Sorry I’ve been off the grid for a little bit, after Ironman Boulder, I visited family on the West Coast and am finally back in the Midwest, with no travel plans in the near future.
I have already posted about our 3+ week trication in Colorado in multiple parts and my Ironman Boulder race experience. In case you missed them, here they are:
I want to take a few minutes and thank those who have supported me in this amazing journey:
My Family…
I am so blessed to have the most amazing and supportive family! Mom, Dad, Laylah, Isabella, Aunt Linda, Neal, Kathy, Elizabeth, Justin, Jennifer, Jacob, Sarah, Lora, Sam and Sara all made the trip to Boulder…some had a much longer way to travel than others, but I was VERY grateful that they were all there to support us on race day. I am also blessed to have a supportive family not only on race day, but throughout the training. Dad has kayaked beside me while I swim and my whole family is always inquiring about how my training is going and what race I am doing next. I am a lucky girl!!
Dad and I race morning.My aunt, cousins and Dad came out to the Rez for the swimMy cheer squad…Love them all!!
My Sponsors…
Coeur Sports is the best women’s triathlon brand on the market! They have created #stylishspeed that keeps my girly bits happy…even while covering 140.6 miles. #noangrykitty here!! As a Coeur Sports ambassador, I get the privilege of being a part of an amazing team of women who are supportive, inspirational and genuinely full of #heartandcourage! I am so lucky to get the opportunity to enCOEURage more women in endurance sport, experience the ups and downs they encounter while on their journey and witness their joy when they reach new finish lines!!
One of the many perks of being a Coeur Sports ambassador is getting support from other amazing companies as well. Osmo Nutrition, Roka Sports and Barnana have kept me going throughout my training and racing this year. Osmo Nutrition is the best sports hydration on the market. Dr. Stacy Sims knows that #womenarenotsmallmen and has formulated both active hydration and recovery products to meet the needs of men and women separately. When I use the Osmo Nutrition products as they were intended, I stay properly hydrated and recovered 🙂 With Ironman Boulder not being a wetsuit swim, the only Roka gear I wore were my X1 goggles, which I absolutely LOVE!! If you haven’t tried Roka’s goggles, you definitely should…they are the BEST!! Barnana makes using real food on the bike so much easier with the bite sized pieces. The #superpotassium is an added bonus for endurance activity to keep the muscles working properly 🙂
Sound Probiotics is a recent sponsorship that actually came about after Ironman Boulder, but they have been keeping me healthy and on track throughout my entire Ironman Boulder training. I usually get sick during the taper and often times once or twice during training…especially since I teach middle schoolers and am always surrounded by germs. Thanks to Sound Probiotics for my #happygut, #enhancedimmunity and #betterrecovery throughout my training and racing experience!!
Nick and Chris…
Nick has been keeping my body well recovered through massage for almost 2 years. He knows all of my problem areas and knows just what to do to keep my body (and ultimately my mind) happy and healthy!
Dr. Chris has been using ART (active release therapy) and dry needling on various parts of my body at different times throughout my training as issues arise. He has been amazing to keep me moving forward while staying happy and healthy.
I am so lucky to have both of these men keeping me happy and healthy throughout this amazing journey!!
My Triathlon Peeps…
I am so lucky to be surrounded by amazing triathlon people…both in person and virtually. Thank you Allen for your support throughout our training…you provided good balance in our household 😉 Thank you Kyle for all of your support in keeping Mojo happy throughout my training and on race day. A special thanks for taking all of my frantic calls leading up to the race to answer questions and problem solve issues with Allen and the Iron Hippie’s bikes. Thank you to all of the people who called, texted, emailed, Facebook messaged me, tweeted me, commented on my blog posts, commented on my Instagram pictures and tracked my progress both while training and on race day! You all ROCK!!
The Iron Hippie…
You are my #1 cheerleader and have supported me on this crazy journey of life and the even crazier journey of triathlon. I love you and am forever grateful for your love and support. What crazy journey should we take on next?!?!?!?
“It is amazing how incredible the human body is that it can do so much. That it can go beyond the everydayness of life; that it can be extraordinary and powerful, and harbor a spirit of hope and pure will.” ~Lynne Cox
Hello taper time…it is SO nice for you to bless us with your presence!! We have been working so hard to see you!! We have finally reached the point in our training were we taper. Typically we would have another week of hard training before the taper, but we are leaving on Saturday to head to Colorado for 3 weeks to acclimate to the altitude, do some training and relax before race day. Some coaches suggested that we not go to altitude after having just completed our last big build, but to go out after a recovery/rest week. This would set us up for a quicker adjustment to the altitude and hopefully prevent us from getting sick.
Swim: 9405 yards
My best swim this week was Tuesday morning’s Ladder to 400 swim. This workout was written to be completed in the 25 yard pool, but I ended up swimming in the 50 meter pool, which gave me more distance than planned. It was an amazing morning for a swim and I felt really strong throughout this workout. True #swimlove Tuesday morning 🙂
The 50 meter pool is such a peaceful place in the early morning hours.
Bike: 170 miles
We had a lot #bikelove this week, with some of them being followed up with some running. Monday was a great trainer workout that produced a lot of sweat and hard efforts.
Hard at work
Run: 39 miles
We had a couple of really good runs this week, but the shortest run was 9 miles (with the exception of our shorter brick on Wednesday). Oof…
Brick:
Friday was our LAST LONG brick…WAHOO!! We rode 115 miles at an average pace of 17.2 mph and then ran 9 miles off the bike with an average pace of 10:18. Our run pace was a little slower than we had hoped for, but we felt like we definitely could have kept running, so that was a huge confidence builder. 🙂 It felt really good to complete that workout knowing we only had two more hard workouts before the taper.
30 miles into our 115 mile bike ride.9 mile run off the bike complete
Strength Training: 1 hour & 45 minutes
Weekly Totals: 22 hours and 23 minutes
Weekly Highlights:
Getting a new Coeur Sports tri kit just in time for our last big run on Sunday…
#stylishspeed #heartandcourage #noangrykitty
Thank you Osmo Nutrition for keeping us properly hydrated and recovered…
I was exposed to a neighbor fogging his yard this week, which for most people isn’t an issue, but my body responds VERY similarly to that of an insect when exposed to insecticides, which means no bug spray, no ant traps, no flea collars, and no yard fog. 😦 Thankfully I didn’t have any seizures, but I was in a VERY delusional state on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Because of this, I had to cut Wednesday’s brick short and skip our speed work on the trainer on Thursday. After sleeping a LOT on Wednesday and Thursday, I was feeling much better on Friday and ready to knock out our last big brick 🙂
4th of July Celebrations:
We started the day with a swim in the 50 meter pool…
Spent time with friends for breakfast and at the small town parade before taking a long nap, eating some yummy food and then going to bed early for one more long run on Sunday.
This week’s focus:
Pack for our 3+ week trip to Colorado and make sure everything is in order on the home front for house/puppy sitter.
How was your week? How did you celebrate the 4th of July? What were the highlights of your week?
Legend 100 took place on Sunday in Lawrence, Kansas. It was scheduled as a tune-up for Ironman Boulder. This was way more of a “tune up” than we bargained for!
Friday: We left home shortly after noon and stopped at Kyle’s Bikes to have Kyle “bless” our bikes before the race. Thankfully we did, since he found and removed a small piece of glass from my front tire. Thank you Kyle!! Mojo held her own in Kansas!!
Kyle checking Mojo over for the Legend 100. Photo courtesy of the Iron Hippie
Saturday: After breakfast, we drove one part of the bike course that we haven’t ridden in previous Ironman Kansas 70.3 events before going to the race site to check in.
Checking in at the Legend 100. Photo courtesy of Lora
We also went down to the transition area to check out just how flooded it was. While there, we found the Iowa flag on the perimeter of the transition area.
Representing Coeur Sports and Iowa at the Legend 100. Photo courtesy of the Iron Hippie
The afternoon was spent preparing for Sunday’s race and kicking the feet up to relax.
That is a LOT of stuff!!
After an early dinner, we put our race number tattoos on before heading to bed early.
Race #136…ready to race!
Race morning: The alarm went off at 3:30 am and it was already 78F and really humid. This can only mean one thing…it is going to be a rough day at the races. I followed my wake up call with getting ready to race, preparing breakfast and heading out the door at 4:30 am to Clinton State Park. Transition was approximately a mile from where we parked, so we knew we would have to leave early if we wanted to get to transition by 5 am when they opened.
My morning breakfast consisted of cream of rice with blueberries and Pure Clean Powder, Osmo Nutrition Preload and Karma Kombucha. The perfect combination to jumpstart my gut, my energy, my endurance and my hydration!!Thanks to Coeur Sports for #stylishspeed and #noangrykitty for the whole 100 miles 🙂
Pre Race: After rolling into transition (we didn’t have to check any gear or our bikes in on Saturday, so we rode our bikes the mile to transition), I set up my gear, hit the toilet a time or two, donned my wetsuit and headed to the swim start.
It was a beautiful morning at transition! Photo courtesy of LoraWetsuit is on and I’m ready to tri!! Photo courtesy of KayGetting into the water for my swim start… Photo courtesy of Kay
Swim: Time to get slapped by the water
The Iron Hippie started at 6:30 am, Allen started at 6:33 am and my wave was to start at 6:36 am. My goal was to beat them both out of the water. When it was time to start swimming, I was thankful there weren’t a lot of people in my wave. The first loop of the swim was somewhat choppy, but it wasn’t too bad once I figured out when to breathe and not drink half the lake. After completing the first lap, we exited the water only to get back in and repeat the loop.
First loop done and I’m still smiling 🙂 Photo courtesy of Kay
When I entered the water for lap two, the women’s Olympic distance swimmers were filing into the water RIGHT. IN. MY. WAY. Thankfully the race director was on the dock and was yelling at them to get on the other side of the barricade so I could have somewhat clean water. Clean is relative since the lake was flooded (it was murky and had a lot of debris), it was full of swimmers (more entering the water every 3 minutes) and the winds had picked up making that chop even worse than it was during the first lap. This loop was MESSY!! There were a LOT more people and the waves were no longer small. They had definitely grown in size. I did my best to keep my focus and not worry about all of the people I saw swimming toward boats, kayaks, canoes, etc. “Just Keep Swimming” was definitely my mantra. With about 500 yards to go, I noticed a familiar face. With every breath I took on the left, Allen was staring me in the face. I knew he would try to hold on and swim my pace, but I also knew I could beat him out of the water. Now the question would be…will I also beat the Iron Hippie?!?!?!?!
As I exited the water, Kay (our SUPER spectator) was there and told me that the Iron Hippie did in fact beat me out of the water, but only by about 30 seconds.
Stripping from the wetsuit on my way to transition after the swim. Photo courtesy of Kay
Swim Time: 1:16:04 (2:22/100 yards)
I was hoping for about 1:10:00, but with the water slapping me in the face for 2 miles, I was pretty happy with this time.
T1:
As I approached my transition area and stopped moving, this is what was going through my mind, “WOAH!! Where did that dizziness come from?!?!?! Am I sea sick???? I’ve never been sea sick before!!! I don’t know what that feels like. I think I might be. I better sit down to finish getting this wetsuit off and get my bike gear on. That’s better.” When I was ready to stand back up, I was no longer dizzy and was ready to rock the bike. It just so happened that the Iron Hippie was too…
The Iron Hippie and me exiting transition for the bike together. Photo courtesy of Kay
T1 Time: 6:04…apparently sitting in transition cost me more time than I thought.
Bike: Time to get beat up by the hills and winds on the bike
I’ve raced the former Ironman Kansas 70.3 distance at this venue twice, so I knew most of the bike course and I knew it would be challenging. I had no idea we were going to get beat up so badly!! By this time of day, the temperatures were at 80F (with high humidity) and winds were from the south/southwest at 13 mph, which isn’t bad. But as it got closer to noon, the winds increased to 21 mph with gusts up to 28 mph and the temperatures climbed to 87F. Speaking of climbing did I mention that we had ~3000 feet of climbing with most of it into the headwind?!?!?! Well, needless to say, the Iron Hippie is a stronger cyclist than I am, so he took off. I got to see him plenty as there were 4 out and back sections on this course. At the last turn around, I knew he couldn’t be more than 2 miles in front of me.
Rolling back into transition and ready to feel that wind on the run!! Photo courtesy of Lora
Bike Time: 5:24:27 (14.8 mph)…this was a sure sign of the hills and wind beating me up!!
T2:
As I came into transition, there was carnage everywhere. People were literally laying down in transition on the ground. Beat up from the ride, so I had to maneuver around them to get to my transition spot. I thought I quickly transitioned to the run…I guess I was slower than I thought.
T2 Time: 4:58
Run: Time for the sun to torch us
Where is that wind?!?!?! I would love to have the built in air conditioner right now!! Being back in the park meant we were surrounded by trees that blocked most of the wind. As I left transition, Kay told me that the Iron Hippie was about 7 minutes ahead of me. I was pretty sure I could catch him, but there was no guarantee. Boy was it HOT!! Anything could happen…
Running out of transition 7 minutes behind the Iron Hippie. Photo courtesy of Kay
We had a 3 loop run course, with the first 2 loops being about 6.5 miles each and the last loop being about 5 miles. By the time we made it to the run, it was 92F and still humid!! Because we were relatively protected by the strong winds, we got TORCHED!!
I’ve almost caught the Iron Hippie…he is only about 200 yards in front of me. Photo courtesy of Lora
I caught the Iron Hippie at about mile 5 and I decided to put my pride on the shelf and run/walk with him to the finish. With Ironman Boulder being our “A” race and with only one more build before we leave for a long vacation in Colorado, we decided that we needed to save face and go into damage control mode. It wasn’t worth not being able to complete our last build and be properly prepared for IMBoulder. We ran when we could and walked when we had to. It was great to see Kay, Lora, Sam and Sara out on the run course multiple times cheering us on!!
The last time up this F*&^ing hill!! Photo courtesy of KaySuper Spectator Kay, the Iron Hippie and Me. Glad to be almost done with this miserable day…but we are still smiling 🙂 Photo courtesy of LoraSam and Sara being spectator troopers!! Photo courtesy of Lora
The highest temperature of the day was 94F and with very little breeze, we felt like we were running in an oven. On another note, the amount of moths that we encountered were RIDICULOUS!! They would land on us and we would carry them on our backs for a while before wiping each other off. I felt like we were monkeys grooming each other. If I never see another moth again, I would be overjoyed!! At this point, we didn’t need to carry any extra weight…even if it was minimal 😉
Run Time: (or should I say walk time) 4:22:49…We were definitely torched and cooked on the run!!
Finish:
We crossed the finish line together, hand in hand, hands held high and smiles on our faces, despite being slapped, beat up and torched throughout the day.
Time to finish this thing!! Entering the finish shoot. Photo courtesy of LoraThis isn’t the biggest medal I’ve earned, but it is close 🙂
Finish Time: 11:14:19…Far from the goal time of 9-10 hours, but done. Persevering required a lot of #heartandcourage on a day like today.
Post Race:
I felt good for quite a while…I was hungry…I ate two hamburgers (without buns) and a bag of Doritos Nacho Cheese chips, drank a Gatorade and plenty of water. I had peed twice on the run course, so I knew I was properly hydrated. A special thanks to Osmo Nutrition for the Active Hydration that replaced all the salt I sweat out and helped me prevent cramping!! Afterall, #womenarenotsmallmen and the hydration worked perfectly for me!! The Iron Hippie and I went back down to transition to get all of our stuff, since Allen went to the medical tent after he finished. At this point, I noticed I wasn’t as good as I thought I was.
Hello heat stroke…I could have done without you today!! I packed up my stuff in transition and Allen’s. I grabbed all of our (the Iron Hippie, Allen and mine) transition bags, gear and my bike, hopped on a gator and got a ride back to the car. At the car, I decided I needed to lay down in the back of my vehicle. I was lightheaded, dizzy, my lips were numb and my muscles were starting to shake uncontrollably. I wasn’t cold and I wasn’t dehydrated (I had peed at the start and finish of the run). Allen decided to join me and Sam wiped faces with wet wipes…
Allen, Sam and I in the back of my vehicle. Photo courtesy of Lora
Once the Iron Hippie arrived with his bike and Allen’s (thanks to another gator), we had a group photo taken at the car…
Kay, Iron Hippie, Sam, Allen, Me, Lora and Sara. Photo courtesy of Kay
I’ve raced in the cold, rain and high temperatures before, but this was the worst race conditions I’ve ever raced in. Hopefully this means that Ironman Boulder will be mild in comparison.
Thank you to Kay, Lora, Sam and Sara for enduring a very long, hot and miserable day as you cheered us all on to #belegend finishers!!
What are the toughest conditions you’ve ever raced in? Have you ever had to change your race plans while racing to go into “damage control” mode?
It is more like 9.5 weeks away, but the last 1.5 weeks have been extremely busy!! I typically try to post on Mondays for the previous week, but due to my busy schedule lately this blog post got delayed a bit.
What was it that kept me so busy? LOTS of training and my last full week of school this year…yes, I am done with students and only have one more day of professional development (i.e. meetings) until my summer break officially starts 🙂
Swim: 3100 yards
My 3100 yard swim went really well…I felt good and strong 🙂 This week I only missed a 4700 yard swim. It was scheduled for Sunday. By the time Sunday rolled around, I. Was. Tired. Exhausted. I felt that if I went to swim, it would be just to complete it. There wouldn’t be any quality with it…I wasn’t even sure my legs would be able to kick and keep me afloat.
Bike: 212 miles
I made HUGE strides this week with my cycling. I had some rides that were short and high intensity…
The dogs wanted to be outside coaching us through our 2x(1-2-3-2-1 ladder) on Monday afternoon
and some longer endurance rides…one of these was our century ride on Saturday. Hello, PR…can you say #bikelove?!?!?!?!?!?!
We hit 100 mile in 5:43:00 for an average speed of 17.5 mph. This was almost a 45 minute PR for 100 miles 🙂Basil wanted to coach me through my 3 hour endurance ride on Sunday…thanks to the rainy weather, it was done in our living room while watching NCIS season 11
Almost every ride this week had a short brick run after it, but I like to keep these numbers separate to get a more accurate representation of my cycling mileage and running mileage.
Run: 31.1 miles
Tuesday morning’s hill repeats were a challenge, but not as challenging as our weekend LONG run…hello humidity and summer weather in Iowa. I looked like I had been swimming instead of running by the time I was done…it is amazing the temperature swings we encountered this week while training!!
Mother Nature decided to remind us that it wasn’t summer yet…Brr!!I was so full of sweat after our long run, that I could have wrung my clothes out…GROSS!!30 minute brick run after the century ride…I felt GREAT!!
Strength Training: 2 hours & 5 minutes
Weekly Totals: 245 miles in 22 hours & 21 minutes
Thanks to Coeur Sports for #stylishspeed and #noangrykitty…even for 100+ miles in the saddle!! Thanks to Osmo Nutrition, Barnana and Pure Clean Powder for making training nutrition and recovery easy during all of these hours of exercise!! Thanks to Sound Probiotics for keeping me healthy…even while training hard and working with 8th graders on a daily basis!!
Weekly Highlights:
Completing my school year (with the exception of these meetings I need to attend tomorrow)…
Definitely our century ride PR…I was SUPER stoked to see the improvements I’ve made on the bike this year!! I think the shorter, high intensity rides done twice a week on the trainer really help with that 🙂
I FINALLY received my Undress that I purchased through Kickstarter back in November 🙂 I can now change in public without having to expose myself. There will be a full blog post on The Undress soon!!
Happy to be tapering for the Legend 100 Triathlon…only 10 days away…eek!! This will be a good test for IMBoulder to see where I’m at 🙂
How was your week? What were the highlights of your week? What are you looking forward to?
This was the week of *meh* workouts. I started the week feeling tired from a busy weekend with my sister and twin nieces visiting us. I really enjoyed our time together, but it was nice to get back to normal this week.
Monday:
I completed an early morning strength training session before a long day at school. This was followed up with some #bikelove #interval work. While I enjoy spinning the wheels, this was a *meh* workout for me.
Tuesday:
This was an unplanned rest day. My body was tired and I listened. We walked the dogs downtown for some groceries and grilled some yummy food before an early to bed.
Wednesday:
After some early morning *meh* #bikelove, I found out my blood test results and am very pleased that my symptoms are better, I have no negative side effects from my medication and my blood work reflects these positive changes. There was some #runlove after work in 80+F temperatures…I’m just not use to these temperatures yet, so it was a bit warm and also a *meh* workout.
Thursday:
After work, I had some more *meh* #bikelove #intervals outdoors. It wasn’t super warm, but it was nice to get outside and ride…even if it was stationary. I followed this up with my #FaveWorkout of the week…my TRX class. Until this workout, I was feeling like most of my workouts this week were just *meh,* so I was glad to finally have a workout that was tough…really tough…but one that I loved!
Thanks to Coeur Sports for my #50womentokona shirt!!
Friday:
This was a scheduled rest day and I decided to take it since I knew I would be having a LONG day of workouts on Saturday.
Saturday:
Rise and Shine…it is our 70.3 practice day!! We started with 2200 yards of #swimlove, followed by 56 miles of #bikelove on the trainer and 13.1 miles of #runlove. There were some breaks in this workout…some longer than others, especially when having to get from the pool at the gym to our house and on the trainer, but we knew it wouldn’t exactly simulate a race. The 56 miles on the trainer was SO…MUCH…TOUGHER..than riding outdoors. This definitely required a LOT of #heartandcourage to complete. The run was also tough…going hard on the bike definitely made the legs feel like jello lead on the run. Thanks to Coeur Sports for the #stylishspeed and #noangrykitty, Osmo Nutrition for keeping me properly hydrated because #womenarenotsmallmen and Barnana for my bike nutrition. A sushi dinner was the perfect reward for covering 70.3 miles today 🙂
I was hoping for about 3:15, but I think I might be able to come close to this outdoors.
Sunday:
Just an easy 2 hour bike ride to spin out the legs from yesterday while watching Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit…if you haven’t seen this action packed movie (and like that kind of movie), I would HIGHLY recommend it. It kept my attention (and distracted my from my sore sits bones) for almost 2 hours 🙂
This is one way to watch a movie…don’t worry, I was still warming up at this point 😉I went SUPER easy!! It felt AWESOME!!
Later in the day, my calves were NOT happy with me! I tried to play basketball with some friends and their kids and my legs were SCREAMING very bad things at me. I think they just wanted a break 😉 Thankfully Basil wanted some Easter snuggles and to relax a bit with me…
Weekly Totals:
Swim: 2200 yards
Bike: 129 miles
Run: 19.6 miles
Strength Training: 1:45:00
Total Duration: 14:56:00
How was your week? What were the highlights of your week?
Kristen over at Glitter and Dust posted about her random training thoughts and she asked me to share mine, so here are a variety of my random training thoughts over the last few weeks.
While biking…Why does my Garmin keep quitting on me? SERIOUSLY…How many times will I have to restart my Garmin to collect data during this 2 1/2 hour ride? Apparently…10 times…UGH!! I think it might be time for a new Garmin.
While swimming…I’m wearing goggles, so why do I close my eyes when someone splashes water in my face?
While biking…I LOVE the seamless chamois in my Coeur Sports tri shorts!! #noangrykitty 🙂
While getting ART (active release therapy) done on my leg…When do I get to inflict this kind of pain on Dr. Chris?
While running…Why is Basil always so happy to go run? It is so much fun to watch the joy Basil has while running. I wonder what she thinks about while we run…
While biking…Mojo, why do we have such a perfect chemistry? I love this bike!!!
While running…How many more hills are we going to climb today? Here comes another one…That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
While biking…Why do my sensor (power and cadence) batteries have to die during the middle of a workout? Why can’t they wait until the end of the workout to go kaput?
While swimming (with only a strap around my feet…no pull buoy)…I am SO thankful I am not paraplegic. Keeping my legs afloat is very challenging!!
While running…Thank you Osmo Nutrition for keeping me hydrated!! That was a VERY sweaty run!! #womenarenotsmallmen
While getting a massage…OOUUCH!! My muscles are SO tight!!
After a massage…FINALLY…I can relax 🙂
While biking…Why do zone 2 rides have to be so boring? I love intervals…give me speed work…I want hills…give me variety!!
While on the trainer during a HARD #interval set…I love to ride my bicycle, I love to ride my bicycle :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii1VuMX_G88
While swimming…My legs are VERY tired today…please don’t drown, please don’t drown.
Rest Day: traveled to my parents house for the weekend
Saturday:
AM: 50 minute run…it was so peaceful running along the lake shore. We saw lots of ice huts on the lake (for ice fishing) and a pack of deer. A perfect run!!
Followed the run up with 20 minutes of core work in my parents basement 😉
Sunday:
We woke up to snow…LOTS.OF.SNOW…and wind…LOTS.OF.WIND…sustained winds at about 35 mph. Hello February…so nice to see you…NOT…maybe it would be better if we were actually at home and didn’t have a 3 hour car trip (on a good travel day) in front of us. We stayed at my parents overnight to avoid driving in less than desirable conditions.
Rest Day…
Weekly Totals:
Swim: 0 yards
Bike: 23.7 miles
Run: 11.85 miles
Strength Training: 2 hours & 5 minutes (not including the 30 day plank challenge I have been participating in)
Attending an ISU basketball game with the Iron HippieLots of basement riding during the Polar VortexLots of hot yoga to keep me warm during the Polar Vortex
February:
More basement ridingFinding an amazing new nutrition plan that would keep me hydrated all year long.VO2 Max Test…OUCH!!
March:
Lots of #swimlove focusing on bilateral breathingRunning with my girl, Basil, on a warm March day with snow on the ground.Able to ride outside briefly before the Polar Vortex reappeared.Lots of hot yoga to keep me warm on those cold winter days.LOVING my Coeur Sports tri kit!! #heartandcourage
April:
#runlove with my favorite girl, Basil#bikelove with my main squeezeTraining with heart (Coeur) and hydrating with the best (Osmo Nutrition)Playing with a 6 year old on the trampoline…#feelinglikeakidagain
May:
#bikelove with the Iron HippieOur CSA started providing AMAZING produceFirst #centuryride and #bikeloveFirst outdoor swim = #swimloveFirst outdoor swim = #swimlove
June:
Outdoor #swimlove#bikelove with my main squeezeOutdoor yoga in the parkAcupuncture…OUCH!!First #bikelove time trial…OUCH!#swimlove in the 50 meter poolNew #friendships with @CoeurSports girl, Kathy#IMWI #bikelove trainingLine running at the ISU track for injury preventionRehabilitation strength training
July:
Volunteering at a July 4th 5K run.#centuryride #bikelove on July 5More acupuncture treatmentsLots of line running at the ISU trackThe color run with the familyTRUE #heartandcourage racing!!Anniversary with the Iron Hippie and #bikeloveOkoboji Triathlon…first race of the season for me@CoeurSports girl time with Kathy 🙂#IMWI #bikelove#IMWI #runlove
August:
#swimlove and #IMWImotivation at the 50 meter pool#heartandcourage brick workoutRunning with my #solesisterPainting wine bottles with friendsWho’s ready for some 3.5 mile open water #swimlove3.5 mile open water #swimlove complete!!Snow cones with my twin nieces#runlove with friends
September:
Who’s ready to race?!?!? #IMWIRacing with TRJ at #IMWIWho’s ready for an Ironman?!?!?! #IMWI#swimlove and a 9 minute PR…whoop whoop!! #IMWI
#bikelove at #IMWI#bikelove at #IMWI
#runlove at #IMWI#IMWI finish in 15:15:56#IMWI finishers#runlove at Ledge’s State Park
October:
5K #runlove with #heartandcourageBasil is full of #runlove at our 5K1st in my age group at the 5K…#runlove#bikelove with friends#bikelove with my main squeeze and the open prairieHiking with our girls and my main squeezeEarly morning #runlove with my main squeezeLots of TRXReconnecting with #swimlove and #IronmanMotivation
November:
Outdoor #runlove#runlove with my favorite girl!!5K #runlove for some chocolate 😉Playing in the little snow we’ve had this winter#swimlove#runlove with #heartandcourage…#womenarenotsmallmen#solesister loveThe Iron Hippie praying while playing Jenga
December:
Reconnecting with my mat#runlove with friendsI was accepted to be a part of the Coeur Sports Ambassador Team for 2015 #heartandcourageReconnecting with Mojo and the trainerPlanning for 2015 with the #believetrainingjournal
PushMyLimits 