March 2, 2012

I can't believe that we are rapidly approaching spring. Where did winter go? This winter has been a total bummer. We have not been able to go skiing at all which really stinks.

So far this summer, I am only registered for Iron Girl and Skinny Man. I would like to sign up for at least one more race but have not decided on one yet. I tried to register for Green Lakes but was shut out. Kevin registered for Delta Lake, so I want to sit that one out and cheer him on. Delta Lake would have been the perfect race to go for an Olympic distance but it is also a very newbie friendly sprint race. Kevin will do awesome; I am very excited for him.

I finally broke down and made a few more tri purchases; a new bike seat and a wetsuit. The swim at Skinny Man is very cold and choppy so the wetsuit will come in handy. I have only tried it on once and it took FOREVER (at least it seemed to) to put on and take off. Another reason I bought one was so that I could participate in open water swimming earlier in the season.

My training is going well. I started an intense body sculpting class. Think Biggest Loser's "last chance workout" combined with Reebok's Crossfit and that is my class. I am so sore. Sore to the point that it even hurts to switch sides while trying to sleep at night. Walking down the stairs and just sitting myself down in a chair is painful. This class is no joke. It is exactly what I needed to switch up my workouts.

I hate thinking about it, but I am going to turn 40 in three weeks. I am kind of going through a mid-life crises. I am not going to get into a pity party here on my blog but let's just say that I was hoping to have accomplished a bit more in my life by now. I think 90% of it centers around my non-existent career. I still feel like we made the right decision for our family for me to stay at home with the kids. It is a lonely tough job though. Now that my kids are getting older, I have people asking me when I am going back to work. I think I am going to wait until Alex hits middle school and even then I will try to only work part-time. When I was growing up, I was a latch-key kid. I hated it. It is important for me to be here when the kids get home from school. I just need to keep telling myself that I am grateful I do not have to work. I do enjoy my time volunteering for Make A Wish and at the kid's schools. I am fortunate to have these opportunities to help my community.

To leave on a positive note, for turning 40 I am in the best shape of my life. I may grumble before I get on the bike or pack up for the pool, but once I get into a workout I am very happy. I am grateful that I am healthy and that I can push my body to do things I never would have thought of 5 years ago. Age is just a number, right?

January 13, 2012

Something is wrong with this blog site. I have been trying to post for a few weeks now but I keep getting locked out. Hopefully this works.

After slacking off a little around the holidays, I'm back!! It feels so good to be back on track. My swimming has suffered a bit, but not enough to frustrate me.

I do have to say that I love my trainer. I can't get over how much of a workout it is. I have to wipe my bike down after each use because of all the dripping sweat. I have my trainer right next to my treadmill; I just hop right on after riding and get in a nice brick workout. So far I am doing okay with the seat. I am going to give myself until March. It it is still bugging me, I will check out new seats. I was tempted to put my mountain bike seat on my road bike, but just could not bring myself to do it. Not sure why, but it would feel like I was cheating.

Three things I am afraid to get but need is:

clipless pedals
areo bars
wetsuit

Okay, maybe I do not "need" these things but these would really help in pushing myself to the next level. Sometimes I ask myself whether I do want to take things up a notch. I am working on gettting that confidence level up.

I have only officially signed up for Iron Girl. Now that 70.3 is in June, I am not sure I would be ready. I think I am pushing that back to 2013. I still need to build up a strong base. I know I can do it, but it would be nice to have that extra 3 months of open water swim under my belt.

I will be updating my blog with a training plan shortly.