It's been...a while. I suppose I have been so busy, I had zero time to update. Every second was planned and filled. I once joked that this was the injury tracker... and that may just be true. It's when I have a little more time to reflect and write! 2010 was a year of progress [...]
With Ironman CDA less than 4 months away, I should be blogging again...but I am just so busy! I love looking back at my training from 2009 and seeing how far I've come. Its kind of sad I don't have blogs from 2010 to this point, because its been a fun and exciting tri journey.Yesterday [...]
I just don't see how eating healthier could make me faster. I fuel appropriately before and after work outs. I'm not gaining weight. I hate to diet. I wonder if better nutrition actually would help. I don't want to try it though... unless it would actually make a difference. Otherwise, I'll just be wasting a [...]
Signed up for IMCDA and although for the past few months I wondered if I'd have to train alone for this one... half of the city (OK- maybe 15-20 people I know) registered for this race. Let the adventure begin. Cheers!
In one year and about 20 days... I plan on racing Ironman CDA! Registration is in just a few short weeks.I am thrilled about the early season race. I'll train hard all winter/spring and then relax the rest of the summer. Let the adventure begin.
Me: Nick, I can't wear this. Everyone passes me on the bike and it's ridiculous. I'm too slow.Nick: I have a solution. Pedal faster. Problem solved.
Yesterday, despite my attempt to sneak out of practice where I found out we would be learning fast transitions by keeping shoes clipped on the bike- my coaches and team mates pretty much peer pressured me into attempting it. Well, at this point it doesn't seem entirely out of the question. I can hop on [...]
I went into this afterthought of a race very relaxed. A significant contrast from last year. However, maybe I could have used a little bit of last year's anxiety this time around. I PR-ed for the course, but only by two minutes. I should have been more focused. I did this for fun since Mooseman [...]
I raced Kinetic with no hamstring issues. It was great to come back and race and see how far I've come in handling pre-race anxiety. I've learned to channel the energy into something useful for the start. I handled all adversities on the course well- including some serious wind knocking down a tree 5 cars [...]
Day 0 Injury & Hopeful Denial PhaseDay1 Ice, ice, iceDay 2: A trip to the doctor a diagnosis of a 1st degree hamstring strain and a SECOND DEGREE burn! I was so obsessed with icing my leg that I now have an ice-pack sized second degree burn on the back of my leg. She seems [...]