7-19-2008

Triathlon Day!!!!

Ok yes I suck at updating but there's always 2nd,3rd and 4th chances in life right?

Ok so My First Triathlon day came and went and WOW so much fun. The adreneline rush you get is amazing. This was such a great experience as this event was also titled My First Triathlon and there were a Ton of us 1st timers who were standing around with our pink or orange swim caps on scared to death.

So the event today was a 1/4 mile swim, 12.4 mile bike, and a 2.75 mile run.

I finished it in 1 hour 45 mins and 47 seconds.

Out of my age group I finished 6th. Some people view this as good some as bad.

I went into the day with the mindsent of I'm finishing this event. I'm not going to be # 1, I'm not going for the fastest time in 1 event. I want to complete and learn and have fun. Which is what I did.

My swim time was 14:37
My bike time was 49:15
My run time was 35:26

Great numbers for a starting point.

So I'm signing up for another triathlon in September. I'm starting to swim more, run more and bike more to decrease those times. But I need to learn how to transition a little quicker too (Like buy a race belt rather than having to pin my number on my shirt after the swim).

So in addition to bettering my time i'm going to try to be better at updating this blog :)

5-13-2008

Today is the swim - Whenever I think of swimming I think of the Freestylin song but I dont know the artist or the actual song name.

Today's schedule says 10X50 (30") which means:
swim 10, 50 yard laps (usually down and back in a 25 yard pool) and rest 30 seconds inbetween.

I love swimming but oh my gosh it has been since Highschool swim team days since i've really "swam" and it feels good - well actually sore right now - but I forgot how much I've missed the pool. I cant wait to get my stamina back. OH and another thing - the pool here is FREEZING! I hate when you get one foot in the pool and you get goosebumps because the water is that cold. I really hope the water temp warms up within the next week.

5-12-2008

So from the Masters-Athlete magazine there was an article about training in 6 weeks for a Sprint Triathlon (which is the shortest of the types of Tri's - 500 yard swim, 13 mile bike and 3.1 mile run).

I'm starting week 1 this week. To warm up I rode 15 mins on the bike and did 5.5 miles. I then went to the treadmill and started running 30 mins at my easy pace of 4.5 mph.

As you can see there are only 2 intensities - easy and medium - to clarify the medium pace is your "race day " pace.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's swim results

5-9-2008

Ok so I've been slacking on this blog lately.

This weekend I'll post updates - I Promise!

4-28-2008

What a night tonight. I get home from work, quick change into my new nike workout clothes, and after I eat some Key Lime Yogurt, Jourdan and I go and walk 2 miles around Lake Eola.
We barely missed the rain.

So we get back and I head to the gym and bike 6 miles in 15 mins, then ran a mile on the treadmill. Afterwards I did a little weight training - just arms.

Lets see some songs tonight on the husbands iPod I thought were good include
Elevator featuring Timberland
Laff at Em by Timberland featuring Justin Timberlake
Stronger by Kanye West (I think this is the best running song)

4-24-2008

Tonight is the Insurance Office of America's 5K. I'm running. Which I find quite funny as I dont think I'm really ready for this but we'll see what happens tonight.

A fun fact about tonight is that its the biggest run ever with 10,600 people signed up!
Its going to be crazy!

Well I did it! I ran the entire 5K in 33 mins 10 seconds. I am happy! Last year I ran/walked but this year I did a consistent pace and ran the entire thing.

Now I just have to better that time for the Tri in July.

4-23-2008

Tonight I was a tad bit lazy. My BFF works down the street from my place so I change and run down to where she works. Yes RUN the entire way which is probably - well nevermind its not a mile away. But I have a problem with running outside because I dont know how to pace myself very well, so by the time I got to her i'm huffing and puffing which she found quite amusing.



So we have decided now after work were going to meet up and walk around Lake Eola which is 1 mile around. Tonight we did 3 miles. Its really nice the lake is pretty, there are tons of black and white swans swimming around, ducks, birds etc. Plus we get lots of chatting time in. So I was telling her all about my Triathlon I've signed up for and TRIED to get her to train with me and sign up too but yeah the whole signing up thing isnt happening. oh well no biggie. I still have her for a walking/running/tennis partner :-)