Here it is. My training log. Now, don't go thinking this is some kind of performance cross training triathlon blog that you're going to get tips and tricks from. This is my motivational journal. A beginner at running. A one time distance swimmer. A sometimes "thinks she can" mountain bike-er. I've always been athletic but never routined in my sports. This is my lifestyle change.
My main motivation started back in September when my awesome friend Anne posted on FB that she had just completed her first tri. I met up with her and some other friends the following week and was instantly hooked. THAT was my goal. A mini triathlon. Most people I've talked to balk at the swimming portion. That I can handle. The only thing that worries me there is getting my lung capacity back to it's pre-smoking strength. I'm sure the Camel Special Lights did some good damage to the lungs. The biking I have the leg strethgs for and it's not so harsh on the knees. The running will be my crutch.
My knees are genetically bad (thanks dad) and ruined even more by 80 pounds weight gain during pregnancy. I've been slowly building them back up to be able to run. Slowly is the key word here. I have a tendency to get over zealous and end up two steps back in the process. Case in point when I started training with my friend Bethany a number of months ago. "I'll be fine, I'll be fine" I said running, proceeded by five days of barely being able to walk. Take it slow. Bethany has turned me on to interval training. Starting with a 10 second jog and a 1.5 minute walk I've buld up to a 30 second jog and one minute walk for up to 45 minutes at a time. This has been a scheduled and gradual build up versus running until I collapse.
Tobay Triathlon, Sunday, August 29, 2010. 1K swim, 15K bike and a 5K run. Someone tell me I'm crazy because right now I'm thinking this is very doable.
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