Why not tri? September 22, 2008

So, it’s Monday.  I’m in full swing for my triathlon training (less than 4 weeks away!) and unfortunately the training program I’m following calls for pretty vigorous workouts on Mondays.  I had a great workout earlier today, but now I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck.  I hear a nap calling my name…

Just wanted to throw this out there while I’m in Triathlon Mode.  There are a few of us who are addicted to this triathlon training.  (No, I’m not weird…you’d have to try it to understand.)  So, anyway, in June of next year, we’re looking at a sprint triathlon in Jacksonville.  For any of you who are even slightly interested, you would have plenty of time to train.  We’d love to get as big a group as possible…it will be so much fun!  Let me know if you might be interested, we can all train together.  Come on, everybody’s doing it!

Weekend Recap July 6, 2008

It’s been a busy and fun-filled weekend.  A few highlights from the past three days…

• Ran the Watermelon 5K with Heather, Jacklynn and Leigh Ann…matching shirts and all.  (We’re such dorks!)  Heather did great…it was her first race and she did awesome!  (I even forgave her for the death looks she shot my way every time I talked to her!)
• Spent time with family at my sister’s house Friday afternoon and ate WAY too much food!
• Spent time with friends Friday night and ate WAY too much food, again.
• Saw an amazing fireworks show.
• Worked out really hard on Saturday to try and make up for all the food I ate on Friday.  (I probably should have worked out for 10 hours straight to burn it all off!)
• Got an amazing facial at this place.
• Did about 49 loads of laundry and packed for vacation.
• Went to the benefit concert at Avalon and heard Shane and Shane and Josh Wilson perform…LOVED it!

We’re looking forward to our vacation at the beach…gotta go finish packing!

Swim. Bike. Run. June 20, 2008

These are the things I’m thinking about today.  Who am I kidding?  These are the things I’ve been thinking about for the last 7 weeks.  That’s when I was bullied into signing signed up for my first triathlon.  I have to say, I have really enjoyed the training and the challenge of swimming.  I am by no means a fast swimmer but I really feel like the endurance training has helped in my running and I’ve enjoyed mixing up my workouts with swims, bikes, and runs.

Here are some things I’ve learned during my last 7 weeks of training:

• Swimming is HARD!
• No matter what kind of saddle I have on my bike or how much cushion I have in my shorts, it still hurts!
• I am WAY more afraid of lake swimming than I thought I was.
• I am a very crooked swimmer.
• It’s always more fun to train with someone than alone.  (Thanks for pushing me, Jacklynn!)
• Swimming makes me REALLY hungry, more so than running.
• My best workouts are when I have 1/2 of a cinnamon raisin bagel and 1/2 cup of coffee for breakfast.  ( Don’t know why, but because I’m a little bit superstitious I’ll do this on race day!)
• Don’t roller skate 4 days before your race around a bunch of 4 and 5 year olds…your toes WILL get run over at least a dozen times.
• When your husband is into triathlon training as much as you are, it makes it funner.  ( I know, that’s not really a word.)
• When you order a tri-suit off of ebay and have to use your pay-pal account, make sure your address is current with Pay-Pal or your tri-suit might get delivered to your old address that you lived at 7 years ago and the people that receive it might throw it away.  (Long story…I’m not bitter.)
• Two days before and the day before the race, you get to really carb it up, and not feel guilty about it.  Oh, yeah!  Give me a second helping of pasta!

My race is on Sunday!  It’s at UCF.  Pray that I don’t get freaked out in the lake and that I can finish!

I’m Pooped! May 28, 2008

I had a great day…long, but filled with lots of activities.

I helped with the end of the year “celebration” in Emma’s Kindergarten class.  Emma informed me that they’re not allowed to call it a party.  (She also told me last week that wearing a spaghetti-strapped shirt to school on field day is not “school appropriate”.)  I enjoyed getting to be around all the kids she has spent her first year of school with. 

While I was helping at Emma’s school, Kayleigh watched Ansley and Jackson (Yea for Kayleigh being a high school graduate!).  Apparently Ansley was full of stories for Kayleigh.  She told her that she did not have a name her entire first year of life.  Yep.  Barry and I didn’t think of “Ansley” until she was a whole year old.  Wow.

I was able to get most of the house clean while Jackson slept this afternoon then I went to a GREAT spin class at the Avalon Y.  Jacklynn and I are training for a triathlon that is about 3 1/2 weeks away, so I’m trying to spin more.  It’s REALLY hard for me, but a great workout.  After that we went for a short run.  Not too sure how I’m going to swim then bike THEN run on race day. 

Came home, had dinner while we watched “So You Think You Can Dance”, and now I’m ready to fall asleep. (Yes, it’s only 9:30.)

Yea for kindergarten celebrations, funny Ansley stories, clean houses, and workouts that kick my hiney!