I've been looking for ways to make Ironman training a family affair. It's not easy. No one wants to do 1.5 hour brick workouts with me! Yet, I'm trying to get creative... It started with the idea of going swimming with McKenzie on Sundays. She's a strong swimmer. I figured we could go to the lap pool (our gym has a 4th floor family pool and a 1st floor lap pool - the serious folks are on floor 1). I was hoping we could Continue Reading
It was WILD out there!
My first 2 hour solo lakefront cycling workout. 20 mph winds and waves kicking up on the path. Is this a good idea?? Maybe not. I rode through a foot of water 3 times. I actually timed it right the first time to miss the waves. Coming up on the bend before Oak St. beach, I jumped off the bike, waited for the waves to crash against the wall, then I ran all awkward in my cycling shoes past the curve and got back on. 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 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
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