Week 2 I wanted to jump in the pool 3 times this week. It was a panic-induced desire based on how badly last Wednesday's short time in the pool went. My Coach backed me off the ledge and encouraged me to take on 2 swim sessions a week and to get another lesson scheduled in the near future. Okay, done and done. Sunday - Half hour swim. Did this with my 8-year-old daughter in the lap pool. She instructed me on my Continue Reading
15 minutes in the pool… and all I know is that I am totally panicked
This morning I planned to spend a half hour in the pool prior to the cycling class. Disaster. I'm panicked. First of all, it's freezing in there. I know this is a total amateur complaint!! Yet really...triathletes are amazing. You start off each session in each sport cold (at least this time of year). That pool is cold at the beginning. The cycling studio is cool at the beginning with fans blowing on your neck. And you Continue Reading
It’s week 1!
It's week 1. I wasn't sure until this week that I was going to register for Ironman, so I didn't have a training plan. After registering (and catching my breath), I took to my calendar and immediately started penciling in "my routine." Strength on Tuesday, cycling class on Wednesday, rest on Thursday, run Friday morning... "Oh my gosh! What am I doing? I don't know how to swim!! (or at least not like a real swimmer Continue Reading
It’s day 2 and I already don’t have enough underwear
Two days home from Madison and the audacious Ironman Registration, and I already don't have enough underwear. I decided I should add swim time to my workout schedule today before the cycling class I'd already planned to attend. I have some practice packing the gym bag for a cycling class. I have no practice packing the gym bag for a swim. I decided to dress this morning with my swimsuit underneath my day's clothes Continue Reading