point until the end of the swim everything that could go wrong did. They wouldn't let us put pumps into our morning clothes bags (they were bringing them to the finish for us) so they said they would have a lot of pumps on site. Yeah right. There were 2 people pumping up bike tires for 2000 athletes. Hmmmm. So I stood in line for 45 min waiting to get my bike tires pumped.
My water bottle cage had broken before the race so I stole Chad's to put on my bike....only that it didn't fit. The tech guys looked at me like I was an idiot girl who couldn't manage to put on a cage. Then he tried....guess what...it didn't fit. Did I mention this was all 15 min before I had to get out of transition! I hadn't set up my transition yet either. He got it filed down and put on and then I was rushing around trying to get ready. I had a few minutes to relax and watch the pros start and then it was a rush around again to get into my wetsuit and get down to the start.
Swim
This was by far the worst swim I have ever had. The wind had picked up and the waves were getting bigger and bigger! I swallowed so much water that I was burping it up! Gross. I also had a hard time sighting...the turning buoy's were supposed to be red but something must have happened and when I got to the second turn there was no red buoy. Needless to say I got a little off course trying to find that damn buoy. You could see the other ones for the way back so people were getting confused on where the turn was! It was chaotic! I was soooo happy get out of the water and I burped my way up to transition. My time was 45:50 which is my SLOWEST time ever!
Bike
It took me awhile to shake off my bad attitude about my swim. To put it bluntly I was pissed. I took a deep breath and after about 10-15 min of stewing about it I let it go.
The bike was wet...soaking wet. Overall though I felt I had a good bike. I did my nutrition well, I was more than hydrated from all of the water swallowed on the swim! At times it was raining so hard they had volunteers out with air horns telling people to slow down for certain parts of the course. There were a few bad wipe outs and people were brought back in ambulances; everyone was okay though!
There were some curvy roads which made the course fun and technical. I felt good the entire time and was actually passing people! This never used to happen :)
The only time I was asking myself why I do this was between 70-80 km. I was tired of being wet and starting to get cold. I zoned out for a bit during this long stretch of headwind with a false flat going up! I had to pee sooo bad and I just couldn't make myself go, so I made a potty transition plan. I was going to rack my bike throw all of my gear in my bag, take my shoes and socks and put them on while I was standing in line for the porta potty! It worked like a charm!
Run
When I got to the run I was so happy to be off of my bike and getting splashed slightly less! I had my garmin on and so I was able to pace myself to stay between 6 and 6:30 min/km. This worked well as I wanted to let it rip but could look down and slow myself down.
The first loop went off with out a hitch. At every aid station I would eat 1 sharkie and chase it with water. The second loop came around and Chad (who had to run hard to catch up to me) said I could get under 6:30 if I do the second loop in 60 min. I took the bait and was staying under 6 min/km. This is what lead the the death like feeling that came over me with the last 2 miles. I couldn't eat or drink anything and it was all I had not to throw up. I made it across the finish line in 6:32. Only 2 min off and I would have had it...I still blame my swim! The guy who caught me thought I was going to faint or throw up on him I am sure. I had NOTHING left.
I was so sick for the rest of the night. It would come in waves of hunger and nausea. I have never pushed myself like that in a race. Ironman is a different challenge; it is all about going for a long time and not stopping, this was racing the clock and it hurt.
If you would have asked me if I was excited for my next half my answer would have been no. Now I am curious about Sylvan...we will see what happens!
It has been a busy couple of days. Chad and I got back late Tuesday night and I have been on the run trying to unpack and get organised from the trip! Here's how the race went down:
Race Morning:
This was a weird one. Since the race didn't start until 2pm I had a lot of time...or so you would think but I still ended running around like crazy. We were staying outside of Boise so we had to make to 30 min trek into downtown into T2 to drop off my bike to run bag. Then we had to go back out of town to T1 and the reservoir for the swim.
There was limited parking so we parked at the bottom and had about a mile hike up to T1. From this point until the end of the swim everything that could go wrong did. They wouldn't let us put pumps into our morning clothes bags (they were bringing them to the finish for us) so they said they would have a lot of pumps on site. Yeah right. There were 2 people pumping up bike tires for 2000 athletes. Hmmmm. So I stood in line for 45 min waiting to get my bike tires pumped.
My water bottle cage had broken before the race so I stole Chad's to put on my bike....only that it didn't fit. The tech guys looked at me like I was an idiot girl who couldn't manage to put on a cage. Then he tried....guess what...it didn't fit. Did I mention this was all 15 min before I had to get out of transition! I hadn't set up my transition yet either. He got it filed down and put on and then I was rushing around trying to get ready. I had a few minutes to relax and watch the pros start and then it was a rush around again to get into my wetsuit and get down to the start.
Swim
This was by far the worst swim I have ever had. The wind had picked up and the waves were getting bigger and bigger! I swallowed so much water that I was burping it up! Gross. I also had a hard time sighting...the turning buoy's were supposed to be red but something must have happened and when I got to the second turn there was no red buoy. Needless to say I got a little off course trying to find that damn buoy. You could see the other ones for the way back so people were getting confused on where the turn was! It was chaotic! I was soooo happy get out of the water and I burped my way up to transition. My time was 45:50 which is my SLOWEST time ever!
Bike
It took me awhile to shake off my bad attitude about my swim. To put it bluntly I was pissed. I took a deep breath and after about 10-15 min of stewing about it I let it go.
The bike was wet...soaking wet. Overall though I felt I had a good bike. I did my nutrition well, I was more than hydrated from all of the water swallowed on the swim! At times it was raining so hard they had volunteers out with air horns telling people to slow down for certain parts of the course. There were a few bad wipe outs and people were brought back in ambulances; everyone was okay though!
There were some curvy roads which made the course fun and technical. I felt good the entire time and was actually passing people! This never used to happen :)
The only time I was asking myself why I do this was between 70-80 km. I was tired of being wet and starting to get cold. I zoned out for a bit during this long stretch of headwind with a false flat going up! I had to pee sooo bad and I just couldn't make myself go, so I made a potty transition plan. I was going to rack my bike throw all of my gear in my bag, take my shoes and socks and put them on while I was standing in line for the porta potty! It worked like a charm!
Run
When I got to the run I was so happy to be off of my bike and getting splashed slightly less! I had my garmin on and so I was able to pace myself to stay between 6 and 6:30 min/km. This worked well as I wanted to let it rip but could look down and slow myself down.
The first loop went off with out a hitch. At every aid station I would eat 1 sharkie and chase it with water. The second loop came around and Chad (who had to run hard to catch up to me) said I could get under 6:30 if I do the second loop in 60 min. I took the bait and was staying under 6 min/km. This is what lead the the death like feeling that came over me with the last 2 miles. I couldn't eat or drink anything and it was all I had not to throw up. I made it across the finish line in 6:32. Only 2 min off and I would have had it...I still blame my swim! The guy who caught me thought I was going to faint or throw up on him I am sure. I had NOTHING left.
I was so sick for the rest of the night. It would come in waves of hunger and nausea. I have never pushed myself like that in a race. Ironman is a different challenge; it is all about going for a long time and not stopping, this was racing the clock and it hurt.
If you would have asked me if I was excited for my next half my answer would have been no. Now I am curious about Sylvan...we will see what happens!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Quick Race Update
Hey Guys,
I will give you a quick update and write the full race report (with pics of course) when we get home!
The swim was aweful. There was a flood warning for all of southern Idaho yesterday...great. The swim was rough and sooooo wavey I had a hard time getting anywhere; this was probably the worst swim I have ever had! I came in around 50 min which is about 10 min slower for me!
The bike it poored rain the entire time. I was soaked. I felt pretty good; there was only one part between 70 and 80 km when I zoned out and wasn' t thinking about racing...I just wanted off my bike. I think my bike time was around 3:30...so faster than last year!
On the run I felt great for the first 15-16 km...then I went down hill. By the last couple of km I wanted to die...it hurt. I wanted to push the pace...I did...and I paid for it!
In the end I finished around 6:30 - 6:32 I think. The times aren't posted yet, but like I said I will get a more detailed report up later! Until then I am still on holidays:):):)
I will give you a quick update and write the full race report (with pics of course) when we get home!
The swim was aweful. There was a flood warning for all of southern Idaho yesterday...great. The swim was rough and sooooo wavey I had a hard time getting anywhere; this was probably the worst swim I have ever had! I came in around 50 min which is about 10 min slower for me!
The bike it poored rain the entire time. I was soaked. I felt pretty good; there was only one part between 70 and 80 km when I zoned out and wasn' t thinking about racing...I just wanted off my bike. I think my bike time was around 3:30...so faster than last year!
On the run I felt great for the first 15-16 km...then I went down hill. By the last couple of km I wanted to die...it hurt. I wanted to push the pace...I did...and I paid for it!
In the end I finished around 6:30 - 6:32 I think. The times aren't posted yet, but like I said I will get a more detailed report up later! Until then I am still on holidays:):):)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Howdy Y'all
Hey Guys,
Here is a quick update for you! we made it to Yellowstone on Tuesday after what seems like FOREVER!! Every mile seemed to stretch farther and farther. On the way down we did stop at Montana State University and snapped a few pics. We both find it interesting to look around at all of the different University's; on this trip we have 4 planned!
Yesterday we went to old faithful and drove through a bit of Yellowstone. Old faithful was pretty neat but it was rainy and cold while we were there so we spent most of the time letting people pet Rexy. Turns out when you have a giant grey dog that has a ridiculous amount of energy it draws some attention!
Once we got back into town we went back to the campsite so I could get a short run in. Once all was said and done we went for food and to the IMAX. Eating here is always interesting. In Yellowstone there are tons of pizza places and BBQ's...thats about it. Needless to say with all of my digestive issues it has been interesting. People sure look at you weird when you don't want cheese on anything! The IMAX movie pretty much sucked and we both think that it was at least 20 years old. A little outdated don't you think?
Today we drove from Yellowstone to Mountainhome where we will be until after the race. Tomorrow is race prep day and more universities to tour!
Here are some pics....
Here is a quick update for you! we made it to Yellowstone on Tuesday after what seems like FOREVER!! Every mile seemed to stretch farther and farther. On the way down we did stop at Montana State University and snapped a few pics. We both find it interesting to look around at all of the different University's; on this trip we have 4 planned!
Yesterday we went to old faithful and drove through a bit of Yellowstone. Old faithful was pretty neat but it was rainy and cold while we were there so we spent most of the time letting people pet Rexy. Turns out when you have a giant grey dog that has a ridiculous amount of energy it draws some attention!
Once we got back into town we went back to the campsite so I could get a short run in. Once all was said and done we went for food and to the IMAX. Eating here is always interesting. In Yellowstone there are tons of pizza places and BBQ's...thats about it. Needless to say with all of my digestive issues it has been interesting. People sure look at you weird when you don't want cheese on anything! The IMAX movie pretty much sucked and we both think that it was at least 20 years old. A little outdated don't you think?
Today we drove from Yellowstone to Mountainhome where we will be until after the race. Tomorrow is race prep day and more universities to tour!
Here are some pics....
We have more pics from today but I am both too tired and too lazy to upload them right now. I have to get up early and get my training in tomorrow! I will try and update before the race!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Bring on Boise
I sooo super duper really really excited to be leaving tonight on holidays. The best thing about our holidays, they always include a race in there somewhere!! But first before I get too ahead of myself here's how the weekend went.
Saturday morning I was up at 7:50...yes I know my mornings get earlier and earlier on the weekends! I have my own personal giant grey alarm clock that always wakes me up between 7 and 8 am! Chad of course hears nothing....
Once I took Rexy out I ate and then laid back down on the couch to wait for my food to digest a bit. Then I was out the door for my run. I am not normally running by 9am on a Saturday but it was kind of nice. It took me awhile to get warmed up as I was still feeling a little sleepy (it takes me around 2 hours to wake up:). Once I got going I noticed that the only other people out on the trails this early are other runners...people who look like they are running for a purpose and training for something. It was a nice change from the bikers, walkers, random people yelling and floating down the river, people having family picnics, the random runners who sound like they are going to have a heart attack...seriously slow down a little and you will still be running and able to breathe! Anyway I had a good run, feeling good leading up to my race and it was nice to have it done early in the day.
Once I got home we got everything together and went out to Vulcan for the Tinman Triathlon. This was Chad's first sprint distance and I was excited for him...perhaps even more than he was. We got there and it was raining pretty good. Chad really didn't want to do the race. He went and checked in and to go and set up for transition and next thing I know he is beside me telling me he didn't want to do it. I know how he felt...I go through this all of the time...I get so nervous that I just don't want to do it! I told him in the nicest possible way to suck it up and get in the pool. I don't think he was very happy with that but he did it:) Tough love honey, tough love. You would do the same thing to me so I didn't feel bad. For my first half he had to pretty much push me into Sylvan Lake...I wanted to stay crying under the tree but he wouldn't let me:)
His race went great! He looked so strong for the whole thing! We were both happy to get into the truck and warm up at the end though...my feet were so wet and cold I think it would have been easier to race. Being a spectator is hard work!
Yesterday I rode on the trainer. I found it hard to stay focused on what I was doing so every once in awhile I had to watch my numbers so maintained some kind of intensity! Swimming last night was good. We did some 100's....getting race ready! I had a hard time staying focused at swimming too, I think I just had so much to do before we left I had a hard time paying attention to my workouts!
I am feeling ready to race and I am excited to see if I can push it a little bit this year now that I can actually bike and run at different paces rather than just trying to finish! My goal as always is to PB; my times for the Desert Half last year are:
Swim: 39:32
Bike: 3:42
Run: 2:28
Total: 6:56
This was on a crazy hilly course though and by the time I got to the run I was just trying to finish! If I could get 6:45 I would be happy, this course looks hilly too so I'll have to get my climbing legs ready! I'll try to keep you updated!!
Happy Training!
Saturday morning I was up at 7:50...yes I know my mornings get earlier and earlier on the weekends! I have my own personal giant grey alarm clock that always wakes me up between 7 and 8 am! Chad of course hears nothing....
Once I took Rexy out I ate and then laid back down on the couch to wait for my food to digest a bit. Then I was out the door for my run. I am not normally running by 9am on a Saturday but it was kind of nice. It took me awhile to get warmed up as I was still feeling a little sleepy (it takes me around 2 hours to wake up:). Once I got going I noticed that the only other people out on the trails this early are other runners...people who look like they are running for a purpose and training for something. It was a nice change from the bikers, walkers, random people yelling and floating down the river, people having family picnics, the random runners who sound like they are going to have a heart attack...seriously slow down a little and you will still be running and able to breathe! Anyway I had a good run, feeling good leading up to my race and it was nice to have it done early in the day.
Once I got home we got everything together and went out to Vulcan for the Tinman Triathlon. This was Chad's first sprint distance and I was excited for him...perhaps even more than he was. We got there and it was raining pretty good. Chad really didn't want to do the race. He went and checked in and to go and set up for transition and next thing I know he is beside me telling me he didn't want to do it. I know how he felt...I go through this all of the time...I get so nervous that I just don't want to do it! I told him in the nicest possible way to suck it up and get in the pool. I don't think he was very happy with that but he did it:) Tough love honey, tough love. You would do the same thing to me so I didn't feel bad. For my first half he had to pretty much push me into Sylvan Lake...I wanted to stay crying under the tree but he wouldn't let me:)
His race went great! He looked so strong for the whole thing! We were both happy to get into the truck and warm up at the end though...my feet were so wet and cold I think it would have been easier to race. Being a spectator is hard work!
Yesterday I rode on the trainer. I found it hard to stay focused on what I was doing so every once in awhile I had to watch my numbers so maintained some kind of intensity! Swimming last night was good. We did some 100's....getting race ready! I had a hard time staying focused at swimming too, I think I just had so much to do before we left I had a hard time paying attention to my workouts!
I am feeling ready to race and I am excited to see if I can push it a little bit this year now that I can actually bike and run at different paces rather than just trying to finish! My goal as always is to PB; my times for the Desert Half last year are:
Swim: 39:32
Bike: 3:42
Run: 2:28
Total: 6:56
This was on a crazy hilly course though and by the time I got to the run I was just trying to finish! If I could get 6:45 I would be happy, this course looks hilly too so I'll have to get my climbing legs ready! I'll try to keep you updated!!
Happy Training!
Friday, June 5, 2009
OMG my legs hurrrrrt today!
Hey all,
This has been a good week of training and my body can feel it. Monday I went for an easy run and it was just that - easy. Then I went for a massage and my back is one very very tight mess, and if you can believe it worse than my legs. More specifically the lower traps....which is what I am always complaining about when I am climbing.
Tuesday I was off work early so I went biking earlier than the group ride. Now that we have a little monster in our lives if I can get home earlier the better it is for Rexy! I tried to do some intervals, I have a hard time doing them in the wind. I did my best and pushed through. It was a quick one 80 mins, just out to Cochrane and back.
Wednesday I had a awesome run. When I have intervals I run certain routes and this time I made it farther than I ever had before...on a training run:):):) I was doing half pace intervals too, so not even 10km race pace! I was pretty pumped to see the progress. I am slowly developing these legs for running! It was soooo hot outside and very little wind, it doesn't get much better than that. I almost wish I was biking...that doesn't happen often with the wind!
Wednesday night our fearless leader was back and although we did our best to convince him that we should visit and chat because we need to catch up...he didn't go for it and tried to push us into the pool. I was having a pretty good swim; we did some 200's, 100's, then the 50's came and I died. I did get a wicked cramp in my calf trying to keep up to the guys on the 50's and my leg is still sore today!
Yesterday is what really gave my legs the wonderful ache that has now set in. Showed up to biking and my riding partners were Greg, Darryl, Trevor, and Chris. Crap. Four of the fastest guys in our group and me! Greg and Trevor took it easy and let me draft...and by them taking it easy means I was pedaling my legs off trying to stay on their wheels. They pulled me along out to Cochrane...nice guys! I got 2 1/2 hills in and didn't even get soaked. I had to hammer down on the way back as well....but made it and now my legs have been a little achy since then. I can feel the tiredness in them. I better soak it up for race day!
Now i get to start tapering for the Boise 70.3 for next week! Yay! We are leaving Monday night so I am very excited to go on a little holiday. It looks like I will be riding the trainer this weekend though, lots of cold rain in the forecast.
Have a great weekend and happy training!
This has been a good week of training and my body can feel it. Monday I went for an easy run and it was just that - easy. Then I went for a massage and my back is one very very tight mess, and if you can believe it worse than my legs. More specifically the lower traps....which is what I am always complaining about when I am climbing.
Tuesday I was off work early so I went biking earlier than the group ride. Now that we have a little monster in our lives if I can get home earlier the better it is for Rexy! I tried to do some intervals, I have a hard time doing them in the wind. I did my best and pushed through. It was a quick one 80 mins, just out to Cochrane and back.
Wednesday I had a awesome run. When I have intervals I run certain routes and this time I made it farther than I ever had before...on a training run:):):) I was doing half pace intervals too, so not even 10km race pace! I was pretty pumped to see the progress. I am slowly developing these legs for running! It was soooo hot outside and very little wind, it doesn't get much better than that. I almost wish I was biking...that doesn't happen often with the wind!
Wednesday night our fearless leader was back and although we did our best to convince him that we should visit and chat because we need to catch up...he didn't go for it and tried to push us into the pool. I was having a pretty good swim; we did some 200's, 100's, then the 50's came and I died. I did get a wicked cramp in my calf trying to keep up to the guys on the 50's and my leg is still sore today!
Yesterday is what really gave my legs the wonderful ache that has now set in. Showed up to biking and my riding partners were Greg, Darryl, Trevor, and Chris. Crap. Four of the fastest guys in our group and me! Greg and Trevor took it easy and let me draft...and by them taking it easy means I was pedaling my legs off trying to stay on their wheels. They pulled me along out to Cochrane...nice guys! I got 2 1/2 hills in and didn't even get soaked. I had to hammer down on the way back as well....but made it and now my legs have been a little achy since then. I can feel the tiredness in them. I better soak it up for race day!
Now i get to start tapering for the Boise 70.3 for next week! Yay! We are leaving Monday night so I am very excited to go on a little holiday. It looks like I will be riding the trainer this weekend though, lots of cold rain in the forecast.
Have a great weekend and happy training!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Here it is....
Hi guys!
Sorry it took so long for the recipe, but better late than never!!!
1 cup spelt flour
1/2 cup multigrain flour
1/4 cup of oatmeal
1/4 cup kamut flakes
2-3 tbsp Agave nectar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking soda
4 egg whites - beaten until fluffy
4 mashed bananas
1/2 cup soy or skim milk
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup carob chips (optional but I highly recommend it)
1 cup frozen cranberries (optional)
1. Pre heat oven to 350. Lightly coat a 9 x 5 inch pan with cooking spray and dust with flour.
2. In large bowl combine dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until fluffy. Then pour bananas, milk, and vanilla into large bowl.
3. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until just blended. Fold in egg whites, then add carob chips and cranberries. Pour into pan and bake for 55 min.
YUMMMMMMM
Training has been going well. On Thursday we went out and did a couple repeats of the cochrane hill and I can see the improvement from last year. I still get dropped...but not nearly as quickly and I can still see people!
This weekend was a busy one. We were up on Saturday morning to go and meet Darryl for a long ride. We met at his house and left from there. Chad said we were biking to Langdon...what he didn't tell me is that we had to ride on Glenmore trail out of the city. Needless to say I almost crapped my pants a couple of times leaving the city. I swear I could have reached out and touched a semi that went by us!! That made riding through downtown seem easy...they are all cars down town and the fastest they go is 50 km/hr not giant trucks that don't like cyclists!
Once we got out of the city it was much better, but I messed up on my nutrition and wasn't having the greatest ride. I couldn't get comfortable on the bike for some reason. Its funny how I can go from having an awesome ride on Thursday to a crappy one on Saturday. On our way back into town I decided to ride in traffic rather than stick to the shoulder...the cars could go around! And they did! Back to the truck for a run which was supposed to be a harder effort...funnily enough I felt better on that quick transition run than I did on the bike!
We went home walked Rexy and then went to a BBQ at Allan and Karen's house and got to visit Baby Alison...who is soooo cute! I was pretty wiped after biking and fell asleep sitting up on there couch! Its a good thing they know we are triathletes and sometimes that happens!
Sunday morning I was awake at 5:30 am! Chad was doing the HSBC half marathon. Man that's early when you are not racing! Ha ha...I now know what Chad goes through on race morning with me! Although I think he is waaaaay crankier :) I went and dropped him off at the train and then went back to bed for about 30 min. At 7 I was up again and out the door to watch Chad run by the house.
Managing Rexy on 17th was interesting with 7000 people going by and not to mention all of the food and garbage all over from Saturday night! She had a bit of a buffet to choose from...lots of pizza. Not too much of it got down thank goodness...I was able to catch her most times!
Once Chad went by (who stopped by they way...I still get made fun of for stopping on the run during ironman!) we started walking down to the finish. I think I underestimated how far it was...it took forever to get there! I just made to the finish in time to see Chad go by. He had a great race finishing 1:44:10 and his goal was under 1:45!! Not too shabby for someone who NEVER runs!! He needs to learn how to train for 3 sports at once not one...rookie mistake!
Once we made the long walk home I decided to get my run out of the way. I had been on my feet for 3.5 hours, but I just wanted to get it over with so I could have the rest of the day to relax! Out the door I went and I actually felt pretty good for the most part! By the time I got home I was pooped but that is to be expected! With a shower and a nap I was feeling better...and was able to be lazy until swimming.
Last night at swimming Darryl and I were the only ones there so we decided to do 200's. I am really trying to get my catch down pat so I made sure to stay focused and work on my pull. We both did 200 swim 200 pull alternating, but I busted out the flippers and paddles to mix things up a bit! Chad came for hot tub time to loosen up his legs!
Today I have a couple of recovery workouts - an easy run and bike. I do have a massage booked for this afternoon...I am about 3 months overdue!!! It will be nice to get things loosened up before my race in a couple weeks!
Happy Training everyone!
Sorry it took so long for the recipe, but better late than never!!!
1 cup spelt flour
1/2 cup multigrain flour
1/4 cup of oatmeal
1/4 cup kamut flakes
2-3 tbsp Agave nectar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking soda
4 egg whites - beaten until fluffy
4 mashed bananas
1/2 cup soy or skim milk
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup carob chips (optional but I highly recommend it)
1 cup frozen cranberries (optional)
1. Pre heat oven to 350. Lightly coat a 9 x 5 inch pan with cooking spray and dust with flour.
2. In large bowl combine dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until fluffy. Then pour bananas, milk, and vanilla into large bowl.
3. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until just blended. Fold in egg whites, then add carob chips and cranberries. Pour into pan and bake for 55 min.
YUMMMMMMM
Training has been going well. On Thursday we went out and did a couple repeats of the cochrane hill and I can see the improvement from last year. I still get dropped...but not nearly as quickly and I can still see people!
This weekend was a busy one. We were up on Saturday morning to go and meet Darryl for a long ride. We met at his house and left from there. Chad said we were biking to Langdon...what he didn't tell me is that we had to ride on Glenmore trail out of the city. Needless to say I almost crapped my pants a couple of times leaving the city. I swear I could have reached out and touched a semi that went by us!! That made riding through downtown seem easy...they are all cars down town and the fastest they go is 50 km/hr not giant trucks that don't like cyclists!
Once we got out of the city it was much better, but I messed up on my nutrition and wasn't having the greatest ride. I couldn't get comfortable on the bike for some reason. Its funny how I can go from having an awesome ride on Thursday to a crappy one on Saturday. On our way back into town I decided to ride in traffic rather than stick to the shoulder...the cars could go around! And they did! Back to the truck for a run which was supposed to be a harder effort...funnily enough I felt better on that quick transition run than I did on the bike!
We went home walked Rexy and then went to a BBQ at Allan and Karen's house and got to visit Baby Alison...who is soooo cute! I was pretty wiped after biking and fell asleep sitting up on there couch! Its a good thing they know we are triathletes and sometimes that happens!
Sunday morning I was awake at 5:30 am! Chad was doing the HSBC half marathon. Man that's early when you are not racing! Ha ha...I now know what Chad goes through on race morning with me! Although I think he is waaaaay crankier :) I went and dropped him off at the train and then went back to bed for about 30 min. At 7 I was up again and out the door to watch Chad run by the house.
Managing Rexy on 17th was interesting with 7000 people going by and not to mention all of the food and garbage all over from Saturday night! She had a bit of a buffet to choose from...lots of pizza. Not too much of it got down thank goodness...I was able to catch her most times!
Once Chad went by (who stopped by they way...I still get made fun of for stopping on the run during ironman!) we started walking down to the finish. I think I underestimated how far it was...it took forever to get there! I just made to the finish in time to see Chad go by. He had a great race finishing 1:44:10 and his goal was under 1:45!! Not too shabby for someone who NEVER runs!! He needs to learn how to train for 3 sports at once not one...rookie mistake!
Once we made the long walk home I decided to get my run out of the way. I had been on my feet for 3.5 hours, but I just wanted to get it over with so I could have the rest of the day to relax! Out the door I went and I actually felt pretty good for the most part! By the time I got home I was pooped but that is to be expected! With a shower and a nap I was feeling better...and was able to be lazy until swimming.
Last night at swimming Darryl and I were the only ones there so we decided to do 200's. I am really trying to get my catch down pat so I made sure to stay focused and work on my pull. We both did 200 swim 200 pull alternating, but I busted out the flippers and paddles to mix things up a bit! Chad came for hot tub time to loosen up his legs!
Today I have a couple of recovery workouts - an easy run and bike. I do have a massage booked for this afternoon...I am about 3 months overdue!!! It will be nice to get things loosened up before my race in a couple weeks!
Happy Training everyone!
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