Ironmen in France
Oh wow just waking up and the Ironman Nice guys have been at it for almost 6 hours!
Stats so far!
Swim
B: 1:06:04
Coach K: 56:27
B2: 1:35:58
Curly Su: 1:15:41
T1
B: 7:03
Coach K: 7:00
B2: 8:49
Curly Su: 6:58
Bike First leg 23.3 km
B: 45:00
Coach K: 43:32
B2: 52:14
Curly Su: 1:02:40
Bike Second leg at 70 km
B: 1:56:07
Coach K: 1:53:14
B2: 2:23:19
Curly Su: 3:07:00
B: 3:28:35
Coach K: 3:28:42
B2: 4:13:09
Curly Su: 5:26:00
Bike Fourth leg at 159 km
B: 1:07:23
Coach K:
B2: ?
Curly Su: 1:28:47
Final Bike leg at 180 km
B: 40:42
Coach K: 37:05
B2: ?
Curly Su: 52:46
Total Bike:
B: 6:01:40
Coach K: 5:56:12
B2: 7:11:23
Curly Su: 8:50:13
T2
B: 3:39
Coach K: 5:03
B2: 8:50
Curly Su: 7:08
Run 10.5 km
B: 8:15:05
Coach K: 8:07:11
B2: 10:04:09
Curly Su: 11:33:55
Run 21.1 km
B: 9:21:14
Coach K: 9:25:00
B2: 11:14:51
Curly Su: 12:59:57
Run 31.6 km
B: 10:36:34
Coach K: 10:55:30
B2: ?
Curly Su: 14:26:18
Total Run
B: 4:21:49
Coach K: 5:22:14
B2: 4:25:27
Curly Su: 5:18:48
Finish Time/place:
B: 11:40:15/275
Coach K: 12:26:56/416
B2: 13:30:27/625
Curly Su: 15:38:48/847
I'm am off to run but hopefully I will be able to keep updating this later! So happy they all made it out of the swim safely!
Just back from my run. It went well despite sore quads. 8 miles.
A little worried about Su here T2 time looks strange. Maybe it is her full race time so far. Looks like the boys are almost done with the run and B2 isn't far behind them.
B is finished!!! Kick butt!
Su has crossed the 10km of the marathon. Woot woot! Go Su!
Holy cow this is exciting guys!!!
A bit worried about B2 at this point. He definitely should have come across 30k already. But it looks like the mat and chip systems have been funky all day so far so hopefully it just didn't register his chip there.
Su just came across the 20km mark!
B2 is done!!! 13:30! Way to go Ironman!
Su should be crossing the 30 km mark anytime now. She is currently 922 and 921 just crossed it at 14:04. Go Su!
Su's still at 922 and crossed 31.6 km at 14:26:18 Only 11km to go!
She's finished! 15:38:48 I was tracking her and she was 922 forver then just checked and she pops up as done and in 847, way to take down some runners Su.
Phew they are all Ironmen!
And I need to stop tracking these races and making myself sick everytime someone misses a chip mat! Seriously folks!
RR is still out at IMCda and kicking some serious booty. He was freaking 18th out of the water!!! Halfway through the bike in 2:45:19 around 80th place holy cow!
A bit of reassessing
Had a really great workout today.
All of my Steelhead fears have now been put to the backburner. I can and will finish the race.
However my goals need a bit of tweaking. I am not getting much faster on the bike and I don't want to go into the race with too high of expectations and have my first half ironman be a huge disappointment.
So even though I am of the opinion that under 6 hours is really the goal to aim for if you want to be considered a decent half ironman I am backing off of that goal and instead I am hoping to break 6:30.
The swim shouldn't be an issue and I should comfortably be out in 35 or less. The bike is looking more and more like 15-16 mph and not 17+ so tack on 3:35 for that. While I would hope the run would be great I am going to back down that goal too and be a bit more conservative and aim for 9 minute miles adding 1:58 or so. Transitions should be relatively quick but I am going to back those down too because frankly I would rather be a little slow then end up riding the 56 miles without water or my sunglasses or having to run sans socks. So we will tack on 10 minutes for those. So new goal time is: 6:20 give or take ten minutes.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about the training (or lack of) that I have been doing for this race. I am excited about the race, but I am starting to realize I signed up for this one for all the wrong reasons. The thing I love the most about triathlon training is also the reason why I should have stuck to Olympic distance tris.
I love tri training because it allows me to do multiple sports and not just focus on one thing. I love it because when you set the right goals it fits into a healthy lifestyle perfectly while still letting you go out and have fun. I love that I can train for an Olympic distance tri in the summer and still stick to other commitments in my life.
My whole life I have tried to do everything. And I can't imagine living any other way. Triathlon kind of fits that niche for me now. In high school I aimed high in academics, music, sports, and social life. In college it was the same. So why would it be any different now? Unfortunately by upping the distance for my "A" tri race this year I set myself up for failure in the training arena. I just can't get in all of the training necessary to compete the way I strive for without other areas of my life suffering, and for me that isn't acceptable.
I am glad that I figured out today that I can finish this race and I can still complete that goal without interfering with the rest of my life. I don't need to get in all the workouts and if I have to miss the week workouts because of work, family, or friends, it doesn't matter. I am fit enough to go long without those workouts. So I may become a weekend warrior, oh well I will still be having fun!
Sometimes you have to figure things out the hard way!
Feeling really good about today's workout. I got down to Peninsula at 7 AM and rode 15 miles on the bike by myself. (Has anyone else in Ohio had trouble with what I deemed the "Bog of Stench" just past Bath road?) Holy freaking cow it stank so bad I thought I would never make it out! I am assuming the sewage treatment plant was just having trouble with all the rain we've gotten? Yikes.
A showed up around 8 and after getting her stuff together we headed out for another 40 miles. Some nice rolling hills on which I got my butt kicked. I think my shoes may be too big which is causing me to push down on the pedals more while going up hill and not really pull up since my feet slide around. Why don't they make shoes my size??? Grr. Around 45 miles into my ride we hit a freaking monster of a hill. I was seriously going 6 mph for all 1.75 miles of it, okay maybe I got up to 8 mph for a little bit. I was so mad! I can run faster than that up that hill! But I must admit almost hitting 40 mph on the way back down was fun!
Dropped the bikes off at the car 3 hours and 34 minutes later and headed out onto the run. Ran a little shy of 4 miles with A and she headed out while I tacked on 6 more to get in an even 10 miles on the run. I decided not to look at my watch or splits while running because I "knew" I was going to be slow and I didn't want to get discouraged. I just kept telling myself to keep good form and keep moving forward. I felt surprisingly good on the run. I didn't feel like I was going to set any PRs but I felt strong and like I could definitely tack on another 3.1 plus push the pace the last few miles. That was a huge mental boost.
Turns out I did great on the run and what I thought were going to be 10-10:30 minute miles were actually 9 minute miles. I was really pleased with this, especially considering that the furthest I had ever gone on the bike was 50 miles and today I added 5 to that then ran 10 miles. Suhweet!
A few interesting things I learned on the bike today:
I cannot eat/drink and breathe at the same time, both of which are necessary on the bike. I need to learn how to breathe through my nose!
I need to build a little bit better upper body strength. Is it too late to add some arm workouts into training?
The longer I am on the run the better I start to feel.
The half size up in running shoes was a great idea as my feet were definitely a bit swollen today.
Got home and attacked some chores. I decided to skip the nap in the hopes that I will sleep really soundly tonight. I am pretty beat but the legs don't feel too bad, a little tender moving down the stairs. I think they will be okay for a run in the morning.
Really freaking peeved that I can't live track all my peeps in France tonight since I will obviously be in bed. To think they may be almost finished before I wake up! Crazy.
All of my Steelhead fears have now been put to the backburner. I can and will finish the race.
However my goals need a bit of tweaking. I am not getting much faster on the bike and I don't want to go into the race with too high of expectations and have my first half ironman be a huge disappointment.
So even though I am of the opinion that under 6 hours is really the goal to aim for if you want to be considered a decent half ironman I am backing off of that goal and instead I am hoping to break 6:30.
The swim shouldn't be an issue and I should comfortably be out in 35 or less. The bike is looking more and more like 15-16 mph and not 17+ so tack on 3:35 for that. While I would hope the run would be great I am going to back down that goal too and be a bit more conservative and aim for 9 minute miles adding 1:58 or so. Transitions should be relatively quick but I am going to back those down too because frankly I would rather be a little slow then end up riding the 56 miles without water or my sunglasses or having to run sans socks. So we will tack on 10 minutes for those. So new goal time is: 6:20 give or take ten minutes.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about the training (or lack of) that I have been doing for this race. I am excited about the race, but I am starting to realize I signed up for this one for all the wrong reasons. The thing I love the most about triathlon training is also the reason why I should have stuck to Olympic distance tris.
I love tri training because it allows me to do multiple sports and not just focus on one thing. I love it because when you set the right goals it fits into a healthy lifestyle perfectly while still letting you go out and have fun. I love that I can train for an Olympic distance tri in the summer and still stick to other commitments in my life.
My whole life I have tried to do everything. And I can't imagine living any other way. Triathlon kind of fits that niche for me now. In high school I aimed high in academics, music, sports, and social life. In college it was the same. So why would it be any different now? Unfortunately by upping the distance for my "A" tri race this year I set myself up for failure in the training arena. I just can't get in all of the training necessary to compete the way I strive for without other areas of my life suffering, and for me that isn't acceptable.
I am glad that I figured out today that I can finish this race and I can still complete that goal without interfering with the rest of my life. I don't need to get in all the workouts and if I have to miss the week workouts because of work, family, or friends, it doesn't matter. I am fit enough to go long without those workouts. So I may become a weekend warrior, oh well I will still be having fun!
Sometimes you have to figure things out the hard way!
Feeling really good about today's workout. I got down to Peninsula at 7 AM and rode 15 miles on the bike by myself. (Has anyone else in Ohio had trouble with what I deemed the "Bog of Stench" just past Bath road?) Holy freaking cow it stank so bad I thought I would never make it out! I am assuming the sewage treatment plant was just having trouble with all the rain we've gotten? Yikes.
A showed up around 8 and after getting her stuff together we headed out for another 40 miles. Some nice rolling hills on which I got my butt kicked. I think my shoes may be too big which is causing me to push down on the pedals more while going up hill and not really pull up since my feet slide around. Why don't they make shoes my size??? Grr. Around 45 miles into my ride we hit a freaking monster of a hill. I was seriously going 6 mph for all 1.75 miles of it, okay maybe I got up to 8 mph for a little bit. I was so mad! I can run faster than that up that hill! But I must admit almost hitting 40 mph on the way back down was fun!
Dropped the bikes off at the car 3 hours and 34 minutes later and headed out onto the run. Ran a little shy of 4 miles with A and she headed out while I tacked on 6 more to get in an even 10 miles on the run. I decided not to look at my watch or splits while running because I "knew" I was going to be slow and I didn't want to get discouraged. I just kept telling myself to keep good form and keep moving forward. I felt surprisingly good on the run. I didn't feel like I was going to set any PRs but I felt strong and like I could definitely tack on another 3.1 plus push the pace the last few miles. That was a huge mental boost.
Turns out I did great on the run and what I thought were going to be 10-10:30 minute miles were actually 9 minute miles. I was really pleased with this, especially considering that the furthest I had ever gone on the bike was 50 miles and today I added 5 to that then ran 10 miles. Suhweet!
A few interesting things I learned on the bike today:
I cannot eat/drink and breathe at the same time, both of which are necessary on the bike. I need to learn how to breathe through my nose!
I need to build a little bit better upper body strength. Is it too late to add some arm workouts into training?
The longer I am on the run the better I start to feel.
The half size up in running shoes was a great idea as my feet were definitely a bit swollen today.
Got home and attacked some chores. I decided to skip the nap in the hopes that I will sleep really soundly tonight. I am pretty beat but the legs don't feel too bad, a little tender moving down the stairs. I think they will be okay for a run in the morning.
Really freaking peeved that I can't live track all my peeps in France tonight since I will obviously be in bed. To think they may be almost finished before I wake up! Crazy.
Whole lot of living going on
Wow I need to update. Tons of social activities going on here the past few weeks and not much training. But today that is about to change!
I am off to Peninsula to ride 56 miles and run 8-10 miles. This will definitely be my longest athletic adventure to date. This may get ugly!
No weddings this weekend so hopefully I will get a chance to reflect on the past couple weeks here and maybe even read some blogs later!
Good luck to Su, B, B2, and Coach K in their wild and crazy Nice Ironman and good luck to RR at Idaho and Daisy Duc in her sprint tri, hope CTC represents!
I am off to Peninsula to ride 56 miles and run 8-10 miles. This will definitely be my longest athletic adventure to date. This may get ugly!
No weddings this weekend so hopefully I will get a chance to reflect on the past couple weeks here and maybe even read some blogs later!
Good luck to Su, B, B2, and Coach K in their wild and crazy Nice Ironman and good luck to RR at Idaho and Daisy Duc in her sprint tri, hope CTC represents!
Change of scenery
Some fun pics from the photographers at my cousins wedding
Ha so I didn't expect any comments on the old address but some of you were afraid the change in address would mean no more photos. You guys know me better than that right? ;)
Ha so I didn't expect any comments on the old address but some of you were afraid the change in address would mean no more photos. You guys know me better than that right? ;)
Toast
Legs felt like toast and my stomach was not real agreeable tonight on the track. Not sure why I felt so tired. I had two days of no excercise. Granted my stomach was off all day. Oh well, they can't all be easy!
My Log for the night:
2 mile warm up
2*(800,400,400)
4*400
1 mile cool down
walked most of the recoveries tonight so total mileage 7.5 but probably only "ran" around 6.75 miles
8:20
8:47
3:06.68
1:32.25
1:30.50
3:05.66
1:33.98
1:29.64
1:32.95
1:30.55
1:28.32
1:24.74
9:11
My Log for the night:
2 mile warm up
2*(800,400,400)
4*400
1 mile cool down
walked most of the recoveries tonight so total mileage 7.5 but probably only "ran" around 6.75 miles
8:20
8:47
3:06.68
1:32.25
1:30.50
3:05.66
1:33.98
1:29.64
1:32.95
1:30.55
1:28.32
1:24.74
9:11
Get your stats on
I did not find my passport or Belize photos on my last trip home but I did find my high school cross country banquet books. Cool! My coach freshman and sophomore year was an amazing and demanding coach. He kept a very detailed log of the season for all the girls. For every race I ran in 95 and 96 I know all my mile splits! Crazy! The 1997 book only has the final times and no meet details and in 1998 we didn't get any individual stuff just year average etc. But it's probably better left unknown as you can see from 97 I went way downhill after 96.
I was interested in finding all these splits to see if I have learned a thing in all this time I have been racing. And I found out, not really :) Hah! But I am happy that my 5k times lately are closer to those from 95/96 than those from 97-2003.
Looking at my 5k mile splits it is clear that I always go out too fast. So next 5k I need to try really hard to reel myself in that first mile and aim for even splits. I'll let you know how it goes!
Date Time
9/6/1995 22:07
9/9/1995 21:38
9/12/1995 21:39
9/14/1995 20:51
9/16/1995 21:00
9/21/1995 20:45
9/23/1995 21:49
9/28/1995 23:22
9/30/1995 DNF
10/5/1995 22:49
10/7/1995 21:13
10/10/1995 22:07
10/21/1995 21:07
10/28/1995 20:31
11/4/1995 20:42
8/29/1996 22:17
9/10/1996 23:24
9/12/1996 21:59
9/14/1996 22:20
9/19/1996 21:28
9/21/1996 21:24
9/26/1996 21:05
9/28/1996 21:34
10/3/1996 20:33
10/8/1996 21:44
10/19/1996 21:01
10/26/1996 20:26
11/2/1996 20:03
1997 23:18
1997 23:41
1997 23:01
1997 23:11
1997 22:29
1997 21:44
1997 22:04
1997 21:46
1997 22:41
1997 21:30
1997 21:33
1997 21:40
1997 21:49
More Details
Date Time Mile 1 Mile 2 Mile 3 Place Event
9/6/1995 22:07 6:16 7:17 7:56 12 canton early bird
9/9/1995 21:38 6:31 7:23 7:06 8 schoolcraft invintational
9/12/1995 21:39 6:33 6:53 7:24 1 ypsilanti early bird
9/14/1995 20:51 6:12 7:13 6:45 1 wyandotte roosevelt high
9/16/1995 21:00 6:06 7:04 7:16 3 huron invintational
9/21/1995 20:45 6:17 6:50 7:00 1 van buren park/wayne
9/23/1995 21:49 6:12 7:08 7:50 15 jefferson invite
9/28/1995 23:22 6:24 7:32 7:41 3 redford union
9/30/1995 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF centerline high
10/5/1995 22:49 6:34 7:48 7:42 16 monroe/edsel ford
10/7/1995 21:13 6:25 7:15 6:58 7 charger invite
10/10/1995 22:07 6:06 7:30 7:46 4 john glenn 9 and 10
10/21/1995 21:07 6:12 7:00 7:17 4 mega red
10/28/1995 20:31 6:04 6:55 6:52 7 regionals
11/4/1995 20:42 5:54 7:06 7:00 79 state finals
8/29/1996 22:17 6:28 7:32 7:59 centerline early bird
9/10/1996 23:24 6:31 7:55 8:58 15 ypsilanti early bird meet
9/12/1996 21:59 6:32 7:21 8:06 3 wyandotte
9/14/1996 22:20 6:34 7:53 7:53 46 huron invintational
9/19/1996 21:28 6:37 7:02 7:49 3 wayne
9/21/1996 21:24 6:20 7:24 7:40 19 jefferson invintational
9/26/1996 21:05 6:24 6:58 7:43 2 redford union
9/28/1996 21:34 6:18 7:17 7:59 13 charger invintational
10/3/1996 20:33 6:27 6:41 7:25 4 edel ford/monroe
10/8/1996 21:44 6:04 7:43 7:57 14 john glenn 9 and 10
10/19/1996 21:01 6:11 7:03 7:47 8 mega red divisional championship
10/26/1996 20:26 5:57 6:57 7:32 11 1996 regionals
11/2/1996 20:03 6:06 6:45 7:12 64 state finals
I was interested in finding all these splits to see if I have learned a thing in all this time I have been racing. And I found out, not really :) Hah! But I am happy that my 5k times lately are closer to those from 95/96 than those from 97-2003.
Looking at my 5k mile splits it is clear that I always go out too fast. So next 5k I need to try really hard to reel myself in that first mile and aim for even splits. I'll let you know how it goes!
Date Time
9/6/1995 22:07
9/9/1995 21:38
9/12/1995 21:39
9/14/1995 20:51
9/16/1995 21:00
9/21/1995 20:45
9/23/1995 21:49
9/28/1995 23:22
9/30/1995 DNF
10/5/1995 22:49
10/7/1995 21:13
10/10/1995 22:07
10/21/1995 21:07
10/28/1995 20:31
11/4/1995 20:42
8/29/1996 22:17
9/10/1996 23:24
9/12/1996 21:59
9/14/1996 22:20
9/19/1996 21:28
9/21/1996 21:24
9/26/1996 21:05
9/28/1996 21:34
10/3/1996 20:33
10/8/1996 21:44
10/19/1996 21:01
10/26/1996 20:26
11/2/1996 20:03
1997 23:18
1997 23:41
1997 23:01
1997 23:11
1997 22:29
1997 21:44
1997 22:04
1997 21:46
1997 22:41
1997 21:30
1997 21:33
1997 21:40
1997 21:49
More Details
Date Time Mile 1 Mile 2 Mile 3 Place Event
9/6/1995 22:07 6:16 7:17 7:56 12 canton early bird
9/9/1995 21:38 6:31 7:23 7:06 8 schoolcraft invintational
9/12/1995 21:39 6:33 6:53 7:24 1 ypsilanti early bird
9/14/1995 20:51 6:12 7:13 6:45 1 wyandotte roosevelt high
9/16/1995 21:00 6:06 7:04 7:16 3 huron invintational
9/21/1995 20:45 6:17 6:50 7:00 1 van buren park/wayne
9/23/1995 21:49 6:12 7:08 7:50 15 jefferson invite
9/28/1995 23:22 6:24 7:32 7:41 3 redford union
9/30/1995 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF centerline high
10/5/1995 22:49 6:34 7:48 7:42 16 monroe/edsel ford
10/7/1995 21:13 6:25 7:15 6:58 7 charger invite
10/10/1995 22:07 6:06 7:30 7:46 4 john glenn 9 and 10
10/21/1995 21:07 6:12 7:00 7:17 4 mega red
10/28/1995 20:31 6:04 6:55 6:52 7 regionals
11/4/1995 20:42 5:54 7:06 7:00 79 state finals
8/29/1996 22:17 6:28 7:32 7:59 centerline early bird
9/10/1996 23:24 6:31 7:55 8:58 15 ypsilanti early bird meet
9/12/1996 21:59 6:32 7:21 8:06 3 wyandotte
9/14/1996 22:20 6:34 7:53 7:53 46 huron invintational
9/19/1996 21:28 6:37 7:02 7:49 3 wayne
9/21/1996 21:24 6:20 7:24 7:40 19 jefferson invintational
9/26/1996 21:05 6:24 6:58 7:43 2 redford union
9/28/1996 21:34 6:18 7:17 7:59 13 charger invintational
10/3/1996 20:33 6:27 6:41 7:25 4 edel ford/monroe
10/8/1996 21:44 6:04 7:43 7:57 14 john glenn 9 and 10
10/19/1996 21:01 6:11 7:03 7:47 8 mega red divisional championship
10/26/1996 20:26 5:57 6:57 7:32 11 1996 regionals
11/2/1996 20:03 6:06 6:45 7:12 64 state finals
Short Weekend Recap
Rode my bike 45 miles on Friday in under 3 hours, furthest I have ever rode by myself. Starting to think averaging 17 mph in Steelhead is not going to happen and breaking 6 hours is not real feasible...may have to readjust my goals.
Left for Perrysburg Friday night. Played scrabble with David and Furian. I kicked some serious scrabble booty. 45 points for Maze, another 26 or so each for chop, ebony and joined/axe. Nice!
Saturday morning I went for an hour run in the extreme heat. I think it was about 90. Took the camelback with me and just tried to stay in the shade and keep it slow. The grass, heat, and tired legs definitely helped me to keep pace down.
Forgot undergarments for my dress so I had to make a trip to Kohl's. It went off without a hitch unlike last time which will forever be known as the PMI.
The wedding was a blast. I forgot my camera so I won't have any pics to post until Furian's computer is back up and running. But fun was had by all and the bride was absolutely stunning.
Went to the Berg's afterwards and played Catchphrase into the wee hours of the morning.
Stayed at Furian's again last night and played some games before heading back to Cleveland to pick up David's parents. Saw all the pics of our baby niece. Too cute.
Arrived home to cat piss in one of the hampers, lovely. It feels like a gazillion degrees up here in the office. The bedroom will hopefully cool down once the AC has run for a bit.
Congrats to TriSaraTops on a great race today.
Hope you all had good weekends!
Left for Perrysburg Friday night. Played scrabble with David and Furian. I kicked some serious scrabble booty. 45 points for Maze, another 26 or so each for chop, ebony and joined/axe. Nice!
Saturday morning I went for an hour run in the extreme heat. I think it was about 90. Took the camelback with me and just tried to stay in the shade and keep it slow. The grass, heat, and tired legs definitely helped me to keep pace down.
Forgot undergarments for my dress so I had to make a trip to Kohl's. It went off without a hitch unlike last time which will forever be known as the PMI.
The wedding was a blast. I forgot my camera so I won't have any pics to post until Furian's computer is back up and running. But fun was had by all and the bride was absolutely stunning.
Went to the Berg's afterwards and played Catchphrase into the wee hours of the morning.
Stayed at Furian's again last night and played some games before heading back to Cleveland to pick up David's parents. Saw all the pics of our baby niece. Too cute.
Arrived home to cat piss in one of the hampers, lovely. It feels like a gazillion degrees up here in the office. The bedroom will hopefully cool down once the AC has run for a bit.
Congrats to TriSaraTops on a great race today.
Hope you all had good weekends!
Cathartic
Last night as I was wrapping up at work we got a phone call from a coworkers wife. He had open heart surgery last Tuesday. Unfortunately she was calling with the news of his passing. Our boss is out on vacation this week so I called him and sent an email out to those that knew about the surgery. It was all very awkward. This man was only in his 40s. He had a wife and two kids. He has been sick since I have known him but the whole time doctors were telling him it was allergies and chronic bronchitis.
I have never been in a position where a person close to me passing was someone that I did not get along with, and I am having a hard time going through my range of emotions. I know that my husband is right and I can't be "friends" with everyone and sometimes people that you aren't friends with pass, but it doesn't mean you wished them ill. And I know that nothing I did in my relationship with this man caused his sickness. But I still feel like scum of the earth for harboring such ill feelings towards him while he was alive.
Monday night is the memorial service and I plan on going with my husband. My boss is going and one of my old coworkers may be driving over from PA. I feel so horrible for this mans wife and her kids. I have never even met them, but I just keep thinking about what this would do to me if David was sick and I were to lose him, and I know I couldn't handle that at all, and we don't even have kids.
We all assumed that he would recover from this and be back in 5 or 6 weeks at work. It never really occurred to me that he might not make it.
Sorry if this sounds cliche but, if you haven't told your loved ones lately how much they mean to you please make sure you do so. And if you appreciate your coworkers friendships make sure they know. And if you just can't get along with someone in the office try to make it work. You honestly just never know when it might be your last chance to do something nice for someone.
I'm working from home today. There would only be two of us in the office today and I just don't think I could take it.
I may go for a long bike ride at lunch to try and get away from everything. We'll see.
I have never been in a position where a person close to me passing was someone that I did not get along with, and I am having a hard time going through my range of emotions. I know that my husband is right and I can't be "friends" with everyone and sometimes people that you aren't friends with pass, but it doesn't mean you wished them ill. And I know that nothing I did in my relationship with this man caused his sickness. But I still feel like scum of the earth for harboring such ill feelings towards him while he was alive.
Monday night is the memorial service and I plan on going with my husband. My boss is going and one of my old coworkers may be driving over from PA. I feel so horrible for this mans wife and her kids. I have never even met them, but I just keep thinking about what this would do to me if David was sick and I were to lose him, and I know I couldn't handle that at all, and we don't even have kids.
We all assumed that he would recover from this and be back in 5 or 6 weeks at work. It never really occurred to me that he might not make it.
Sorry if this sounds cliche but, if you haven't told your loved ones lately how much they mean to you please make sure you do so. And if you appreciate your coworkers friendships make sure they know. And if you just can't get along with someone in the office try to make it work. You honestly just never know when it might be your last chance to do something nice for someone.
I'm working from home today. There would only be two of us in the office today and I just don't think I could take it.
I may go for a long bike ride at lunch to try and get away from everything. We'll see.
Who are you?
Wednesday night I headed to the west side for an open water swim. Upon arriving the total immersion coach that also meets there on Wednesdays asked if any of us CTCers had checked on the Lake's bio levels. Heehee. I know better than to do that. We would never get in the water!
Ahh if only you all knew what I knew ;)
She then told us there were quite a few dead fish. More than the week before. I saw the panic in a few CTCers eyes but I laughed it off and we all headed down to the water.
There were a couple of large dead fish on the beach, but as that was what greeted me the first time I ever swam at this beach I wasn't too shocked. The way she had said it I was imagining waves of dead fish near shore, which I have seen at the beach close to me.
So we all waded in and got to it. We swim out then to the right breakwall about 300 yards, then all the way to the left breakwall, about 600 yards, back, and to the middle again. About 1800 yards total. (Which never ask me to calculate that while swimming, because I never came up with that total that night)
When I was about 10 we went on a family trip to Disney. We went to the water park where you can "swim with the sharks." For some reason my parents thought we would love this. Boy oh boy were they wrong! You have never seen two kids swim so fast in your lives! Little did they know about our overactive imaginations in the water! My sister and I played in the pool pretty much everyday it was warm enough our whole childhood. Well that's a lot of time in the pool, so you come up with little "games" to make it more exciting. Our most common game involved us as mermaids. And you could not go in the areas of the pools with shadows, because that's where the sharks lived. As recently as last October I could still freak myself out in an indoor pool if I were by myself and there were shadows! I know I am bizarre!
But my point is, Wednesday night I swam like I belonged in Lake Erie. I did not worry about sharks or dead fish. Although I must admit it was a bit disturbing to feel a tap on my toes, turn around expecting TriSaraTops and find a dead fish instead. I just swam, and swam well. We did around a mile in 27 minutes at what I felt was a relaxed effort (not including breaks to regroup). I didn't have a hard time with the waves on Wednesday and despite the sun right in my eyes and my left arm still bothering me from weed whacking, I did a great job of swimming straight.
I don't know where this open water persona came from but she is very interesting.
After the swim I went out and rode my bike for just shy of an hour. Got in about 16 miles at around 16.5 mph. My legs have felt tapped every time I get on the bike lately. Just one day I would like for them to feel fresh.
Ahh if only you all knew what I knew ;)
She then told us there were quite a few dead fish. More than the week before. I saw the panic in a few CTCers eyes but I laughed it off and we all headed down to the water.
There were a couple of large dead fish on the beach, but as that was what greeted me the first time I ever swam at this beach I wasn't too shocked. The way she had said it I was imagining waves of dead fish near shore, which I have seen at the beach close to me.
So we all waded in and got to it. We swim out then to the right breakwall about 300 yards, then all the way to the left breakwall, about 600 yards, back, and to the middle again. About 1800 yards total. (Which never ask me to calculate that while swimming, because I never came up with that total that night)
When I was about 10 we went on a family trip to Disney. We went to the water park where you can "swim with the sharks." For some reason my parents thought we would love this. Boy oh boy were they wrong! You have never seen two kids swim so fast in your lives! Little did they know about our overactive imaginations in the water! My sister and I played in the pool pretty much everyday it was warm enough our whole childhood. Well that's a lot of time in the pool, so you come up with little "games" to make it more exciting. Our most common game involved us as mermaids. And you could not go in the areas of the pools with shadows, because that's where the sharks lived. As recently as last October I could still freak myself out in an indoor pool if I were by myself and there were shadows! I know I am bizarre!
But my point is, Wednesday night I swam like I belonged in Lake Erie. I did not worry about sharks or dead fish. Although I must admit it was a bit disturbing to feel a tap on my toes, turn around expecting TriSaraTops and find a dead fish instead. I just swam, and swam well. We did around a mile in 27 minutes at what I felt was a relaxed effort (not including breaks to regroup). I didn't have a hard time with the waves on Wednesday and despite the sun right in my eyes and my left arm still bothering me from weed whacking, I did a great job of swimming straight.
I don't know where this open water persona came from but she is very interesting.
After the swim I went out and rode my bike for just shy of an hour. Got in about 16 miles at around 16.5 mph. My legs have felt tapped every time I get on the bike lately. Just one day I would like for them to feel fresh.
Swift Competitor
I like it :)
My new Nike Dance Name. Suhweet. I just might have to add that to my customized helmet!
Thanks Wil for the cool link!
Not sure I could actually do any of the All Star moves but a girl can wish huh?
Last night led the track workout in Independence. Took it easy with only 2 miles of intervals. 2*400, 2*800, 2*400
1:28.01
1:25.83
3:01.01
3:00.45
1:25.17
1:22.17
I definitely was feeling the fact that I have not done a track workout in about a month, but I survived :)
Tonight is an open water swim and hopefully a bike ride. Then David and I are going to watch Underworld: Evolution. Last night we watched Transamerica. The movie was exceptionally good. Felicity Huffman was phenomenal. Hopefully Underworld won't let me down!
My new Nike Dance Name. Suhweet. I just might have to add that to my customized helmet!
Thanks Wil for the cool link!
Not sure I could actually do any of the All Star moves but a girl can wish huh?
Last night led the track workout in Independence. Took it easy with only 2 miles of intervals. 2*400, 2*800, 2*400
1:28.01
1:25.83
3:01.01
3:00.45
1:25.17
1:22.17
I definitely was feeling the fact that I have not done a track workout in about a month, but I survived :)
Tonight is an open water swim and hopefully a bike ride. Then David and I are going to watch Underworld: Evolution. Last night we watched Transamerica. The movie was exceptionally good. Felicity Huffman was phenomenal. Hopefully Underworld won't let me down!
Training?
I think I am having couch potato envy lately. I am really struggling with waking up early enough to get in my swims. At least I have managed to get in a couple of bike rides and runs most weeks. This weekend I had zero training and tonight I decided I better mow the lawn and pull weeds. So I am starting to have more and more rest days and less training days.
Oh and Habeela has kindly reminded me I have a freaking Half Ironman to do on August 5th. Crap.
All I want to do is play PS2.
My left arm can barely move right now from using the weed whacker. I am obviously much weaker than I should be this close to the longest tri I will have ever done. Yikes!
I need to get on the horn. Tomorrow I am going to take a long hard look at my training for the next few weeks and figure out how to make a schedule that I can adhere to and then I will just have to stick to it.
Happy notes:
Friday night was relay for life. I attempted to put up a tent for my friends to use, but because we were on astro turf and not allowed to use pegs it just wouldn't work. But it was very amusing for all around to watch as we tried to get this thing to stand for almost an hour.
By that time my hour was nearing and I had not had dinner, so I scarfed down some sunchips and cookies and took the smirnoff G offered me since I would have to leave after my run and wouldn't be able to partake in festivities later. My run seemed very long and the music was less than stellar but I survived. I ran 27 laps in lane 6 so I figure that was about 7.2 miles.
Got home super late and went straight to bed, woke up around 5:30 AM and packed then took David's parents to the airport on our way to Michigan and the wedding.
The wedding this weekend was lovely. My cousin looked beautiful.
There was some good ribbing to be had after my uncles prayer turned public sermon. Poor guy must have had some nerves going because he sure rattled on, and on, and on :)
We went to one of my fave restaurants yesterday for lunch, Olga's, and I had more than my fair share of snackers as well as an orange cream cooler. Afterwards we headed to my cousins to watch them open gifts and then we played cards.
Talked to my postal hockey playing cousin and we discussed customizing my bike helmet. He is the goal tender on his hockey team and he painted two sweet ass helmets for himself so he is going to hook me up and paint mine to go with my bike. Pretty cool.
David and I made the trip home and I pretty much crashed right away. Today at work was rough. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Caught up on all my blog reading so you have all been read :)
Oh other exciting tidbit that is related to training. I am sending in my app for a trail marathon in Michigan in September. Totally stoked. I think Mouse is going to do this one too and I may have convinced A to run it with us!
Oh and Habeela has kindly reminded me I have a freaking Half Ironman to do on August 5th. Crap.
All I want to do is play PS2.
My left arm can barely move right now from using the weed whacker. I am obviously much weaker than I should be this close to the longest tri I will have ever done. Yikes!
I need to get on the horn. Tomorrow I am going to take a long hard look at my training for the next few weeks and figure out how to make a schedule that I can adhere to and then I will just have to stick to it.
Happy notes:
Friday night was relay for life. I attempted to put up a tent for my friends to use, but because we were on astro turf and not allowed to use pegs it just wouldn't work. But it was very amusing for all around to watch as we tried to get this thing to stand for almost an hour.
By that time my hour was nearing and I had not had dinner, so I scarfed down some sunchips and cookies and took the smirnoff G offered me since I would have to leave after my run and wouldn't be able to partake in festivities later. My run seemed very long and the music was less than stellar but I survived. I ran 27 laps in lane 6 so I figure that was about 7.2 miles.
Got home super late and went straight to bed, woke up around 5:30 AM and packed then took David's parents to the airport on our way to Michigan and the wedding.
The wedding this weekend was lovely. My cousin looked beautiful.
There was some good ribbing to be had after my uncles prayer turned public sermon. Poor guy must have had some nerves going because he sure rattled on, and on, and on :)
We went to one of my fave restaurants yesterday for lunch, Olga's, and I had more than my fair share of snackers as well as an orange cream cooler. Afterwards we headed to my cousins to watch them open gifts and then we played cards.
Talked to my postal hockey playing cousin and we discussed customizing my bike helmet. He is the goal tender on his hockey team and he painted two sweet ass helmets for himself so he is going to hook me up and paint mine to go with my bike. Pretty cool.
David and I made the trip home and I pretty much crashed right away. Today at work was rough. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Caught up on all my blog reading so you have all been read :)
Oh other exciting tidbit that is related to training. I am sending in my app for a trail marathon in Michigan in September. Totally stoked. I think Mouse is going to do this one too and I may have convinced A to run it with us!
Slow Down
Got in a lot of time on the bike last week. Which is good because I didn't get in any runs. Pitiful!
I about died on the hills on Sunday while riding with some fellow CTCers. But I toughed it out and didn't have to get off the bike and walk home.
My legs have felt like toast all week. Probably all the cycling...
Got out last night for what was supposed to be an easy trail run to ease back into running. I don't know what it is about me and solo runs on the NC bridle loop but I just can't take it easy. I found myself racing through the forest like I was trying to win a local 5k. And not surprisingly I ended up with my fastest time yet for the 4.5ish mile loop, despite it being long because of a detour around the bridge that is out.
This fast mindset has got to go. It isn't going to work for Steelhead or for JFK. I need to learn how to slow down! (At least on the run) I get one track workout a week to get in speed and I am going to risk burnout if I can't slow down on my other runs.
Cycling on the other hand, I have no problems riding slow :) I need to get better on the hills for sure. Planning on riding the Ironman Wisconsin bike course with Wil and Trisaratops second weekend of July and if I don't want to die I better get with it.
Next two weekends training will probably be light due to two out of town weddings, so I need to make sure not to slack during the week.
I am going to overhaul training a bit. I have been getting overwhelmed with my to do list which ends in me missing more training than if I had just cut down on the load in the first place, and I have decided I don't need to get in 100% of the workouts on my planned training calendar. I am a good swimmer and runner and I don't need to worry so much if I miss a swim or run here and there or I can't get in a swim and bike on a weekday. There will be plenty of time for open water swims/bikes on the weekend.
Lots of thinking about why I am attempting the whole "going long" in the tri and running scenes lately. I am not really confident of my reasons for signing up for Steelhead and that has probably not helped my motivation to train. It's like, sure I think it's cool that I can go out and ride 30 miles then run a half marathon and that if I put my mind to it I could ride a century ride, but I am not sure that I want to have to do those things, if that makes any sense. I enjoy the speed involved in a sprint or Olympic tri, and I am not so sure I am going to take to the slower more extreme endurance of the half iron.
So major Steelhead goal right now is to find my motivation to slow down and go long.
On the running front I couldn't be more excited. I cannot wait for JFK. I think once I figure out nutrition I am going to take to the long easy trail runs. I truly think I was made to run all day, I may not be the fastest chick out on the trails but I really think my body thrives on running long.
So my new mantra for the season: SLOW.
I need to learn how to slow down and enjoy the scenic route.
I am far behind on reading blogs and I apologize. I am working on it! If I am going to continue to get in those workouts though I definitely need to cut back on time spent doing some other things. My major priorities right now are family/friends, training, and work. Everything else has kind of been put to the backburner.
Hopefully my next post will be less scatterbrained :)
I about died on the hills on Sunday while riding with some fellow CTCers. But I toughed it out and didn't have to get off the bike and walk home.
My legs have felt like toast all week. Probably all the cycling...
Got out last night for what was supposed to be an easy trail run to ease back into running. I don't know what it is about me and solo runs on the NC bridle loop but I just can't take it easy. I found myself racing through the forest like I was trying to win a local 5k. And not surprisingly I ended up with my fastest time yet for the 4.5ish mile loop, despite it being long because of a detour around the bridge that is out.
This fast mindset has got to go. It isn't going to work for Steelhead or for JFK. I need to learn how to slow down! (At least on the run) I get one track workout a week to get in speed and I am going to risk burnout if I can't slow down on my other runs.
Cycling on the other hand, I have no problems riding slow :) I need to get better on the hills for sure. Planning on riding the Ironman Wisconsin bike course with Wil and Trisaratops second weekend of July and if I don't want to die I better get with it.
Next two weekends training will probably be light due to two out of town weddings, so I need to make sure not to slack during the week.
I am going to overhaul training a bit. I have been getting overwhelmed with my to do list which ends in me missing more training than if I had just cut down on the load in the first place, and I have decided I don't need to get in 100% of the workouts on my planned training calendar. I am a good swimmer and runner and I don't need to worry so much if I miss a swim or run here and there or I can't get in a swim and bike on a weekday. There will be plenty of time for open water swims/bikes on the weekend.
Lots of thinking about why I am attempting the whole "going long" in the tri and running scenes lately. I am not really confident of my reasons for signing up for Steelhead and that has probably not helped my motivation to train. It's like, sure I think it's cool that I can go out and ride 30 miles then run a half marathon and that if I put my mind to it I could ride a century ride, but I am not sure that I want to have to do those things, if that makes any sense. I enjoy the speed involved in a sprint or Olympic tri, and I am not so sure I am going to take to the slower more extreme endurance of the half iron.
So major Steelhead goal right now is to find my motivation to slow down and go long.
On the running front I couldn't be more excited. I cannot wait for JFK. I think once I figure out nutrition I am going to take to the long easy trail runs. I truly think I was made to run all day, I may not be the fastest chick out on the trails but I really think my body thrives on running long.
So my new mantra for the season: SLOW.
I need to learn how to slow down and enjoy the scenic route.
I am far behind on reading blogs and I apologize. I am working on it! If I am going to continue to get in those workouts though I definitely need to cut back on time spent doing some other things. My major priorities right now are family/friends, training, and work. Everything else has kind of been put to the backburner.
Hopefully my next post will be less scatterbrained :)
Su's Going Away Party
Still not feeling up to posting, but I can't not share some of the pics from last night. Fun was had by all as we sent Su on her way to Jersey. I didn't get home until 2AM but managed to get up and go help load the truck then ride 15 or so city miles with Alb, I somehow got us lost which added to the traffic and hills. My legs were on fire when we topped the hill in Little Italy, finally back on track to where we started. I was thinking of riding and running again tonight but after mowing the lawn and having some dairy queen with B2 and T I am tapped, my legs feel like toast and it's raining. Also the bike is making some weird knocking/creaking noise which kind of has me freaked out. I may have to take it to the bike shop tomorrow before riding again, a little worried I am hurting the bike. Hope everyone is having a good weekend, I am so sleepy, it's raining, and my husband is out on the town with the boys so I may just get to bed early tonight.
Two proud grandmas hang out at the parade, my MIL is excited to be welcoming her first grandaughter and her friend just welcomed twin grandbabies!
Cool note for any hard core swim fans out there I got to chat a bit with Diana Munz's parents at the parade. Very nice people with some really energetic grandchildren!
Cool note for any hard core swim fans out there I got to chat a bit with Diana Munz's parents at the parade. Very nice people with some really energetic grandchildren!
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