The realization of the feat in front of me is starting to really make me nervous!! I know I will be prepared come race day, but the thought of what these next 12 weeks before the taper will bring really causes me to shake in my boots!! I was told tonight by my coach that "these next 12 weeks will be the hardest weeks of your life" but they will also fly by. I guess if it is going to be tough I want it to fly by, but I am definitely NOT ready for race day yet!! I can use all of the time I have available.
With 18 weeks of training complete, there is less time to the gun going off for the start of Ironman Moo than the amount of time we have behind us in our training. That is unfathomable to me!!
Nerves can definitely be a good thing!! They help us in our training to be more conscience of successfully completing our workouts. Come race day, they rev our engines as we approach the start of the race. They can definitely be a huge asset to a competitor if present in the right amount. My nerves will be an asset and definitely help me successfully finish IM Moo in September!!
Reba MacIntire put it best when she said, "If you didn't want this, you wouldn't be nervous."
I am a 30 something woman trying to balance family, work and exercise. My husband and I finished Ironman Wisconsin on September 11, 2011!! It was AMAZING to hear Mike Reilly say, "You are an Ironman!!"
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Week 18 on the IM Moo Training Train
Very Hard, but Successful Week :)
Monday:
TRX = 45 min
Tuesday:
Run = 65 min
Wednesday:
Swim = 1 hr
Bike = 2 hrs
Women's Bike Clinic in DSM
Thursday:
Brick = 2 hrs 30 min
Friday:
Missed Swim
Had a Massage :)
Saturday:
Run = 1 hr 47 min
Ride = 1 hr
Sunday:
Ride = 5 hrs 23 min
There were some VERY WINDY rides this week. I am getting tired of always fighting headwind (crosswinds too) on the rides. I sure hope it isn't like this on race day!!
Monday:
TRX = 45 min
Tuesday:
Run = 65 min
Wednesday:
Swim = 1 hr
Bike = 2 hrs
Women's Bike Clinic in DSM
Thursday:
Brick = 2 hrs 30 min
Friday:
Missed Swim
Had a Massage :)
Saturday:
Run = 1 hr 47 min
Ride = 1 hr
Sunday:
Ride = 5 hrs 23 min
There were some VERY WINDY rides this week. I am getting tired of always fighting headwind (crosswinds too) on the rides. I sure hope it isn't like this on race day!!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
First Triathlon of the Year...FAIL!!
Who decides to decrease the swim from 1500 meters (approximately 30 minutes) to 500 meters (approximately 8-10 minutes) just because the water temperature is 55 degrees. That is RIDICULOUS!! I am so upset that I am not going to participate in the event. It is not worth my time to put on the wetsuit and tear it off for 8 minutes of swim time. It will take me longer to get the wetsuit on and off than it will to swim...what is wrong with these people?!?!?! I realize 55 degrees is cold, but there is a reason we have wetsuits and we all would have been just fine!! We would have warmed up on the bike and run since the daytime temperature is to be 82 degrees with high humidity.
Instead we are going to ride our bike for about 5 hours (80-90 miles). This will be a much better workout and more worth our time/efforts. For of those of you who participate, I hope you have fun and enjoy the race!!
Instead we are going to ride our bike for about 5 hours (80-90 miles). This will be a much better workout and more worth our time/efforts. For of those of you who participate, I hope you have fun and enjoy the race!!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Week 17 on the IM Moo Training Train
Despite having a VERY quiet house, I had a much more successful training week this week.
Monday:
Ride = 1 hour 25 min
TRX = 45 min
Tuesday:
Run = 45 min
Wednesday:
Brick = 2 hours 20 min
Thursday:
Day Off
Friday:
Nothing...was suppose to swim, but was very EXHAUSTED!!
Saturday:
Run = 1 hour 19 min
Swim = 1 hour 10 min
Sunday:
Swim = 1 hour 10 min
Ride = 2 hours
I would say that is a successful week (in comparison to what I have had lately)...I only missed one workout :)
Looking forward to killing it this week!! First Triathlon of the season is this Sunday...the water should be nice and cold yet...BRRRR!!!
Monday:
Ride = 1 hour 25 min
TRX = 45 min
Tuesday:
Run = 45 min
Wednesday:
Brick = 2 hours 20 min
Thursday:
Day Off
Friday:
Nothing...was suppose to swim, but was very EXHAUSTED!!
Saturday:
Run = 1 hour 19 min
Swim = 1 hour 10 min
Sunday:
Swim = 1 hour 10 min
Ride = 2 hours
I would say that is a successful week (in comparison to what I have had lately)...I only missed one workout :)
Looking forward to killing it this week!! First Triathlon of the season is this Sunday...the water should be nice and cold yet...BRRRR!!!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Week 16 on the IM Moo Training Train
Monday:
Strength Training = 3 hours
Tuesday:
Run = 27 min
Wednesday:
Core = 45 min
Mara went to heaven today
Thursday:
Strength Training = 2 hours 15 min
Friday:
Massage
Saturday:
Run = 1 hour 53 min
Sunday:
Ride = 3 hours 35 min
I am hoping for a much better week next week!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Week 15 on the IM Moo Training Train
This week wasn't as successful as I would like. I was unable to get to the pool at all due to timing of open swim hours. I am going to have to schedule that into my day first and surround it with all my work commitments. This has been the biggest challenge. Good thing this was a "Recovery Week."
Monday:
Rest Day...no exercise :)
Tuesday:
Run = 50 minutes
Missed a swim
Wednesday:
Brick...that turned into a fail!!! Flatted on the bike and was unable to get the new tube to inflate, so it wasn't completed...30 minutes on the bike.
Thursday:
Run = 50 min speed workout
Friday:
Missed a swim
Raining when a 1 hour ride was scheduled
Saturday:
Run = 1 hour 20 minutes
Missed a swim
Sunday:
Bike = 2 hours 15 minutes
This next week is going to be much better for me...I will see to it!!
Monday:
Rest Day...no exercise :)
Tuesday:
Run = 50 minutes
Missed a swim
Wednesday:
Brick...that turned into a fail!!! Flatted on the bike and was unable to get the new tube to inflate, so it wasn't completed...30 minutes on the bike.
Thursday:
Run = 50 min speed workout
Friday:
Missed a swim
Raining when a 1 hour ride was scheduled
Saturday:
Run = 1 hour 20 minutes
Missed a swim
Sunday:
Bike = 2 hours 15 minutes
This next week is going to be much better for me...I will see to it!!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Don't Forget to Push Your Limits!!
As a kid growing up, Mom use to say, "Don't push your limits young lady." I think what she meant to say was, "Don't forget to push your limits." After all, in order to do our best and be our best, we need to push ourselves to do what we never thought possible!! We have to find those boundaries and push ourselves beyond them.
Growing up, I would have never dreamed I would be training for and competing in an Ironman competition!! During the training for Ironman, I have been and will continue to test my limits both physically and mentally. By pushing my limits, I am hoping to achieve levels of physical fitness and discipline I didn't even know existed!!
What limits do our bodies and minds really have? We won't know until we push ourselves to find them!! During an Ironman competition, women compete with no advantage over men and I wouldn't want it any other way!! We will all start together as the gun goes off. One massive school of sharks waiting to attack their prey. The swim start has been referred to as a rugby tournament in the water or a loaded washing machine on the spin cycle...complete and utter chaos in the water. After the swim comes the long and daunting bike ride where you not only have to fight the terrain, environmental elements and your mind, you might also encounter the spit, snot or urine of your fellow competitors if you get in their "line of fire". Once the bike has been safely stashed back in transition, you have to find your legs and begin the long and arduous run where you have to constantly remind yourself to just put one foot in front of the other.
Through all of this, you must stay properly fueled and hydrated. This can be very challenging!! Trying to find fuel sources that have enough calories and don't upset your stomach takes a lot of trial and error. Everyone responds differently to fuel sources, so what works for one person, may not work for someone else (bonking, cramping, diarrhea, vomiting...all of these have the potential to come with improper fueling). Proper fueling and hydration is yet another example of testing our limits and finding out what our bodies can handle, can handle well and can't handle at all...
You might ask, "Why are you voluntarily doing this to yourself." The answer is simple...I am pushing my limits!!
Growing up, I would have never dreamed I would be training for and competing in an Ironman competition!! During the training for Ironman, I have been and will continue to test my limits both physically and mentally. By pushing my limits, I am hoping to achieve levels of physical fitness and discipline I didn't even know existed!!
What limits do our bodies and minds really have? We won't know until we push ourselves to find them!! During an Ironman competition, women compete with no advantage over men and I wouldn't want it any other way!! We will all start together as the gun goes off. One massive school of sharks waiting to attack their prey. The swim start has been referred to as a rugby tournament in the water or a loaded washing machine on the spin cycle...complete and utter chaos in the water. After the swim comes the long and daunting bike ride where you not only have to fight the terrain, environmental elements and your mind, you might also encounter the spit, snot or urine of your fellow competitors if you get in their "line of fire". Once the bike has been safely stashed back in transition, you have to find your legs and begin the long and arduous run where you have to constantly remind yourself to just put one foot in front of the other.
Through all of this, you must stay properly fueled and hydrated. This can be very challenging!! Trying to find fuel sources that have enough calories and don't upset your stomach takes a lot of trial and error. Everyone responds differently to fuel sources, so what works for one person, may not work for someone else (bonking, cramping, diarrhea, vomiting...all of these have the potential to come with improper fueling). Proper fueling and hydration is yet another example of testing our limits and finding out what our bodies can handle, can handle well and can't handle at all...
You might ask, "Why are you voluntarily doing this to yourself." The answer is simple...I am pushing my limits!!
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