Finished first Race!

Well I didn't do so well at posting workouts everyday, but I did complete my first triathlon last Saturday! And it was so much fun! I've definitely got the bug!

It was a Beginner Triathlon: 300 meter Swim; 6 mile Bike; 2.4 mile Run

I finished in 1:09:45 My goal had been in under 1:15:00 so I was very excited!

My splits were:

Swim: 8:28

Bike: 30:47

Run: 26:06

I also need to improve my swim->bike transition, for some reason I lost almost 4min on that switch. But overall I'm very happy with my results!

Workout Plan:

Today's plan:

To swim 100 meters more than the race distance and then run a mile.  I'll let you know how it goes!

Today's Workout: Day 1

6:00am:  Day 1 of 5-Day-Abs

Have you seen this workout series?  It's hilarious.  End of story.  Totally 80's in leotards and leg warmers . . . But it works!

1:00 pm:  Level 1 - Jillian Michael's - 30 Day Shred

Again another favorite of mine.  It involves circuit training and is a great workout to do from home.

9:00 pm: Run

Distance: 1.09 mi

Time:  12:01

So I realize I'm still slow and out of shape, but even if I could just complete this race it would be a huge accomplishment for me!  So here goes nothing!

I suck at following through. . . . .

I really need a personal trainer or something.  I psych myself out of things or come up with way too many excuses.  Does anyone else ever have that problem?  Anyway, I started freaking out that the Turkey Triathlon would be freezing! Because it's the middle of November and there might even be snow on the ground and the swimming section is last and all that blah, blah, blah.

So again, new goal:

There is a mini-triathlon coming up in two weeks.  It's half the distance of a Sprint Triathlon and I felt like that maybe that would be a good pacer and motivator.  I agree, I'm insane.  I'm no where near ready for it.  But I have kicked my training into high gear for this week and we will just see where it lands me.

Wish me luck!

Bike Haul

So I went biking with S-man and J-bug in tow in the bike trailer.  That's got to count for a double workout or something, because I figured I'm hauling an extra 65-70 pounds between the two of them, plus the weight of the trailer.  So when it comes to race time biking by myself should be a piece of cake, right?

Plus, I've got S-man back there as my trainer telling me, "pedal faster mom . . . I want to go fast . . . are you going slow because we are too big for you?"  Gotta love 4-year-olds!

Today's Workout: First Run

This shows you how far I have to go, it really will be a miracle if I complete this race, but here we go:

1.41 miles  --  21:14 min

Lesson of the day: I've got to get going much earlier in the morning because it is HOT HOT HOT!

Readjust and New Goal

Alright . . . so a few things interrupted my planned training schedule and race:

Like an incredible summer getting married, going to Florida, & going to Hawaii.  But now that our crazy adventures are done I'm ready to hit the training schedule hard again!

The new race is the Turkey Triathlon.  It's on November 10 this year, and I'm back on track to hit the ground running!