Round 2...

I've signed up for a "Mini" Tri in September...with all the wedding craziness and honeymoon, etc....my training will be a little hectic....so I decided to do a Mini-Tri....plus, tailgating season will have already begun.

haha! So here it is. I'm doing the Cottage Lake Mini Tri on Saturday, September 19th. Woo hoo!

400 yard swim
9 mile bike
1.5 mile run

I start my first round of training tonight!!!

I did it!

Now...I just need to DO IT BETTER!!!

I'm happy that I finished...but now I know that I can do better! My goal was under 2 hours and I did that...next time...drop 15 minutes and do it under 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!

Here I go!Now, I just need to find what race to do now!!!

Another day, another hill...

Didn't make it to the ride last night...belly not doing well....but I did do the hill today...2 times!

48 hours from now...I will be participating in my 1st TRI!

WOO HOO!

Mini Tri

I did it...

I went alone....

Saw "Danielle" who I had met 2 weeks ago and decided to do it!

With wetsuit on, I completed 1/4 mile swim and moved on to my 5.5 mile bike and 1.5 mile run (WALK).

It was great...I'm still nervous for Saturday, but know that I can do it.

It's all about completing it! Tonight it's off for a Luna Bike ride!

The hills have walkers...

or at least a few...at 5:30am. I did it...I got up, I walked, I conquered. I did the BIG HILL 2 times this morning, 9 minutes a piece, for a total of 24 minutes of walking today.

Off to the "Mini" Tri after work....I'm excited!

11 miles on Sammamish Trail...

11 miles on the open road (or trail)....in 45 minutes...that was my Sunday evening ride!

Tomorrow is an early morning ride....and relax tomorrow night!

1 week...

So with 1 week left...the adrenaline has "kind of" kicked in. I'm powering through the pain...have my week schedule in my mind and am setting myself up to FINISH the race!

Today, I headed to the gym and did my indoor-TRI....I finished in 1 hour and 41 minutes, which is faster than before, but my swimming was where I struggled. My shoulder and swimming are NOT, I repeat, ARE NOT a good match.

Off to bike/run tomorrow...
Monday off...
Mini-Tri on Tuesday...
20 mile Bike on Wednesday...
Thursday and Friday...some brisk walks around the neighborhood to keep my blood pumping.

GOOD TIMES!

Down - Not Out!

I had a minor set back last week...when I experience a "BAD" fall at work on Thursday. I messed my shoulder up pretty bad and bruised my leg from buns to ankle.

The pain was so bad that I couldn't lift my arm to 50% until today...I tried to hit the gym and had "minor" success.

I swam 1/4 mile and walk/ran 1.5 miles. That's it...it's all I could do. My TRI is only 1.5 weeks away...and I'm struggling.

I know that I will finish...I'm just bummed with all the work I've put in.

20 freakin' miles!

Yes, you read that right!

I RODE 20 MILES ON MY BIKE TONIGHT!!!

Marymoor Park to Bothell and back....it was GREAT!

All of this on a 90 degree day...and after doing 3 miles on the Treadmill at the gym!

Pretty awesome day!

Only 17 days until my 1st TRIATHLON!!!

I be Swimmin'

I didn't want to...but I went anyway!

A little over a half-mile in 25 minutes...not good, but it was just to keep my muscles moving today...my head was not in it!!!

Kick off the week right...

I got the week started right today...I headed to the gym directly after work and did a quick 2 mile warm up on the bike, then did 2.5 miles on the treadmill. It was a great warm-up for my 45 minute OPEN WATER SWIM.

WOW!

I've swam my entire life...but for some reason, swimming in a lake with a wetsuit on is just weird.

It's awkward.
It's heavy.
It's buoyant.
Plus, it makes your arms heavier...compresses your chest...and basically makes it really hard to swim. Very happy that I got in the water this early...now I have more time to practice.

Back to the pool tomorrow...

Open Water Swim!

For the first time....(since I began training)...I'm going for an open water swim with Rich tonight! I have my wetsuit packed and ready to go!!!