For a fun, training-workout for the day it went good! My fastest time in a tri last year was 1:44:??.
I had a great time, let the "serious" swimmers have at it, helped some girl with her gearing into the wind during the bike, and had a good walk with JG on the "run"!
Official times are:
Swim: 14:31 - I do believe that includes the LONG jaunt up to transition. My watch said 11min when I checked it out of the water.
T1: 1:51
Bike: 52:23 - 15miles
T2: 1:20
Run (walk): 32:27
Total time: 1:42:33
That put me 10th (13 total) in my age group and 44th (51 total) overall in sprint women. I am very happy with that and am excited for Pigman Sprint June 7th!!
JG did great also...I will let her post about her race experience!
Ok i am a little slow but I finally made it for my update.
Swim: 10:48- my watch said 9:13 so I am not quite sure where they took the time but I am ok with this.
Bike: 49:05 - 15miles
Run (walk): 39:25, I need ALOT of work on my run, my leg did start to hurt again so I decided to walk most of it because of Hy Vee coming up. A couple of weeks ago I pulled a muscle in my left calf and dropped a table on my foot. Not a good thing to do.
Total time: 1:42:43
I am happy with my results. I tried to be more relaxed and enjoy the experience this time. I was better but need to work on that more. Next up for me is Hy Vee on June 28Th. So the next three weeks i am going to focus on the bike to run transition and just the run to see if I might be able to get something going.
Thanks for reading. Until next time. Peace
Monday, June 1, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Bluff Creek Triathlon
This Sunday is the Bluff Creek Triathlon. You can either opt for the Olympic or Sprint distance. I myself am a sprint distance person! I am using this tri as a workout/run through to make sure I'm good and ready for the Pigman Sprint Tri on June 7th.
I'm still nervous and excited all at the same time. My swimming has been lacking, but I swam down at Gray's Lake on Monday and it felt OK. I'm feeling much more confident in my biking and running this year, so hopefully that goes better.
Last year my Pigman time was 1:44:30. I would like to beat that time this year and I'm hoping Bluff Creek will give me a good idea of where I am at in the 3 elements.
JG is also doing the tri...I believe she is also using it as a training tri. Check back for race reports!
I'm still nervous and excited all at the same time. My swimming has been lacking, but I swam down at Gray's Lake on Monday and it felt OK. I'm feeling much more confident in my biking and running this year, so hopefully that goes better.
Last year my Pigman time was 1:44:30. I would like to beat that time this year and I'm hoping Bluff Creek will give me a good idea of where I am at in the 3 elements.
JG is also doing the tri...I believe she is also using it as a training tri. Check back for race reports!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
With Regret
It is due to this thing called life that i am having to say that I am scrapping all of my goals for the year. That includes all of the tri's. JS I will do Muddy Buddy with you, we are signed up and I think I can get ready for that one.
I do not have the time to train seriously for the triathlons which if I am going to do them I want to be in the best shape that I can be in. There are just to many others things that need my attention right now. So I am just going to back away for awhile.
It really hurts when someone that is suppose to care about you and support you Does not and only cares about themselves. I need to step back and evaluate things to decide what is best for me as I go forward.
I will still exercise, I need that to relieve stress and for just general overall health.
Maybe if God shines on me I will be able to put my goals back in however at this time I do not see that happening.
UPDATE: I went on a 35 mile bike ride today. nothing like a ride to clear your mind. I have decided that what I need to do is to evaluate each event as it gets closer. I will look at the event and how things have been going for me about a week before and decide if I feel that I am ready. I know that it is a mind game but for me this relieves the stress and pressure of YES YOU ARE DOING IT TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN..NOW NOW NOW..I get enough of that at work.
I will keep you posted as to how things are going.
Until next time...PEACE
I do not have the time to train seriously for the triathlons which if I am going to do them I want to be in the best shape that I can be in. There are just to many others things that need my attention right now. So I am just going to back away for awhile.
It really hurts when someone that is suppose to care about you and support you Does not and only cares about themselves. I need to step back and evaluate things to decide what is best for me as I go forward.
I will still exercise, I need that to relieve stress and for just general overall health.
Maybe if God shines on me I will be able to put my goals back in however at this time I do not see that happening.
UPDATE: I went on a 35 mile bike ride today. nothing like a ride to clear your mind. I have decided that what I need to do is to evaluate each event as it gets closer. I will look at the event and how things have been going for me about a week before and decide if I feel that I am ready. I know that it is a mind game but for me this relieves the stress and pressure of YES YOU ARE DOING IT TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN..NOW NOW NOW..I get enough of that at work.
I will keep you posted as to how things are going.
Until next time...PEACE
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Healthy Living...
I use a healthy living site to help me keep track of my exercise and food consumed. It has really opened my eyes to what I am putting into my mouth. Yes, I still eat things that are "not good" for me, but I now do in way better moderation! In doing this, I also have a better idea of when I need to consume more calories because of the exercise I've been doing. It's amazing how many calories one can burn on a bike ride or a run. I ruined one HRM while swimming so now I just use their calorie estimator for my swim workouts. I'm guessing they are pretty close.
Anyway...I started in Jan 2008 and was 175lbs and am now at 160lbs. It's amazing how 15lbs can make a difference. Last summer I actually got down to 155, but with medical issues I had a relapse and gained, so now it's a quest to get down to 150lbs and keep it off, while keeping my body well fed for training! It's a great site and when I need extra motivation I just visit one of the "teams" I am on, or post a blog and get all kinds of encouragement and words of wisdom from people all over the US and Canada!
This year I bought the day to day calendar. Here are a couple of my favorite items from the last month, some are no-brainers, but it's always nice to have a refresher:
1~Make yourself a priority. Are you always doing for others but neglecting yourself? Your goals are important and you deserve to take time for yourself each day to achieve them. give yourself the attention and love that you need!
2~Drive away from the drive-thru. When you're at the bank, pharmacy, or fast food joint, park and run inside to complete your errands. You'll get a fitness boost (and save gas too).
3~Swap whole for white - grains that is. White flour, bread, rice, and pasta are highly processed and low in nutrients. Whole grain varieties are packed with nutrients, fiber and filling power.
4~Know your "red flag" menu words. Avoid restaurant items described as: battered, bottomless, breaded, buttery, cheesy, country, creamy, crispy, fried, giant, loaded, smothered, and stuffed. These are signs of a diet disaster!
5~Fill up on fiber. Found in fruits, veggies, whole grains, beans and nuts, fiber will keep you fuller longer and reduce your risk of a variety of diseases. Gradually increase your daily intake to 25-35 grams for best results.
6~Don't expect perfection. You will mess up, make mistakes, and forget along the way. The key is persistence and a willingness to learn from your mistakes. Focus on what you have done right instead of what's going wrong.
7~Spread the Spark to others by living as an example. Use positive peer pressure by practicing healthy habits in front of others, and they'll be more likely to do the same!
I have posted my race goals to the right....time to eat even better and track my fitness to get me more motivated!
Anyway...I started in Jan 2008 and was 175lbs and am now at 160lbs. It's amazing how 15lbs can make a difference. Last summer I actually got down to 155, but with medical issues I had a relapse and gained, so now it's a quest to get down to 150lbs and keep it off, while keeping my body well fed for training! It's a great site and when I need extra motivation I just visit one of the "teams" I am on, or post a blog and get all kinds of encouragement and words of wisdom from people all over the US and Canada!
This year I bought the day to day calendar. Here are a couple of my favorite items from the last month, some are no-brainers, but it's always nice to have a refresher:
1~Make yourself a priority. Are you always doing for others but neglecting yourself? Your goals are important and you deserve to take time for yourself each day to achieve them. give yourself the attention and love that you need!
2~Drive away from the drive-thru. When you're at the bank, pharmacy, or fast food joint, park and run inside to complete your errands. You'll get a fitness boost (and save gas too).
3~Swap whole for white - grains that is. White flour, bread, rice, and pasta are highly processed and low in nutrients. Whole grain varieties are packed with nutrients, fiber and filling power.
4~Know your "red flag" menu words. Avoid restaurant items described as: battered, bottomless, breaded, buttery, cheesy, country, creamy, crispy, fried, giant, loaded, smothered, and stuffed. These are signs of a diet disaster!
5~Fill up on fiber. Found in fruits, veggies, whole grains, beans and nuts, fiber will keep you fuller longer and reduce your risk of a variety of diseases. Gradually increase your daily intake to 25-35 grams for best results.
6~Don't expect perfection. You will mess up, make mistakes, and forget along the way. The key is persistence and a willingness to learn from your mistakes. Focus on what you have done right instead of what's going wrong.
7~Spread the Spark to others by living as an example. Use positive peer pressure by practicing healthy habits in front of others, and they'll be more likely to do the same!
I have posted my race goals to the right....time to eat even better and track my fitness to get me more motivated!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Trying a different type of training.
I know it has been awhile since I have posted never fear I am still training. However the past 10 days I have done a different type of training. Landscaping. I decided last fall that I needed to do something with the decorative grasses in the backyard, they were huge. So The Thursday before Easter, I took off work to start digging them up. They were brutal. I think each of the grasses weighed at least 50 lbs. Did I mention that they were huge grasses. About 6 feet tall and 42 inches round.
Grass chunks. This pic shows only 2 1/2 of the original 12 chunks. I broke each chunk into 1/4's. So each of these chunks produces 4 little starter grasses.
There were 12 of those, then 5 smaller grasses. I didnt start out with the intention of digging them all up however once I got going I kept digging. Bill came out to help, he dug I pulled. Finally all were out of the ground and lined up along my neighbors garage. At that time I decided to move the weeping pussy willow tree. I didn't like where it was...can you see what is happening here.. it is like the snowball rolling down the hill effect, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger...
Here is a before picture it is actually a couple of years old however it give you an idea of how close the grasses were.
Another before pic. The big grasses are the ones that have a tan color to them, they take longer to get going in the spring.
So once again Bill dug and I pulled. Quickly moving it to it's new spot. The guy at Earl May said I can move it but do it now and do it quick. I think this was because it was already starting to bloom.
So now I have an empty landscape bed and another 1/2 empty. After some looking and thinking it was decided to make one bed for the tall grasses and the 1/2 bed for other stuff. I should back up a little. I needed to move the grasses because they were so big they were covering up my pussy willow and weeping cherry trees. The trees were fighting for the sun.
After Picture, this shows the pussy willow and cherry trees. I also moved a bench down.
Each of the big grasses could be split in 1/4's so that would be 12 x 4 = 48 plant able chunks...I used 6 of the 48 split chunks.
After Pic, These 6 grass are all that I kept from the original 48 split out chunks.
The rest I gave away. I took the little grasses, split them moved them up along the house.
Before
After
I took a couple of little fire bushes that were in front of the house and moved them down by the pussy willow tree. Then bought a Whipcord bush. That was the only plant bought for this project. This was all done on Thursday and Friday.
Whipcord bush..turns gold in the fall and winter
Saturday I started putting the rocks around the landscaping clocks. Did I mention that I had dug up all of the landscaping blocks and raised them. They were to low and once raised I noticed that I needed more rocks. The rock went round the house by the grasses that I had just planted and around the fire pit.
So we had 4 tons of rocks delivered. So with wheel barrel in hand I trucked over to the rock pile and proceeded to haul rocks. I did that for about 2 hours till my back started to hurt. So I switched to spreading mulch. In the beds that I had just redone.
On Easter Sunday I figured I needed to get a bike ride in so i rode my bike to Pella, then to the damn because we were having Easter at my aunts. Of course I fought what felt like 25mph winds all the way down. I about gave Bill a call a couple of times, but since I am very stubborn I kept going.
Monday I took the day off, Tuesday I hauled rocks after work, Wed, Thurs and Friday I hauled rocks. I finally hauled that last of the rocks Friday night. I celebrated by drinking 1\2 a bottle of wine. So today Sat the 18th I was going to go for a nice ride and run. I woke up "lame" I had strained a muscle in my left leg throwing rocks. So today was basically a light duty day.
I am anxious for everything to start growing and flowering. I am thinking it is going to look great. I will post more pics once things start to grow.
How does this all pertain to training....It is much more physical than biking, swimming and running. Hauling rocks, toting grasses etc is great training. I am ready to get back to my tri schedule it is way easier than this.
Until next time..PEACE
Grass chunks. This pic shows only 2 1/2 of the original 12 chunks. I broke each chunk into 1/4's. So each of these chunks produces 4 little starter grasses.
There were 12 of those, then 5 smaller grasses. I didnt start out with the intention of digging them all up however once I got going I kept digging. Bill came out to help, he dug I pulled. Finally all were out of the ground and lined up along my neighbors garage. At that time I decided to move the weeping pussy willow tree. I didn't like where it was...can you see what is happening here.. it is like the snowball rolling down the hill effect, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger...
Here is a before picture it is actually a couple of years old however it give you an idea of how close the grasses were.
Another before pic. The big grasses are the ones that have a tan color to them, they take longer to get going in the spring.
So once again Bill dug and I pulled. Quickly moving it to it's new spot. The guy at Earl May said I can move it but do it now and do it quick. I think this was because it was already starting to bloom.
So now I have an empty landscape bed and another 1/2 empty. After some looking and thinking it was decided to make one bed for the tall grasses and the 1/2 bed for other stuff. I should back up a little. I needed to move the grasses because they were so big they were covering up my pussy willow and weeping cherry trees. The trees were fighting for the sun.
After Picture, this shows the pussy willow and cherry trees. I also moved a bench down.
Each of the big grasses could be split in 1/4's so that would be 12 x 4 = 48 plant able chunks...I used 6 of the 48 split chunks.
After Pic, These 6 grass are all that I kept from the original 48 split out chunks.
The rest I gave away. I took the little grasses, split them moved them up along the house.
Before
After
I took a couple of little fire bushes that were in front of the house and moved them down by the pussy willow tree. Then bought a Whipcord bush. That was the only plant bought for this project. This was all done on Thursday and Friday.
Whipcord bush..turns gold in the fall and winter
Saturday I started putting the rocks around the landscaping clocks. Did I mention that I had dug up all of the landscaping blocks and raised them. They were to low and once raised I noticed that I needed more rocks. The rock went round the house by the grasses that I had just planted and around the fire pit.
So we had 4 tons of rocks delivered. So with wheel barrel in hand I trucked over to the rock pile and proceeded to haul rocks. I did that for about 2 hours till my back started to hurt. So I switched to spreading mulch. In the beds that I had just redone.
On Easter Sunday I figured I needed to get a bike ride in so i rode my bike to Pella, then to the damn because we were having Easter at my aunts. Of course I fought what felt like 25mph winds all the way down. I about gave Bill a call a couple of times, but since I am very stubborn I kept going.
Monday I took the day off, Tuesday I hauled rocks after work, Wed, Thurs and Friday I hauled rocks. I finally hauled that last of the rocks Friday night. I celebrated by drinking 1\2 a bottle of wine. So today Sat the 18th I was going to go for a nice ride and run. I woke up "lame" I had strained a muscle in my left leg throwing rocks. So today was basically a light duty day.
I am anxious for everything to start growing and flowering. I am thinking it is going to look great. I will post more pics once things start to grow.
How does this all pertain to training....It is much more physical than biking, swimming and running. Hauling rocks, toting grasses etc is great training. I am ready to get back to my tri schedule it is way easier than this.
Until next time..PEACE
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Not a Julie...but I couldn't resist posting...
So with 2 parents that live an active lifestyle and growing up around bicycles...here is our future cyclist in the making...by the way...she loves to swim and run too!!
Hotrock (2009, with pedals)...12" version!
I'm sure next will be 16" and up and up and then a road bike, and a then a tri bike....ohhh, I better start putting more money in savings!
Hotrock (2009, with pedals)...12" version!I'm sure next will be 16" and up and up and then a road bike, and a then a tri bike....ohhh, I better start putting more money in savings!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Muddy Buddy...
...what the heck have we got ourselves into...
MUDDY BUDDY
a whole lot of fun is what that looks like we've got ourselves into!
We are taking part in the Chicago Muddy Buddy! Who wants to join us?
We are taking part in the Chicago Muddy Buddy! Who wants to join us?
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