Cycle - 4.5 hours - 05/17/2008

Logbook Activity

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/17/2008
• Time: 13:04:44
• Total Time: 4:28:00.00
• Distance: 67 miles
• Average Speed: 15 mph

Swim/Run

Run - 1 hour

• Date: 05/16/2008
• Time: 21:04:49
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Distance: 5.3 miles
• Average Pace: 11:19.25/mile

Swim - .08 hours

• Date: 05/16/2008
• Time: 17:21:46
• Total Time: 00:45:00.00
• Distance: 1600 yd
• Average Pace: 2:49.05/100yd

Wow, what a difference!

So, I am a dork, I can admit it; I went in to the bike shop today to get some clips and pedals and the guy was so nice and patient and helpful. I am pretty sure he wanted to laugh at me because I am so clueless about all this bike stuff, infact he said to me that he would probably would have made fun of me if he knew me better He wanted to take my Schwinn bike computer off my bike and I told him he couldn’t because I didn’t know how to work my Cateye so I only used it for cadence (I like to call it RPM’s but apparently that is not the cool word, it may not even be correct but I know what I am talking about), so instead he just cut the really long zip ties off for me so they no longer make noise on the spokes when I ride. What can I say, I am finely tuned about somethings and not so finely tuned about others.

Anyway, the point to my story is that I love my new shoes and clips, I should have listened to, well everybody, and got them a long time ago. I did have one very scary, almost wreck, right when I started out tonight. Here is a tip, never go for your very first ride with your shoes clipped to your pedals and try to start up a hill, it is a bit dangerous and I am pretty sure that you might end up with a bruise on your butt, not that it happened to me, I am just giving a little advice.

Logbook Activity

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/14/2008
• Time: 20:53:02
• Total Time: 00:48:40.00
• Distance: 11.4 miles
• Average Speed: 14.05 mph

tough week...

Well last week was a rough one. I was on a business trip and my sister called to tell me my grandpa was really sick so I changed my ticket and flew to see him. It was so great to just get to hang out and talk and laugh with him. I got totally off track with my workouts but it really didn’t matter, life and family were more important. My heart broke when he died on Saturday, but I felt strong when I ran tonight so I know that he was with me. I also know that if I have one ounce of the strength that he showed over the past week, I WILL be able to complete Ironman!!

Now for some small talk, I am back home and getting back into a groove. When I was away, I got some new shoes at fleet feet, they have amazing customer service! I am definitely going to be sticking with Brooks for right now, I am extremely happy with my shoes

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 05/12/2008
• Time: 21:19:26
• Total Time: 1:04:00.00
• Distance: 5.75 miles
• Average Pace: 11:07.9/mile

Run 2.1 hours

Wow! The farthest I have ever run and it felt great!!! My shoes are getting a little flat, I think it is time for new ones (actually, I knew it was time for new ones before I took this run) but other than a little bit of foot pain toward the very end it was a great run. I used Gmaps pedometer to plot my run and was pleased to see that I had run further than I initially thought, bonus!

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 05/04/2008
• Time: 08:41:00
• Total Time: 2:06:00.00
• Distance: 10.75 miles
• Average Pace: 11:43.12/mile

struggling

Man, it was another tough day! I have been getting to bed earlier and trying to eat better and I think I am struggling more! Actually today was more of an issue with chaffing than anything else, I have to get some of that stuff that is supposed to alleviate that little problem. I am looking forward to running tomorrow, it has been a good running week and I am looking for some success!

I will be traveling almost this entire week, so I am panning on hitting the workout room pretty hard, I will have nothing else to do in the evenings so I might as well make the most of it. Oh yeah, I am also planning on celebrating Cinco De Mayo with some Soothing Lettuce Wraps from P.F. Chang’s, I will be by myself and they aren’t Mexican but at least I won’t have to share …

Logbook Activity

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/03/2008
• Time: 19:43:47
• Total Time: 1:29:00.00
• Distance: 21.89 miles
• Average Speed: 14.76 mph

headwind!!!!!

I keep hoping that I will have a ride where there isn’t much of a headwind, I haven’t had much luck! My only saving grace at this point is my hope that no matter what, on race day I should be prepared for any measure of wind that might kick up. I just want to go further and faster when I ride, can you blame me?!?!?

Logbook Activity

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/02/2008
• Time: 16:56:46
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Distance: 14.67 miles
• Average Speed: 14.67 mph