So I was flipping thru the latest issue of Triathlete magazine (April 08) admiring the beautiful curves of the Specialized tri bikes. I used to have a Cannondale MultiSport tri bike but sold it in TN when I discovered that I was terrified of going down steep hills on a tri bike (tri frames tend to have an "aggressive" posture causing you to lean over the handle bars in order to save your quads for the run). I hadn't really entertained the thought of getting another tri bike until I saw how cool some of the new tri bikes are now.
My hubby enjoys bikes (actually he is more like a bike addict...) so I shared the eye candy. In particular, I commented on the SWEET Specialized Transition Comp which is somewhat out of my price range but worth dreaming for...and in return, he responded with a Challenge: If I take 1st place in my division of the half ironman, he'll buy the bike for me.
Hmmmm...How SWEET would that be? So the Challenge is ON! Start saving your money, Honey!
3.31.2008
3.26.2008
Training for the Training Plan
Training officially started on March 24th!!! WooHoo!!!
So the last two weeks have been interesting. I decided to train for the first week of training. I know, sounds silly, right? Well this is a big event in my life so i didn't want to fail in the first week of training. Makes sense, right?
This year marks my 40th birthday-WooHoo!!! Every decade, I've made it a point to do something crazy...of course when i turned 21 (okay somewhat of a decade...two decades i guess) i went bar hopping...when i turned 30, i got certified in scuba diving (and have seen manta rays in Hawaii and some pretty cool turtles and fish...great experiences!)...so now for my 40th i've decided to do my first Half Ironman!
I am so excited to have this opportunity! To be healthy, have a supportive husband, and have time to train in beautiful Colorado is something i'm very thankful for.
So for the highlites of the "Training for the Training" weeks:
- First day swimming = I did the warm up set of 100m front crawl, 100m pull, 100m front, 100m kick in about 20 minutes. Felt great and thought "Wow, that wasn't bad! I rock!!" Until i found out from the lifeguard that the length of the pool wasn't 50 meters...it was 25 meters. ARGH! So basically i was done after 30 minutes of laps which equated to about 1/3 of my intended workout.
- Later that week, I got up at 5am and hit the road for a 40 minute run...didn't expect to see too many people, but here in Colorado it's not unlikely to see 5 or so people pounding the pavement in your neighborhood...i ended up seeing 10 within a half hour---pretty cool! That was highly motivating for me...i felt like i wasn't alone...
- During the next week, my hub and I went on my planned 60 minute run after work around the neighborhood. Something I'm realizing is normal for Colorado is STRONG winds! Seriously we were running in, with and against at least 30 mph winds...BUT we persisted...just like Rust.
So the last two weeks have been interesting. I decided to train for the first week of training. I know, sounds silly, right? Well this is a big event in my life so i didn't want to fail in the first week of training. Makes sense, right?
This year marks my 40th birthday-WooHoo!!! Every decade, I've made it a point to do something crazy...of course when i turned 21 (okay somewhat of a decade...two decades i guess) i went bar hopping...when i turned 30, i got certified in scuba diving (and have seen manta rays in Hawaii and some pretty cool turtles and fish...great experiences!)...so now for my 40th i've decided to do my first Half Ironman!
I am so excited to have this opportunity! To be healthy, have a supportive husband, and have time to train in beautiful Colorado is something i'm very thankful for.
So for the highlites of the "Training for the Training" weeks:
- First day swimming = I did the warm up set of 100m front crawl, 100m pull, 100m front, 100m kick in about 20 minutes. Felt great and thought "Wow, that wasn't bad! I rock!!" Until i found out from the lifeguard that the length of the pool wasn't 50 meters...it was 25 meters. ARGH! So basically i was done after 30 minutes of laps which equated to about 1/3 of my intended workout.
- Later that week, I got up at 5am and hit the road for a 40 minute run...didn't expect to see too many people, but here in Colorado it's not unlikely to see 5 or so people pounding the pavement in your neighborhood...i ended up seeing 10 within a half hour---pretty cool! That was highly motivating for me...i felt like i wasn't alone...
- During the next week, my hub and I went on my planned 60 minute run after work around the neighborhood. Something I'm realizing is normal for Colorado is STRONG winds! Seriously we were running in, with and against at least 30 mph winds...BUT we persisted...just like Rust.
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