Week 3 is here! Here is my schedule at a glance…and then a bit about what I’ve done so far! :-) THE WEEK AHEAD MONDAY – Off day. TUESDAY – Swim 60’ (total 1850) & Strength 40’ WEDNESDAY – Bike 60′ & Run 20′ THURSDAY – Strength 40’ (Turkey Day: gobble, gobble!) FRIDAY – Swim […]
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Run workout and Playlist
Ran today with H. It was 10 minute warmup, then run 8 minutes, walk 2, for an hour (then warm down). Also Strength workout (same as before) H said he didn’t mind if I ran in my headset, which he knows helps me gut it out. I hadn’t set up a Playlist though, so the […]
Dear Coach Helen…
[this is a note I just sent to Coach Helen, cc’ing, of course, Head Coach Dave. With respect to what I just blogged about – the fact Coach Dave said I had to have “stiffer shoes.”] Dear Coach Helen: As you know I want to be sure I do well on the Ironman, and I […]
Bike Training, Swim, Iron University
Today was another coached workout – we did bike drills, a LOT of swimming, and then learned more about the bike. It was at Redwood High, where I went to high school. W-O-W, the school is beyond gorgeous now. Landscaping, HUGE pool, the works. W-O-W. First we did drills on a “trainer.” The last time […]
Swim Day (with Playlist) and Run Day
OK I really should have taken photos. Next time. I am SURE there will be MANY “next times”! Just picture here a drowned rat grrl from running, and a swim workout with a flashlight on it! I did the swim workout at about 7:00 p.m. yesterday, because I had a meeting from 3:00 to 6:00 […]
Tennessee Valley Run with Paula
Today we were to do Strength Training (I think), and then do another Run/Walk combo for about 40 minutes (5 min/1 min). It was a “buddy run,” and Paula, another lawyer I’d met at the Kickoff, and I met at Tennessee Valley. Paula is an old hand at this – she actually did the Lavaman […]
Strength and Bike/Cadence workout plus Playlist; Louisville Ironman link!
First of all – if you’d like information on what I’m going to do next year, here is the link for a TV presentation of the 2009 Louisville Ironman. This will show on Thursday. OK, maybe I shouldn’t watch, I’m already signed up! Today, I tried a trick that Iron Mel mentioned to me when […]
Ironman Movie, Stats/Maps for Louisiana Ironman, Remembrances from Previous Races
First of all, check this out Pretty exciting, eh? Many folks who are considering sponsoring me through a tax-deductible donation on my fundraising website are curious what each of the miles “mean” for Ironman Louisville. This is the best I can find out (especially with respect to the times that you need to meet to […]
My Favorite New Quote, from the TV Show ‘Bones’
Abide by the exhortations to joie de vivre, that you may be borne aloft on the trembling wings of giggling angels. ~ Chef Gordon Gordon Wyatt, Bones (episode “The Dwarf In The Dirt”)
Swim Workout & Playlist; My Favorite Comment from the Weekend
Today was another Swim workout, and I decided to do the “Group 2″ workout to see how it would go. That workout was: WarmUp 300 EZ 3×50 25 kick on back/25 free RI 10″ 3×50 25 Catch Up (CU)/25 free RI 10″ 3×50 25 scull/25 free RI 10″ 3x 25 kick back RI 10″ […]