Time & Money, Seconds & Inches, these are the things that bits of life are made of. If only I had more time...more money...if I could run a few seconds faster...if I only could lose a few inches...
Things would be better wouldn't they?
The fist week was awesome desire and motivation made me WANT to do it. I did some sort of activity 5 out of 7 days. The second week was so painful, but if I push through the pain, it will be easier. Did something 4 out of 7 days. The third week I was sore and tired, but still worked in 3 out of 7 days. Fourth week 3 of 7. The fifth week 4 days out of 7 and actually had my best run yet on Friday of last week. I did a 4 mile run in 40:24 felt great in the legs and the lungs.
Still trying to get the breathing while swimming thing down. Watched a group of 8 year olds do it yesterday at the pool while Annie and Cameron were taking lessons. It's a lot easier to learn when you have no bad habits to break.
Life is busy right now, Emily was gone for a week, my parents came out for a week, I am heading off to TRAC for the next two weekends, soccer coaching classes and the list goes on. I love my life and I am not complaining, just realizing how finding time/making time to meet my goal will be part of the overall goal.
Good thing I am just working on a good solid base right now!
I also need to change my eating habits! Not much has changed in this area, so I am also not getting the results I would like on the inches part!
I how ever in the last 5 weeks have done more then in the last 5 months! Progress not perfection!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Pizza is not training food.
Had pizza for lunch on Friday and Saturday, then had left over pizza for dinner on Sunday. My legs felt as if all the cheese just went right into my legs. I had a hard time picking them up on my lunch run. Plus the fact that it was 100 degrees outside...wait sorry it was only 71 degrees and the sun was out, it must have been the 30 pound jacket of fat that I wear. It is getting smaller though.
I met up this morning with my new swim coach Randy B. and I am grateful to have him. If he was not at the pool this morning and I got in and did a few laps I would have tried to get my money back for the race. The swimming part has been what has kept me out of triathlons. I am self taught and had no reason to swim with my head in the water, since I was never going to far. Randy has faith in me and that is what I need for the swim part. I have to learn how to breathe without lifting my head out of the water. Learning to swim all over again really. Randy feels I can have this down in a week or so, there is hope. When I get this part I will reduce my effort by a ton. Right now I waste a lot of extra energy by holding my head up. Extra energy is what I will need.
In the pool we (Team EPC) used this morning I would have to swim 84.5 laps to make 1.2 miles. I could not really do 1 lap with good form and not feel out of breath. I am so glad I have 263 days 16 hours and 28 minutes to learn.
Next to Randy and I was a 70+ year old man that has done several Tri's including the one I am going to do. He had several pointers too. Most of which were about the race day, good tips, however, all I could think of was dude, I can not even swim to the end of the pool and back yet.
Thanks Randy, I know that you feel I am your motivation, but I really need the help.
Tonight I will not eat pizza or ice cream!
I met up this morning with my new swim coach Randy B. and I am grateful to have him. If he was not at the pool this morning and I got in and did a few laps I would have tried to get my money back for the race. The swimming part has been what has kept me out of triathlons. I am self taught and had no reason to swim with my head in the water, since I was never going to far. Randy has faith in me and that is what I need for the swim part. I have to learn how to breathe without lifting my head out of the water. Learning to swim all over again really. Randy feels I can have this down in a week or so, there is hope. When I get this part I will reduce my effort by a ton. Right now I waste a lot of extra energy by holding my head up. Extra energy is what I will need.
In the pool we (Team EPC) used this morning I would have to swim 84.5 laps to make 1.2 miles. I could not really do 1 lap with good form and not feel out of breath. I am so glad I have 263 days 16 hours and 28 minutes to learn.
Next to Randy and I was a 70+ year old man that has done several Tri's including the one I am going to do. He had several pointers too. Most of which were about the race day, good tips, however, all I could think of was dude, I can not even swim to the end of the pool and back yet.
Thanks Randy, I know that you feel I am your motivation, but I really need the help.
Tonight I will not eat pizza or ice cream!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Dude it could rain.
I find it funny how quickly I can talk myself out of doing something. The plan was a lunch run today, and I got up early, and my phone said rain, there were clouds in the sky, I could hardly do all of my sets of push ups. I had a lot of reasons in my head not to run, like Em and the kids were going to the movie at lunch time, however, I pushed through and did a 3.11 mile run in 33 minutes. It was also the best I felt running to this point. I am so glad I pushed through the negative and ran...well slow jog/fast walk time.
Push ups a are getting hard. The first week hurt like heck, the second week I burned through them and this week they are killing me, I can barley make it to the required set number. I hope Friday will be better.
I think that my lungs are getting to a point where I am ready to start swimming. Dont want to be sucking in water. Some one thinks a speedo is a great idea. NOT, I can not even imagine trying one on.
It is official after 2 days of weigh ins I have lost 3 pounds. I dont count it unless I get it two days in a row. So only 30 more pounds to go.
268 days, 14 hours and 41 minutes.
Push ups a are getting hard. The first week hurt like heck, the second week I burned through them and this week they are killing me, I can barley make it to the required set number. I hope Friday will be better.
I think that my lungs are getting to a point where I am ready to start swimming. Dont want to be sucking in water. Some one thinks a speedo is a great idea. NOT, I can not even imagine trying one on.
It is official after 2 days of weigh ins I have lost 3 pounds. I dont count it unless I get it two days in a row. So only 30 more pounds to go.
268 days, 14 hours and 41 minutes.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Scary Thought
I did 83 push ups in sets this morning, I dont think I have done that many push ups since high school football. My guns are so big that I had to wear a shirt with no sleeves...not really but I did have to try on two shirts (one was Camerons).
On to the scary thought, I was running at lunch 4 miles in 44:05 a new snail speed record. I had a thought, will I have to wear spandex for the race? I have a rule and I dont fit my own rule so I am not a candidate for spandex. I currently wear loose shorts and shirt untucked for proper blousing as not to show off my large backside and tummy. Which by the way was having a fight today with my headphones. My tummy was tugging the cord out of my ears once I got a bit sweaty. I dont know if by 4/2/11 I will be spandex ready, the thought I had of me wearing spandex was that of trying to put a water melon into a can coozy...it just dont work. I was also having some chafing going on about mile 3, and had to do the lift right leg out in a funny way to get the shorts between the legs again. Maybe spandex does not ride up....ummmm
I'll let you all know about that decision as time goes on.
June totals 36.17 miles run/rode/spun, 2,583 calories, 0 pounds lost. If I did not have 47 billion calories over the weekend that might have been different.
I can see my self finishing in my minds eye so the goal is real. I just need to be smart and train well.
Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement, it means a lot. I look forward to running, ridding, ans swimming with some of you.
Have a great and happy Independence Day. I will try not to eat too much at the crap fair on Sunday.
On to the scary thought, I was running at lunch 4 miles in 44:05 a new snail speed record. I had a thought, will I have to wear spandex for the race? I have a rule and I dont fit my own rule so I am not a candidate for spandex. I currently wear loose shorts and shirt untucked for proper blousing as not to show off my large backside and tummy. Which by the way was having a fight today with my headphones. My tummy was tugging the cord out of my ears once I got a bit sweaty. I dont know if by 4/2/11 I will be spandex ready, the thought I had of me wearing spandex was that of trying to put a water melon into a can coozy...it just dont work. I was also having some chafing going on about mile 3, and had to do the lift right leg out in a funny way to get the shorts between the legs again. Maybe spandex does not ride up....ummmm
I'll let you all know about that decision as time goes on.
June totals 36.17 miles run/rode/spun, 2,583 calories, 0 pounds lost. If I did not have 47 billion calories over the weekend that might have been different.
I can see my self finishing in my minds eye so the goal is real. I just need to be smart and train well.
Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement, it means a lot. I look forward to running, ridding, ans swimming with some of you.
Have a great and happy Independence Day. I will try not to eat too much at the crap fair on Sunday.
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