January 11th, 2011

2011; this is going to be my year!

It is official; I probably was one of the very first people to sign up for Iron Girl this year. Registration opened up on the 31st and I was just so excited to put my nme on the list.

I ran another 5k; this was in November, called 'Jinglebell Run". I did it with a few friends and had a blast. I really wish that I had someone to do IG with me. They are opening up the race to 1200 participants this year. It will be crazy! The race is a 600 meter swim, a 18 mile bike and a 3.1 mile run. The challenge I am facing right now is to train without becoming overwhelmed. For some reason I am having a hard time getting motivated to get myself to the pool. I have been going here and there but not enough. Same for biking. I need to get myself into spin class atleast 2x a week. The only thing I have been doing on a regular basis is running.

Here is the schedule I am thinking I am going to impliment:

Monday: 1 hour spin
Tuesday: 45 minute swim
45 minute run
Wednesday: 1 hour spin
Thursday: 45 minute swim
Friday: 60 minute run
Saturday: off
Sunday: 90 minute run.

I am really flirting with the idea of signing up for the Boilermaker run this year. That is a 15k (9.3 mile) run. So far the longest I have been able to run is only 6 miles. I will see where I am milage run in April, and if it looks like I can do it within a semi-reasonable time, I think I will.

I have decided to just do 5k runs that are fun. Either a big event or if I have a friend running with me. I am really not ready for any competitive running. If I could get me 5k running time to under 30 minutes, I would be really happy.

Off to go swimming!