Ironman
Down and Down
Posted on: November 12, 2009
Today is a “Down Day” on the triathlon schedule. And it’s a down day for me, too. Last night H “sat me down” (after I was complaining how exhausted I was – went to bed in the very early evening in fact), and said that he had been “thinking about it” an …
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Run and Strength Day (including run playlist)
Posted on: November 11, 2009
Tunes for today’s run: Scar That Never Heals, Jeremy Fisher My Sharona, The Knack Pony, Far She’s Got The Who-Hoo, Sugar Ray Jerk It, Thunderheist Single Ladies, Beyonce Daniella, John Butler Trio Get The Party Started, Pink Mony Mony, Billy Idol Fuego …
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First Training Bike Ride
Posted on: November 10, 2009
So, today the workout was as follows: Warm-up 10 minutes in middle-middle chainrings. Repeat the following drill set TWICE. Stay in big ring up front the entire workout, Shift to 3rd from largest ring in back. Alternate removing one foot from the pedal …
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Why We Do This: My Brother’s Brother
Posted on: November 9, 2009
So, is this the most gorgeous family you’ve ever seen, or what? This is my brother Jeff’s brother, David. Yeah, that sounds weird. Let me explain. Jeff and I met at the Kindergarten bus stop when we were like 5 years old. We hit it off and perhaps more …
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Posted on: November 9, 2009
…couch potato time!!! This is HOW I got on my “Ironman quest.” Back in the summer, I went to Tony Robbins “Unleash The Power Within” (the “firewalk thing”) with my bff Maria. I was pretty depressed about the economy, my sorry state of health and fitn …
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Team In Training IronTeam kickoff; first training day
Posted on: November 8, 2009
Arrrrgh – just had a computer hiss-fit and it pulled down what I had already written here. Grrrrr…OK, “hit Save hit Save hit Save.” There now I might remember it… SO, yesterday was Kickoff day for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Train …
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Forefoot Running
Posted on: November 5, 2009
Thanks to Kelownagurl, here is a link to an article on Forefoot Running. I am posting it here because I will be able to find it again. Hey, a cluttered brain is next to godliness…because the devil would get STUCK in there sortin’ stuff out. S
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Story about Mike Pigg; My first triathlon; Bike Tune-Up; Cycling thoughts.
Posted on: November 5, 2009
Saturday is “D Day” – the first day with Team In Training where they get to see my face and hand me a training schedule. Yikes. I’m getting more and more “wary” about the whole thing as time progresses, but I am also listening to more triathlon-related …
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Husbands Hear Weird
Posted on: November 3, 2009
Before I signed up for the Louisville Ironman Triathlon in August 2010, I actually called and discussed it with my husband. We were on the phone for quite some time, discussing time commitment, work versus workout, and lots of things like that. I was a …
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Why We Do This: Team In Training Update
Posted on: October 29, 2009
I received the following note from a long-time friend of mine. We recently hooked back up via Facebook (isn’t Facebook great?) She saw that I was training for the Ironman through Team In Training, and shared the following: My dad was diagnosed with Non …
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