June 8, 2011

What a week! It is crunch time. The big race is 8 weeks away and I have a lot of work to do.

Saturday was the Paige's Butterfly 5k. I beat my time from the last 5k in November; 36:39. I came in at about 1240 out of almost 1500. I'll take it! Prior to the race, I kept telling myself that I would be happy if I came in under 37 minutes. I met my goal but yet I kept beating myself up for not coming in a little faster. It seemed like I walked a lot. Not sure if I was dehydrated or what, but I was just so dizzy when I was running. Considering how bad my foot was I am just glad that I got to participate at all. I ran the entire first mile at a 11:33 pace which is good for me. Next race I am shooting for under 35 min.

I started a triathlon swim clinic last night. Holy moly. I thought I was a decent swimmer with a semi-sold base of fitness. Um, no. I was able to keep up, but just barely. I started with the intermediate class but am wondering if I should have started at the beginner level. All the other participants looked like hard core athletes. I stood out like a sore thumb. It just goes to show that I have a long ways to go in my fitness goals.

I am now starting to doubt my ability to finish IG in under 2 hours. The LAST thing I want to do is put all this pressure on myself to finish in a certain time and then beat myself up if I do not meet my goal. Even though I have been biking/swimming/running for a year now, I am still just a beginner. The race is supposed to be fun and I think I keep forgetting this.

Green lakes Tri is this weekend. So excited to get out there and volunteer and cheer everyone on. Hopefully next year I will one of those getting cheered!