So, yesterday I got out in the cold and wet for a bike ride down the PW Parkway. A few lessons learned.

*the parkway is sure different on 2 wheels then it is on 4. Where did them freaking hills come from?
*check the weather next time
*6.3 miles outside on a bike is a *a lot* different than 6.3 miles on the bike inside the nice gym
*drink gatorade or ( Read more... )

So, I was up at 'OMG early' this morning, at least for me. It gave me time for some quiet and uninterrupted time with email and such. I deliberately put off breakfast though until my regular time because I didn't want to get to noon today starving. Speaking of starving, I went to bed last night hungry. I think I burned more than 70% of the ( Read more... )

Let me start by saying I have a strong prejudice against the Butterfly Stroke. I think it's ungainly, and I wonder who on earth decided that it was a good stroke for a water sport. Consequently I've avoided it most of my entire time spent in the pool... any pool at any point ( Read more... )

So, today I was planning on walking and running ... however, when I got to the gym I ran into a friend of mine who asked if I was going to try the spinning class offered at 9:15am. I'd wanted to try it last month, but didn't realize you needed to sign up for a bike before going in, so I had to give up my spot. So, I headed straight for the desk ( Read more... )

So, between the snow, 3 births and a late start for school all of last week, I've been out of the pool now for 3 weeks straight. I'd been out of the pool so much that I was startled to realize before bed last night that I was supposed to go to workout this morning. So I set a reminder and tried to get my head on straight ( Read more... )

Hey all .... Sorry for the unintended hiatus lately. I am still committed to the triathlon, but haven't been diligent in my training beyond swimming. The swim classes still kick ass in all ways. The biggest improvement has been in my cardio levels. Yesterday I had a check up and the midwife was listening to my lungs .... "Do you do a lot of ( Read more... )

Yesterday I did not workout. I had a morning appointment to view a facility for my daughter's upcoming wedding reception. If my (future) son-in-law does return from his deployment at the expected time, the celebration will be in November. So, in planning time, that means 'real soon now' ... so finding and booking a site is really important. I ( Read more... )

So, today was my longest push in the water by far. I swam 1025 meters today, with few and short breaks in between. Warm up was 200 meters freestyle, with little breaks. Then we did 10 (50 meter) drills. The first 50 is a staggered stroke (or catch up) drill, the 2nd 50 is finger tip drag, the 3rd 50 is the fist drill, or swimming with just your ( Read more... )

Well dear readers, despite the lack of posting I have not given up on my quest for training for a sprint triathlon ( Read more... )

~dust, dust~ Time to get back to posting about life, the universe and training for a triathlon.

When I last left off, it was Dec. 17th and I'd managed to jog (slowly) for 10 whole minutes, and I celebrated and was happy. Then I got distracted. Life has a way of doing that to you if you're not organized. I did not work out that Friday, as my ( Read more... )