I had a PR today. Finished the race in 1:36:33 rather than the 1:50:04 of last year. My swim went really well, but I got a little hung up in the transition area after it. The weather was extremely hot. Patricia and Robert, my recruits into the cult, did really well.
posted by Jan P @ 2:03 PM
I made it to the pool 3 times and out for light walks twice. Only got on the bike once, which may haunt me tomorrow. Patricia and I did dry run of the second half of the run course this morning. We are ready!
posted by Jan P @ 1:47 PM
I got up extra early this morning and visited the Gym. I cycled for 30 minutes.
posted by Jan P @ 4:35 PM
I'm in Denver this weekend and don't anticipate too may opportunities for exercise. Since my activities didn't start until tonight, I took a long walk in the early afternoon. The weather started out nice, in the high 60's but by the time I finished it was hot and in the low 80's. I tried to run some, but with the high altitude and my banged up leg from my fall, I stuck to walking.
posted by Jan P @ 4:31 PM
I have managed to do something every day this week. I swam for 20 minutes on Monday, biked for 40 minutes yesterday and walked for 40 minutes today. I would have preferred to run this morning, but since I fell off my new bike twice yesterday, I'm a little banged up. I had some challenges adding air to my tires and lost all of the air after I mounted my bike. I promptly fell off because I haven't gotten used to the new cages. After I refilled the tire, before I discovered that I had a broken valve stem, it happened again. I carried my bike to Bike Route where they got me fixed up in time to finish my bike ride with Patricia.
posted by Jan P @ 8:04 AM
I've lost my focus a bit, yet I am determined to stay on course. This past week included more gaps than I would have liked. I swam for 20 minutes on Monday (8th) and ran for 35 minutes and swam for 20 minutes on Wednesday (10th). On Thursday, Robert, Patricia and I drove the TRI bike course and then swam laps at the Aquatic Center. It was Robert's first time in a 50 meter pool. I think he was shocked at how much longer it was than where he had been training. I had a migraine from Friday to Sunday, so my long workouts didn't happen as planned. Saturday included just a 15 minute swim and Sunday, a one hour walk.
posted by Jan P @ 7:23 PM
This morning Patricia and I volunteered at the Texas Tri. She had not seen a Tri in action and since this was where I had my first glimpse at transition area, I thought it would be a good experience for her. We worked the In/Out for the bike segment and it was wild! When I got home I cycled for an hour on the stationery bike. Later in the day, we went to the neighborhood pool to swim laps (the Aquatic Center is closed on Sunday)and did 15 minutes worth.
posted by Jan P @ 9:01 PM
The past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind. I got very little "long" trainings in on the weekends as I had commitments that left me no time nor energy. My goal is to get back on a strict schedule, especially since I got into the New York Marathon by way of the lottery.
posted by Jan P @ 11:00 PM
If you've been a longtime visitor to my blog, you'll notice the new heading - Year 4 and 5.
It's hard to believe that this next chapter is my fifth year of training. Although last Spring's switch was a focus on my first Triathlon, I am still continuing long distance running/walking.
All of my previous entries, including how I lost a lot of weight and the link to that diet, along with my First Marathon are below, just a click away.
Marathon 1
Marathon 2 & 3
2012 and forward
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