I swam 1 mile, whoooaaa!

Coming from a girl who is a terrible swimmer and quite afraid of the water I am very proud of the stripes I am making. I swam 1600 yards in 47 minutes today, it was awesome! I know that is not fast but it is an accomplishment that I am really quite pleased with :)

Excellent Day!

I had a most excellent workout today! This cold is still killing me but after about 20 minutes on the bike things started to feel pretty darn good, I was excited!

Okay, now I am here to put it in print; I plan to lose 10 pounds by June 22. I figure by putting how much I weigh it out here it might inspire me a little more. Here goes, I weigh 150 pounds (yikes), I like to think it is all muscle though :) I figure that if i can drop 10 pounds it will make a huge difference on race day, I hope so!

Week 17, whoooooa!

13 weeks to go, yikes!! I am excited and a little scared :) Things are going well, I got a terrible cold and have been suffering through a few workouts for a week, I have not worked out everyday but have managed to get 4 workouts in over the past 7 days. I am disappointed that I got this bug now but I guess it is better than closer to the race.

I got new swim goggles, hopefully they will leak a lot less (maybe not at all!) than my others, I think the foam around the eyes is just breaking down from the chlorine.

Anyway, I am back on track no matter what this week, it will be a rough one, I know that but I also know that I will survive!!!

Still at it!

Okay, so I have been informed that my blog is not up to date. It is certainly not because I haven't been training, it is because of the training that I haven't had time to blog! Things are going really well though. Last week was a very tough mental week, Saturday and Sunday were a test of my determination to do this thing and I am convinced now that I have the mental capacity to pull it off. The 3 hour bike ride was a struggle from beginning to end, but I did it, complete with the 5 minutes in zone 4 at 2:50, I am pretty sure I wanted to burst out crying but I didn't and I survived! Sunday was more of the same 1:15 of convincing myself that I was doing the right thing.

I took yesterday off and I am taking today off as well, I feel like I am coming down with something and I just want to fight it off, so it will be to bed early again tonight. :)

lightening fast on the bike!

Yeah, that's me, super fast!!

Okay, now this has nothing to do with my amazing speed but does have a lot to do with the size of my ass and how I feel after training for a good solid three months I really feel like it should be getting smaller. I don't mean to harp on this subject but COME ON!! My husband is way too nice :)

I only have moments of feeling sorry for my self, soon it passes and I am so thankful for the ability to train and for the level of fitness I am now enjoying.

Hot Babe!!!

I gotta tell ya...it's nice to have this hot, tri-athlete roaming around my house. Look out Hawaii, it could be string bikini time!!!!

Long time, no post!

Well, it is not because I haven't been been working hard, because I have! Things have actually been going really well :)

It is amazing knowing what its ahead, how it will keep you on track! Man, I can be dead on my feet and will take a little cat nap and hit the treadmill or the bike, I am proud of myself and I am amazed at the whole process.

On the swimming; I have to get new goggles, I had a terrible workout today because there was just no way for me to keep the water out of my goggles. It was actually not very much water but enough to drive me crazy! Other than that, I think I am finally getting my "seat" higher in the water and I have to say it does make it a bit easier.