6/23/08-6/29/08
4 hrs Bike - 61 miles
3.5 hrs Run - 18 miles
1 hr Swim - 1500 meters
This will increase - this week. The weather is finally nice. Stroke & Stride in Boulder this week. Should be interesting. I've never done it before. 1500 meter swim option. "What have I done?"
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
The most amazing post ever
I can only hope I have friends like this to share Ironman with.
This is the best post I've ever - ever seen. It's hilarious and yet, so meaningful.
http://imcda2008.blogspot.com/2008/06/after-party.html
This is the best post I've ever - ever seen. It's hilarious and yet, so meaningful.
http://imcda2008.blogspot.com/2008/06/after-party.html
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Looking for an IM CDA Race Report
I found this race report from a bookmarked blogger. Momo.
I loved reading her report. The last paragraph brings many tears to my eyes. I think this is why I want to do IM too:
I loved reading her report. The last paragraph brings many tears to my eyes. I think this is why I want to do IM too:
I do Ironman because I need to. I need to. I need to push myself there, out
of my comfort zone, out of that safe place, on my couch in my house, that I
would rather stay in. I need to feel scared. I need to feel doubt. I need to
believe that I can overcome. Conquer. Be strong. Believe.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Bike Ride
A 2 hour bike ride into the wind zapped my energy. Today was the first day on the bike that felt like summer.
I just need to keep building endurance and it will be fine. Now, I'm just ready for bed.
I just need to keep building endurance and it will be fine. Now, I'm just ready for bed.
Monday, June 23, 2008
I love this - Abridged Version of Mental Training Plan
I found this article online at http://www.trinewbies.com/Article2.asp?ArticleID=198
Abridged Version:
Knowledge is power. While preparing for my first Ironman, I sought as much information as possible. I really didn’t have any training partners nor family members who even remotely understood what I was attempting to undertake. So I searched for as much information as I could. I read a lot. I listened. I learned.
Attitude is everything. The Ironman can be both scary and exciting for a beginner. Yet throughout it all it is crucial to believe in yourself. Believe you will make it. Believe you will have a good day. And believe that it will be one of the more memorable experiences of your lifetime!
Ultimately what helped me most prior to my first IM was my decision to have an attitude of gratitude. I purposely decided that I would graciously thank every volunteer I could during my race. And I did. I decided that I would be thankful for the blessings of my supportive family and friends and my health. This positive energy was used to sustain me throughout the day. I even thanked my bike for working with me!
Your Race Plan is Your Guide. In the simplest sense, the race plan is an attempt to describe, in detail, how you plan the day to go. When things did work, they ultimately went into the race plan. Having a plan, outline or guide to follow that is committed to memory will only help.
The One Thing. Your One Thing is what actually pulls you to your personal goals and, ultimately, to that finish line on your big day. It is the one BIG thing, the one essential reason why you must press on, why you move forward, why you stick to the race plan.
Abridged Version:
Knowledge is power. While preparing for my first Ironman, I sought as much information as possible. I really didn’t have any training partners nor family members who even remotely understood what I was attempting to undertake. So I searched for as much information as I could. I read a lot. I listened. I learned.
Attitude is everything. The Ironman can be both scary and exciting for a beginner. Yet throughout it all it is crucial to believe in yourself. Believe you will make it. Believe you will have a good day. And believe that it will be one of the more memorable experiences of your lifetime!
Ultimately what helped me most prior to my first IM was my decision to have an attitude of gratitude. I purposely decided that I would graciously thank every volunteer I could during my race. And I did. I decided that I would be thankful for the blessings of my supportive family and friends and my health. This positive energy was used to sustain me throughout the day. I even thanked my bike for working with me!
Your Race Plan is Your Guide. In the simplest sense, the race plan is an attempt to describe, in detail, how you plan the day to go. When things did work, they ultimately went into the race plan. Having a plan, outline or guide to follow that is committed to memory will only help.
The One Thing. Your One Thing is what actually pulls you to your personal goals and, ultimately, to that finish line on your big day. It is the one BIG thing, the one essential reason why you must press on, why you move forward, why you stick to the race plan.
The First Hurdle - The Lottery
I got into Ironman Coeur D'Alene June 21, 2009 - whoopie!!!!!
The Next Hurdle: Training Plan
I will be Ironman.
The Next Hurdle: Training Plan
I will be Ironman.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
He Finished!
Just as I posted the last post, I refreshed the results page and he finished:
13:31:55
AWESOME.
Can't wait to read the race report. I hope it was "sub fun".
13:31:55
AWESOME.
Can't wait to read the race report. I hope it was "sub fun".
Where are you?
I've been following my friend, Greg, all day but the last part, the run, is not posted as of 9:41 pm.
I'm sure it's a technical problem with the website.
I must go to bed now, I have a plan. I can't wait to wake up and see how you did. Hope you are well!
In the meanwhile; between refreshing the Ironman site and writing an article about my triathlon life, here's a new post about "How I Got This Way":
For some reason I don’t just want to be a jogger or casual biker. I want to compete. And while I’ll never be a contender for age group or ever finish in the top 10%, I want to compete.
The more I think about it, I don’t know how I got this way.
The title of my post originally was how I got this way, but I don’t really understand how I did get this way. The few college athletes that I know, have no desire to compete in anything. They don’t want to enter races of any kind, they want to recreate, not compete. I never did compete once I finished high school. I hiked a lot and getting to a summit was a goal.
Now, I want to finish, and as I finish events I want to do finish longer events. My primary goal is not to get faster, although I’d like to be faster, I want to go longer; I want to test my endurance.
Maybe once I’ve completed events that are “long” I’ll go back and compete in shorter events and focus on speed. I’ve only been doing triathlons since 2005 with a break in 2007 due to “personal issues”.
The coolest thing about training and finishing a marathon is that now - any distance under 26 miles, even in training, is do-able. I love that. When I look back to my training log in 2006, the longest distance I ran in training for a ½ marathon was 10 miles. I can now run 10 miles in the morning, piece of cake. I love that.
And really, that's what this multisport life is about; being healthy and active.
I'm sure it's a technical problem with the website.
I must go to bed now, I have a plan. I can't wait to wake up and see how you did. Hope you are well!
In the meanwhile; between refreshing the Ironman site and writing an article about my triathlon life, here's a new post about "How I Got This Way":
For some reason I don’t just want to be a jogger or casual biker. I want to compete. And while I’ll never be a contender for age group or ever finish in the top 10%, I want to compete.
The more I think about it, I don’t know how I got this way.
The title of my post originally was how I got this way, but I don’t really understand how I did get this way. The few college athletes that I know, have no desire to compete in anything. They don’t want to enter races of any kind, they want to recreate, not compete. I never did compete once I finished high school. I hiked a lot and getting to a summit was a goal.
Now, I want to finish, and as I finish events I want to do finish longer events. My primary goal is not to get faster, although I’d like to be faster, I want to go longer; I want to test my endurance.
Maybe once I’ve completed events that are “long” I’ll go back and compete in shorter events and focus on speed. I’ve only been doing triathlons since 2005 with a break in 2007 due to “personal issues”.
The coolest thing about training and finishing a marathon is that now - any distance under 26 miles, even in training, is do-able. I love that. When I look back to my training log in 2006, the longest distance I ran in training for a ½ marathon was 10 miles. I can now run 10 miles in the morning, piece of cake. I love that.
And really, that's what this multisport life is about; being healthy and active.
Still Stalking Greg - THE BIKE
And I found a photo from this blog of Greg on bike: http://imcda2008.blogspot.com/2008/06/loop-1-on-bike.html
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Registration Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2009
Registration for Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2009 - Monday, June 23, 2008 on Active.com noon.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
How I Got This Way Part 2
In April 2005 I had a bike and then I spent time in the library reading everything about triathlon. I read Sally Edwards Triathlon Training manuals. Her mantra, “If you want to race fast, train fast. If you want to race slow, train slow.” I always, always remember this.
I drive to the library and read Triathlete Magazine and I take a subscription card. I read Bicycle Magazine and remember: “If you love something, if you love what it does for your body and your mind, it’s worth investing in.”
I run races in the Steamboat Springs Running Series including a 5k in Hayden and the Spirit Challenge. I like running them.
I subscribe to Trail Runner Magazine; one dirty magazine. I love their tagline.
I signup for the Steamboat ½ Marathon.
I finish the 1/2 marathon and didn’t stop to walk: 2:21:16 for a pace of 10:47 per mile.
I feel really good in the run. Never really got out of breath. The trail running helped on that. It is a really great experience. I place 600th out of 811 finishers in a time of 2:21:16 for a pace
of 10:47 per mile. Out of 527 women I finished 356th.
It's and I sign up the Denver Danskin Triathlon in July. I’m nervous because I don’t know Denver well and how will I have my morning breakfast before a race if I am not in Steamboat????? Lame thoughts, lame excuses, I know. I think it will be good practise for the Steamboat Triathlon; My A Race. 1/2 swim, 20 mile bike, 4 mile run
I need to work on my swimming a bit more and consider purchasing a wet suit soon.
I drive to the library and read Triathlete Magazine and I take a subscription card. I read Bicycle Magazine and remember: “If you love something, if you love what it does for your body and your mind, it’s worth investing in.”
I run races in the Steamboat Springs Running Series including a 5k in Hayden and the Spirit Challenge. I like running them.
I subscribe to Trail Runner Magazine; one dirty magazine. I love their tagline.
I signup for the Steamboat ½ Marathon.
I finish the 1/2 marathon and didn’t stop to walk: 2:21:16 for a pace of 10:47 per mile.
I feel really good in the run. Never really got out of breath. The trail running helped on that. It is a really great experience. I place 600th out of 811 finishers in a time of 2:21:16 for a pace
of 10:47 per mile. Out of 527 women I finished 356th.
It's and I sign up the Denver Danskin Triathlon in July. I’m nervous because I don’t know Denver well and how will I have my morning breakfast before a race if I am not in Steamboat????? Lame thoughts, lame excuses, I know. I think it will be good practise for the Steamboat Triathlon; My A Race. 1/2 swim, 20 mile bike, 4 mile run
I need to work on my swimming a bit more and consider purchasing a wet suit soon.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
June Snow
It snowed last night. At 7:27 I can still see snow on the hills across from my home. Urg.
I've been watching the IMCDA blog and the discussion about how cold the lake will be for race in a few weeks is scary. Cold water swimming is never fun.
It's been such a cold spring in the mountains. I wonder if it will ever warm up. I was going to ride my bike to work today but it's 38 degrees; maybe I still will.
Off to swim for an hour. At least the pool is indoors; but I miss swimming outside at the Health & Rec in Steamboat.
I've been watching the IMCDA blog and the discussion about how cold the lake will be for race in a few weeks is scary. Cold water swimming is never fun.
It's been such a cold spring in the mountains. I wonder if it will ever warm up. I was going to ride my bike to work today but it's 38 degrees; maybe I still will.
Off to swim for an hour. At least the pool is indoors; but I miss swimming outside at the Health & Rec in Steamboat.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Master Swimming
Today was my first master swim class. I really want to focus on better form and, of course, get faster. The hour went by fast and didn't get to finish the last drill.
I really like the class. I have so much to learn.
I really like the class. I have so much to learn.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Marathon - Check
Marathon - Done.
I said earlier that I needed to finish in 4 1/2 hours to take IM CDA seriously. Well, I changed my mind. I finished 4hrs 53 mins and I loved running it. Ur.. I mean ... I loved starting and finishing. The middle part: the heat, the ache in my legs, not able to keep my mind off the road in front of me; this was the hard part. I wanted to thing about other things as I ran but couldn't keep a train of thought going.
But I know that with training and willpower, I can run a marathon faster. I just was using 4 1/2 hrs as a milestone and that perhaps I could finish an IM with a good run time.
On Sunday, I started strong and ended strong. I drank my recovery drink, sat in the Yampa & Fraser River as my ice bath, stopped at Starbucks for my tradition large vanilla iced coffee for the ride home, and pondered my next move. Today, I feel good. I can walk without pain but bending down in a squat; Impossible. Maybe tomorrow.
The next step: IM CDA lottery for 2009.
My next race is a local benefit: Habitat Hobble 5K. I'm going to work on speed for this race, although I will be running with my dog, Daisy, since dogs are permitted on the race course. Hopefully she will be cooperative.
Life is good in training land.
Stayed tuned for Part 2 of "How I got this way?" I'm sure you're dying to hear the rest. Tomorrow. Promise.
I said earlier that I needed to finish in 4 1/2 hours to take IM CDA seriously. Well, I changed my mind. I finished 4hrs 53 mins and I loved running it. Ur.. I mean ... I loved starting and finishing. The middle part: the heat, the ache in my legs, not able to keep my mind off the road in front of me; this was the hard part. I wanted to thing about other things as I ran but couldn't keep a train of thought going.
But I know that with training and willpower, I can run a marathon faster. I just was using 4 1/2 hrs as a milestone and that perhaps I could finish an IM with a good run time.
On Sunday, I started strong and ended strong. I drank my recovery drink, sat in the Yampa & Fraser River as my ice bath, stopped at Starbucks for my tradition large vanilla iced coffee for the ride home, and pondered my next move. Today, I feel good. I can walk without pain but bending down in a squat; Impossible. Maybe tomorrow.
The next step: IM CDA lottery for 2009.
My next race is a local benefit: Habitat Hobble 5K. I'm going to work on speed for this race, although I will be running with my dog, Daisy, since dogs are permitted on the race course. Hopefully she will be cooperative.
Life is good in training land.
Stayed tuned for Part 2 of "How I got this way?" I'm sure you're dying to hear the rest. Tomorrow. Promise.
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