Just a quick hello and update.
This week I have been working like crazy. I have put in almost 60 miles on the bike and no swimming. I know... I got to get in the pool.
The stress with family members here have been stopping me alot, and I get stressed over that. In turn it is showing up at work that I am very stress. I have to find a happy medium and stick to it. I keep being told to take some time off. I can't right now.
Eric is going to visiting his doctor about his feet. He is not doing any kind of running, until his gets seen. I am fearing its planters and he may have to stop totally. :(
So with that.. I am solo. He rides his bike out there with me.
The weather is has been nasty. Windy, rainy, more wind. ugh...I mean it's not snow, but come on, I have to get outside !!!
Have a great weekend!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
IronRae 99 Days and counting.. {Long}
Well, it's seems Goofy keeps knocking on my door, bugging me about next year. I told Goofy again I need to get my Ironman set in stone first and then I will Decide on if I hang out with Goofy, or Mickey ,Or maybe even Dopey. BE patient I have to. As much as I want to jump right in, I have to get everything in order. Ohh, and Donald you are my favorite, since you my first long distance race.
I was thinking about the Princess, and I have decided not to, then I thought about doing the local A1A Half marathon, Maybe if they do not mess with my schedule at work. I am putting in for Ironman tomorrow at work. May 10-May 17. That will give me a week to hit the pavement on the bike and on foot. As much as I would love to stay right there in FT. Wilderness, I just can not swing it. So I am going to stay at one of the value resorts and ride my bike everyday over to bike Course and Run it. I can Swim in the pool everyday at the resort, or go to my gym not so far away.{can't swim in Bay Lake till the race} I will be a pass holder by then!! Thank goodness I miss my pass. Plus it will be me with out anyone to worry about for a entire week!!! Sweet!!! E and the kids will ride the train up on Friday, or Saturday early, not sure on that yet.
Now I will have a chance to do 2 sprint triathlons before the Ironman. I get 2 chances to figure out what is going to work and not work. April 3rd,And again on May 2. The May 2 triathlon is the only Olympic distance this year. Which is .93 mile swim, 26 mile bike I think, and then 6.1 mile run. And the one in MAy is also down south in Miami with the huge Rickenbacker causeway. That one is the one I can do 32 mph going down it. That is sooo cool, but scary. I know I can climb that one. So if I can do that Disney should be a breeze , right?? Nervously asking.
This is me climbing the Rickenbacker Causeway.
Now what am I doing for training?? Something clicked in my head, and my Switch is on,and I am going to train like a maniac. SO I turned my training calendar back over . BRING IT ON!!! I AM GOING TO BE SOO SORE!!! It will be well worth it. :)
I am reading a book about training. And I am learning that it is possibility that my hormones maybe imbalanced and that is why I can not shed that last 35-40. So I am going to to set an apt. with an endocrinologist.And get it balanced!!!
I am shopping for a set of tires. I want the Zipp solid tires. I am finding them on ebay way cheaper than at the bike shop. I still do not have my bike set up right. But in the training book it says it takes time to get use to the areobars. It's not as easy as it looks to stay down on the bars, when you still have a gut. :0)
SO today training goes :
lift: legs, abs and back
Swim : week 1, day 2
Bike: hill repeats
Run: 6 miler.
Intake : 1569
Oh yeah I only get 5 minutes total for transition! That's 2.5 minutes for both!! I am going to try to ride with my braces on.
The coach fell through, he never called. So E will help me out with the lift for spotting and cheer me on for running, and swimming. And he is just thinking about signing up for the 5k 2011, maybe the half, he still not sure. And no way in you know what is he going to do the marathon or the Goofy.
Post my numbers later!!
Team IronRae is a GO...
I was thinking about the Princess, and I have decided not to, then I thought about doing the local A1A Half marathon, Maybe if they do not mess with my schedule at work. I am putting in for Ironman tomorrow at work. May 10-May 17. That will give me a week to hit the pavement on the bike and on foot. As much as I would love to stay right there in FT. Wilderness, I just can not swing it. So I am going to stay at one of the value resorts and ride my bike everyday over to bike Course and Run it. I can Swim in the pool everyday at the resort, or go to my gym not so far away.{can't swim in Bay Lake till the race} I will be a pass holder by then!! Thank goodness I miss my pass. Plus it will be me with out anyone to worry about for a entire week!!! Sweet!!! E and the kids will ride the train up on Friday, or Saturday early, not sure on that yet.Now I will have a chance to do 2 sprint triathlons before the Ironman. I get 2 chances to figure out what is going to work and not work. April 3rd,And again on May 2. The May 2 triathlon is the only Olympic distance this year. Which is .93 mile swim, 26 mile bike I think, and then 6.1 mile run. And the one in MAy is also down south in Miami with the huge Rickenbacker causeway. That one is the one I can do 32 mph going down it. That is sooo cool, but scary. I know I can climb that one. So if I can do that Disney should be a breeze , right?? Nervously asking.
This is me climbing the Rickenbacker Causeway.
Now what am I doing for training?? Something clicked in my head, and my Switch is on,and I am going to train like a maniac. SO I turned my training calendar back over . BRING IT ON!!! I AM GOING TO BE SOO SORE!!! It will be well worth it. :)
I am reading a book about training. And I am learning that it is possibility that my hormones maybe imbalanced and that is why I can not shed that last 35-40. So I am going to to set an apt. with an endocrinologist.And get it balanced!!!
I am shopping for a set of tires. I want the Zipp solid tires. I am finding them on ebay way cheaper than at the bike shop. I still do not have my bike set up right. But in the training book it says it takes time to get use to the areobars. It's not as easy as it looks to stay down on the bars, when you still have a gut. :0)
SO today training goes :
lift: legs, abs and back
Swim : week 1, day 2
Bike: hill repeats
Run: 6 miler.
Intake : 1569
Oh yeah I only get 5 minutes total for transition! That's 2.5 minutes for both!! I am going to try to ride with my braces on.
The coach fell through, he never called. So E will help me out with the lift for spotting and cheer me on for running, and swimming. And he is just thinking about signing up for the 5k 2011, maybe the half, he still not sure. And no way in you know what is he going to do the marathon or the Goofy.
Post my numbers later!!
Team IronRae is a GO...
Friday, February 5, 2010
What A Week...Updated
This week has been as crazy one. Work has been Pants!! {as JB would say} I have been sick from all the stress from work and the teen drama going on here. FJ went missing for a little over 24+ hours. It drove everyone crazy. And he came home like it was nothing. Needless to say, he will be paying for this.
I have been physically sick. Sour stomach and everything!!! Today is better. I want to go run and swim today,but I have to sit here and wait for other things to follow before I can go. :(
It is looking more and more likely Goofy 2011 maybe Dopey. :) I can not wait!!! And I am looking forward to the Wine and Dine half, and now the 5k with the NSSHP ticket!!!! Wooohooo! I may be able to get my younger one to do the 5k for that.
Ironman... Sigh.... I am freaking out.
I need to swim.And it looks like I need to swim everyday nearly. I am looking at going up in March to ride and run. No swimming in Bay Lake. SO I will have to try to get out there at the beach a swim to the buoy and back. I have not found what I am going to wear. i don't want to wear a one piece in case I have to use the potty,And I don't want a top and bottoms where my middle is showing. I found a company they will make a custom tri suit. I am going to find out what it will cost to get in in all black and then the yellow and Team Voice on the front with my other sponsors on it. I think i would look funny out there in all yellow with black lines. :* And you can watch it on the internet. Universal Sports. Maybe you can see me somewhere!!! I know for sure crossing the finish line!!!!
Tomorrow I weigh in. I am not expecting anything since I haven't done much with all this drama. We will see.
I couldn't sleep tonight so I put the bike on the trainer and did a easy spin of 10 miles in 27:36, then I jumped off and jumped right on the treadmill,aka Dreadmill and started running. I ran the first half mile and the lung burn kick in. So I did forget to take the Claratin.I walked and ran intervals. E fell asleep on the couch and I got stuck watching TMZ.Holy Cats how lame. Mile and ahalf I started to get the cold sweats and shakes. I thought about stopping. But I didn't. I kept going. I started to get the sour stomach too. Man that last half mile seem really long. Then out of the blue I hear in the back of my head, Keep going you can do this. I agreed. I made my 2 miles in 33 minutes. Great. I guess that's not to bad after being ill this week. And being able to actually eat normal today.
I plan on the pool tomorrow morning then come home and rest. Then go ride my bike at the park and come home and rest. Then get my 6 miler in.
I have been physically sick. Sour stomach and everything!!! Today is better. I want to go run and swim today,but I have to sit here and wait for other things to follow before I can go. :(
It is looking more and more likely Goofy 2011 maybe Dopey. :) I can not wait!!! And I am looking forward to the Wine and Dine half, and now the 5k with the NSSHP ticket!!!! Wooohooo! I may be able to get my younger one to do the 5k for that.
Ironman... Sigh.... I am freaking out.
I need to swim.And it looks like I need to swim everyday nearly. I am looking at going up in March to ride and run. No swimming in Bay Lake. SO I will have to try to get out there at the beach a swim to the buoy and back. I have not found what I am going to wear. i don't want to wear a one piece in case I have to use the potty,And I don't want a top and bottoms where my middle is showing. I found a company they will make a custom tri suit. I am going to find out what it will cost to get in in all black and then the yellow and Team Voice on the front with my other sponsors on it. I think i would look funny out there in all yellow with black lines. :* And you can watch it on the internet. Universal Sports. Maybe you can see me somewhere!!! I know for sure crossing the finish line!!!!Tomorrow I weigh in. I am not expecting anything since I haven't done much with all this drama. We will see.
I couldn't sleep tonight so I put the bike on the trainer and did a easy spin of 10 miles in 27:36, then I jumped off and jumped right on the treadmill,aka Dreadmill and started running. I ran the first half mile and the lung burn kick in. So I did forget to take the Claratin.I walked and ran intervals. E fell asleep on the couch and I got stuck watching TMZ.Holy Cats how lame. Mile and ahalf I started to get the cold sweats and shakes. I thought about stopping. But I didn't. I kept going. I started to get the sour stomach too. Man that last half mile seem really long. Then out of the blue I hear in the back of my head, Keep going you can do this. I agreed. I made my 2 miles in 33 minutes. Great. I guess that's not to bad after being ill this week. And being able to actually eat normal today.
I plan on the pool tomorrow morning then come home and rest. Then go ride my bike at the park and come home and rest. Then get my 6 miler in.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Juggling Act
Can you believe it is February??
I wish I could beat up the wall, like the photo.
My RTD mile for Jan. are 54.5. That;s it. Shame on me. Feb. I plan on 100+, and I will try to dethrone Stroller Boy for holding the most mileage as of yet for this year. :)
For club 8 -2. Hey It is better than nothing.
No mileage yesterday, I worked 16 hours . Got home are midnight. Got to save some extra for Ironman.
I am going to be honest here. Over the weekend, I was planning on quitting. WAIT !!! Hear me out.
It seems that the family aka Kids, seem to think when I am training it is free rein on the house and everything and they do not have to listen to anyone. I think it is the age. And then they will try you are never home always work or working out. BUT when I am home they are not. So what is the difference?? Saturday I had put my bike outside,trying to get rid if it. I put all my gear and everything outside. I was done at this point. {Eric kept bringing it back in}
Then my daughter later comes to me and said. Mom you can not quit. You have worked to hard, and I know I have not been very nice. I will try to stop being so selfish. And you will be very unhappy, and we do not want to feel the wrath of that. Now FJ he just is out in left field and thinks I am doing all of this to make him mad and jealous. {the unfortunate event of a brain that does not work on all 8 cylinders} It is hard to explain something to someone who does not understand, the drive and the need to want this like I do. FJ just doesn't "get it". I have Eric still I am not doing another marathon attitude. And will not go out with me even ride hid bike so can have some support.
So I am back on board. Running off the drive I need to do this. Why do I need to do this?? Because I can. Because I do not want to sit around all my life, and let things pass me by. Just like the guy last year we met during the half, who was 5 months out of total hip replacement surgery doing the Goofy!!! And Rudy doing the Ironman with no leg muscles, just glutes and back muscles. Me I just have some arthritis in the one knee, breathing off a little. My Jan. ended poorly. As you can see my mileage suffered. So this month. Rain,shine Heat,mad family,work, I have to train.
Not word from Coach. :(
I wish I could beat up the wall, like the photo.
My RTD mile for Jan. are 54.5. That;s it. Shame on me. Feb. I plan on 100+, and I will try to dethrone Stroller Boy for holding the most mileage as of yet for this year. :)
For club 8 -2. Hey It is better than nothing.
No mileage yesterday, I worked 16 hours . Got home are midnight. Got to save some extra for Ironman.
I am going to be honest here. Over the weekend, I was planning on quitting. WAIT !!! Hear me out.
It seems that the family aka Kids, seem to think when I am training it is free rein on the house and everything and they do not have to listen to anyone. I think it is the age. And then they will try you are never home always work or working out. BUT when I am home they are not. So what is the difference?? Saturday I had put my bike outside,trying to get rid if it. I put all my gear and everything outside. I was done at this point. {Eric kept bringing it back in}
Then my daughter later comes to me and said. Mom you can not quit. You have worked to hard, and I know I have not been very nice. I will try to stop being so selfish. And you will be very unhappy, and we do not want to feel the wrath of that. Now FJ he just is out in left field and thinks I am doing all of this to make him mad and jealous. {the unfortunate event of a brain that does not work on all 8 cylinders} It is hard to explain something to someone who does not understand, the drive and the need to want this like I do. FJ just doesn't "get it". I have Eric still I am not doing another marathon attitude. And will not go out with me even ride hid bike so can have some support.
So I am back on board. Running off the drive I need to do this. Why do I need to do this?? Because I can. Because I do not want to sit around all my life, and let things pass me by. Just like the guy last year we met during the half, who was 5 months out of total hip replacement surgery doing the Goofy!!! And Rudy doing the Ironman with no leg muscles, just glutes and back muscles. Me I just have some arthritis in the one knee, breathing off a little. My Jan. ended poorly. As you can see my mileage suffered. So this month. Rain,shine Heat,mad family,work, I have to train.
Not word from Coach. :(
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Pressure
Wow, what a last couple of days. First I got a lecture at work for not working on Monday. It was a scheduled day off, and I was in Court all day!!!!! What the fruit!!! Then I find out yesterday that we have my floor absorbed some of the staff from the other unit we took over, and the other UCT.{Unit cleck Tech} will not work Mondays?? What the fruit!!! My triathlon season starts really soon, are they going to tell me that I can not have those weekends off?? I haven't had the time to talk to my Unit manager, but I am worried. The races start when we slow down, and the marathon weekend is when we start to get busy, now I am stressing. Specially with Ironman. I have to figure out what days I want off, where to stay and apply for it. I am finding out I need to be up there at least a week early to use use the the weather, specially for the running part in the afternoon.
I think I am going to plan a trip up and ride the course with my friends. I haven't heard from Coach yet.
I got my cycling jersey from one of my sponsors. I love it!! I really like the material it is made out of. I can't upload pictures today for some stupid reason, otherwise I would post one. I checked out the company that made them and they can make all kind of custom sports clothing. Even shorts. V-Gear. Check them out.
I have not made it out the door the last couple days. Work is just really busy. Why does it seem like when the snowbirds come down here they are all in the hospital?? We don't have the ice and snow to fall and slip on?? Shaking my head.
My last weigh in for this month is Saturday. I know I have dump more weight and inches, it has been noticed at work. I can feel it in my clothes. I have been honest and tracking my food intake, I have been very disciplined. Just need to get my rear up and out the door more. I will update later my training for the day.
I think I am going to plan a trip up and ride the course with my friends. I haven't heard from Coach yet.
I got my cycling jersey from one of my sponsors. I love it!! I really like the material it is made out of. I can't upload pictures today for some stupid reason, otherwise I would post one. I checked out the company that made them and they can make all kind of custom sports clothing. Even shorts. V-Gear. Check them out.
I have not made it out the door the last couple days. Work is just really busy. Why does it seem like when the snowbirds come down here they are all in the hospital?? We don't have the ice and snow to fall and slip on?? Shaking my head.
My last weigh in for this month is Saturday. I know I have dump more weight and inches, it has been noticed at work. I can feel it in my clothes. I have been honest and tracking my food intake, I have been very disciplined. Just need to get my rear up and out the door more. I will update later my training for the day.
Monday, January 25, 2010
I Got To Do What??
Well the drama should be at a low till just before spring break. And maybe that will be the end of all the drama.
I got my new USAT magazine and I found out what the qualifying time is for the Half Ironman. For my age group it is 5:45. This is not a typo. 5 hours and 45 minutes. I used an app the USAT recommended for figuring out my time and splits.
It says that my finishing time will be around 6:13.
That's using all my now times. The swim distance in meters is 1931 M. I have to get my swim time to 45 minutes which will make my pace at 2:19/100M. Now for biking 56 miles, I need to get faster. I have to get my speed up to 22.39 mph,which I can maintain 21 mph now,I have to work on my run. I need to get faster. I have to concentrate on distance and speed. I have to get my run to a 11:12 minute mile to come close to my goal time. I would have to get my half marathon time down to 2:26. Holy Cats!!! I do not see that happening. I have to drop the weight. Lighter equals faster on everything. I will have to shave 32 minutes off of my half marathon time.
Do I want to try to make it to Clearwater, FL. ?? Yes I do. My legs are ready. I have to be ready. So I have to get back out there and do my daily 6 milers. No walking aloud. Got to get in the pool.
E will have to ride his bike so I can run, he can set the pace on the bike and I can work on keeping up.
Tonight I did an easy spin on the trainer, watching wrestling. 30 minutes 10.5. I was doing 12 miles in 30 minutes. Got to get back up there. The ING marathon weekend is coming up. I can't wait going to go watch and ring my cowbell. We have a Team Voicer going to be out there. Mike R.
Have a great week. :)
I got my new USAT magazine and I found out what the qualifying time is for the Half Ironman. For my age group it is 5:45. This is not a typo. 5 hours and 45 minutes. I used an app the USAT recommended for figuring out my time and splits.
It says that my finishing time will be around 6:13.
That's using all my now times. The swim distance in meters is 1931 M. I have to get my swim time to 45 minutes which will make my pace at 2:19/100M. Now for biking 56 miles, I need to get faster. I have to get my speed up to 22.39 mph,which I can maintain 21 mph now,I have to work on my run. I need to get faster. I have to concentrate on distance and speed. I have to get my run to a 11:12 minute mile to come close to my goal time. I would have to get my half marathon time down to 2:26. Holy Cats!!! I do not see that happening. I have to drop the weight. Lighter equals faster on everything. I will have to shave 32 minutes off of my half marathon time.Do I want to try to make it to Clearwater, FL. ?? Yes I do. My legs are ready. I have to be ready. So I have to get back out there and do my daily 6 milers. No walking aloud. Got to get in the pool.
E will have to ride his bike so I can run, he can set the pace on the bike and I can work on keeping up.
Tonight I did an easy spin on the trainer, watching wrestling. 30 minutes 10.5. I was doing 12 miles in 30 minutes. Got to get back up there. The ING marathon weekend is coming up. I can't wait going to go watch and ring my cowbell. We have a Team Voicer going to be out there. Mike R.
Have a great week. :)
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Blustery Day,Well Evening..
What a nice day at work.
Then the home drama found me at work. {just can't escape it.} Oh well...
Everyone out doing their own thing, so I did my own thing. I ran. I ran sprints. I was concentrating on my stride and the land lift lever in my Newtons. Relearning how to run in them. I have 413.5 miles on them. There good for 1000 miles. So I ran. I ran as far as my lungs would let me. So I was almost getting a full block in at a time. And the last mile, I ran as hard as I could. And walked 2 houses, and that last mile was 8:15 minute. Sweet!!! No sluggish legs. Great!!! Now I can really push . I have to concentrate on my 5k and 10k distances. Faster. Run longer. And get my long distance in.
I have to get back in the pool. Swim I must. And remember to breathe every third stroke. I think I am going to go back to doing a spin class twice a week.
No more rest if I want to hear those great words, "Rachel You are an Ironman!!!" :)
Then the home drama found me at work. {just can't escape it.} Oh well...
Everyone out doing their own thing, so I did my own thing. I ran. I ran sprints. I was concentrating on my stride and the land lift lever in my Newtons. Relearning how to run in them. I have 413.5 miles on them. There good for 1000 miles. So I ran. I ran as far as my lungs would let me. So I was almost getting a full block in at a time. And the last mile, I ran as hard as I could. And walked 2 houses, and that last mile was 8:15 minute. Sweet!!! No sluggish legs. Great!!! Now I can really push . I have to concentrate on my 5k and 10k distances. Faster. Run longer. And get my long distance in.
I have to get back in the pool. Swim I must. And remember to breathe every third stroke. I think I am going to go back to doing a spin class twice a week.
No more rest if I want to hear those great words, "Rachel You are an Ironman!!!" :)
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