This is the first week on the "official" 20 weeks-to-Ironman plan! I had visions - after practicing tapering and enjoying a low-key/recovery week - of blazing on into week 20 and setting the world on fire. No go. Off to a very rocky start. That's OK! Good to mess it up and get off plan, right from the get-go! Then the pressure to be perfect - or nearly so - is off. Sunday - Off. Monday - Started off as bad day Continue Reading
My first triathlon! A success! But, you won’t believe what I did to myself before the race…
Here I am all set up in transition! Up until 1 hour before the start, we weren't sure we were going to be able to do the race. Storms kept threatening cancellation. 4am on race day, we got an email stating that the storm, if it kept moving at its present pace, would hit San Marcos right during the race time. The race could be cancelled as late as 7am. So, I drove the hour over to San Marcos not knowing if we'd get to Continue Reading
Chicago Tri Club meeting is SO valuable once again
Attended my second Chicago Tri Club meeting last night. It cost me $35 to join, and it has already been so worth it. You can read about ALL that I learned (when I grilled a girl) during my first club meeting here. This time I again got great info from the folks at my table and from the speaker. The topic was Mental Toughness. That's what got me to this meeting, I figured I needed some of that. When 3 veteran Continue Reading