Iron Man Training Log

See link for race report

2009-08-31T09:30:00.000-07:00

Bear Lake

2009-07-31T15:06:00.001-07:00

1 mile swim 40 mile ride.. now I'm off to LA to dance until 7 in the morning!

I found a place to swim.. sort of

2009-07-30T15:59:00.000-07:00

So I can swim at the U of R until August 6th then it closes until September. GO figure :)

So today I swam a mile and road 20. The end!

Ya Know

2009-07-29T12:55:00.000-07:00

A huge weakness of mine is just writing things down. Maybe it's my atrocious handwriting, my terrible typing skills, maybe I'm lazy, clueless or just plain indifferent to the matter. I guess for blog writing I cannot blame my handwriting. One of the main reasons why I started a couple blogs is that I thought it would give me some accountability to write since it is viewed publicly... and I was right, people tell me to update all the time..and yet I don't? So here goes another attempt .. :)

Contrary to the lack of content on my training blog, I really have been training. Most surely not as much as I should though I don't know if I would ever give myself enough credit. It is hard to do such a thing when surrounded by such incredible people. To name a few, Chase Renick [was on the junior national cycling team], Bishop Richey [Ironman triathlete, all wise all knowing], Bob Cannon [Mountain man extraordinaire] Merrill Paxman, Bart Childs, Henk Fisher, Kasey Haws.. and then to my family. My incredible dad with 20+marathons under his belt including Boston, my mom who has accomplished a marathon and 1/2 iron triathlons, my sister an elite gymnast and triathlete, Brian the concert Pianist, Brent and Kyle a marathon, Kyle and Brad with victories in cycling races. Talent is abundant.

For those who know me, you know that I have done most of my events haphazardly... with little thought or intention really. I have been known to say things like "why run unless you get credit for it?" or " I'm a wuss" and so on. I guess this approach was kind of a comfort barrier for me. Something I did but didn't really do. I didn't worry about times because, hey I just went out and did it. I think this is one of the reasons [I have others] why I signed up for the Ironman. It is great enough that I could not just shrug it off. I would have to mentally and physically prepare for it. And I dare to say that as I have trained, I have been rewarded. Maybe not with a medal or a tick mark but with sore muscles and pain :) haha but really it is mentally, physically and spiritually rewarding! And I 'm trying really hard to kick the wuss out of me though I think he is still winning, dang it!

Though as I have been training, I have felt kinda out of place. I mean I have ran but don't consider myself a runner, I can't swim extremely well and I haven't biked. So I've often thought well why am I trying to do this. I mean riding with a bunch of cyclists isn't really the biggest confidence booster, ya know. But I think things came together for me at my race last Saturday. I gained a lot of confidence in what I am doing and had a lot of fun doing it. And fun is what it is all about!! Anyway, I am rambling a bit I know but just thought I'd share these Ideas that I've had.

And then for those of you who really care, my work outs for this week have consisted of the following:

Monday: 10 mile run, 30 mile bike Felt Great! and an ab workout.. did not feel great in fact it didn't feel good at all, in fact I hate them ..I guess that is why I will never have sexy abs

Tuesday: 12 mile bike flatted without a tube and walked barefoot a mile home and got huge blisters on my heels ouch!!! Yes dad I can hear you say, " I told you to put the bike kit on.. " haha I'll never learn, NEVER!

Wednesday: 12 mile run 25 mile bike The bike consisted of a sprint [I chased down a car that was a jerk to kyle] and some wicked hills. And an ab work out, blah!

*And just a side note the wonderful thing about Redlands is that you either have hills or you have hills.

And I know, I still need to find a place to swim, YIKES!!! I'm going to go check that out right now. Bye.

It has been awhile

2009-06-19T15:03:00.000-07:00

While I have not been blogging, I have been training. Of course not as much as I should but training none the less. Here are a few pictures of my latest training activity. Enjoy.

I did at least 15 slip and slide laps, 10 laps of chasing Kael and Kyle and all this right after my ride with Brad down a windy canyon in the hot hot sun! I say it was a pretty successful workout.

As you can see, I still have quite a bit of work to do but I am pretty excited about it! :)

demetri martin on swimming.

2008-11-29T08:54:00.000-08:00

"To me, swimming is a confusing sport because sometimes you do it for fun but then other times you do it to not die. When I am swimming sometimes I do not know which one it is. I have to go by the outfit. Pants, ut oh! Bathing suit, OK. Naked? We'll see."

515 (race number)

2008-11-08T10:03:00.001-08:00

So this morning I finished my first triathlon. It was a sprint tri, reverse order. So the morning was pretty cool but by the time the run started the weather was pretty nice. The run was pretty easy, a nice loop. The transition was slow for me but I didn't really hurry so that's fine. I am glad I had my tri outfit though. It was way nice (I probably looked pretty ridiculous but after the swim I realized that I wasn't the only one looking ridiculous). The bike, again wasn't that bad.. a two loop course with one hill. It was a pool swim and then it was over. The swim wasn't bad but by far my weakest area. I am for sure going to have to get some help and really work on it. But all in all, it was a fun race. It was cool to have different events whereas a marathon is a marathon. Plus the girls were prettier. Not that that really means anything. My time was 1:03 so I'll take it for what it is. Can't wait for the next one!

2008-11-03T21:15:00.000-08:00

17 laps swim..My shoulder hurts, Ker thinks I may have swimmers arm. blah

2008-10-28T21:36:00.000-07:00

1 mile swim..it was fine but i feel way sick right now blah!

2008-10-26T06:56:00.001-07:00

Ker showed me the weight machines, I don't like weights but I did some on thursday and I danced on friday and saturday. I think this is more of a physical activity log haha :)

Bike

2008-10-22T21:39:00.000-07:00

So I rode to Mapleton and back. It was a nice little ride. Climbing is good too. :)

Swim, Climb, Yoga

2008-10-21T22:19:00.000-07:00

So that is my tri for the day

1 mile freestyle swim

hour and a half climb

hour yoga

Bike

2008-10-20T21:20:00.000-07:00

So my dad let me borrow his bike, so I have one until it gets cold or I get my own. :) Also, I had a really good climbing day today. Anyway, not too much to report. It'll be a long short year.

Volunteer Iron Man AZ 2008

2008-10-19T16:27:00.000-07:00

"Hello!

Thank you for signing up for my area (Finisher Medals & T-shirts) during the Ironman Arizona triathlon on Sunday, Nov. 23! I apologize if I've already written to you, but I'm just making sure everyone's been contacted by now. if any of your friends, workout buddies, or family would like to help us out, have them sign up on thewww.ironmanarizona.com website - just like you did!

I'll do my best to give you your first choice of shifts for this area, so if you do have a preference or are already working in another area earlier in the day, please let me know.

Shift 1: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Shift 2: 7:00 p.m. - 12:15 a.m.

It's an exciting, exhilirating,exhausting day, no matter what shift or area you work, but there is something magical about watching those really fast finishers and those last few finishers crossing the line and congratulating them! If you've ever done one, you know what this means, if not - you may just get motivated to 'up your training' and do it next year!

Here's our job description: Volunteers will be in the finish area with a table stocked with medals, another with T-shirts and another with bag. We then award the IronMan finisher by placing the medal around his/her neck and handing him/her the much anticipated t-shirt and goodie bag. Not a bad job, huh?

There will be an all-volunteer meeting on Saturday, November 22nd at 9 AM at theTempe Center for the Arts at Tempe Beach to learn more about your duties, get your wristband and meet your fellow volunteers. You will receive your volunteer t-shirt on race day and plenty of food and water will be provided throughout your shift. We encourage you and your friends to join in and volunteer in at least one other area throughout the day and night!!
Remember, if you have any questions, please email me. Thanks again for being so supportive of this event in Tempe. Without our volunteers, there would be no IronMan!!"

Swimming

2008-10-17T05:36:00.000-07:00

So last night I went to yoga. It was good for me. I am horrible at it but I think as long as I leave feeling better than it is worth it. I think my favorite part are the incense.

Anyway, today I swam. I did 33 laps. I don't know the size of the pool so I do not know how far that is. Of course I took a rest between laps and I can't do the turn thing so I need some serious work with my swimming. It took me about an hour maybe a few minutes over. I also need to buy a pair of goggles and a cap. Any suggestions?

Gold's

2008-10-16T18:56:00.000-07:00

So I bought a gym pass so now I can swim and stuff. Hurray.

Recovery

2008-10-09T22:15:00.000-07:00

So I am still recovering from the St George marathon last Saturday but I had the chance to climb for an hour (bouldering at the Quarry). I actually hit this really awesome dyno so I am very proud of myself. I also stayed for Yoga. It was really good. I am really bad. So, I have decided to stick with it. Go Figure? It is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10. I feel really good right now so I think if I keep going it will be really good for me!

Anyway, apart from that, I found a training program that I may follow. If anyone knows of something better, I am all for it. Also I need to figure out my bike situation and also my swimming situation soon. So again, any suggestions..I'll take them.

As far as nutrition goes, I am completely clueless. On a positive note, I have been off candy and cookies and doughnuts..basically all sweets for about 2 weeks now, which for me is an accomplishment in and of itself. It's a good thing. :)

PS Is anyone interested in doing this with me?