Going Bi

Wow, I'm really surprised how nervous I am for the biathlon this morning.  It's a 700 meter open water swim and I chose the longer 10K run.  It didn't help to know that only 2 other women signed up for the longer run.  Maybe I'll be faster than them in either the water or running? 

This will certainly be a lesson in humility.  The chances of me running across the finish line last is pretty high.  Oh did I mention that this is a celebrity charity event...so the media will be there to capture it.  Fantastic. 

Excuse me while I go and try not to dry heave.

Broken record

I haven't posted anything the past couple weeks because I was feeling like there wasn't really anything new to write about.  My life became very boring; even though I was extremely busy working out. 

I've had to become a bit more creative and change my routine around the past week.  My children are on break from school for the next three weeks.  Morning workouts are turning into evening ones and runs now include my jogging stroller. I should mention that I really dislike working out at night.  Blah.

Basically, everything is the same but different.

War wound

It finally happened.  My first injury from training.  Believe it or not, I actually fell over again.  And again, it was when I was almost standing still. 

4 miles into my bike ride I approached a very narrow bridge.  At the same time I noticed a cat that looked as if it could be part Bengal (my cat is a Bengal) so it of course distracted me. As I was trying to decide how I would cross said bridge, I forgot to disengage my left foot from the pedal.   I fell completely over onto the path.  Bloody knee, huge bruise on the inner portion of my lower thigh, and road rash on the outer portion. 

Like a a good masochist I got up, wiped off the blood, and continued to ride 16 more miles, did my yoga (thanks again Amanda for your yoga towel) and road home.  I eat danger for breakfast. Haha!

From Tri to Bi

Well, my first triathlon has magically become a biathlon.  Tag the World founder, Robert Parks-Valleta, called each participant to explain what happened.  From what I understand the city of Honolulu told the coordinators that they were not allowed to have an organized/timed bike ride that weekend.  Why things changed I have no idea.  You would think this would have been all set in stone prior to promoting the race. All I know is that I better see some celebrity booty swimming and running! 

So, now I will be swimming 700 meters and running the optional 10K (instead of the 5K).  There will be an organized, "unorganized" bike ride after the run.  However, it will not be timed and will not count towards where you place upon finishing.  If it doesn't count I'm not doing it.  So there!

I'm a little disappointed; however, I'm also a little relieved too.  One less event means one less thing to worry about.  I'm still training as if it were a tri and I figure I'll just be a head of the game when October rolls around. 

Burn baby, burn!

It is pretty amazing, when you stop and look at the numbers, to see just how many calories can be burned.  Four days a week I do double workouts of either run/circuit or bike/yoga.  On those days I burn an average of 1000 to 1400 calories.  My two swim days I burn approximately 500 calories (I must be slacking- ha).  Last week a total 5,045 calories were burned! 

This is certainly was not standard for me; however, neither was this workout schedule prior to my commitment to training.  Here's what really gets me... for four months I didn't exercise and burned very minimal calories.  How the heck I didn't double my size is beyond me.  I wasn't eating as much as I am now, but I also wasn't eating as healthy. 

So the moral of this story is- pay attention to what you feed your body and keep moving.  You'll feel better, look better, and stay healthier.

The argument for cloning

I've decided that this lady is now me.  She's my avatar and I'm pretty disappointed that she's running around in my body, pretending to be someone else.  Who does she think she is?!?

These legs were made for?

I guess they were made for kicking, running, biking, weight lifting, and yoga!  They're tired, but not as tired as last week.  This is good news because that means they're getting stronger and can handle the wear and tear of training. 

I have muscular legs and I'm getting a little concerned that they will turn into a version of Popeye's arms.  There's a line between strong and sexy or thick and masculine.  I've seen ladies who have "man legs"; trust me it's not pretty.  I guess I'll get what I get and not complain.

At least they get me from place to place and hopefully, it will be faster and faster.