Sunday, December 21, 2008
Week 6: Calorie Depletion and Training the Mind - Coach Wayne's World is not so excellent
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Week 5: Giving Masters Swim the Ol' College Try
Monday, December 8, 2008
Week 4: Getting into the Swing of Things
We also had a Swim Market Set. I completed 900 yards in 15 minutes. Woohoo! I hope I can beat it next time...
I made a guest appearance to a Team Modified workout at the Piedmont Track. Coach Claire's 400 interval workout helped me get out of my slow running pace slump. It's amazing what a difference track workouts make on distance running. [This would be a good time to mention that Claire Blaney is my hero...her time for the Philadelphia Marathon was 3:19:08, she came in 68th out of 3,000 women. Amazing!]
Condition: Pumped!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Week 3: Happy Thanksgiving! What Ironman?
Condition: Refreshed
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Week 2: Realizing my need for a better plan
Swim: 120 minutes
Strenth Train: 80 minutes
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Week 1: Kickoff & Ironteam University
Bike: 240 minutes
Strengh Train: 80 minutes
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Nike Women's Half Marathon aka "Diva Run"
Six months ago, I was lucky enough to gain entrance to the Nike Women's Half Marathon through random selection. Since the race was one month after Big Kahuna, it seemed like a good idea. It would have been a great idea if I had actually continued to work out after Big K. Lucky for me, Nike is such an amazing event that adrenaline and pure enjoyment was enough to carry me through the race. I think there were around 15,000 runners. Women from all 50 states and 25 different countries were on the course.
It was an amazing and unique race experience, but what was my favorite highlight? Having an entire high school cheerleading team do a “Go-Trish-Go!” cheer. Thanks Dennis :)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I Drank the Kool-Aid
Ironman: 2.4 mile open swim, 112 mile bike ride, 26.2 mile marathon.
I used to think this race was impossible and the people who trained for it were insane. But then those people became my friends and I've found myself pushing my own endurance boundaries farther than I could ever imagine. This summer, the TNT chatter started, "Who's signing up for IronTeam 2009?" Once the 2008 IronTeam triumphed in their races, the chatter was full blown, "Are YOU signing up for IronTeam?" I went back and forth in my mind with this for awhile. I'd already determined that I want to be an Iron(wo)man, the question was more a matter of when. Training for an Ironman alters your life, with every great reward comes great sacrifice. But then I realized that my life isn't going to get any simpler than it is right now. I'm 26, I live in Northern California, I don't have kids, and I have a super supportive and active boyfriend. And the icing on the cake? Coach Wayne is back!
Life is short.