This weekend will be a life ironman!
Up at 430 am to get ready for volunteering at the cobourg race then right to pontypool at 2:00 pm for a surprise birthday party for a good friend of mine then home not to late and up early again for volunteering again in cobourg then picnic at the beach after the race (lucky coach Paul took my long ride away for today) then I'll have erin drop me off in Newcastle on the way home from cobourg so I can get my 20 km run in !!! We will be completely exhausted come Monday.
Follow all that up with a busy week at work and I have to make sure I get enough rest for my race next Sunday which will take me around the 4.5 hour mark and it looks like its going to be hot !
I will try to keep post about the weekends events !!
Have a great day !
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Friday, 27 July 2012
Cobourg triathlon tomorrow
So this weekend I'm giving back to the sport by volunteering at the cobourg race! This race is close to my heart because it was my entry race ! Little did I know it would start this new crazy obsession I have ! But I'm also glad I did because I've met some amazing friends and had an amazing life changing experience!
One goal I will hopefully achieve is my ironman race and from the looks of things I will attempt that in 2013 that will give me another year to make up for the weight loss I was shooting for during this off season ! I wand to drop weight to make me faster because I'm am happy with finishing but I'd like to finish strong! So in order to compete with tiny small people I need to either get small which is not going to happen or get fast ! Which can happen If I loose weight !
I feel I will be strong from racing one full season at this heavy weight if I loose 50 pounds I should be faster!
That is my next goal ...... If I loose weight this winter and think I can do my ironman I will register, if I can't loose the weight I will try something else.
The real key for me is the bike but I'm still way to heavy to get up the hills !!! I work my butt off on the flats making great time but loose it on the grinding hills!
I'm taking the half month of September off to rest after muskoka and evaluate what I'm going to do I will have a full race plan for next year ready for October 1st.
Have a great day!
One goal I will hopefully achieve is my ironman race and from the looks of things I will attempt that in 2013 that will give me another year to make up for the weight loss I was shooting for during this off season ! I wand to drop weight to make me faster because I'm am happy with finishing but I'd like to finish strong! So in order to compete with tiny small people I need to either get small which is not going to happen or get fast ! Which can happen If I loose weight !
I feel I will be strong from racing one full season at this heavy weight if I loose 50 pounds I should be faster!
That is my next goal ...... If I loose weight this winter and think I can do my ironman I will register, if I can't loose the weight I will try something else.
The real key for me is the bike but I'm still way to heavy to get up the hills !!! I work my butt off on the flats making great time but loose it on the grinding hills!
I'm taking the half month of September off to rest after muskoka and evaluate what I'm going to do I will have a full race plan for next year ready for October 1st.
Have a great day!
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Starting to plan next year
I have three options I'm running over in my head for next season, I know this season isn't over yet but I want a well planned year so that's why I'm starting now !
I can give my ankle a rest for the summer and do short swim bikes and take it easy but I'm afraid with less important and long races I will slack off to much.
I can do two 70.3 ironman races which will be a very busy training spring and summer.
Or I can do a ironman!!!!
I'm leaning towards 2 70.3 races, muskoka again and mont tremblant.
I plan on really focusing this off season on building muscle and cutting fat, mainly losing fat in the mid section and building core muscles if my weight drops during this it's ok but I really want this fat off !
Had a good steady bike/run tonight !
I did my ten km run 15 minutes faster than my race in Gravenhurst a couple weeks ago !
1 hour 22 minutes which should put me around 2:45 minutes for my half ironman run put that with a 3:20 for the bike and a 42 minute 2 km swim and about 10 minute transition that should put me in a little under 7 hours ! That's my goal as long as the right stars line up and the ironman gods shine down on me it will be ok!
Have a great day!
I can give my ankle a rest for the summer and do short swim bikes and take it easy but I'm afraid with less important and long races I will slack off to much.
I can do two 70.3 ironman races which will be a very busy training spring and summer.
Or I can do a ironman!!!!
I'm leaning towards 2 70.3 races, muskoka again and mont tremblant.
I plan on really focusing this off season on building muscle and cutting fat, mainly losing fat in the mid section and building core muscles if my weight drops during this it's ok but I really want this fat off !
Had a good steady bike/run tonight !
I did my ten km run 15 minutes faster than my race in Gravenhurst a couple weeks ago !
1 hour 22 minutes which should put me around 2:45 minutes for my half ironman run put that with a 3:20 for the bike and a 42 minute 2 km swim and about 10 minute transition that should put me in a little under 7 hours ! That's my goal as long as the right stars line up and the ironman gods shine down on me it will be ok!
Have a great day!
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Skipped my lake swim
So both our beaches were posted with unacceptable levels of e coli bacteria tonight so I skipped the workout! I still went up and helped with shore duty because you can never have enough safety when it comes to the swim part of out training !
Tomorrow is my 3rd out of four brick training sessions of the week with a 20 km bike and a 10 km run ! Very exciting !!!! I had an amazing brick last night with a 30 km bike and a 6 km run
my legs are still sore from Monday and my bad ankle is a little tender I will monitor it carefully.
I'd like to mention a little bit about hydration and it's importance !! Bottom line is its just as important as training !! Without the proper hydration you are defeated before you start! It helps keep you cool also keeps your body feeling good ! There is so much to put together in this sport it's very difficult to get it in my head sometime !!!
Be safe and stay hydrated !
Tomorrow is my 3rd out of four brick training sessions of the week with a 20 km bike and a 10 km run ! Very exciting !!!! I had an amazing brick last night with a 30 km bike and a 6 km run
my legs are still sore from Monday and my bad ankle is a little tender I will monitor it carefully.
I'd like to mention a little bit about hydration and it's importance !! Bottom line is its just as important as training !! Without the proper hydration you are defeated before you start! It helps keep you cool also keeps your body feeling good ! There is so much to put together in this sport it's very difficult to get it in my head sometime !!!
Be safe and stay hydrated !
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Things are coming together
I can't believe how well things are going ! It's just been clicking over the last month mileage is going up and pain is going away along with the psoriasis. I get my forth injection of humira this week and I'd say my skin is 70 % clear with virtually no arthritic pain !
Today's training session was great I just rocked the crap out of the bike run! I'm sure if I ran right out of the gate instead of walking to warm up I might have hit my 5 km in under 30 mins again but really happy with the results !
I just took my methotrexate so I should shut my eyes so I don feel sick
Have a great day
Today's training session was great I just rocked the crap out of the bike run! I'm sure if I ran right out of the gate instead of walking to warm up I might have hit my 5 km in under 30 mins again but really happy with the results !
I just took my methotrexate so I should shut my eyes so I don feel sick
Have a great day
Monday, 23 July 2012
I am a triathlete
So I hit a new mark yesterday ! 18km
2 km short of my ironman race in 6 weeks and 6 days! Next week on Sunday I have a 20 km run, not to sure how that's going to work out but we will see!
My second last race of the year is coming up in 13 days and I'm looking forward to that because it's a little bit longer ! 2 km swim 56 km bike and a 15 km run just long enough the average human couldn't pull it off without training so I will be In an elite group of humans for sure !
This race is a warm-up race for my muskoka 70.3 ironman in September so I'm thinking I better run it like I will run the ironman carefully noting the times I eat and drink to see what's left at the end !
I'm real happy that lots of my iron motivation teammates will be there also lots of Drtc and family members as well.
I'm real disappointed I don't have enough time to post everyday but I will dig a little deeper and get some out there !
Even if my family was the only people that ever read this I would keep posting because it's a great motivational tool for me and a training. Journal all in one !
My gps from my 18 km run !
2 km short of my ironman race in 6 weeks and 6 days! Next week on Sunday I have a 20 km run, not to sure how that's going to work out but we will see!
My second last race of the year is coming up in 13 days and I'm looking forward to that because it's a little bit longer ! 2 km swim 56 km bike and a 15 km run just long enough the average human couldn't pull it off without training so I will be In an elite group of humans for sure !
This race is a warm-up race for my muskoka 70.3 ironman in September so I'm thinking I better run it like I will run the ironman carefully noting the times I eat and drink to see what's left at the end !
I'm real happy that lots of my iron motivation teammates will be there also lots of Drtc and family members as well.
I'm real disappointed I don't have enough time to post everyday but I will dig a little deeper and get some out there !
Even if my family was the only people that ever read this I would keep posting because it's a great motivational tool for me and a training. Journal all in one !
My gps from my 18 km run !
Sunday, 22 July 2012
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