Where does the time go?

Time flys....it has been 20 days since my last post. I guess I have been busy.....well yeah I have been, no guessing here. Still procrastinating on my taxes. I am afraid! The Tax Man Cometh. $$$$$$$$$
I wear too many hats and do too many things. I need to stop all of my extracurricular activities so I can train a little bit harder. Although things will get easier after Mid-Year Assembly in DC in the middle of April and when the Airway Conference I am planning is finished on May 3rd in Boise. Life will be good!

Training has been going well. I am spending more time in the pool because that is the event I am most afraid of. It is not like I can stop and walk....although that would be nice. I know it is the shortest event, but it is where I am the weakest link. I am getting there though.

My bike is awesome....spending more time in the saddle, although wish the weather would get a little bit nicer. Don't have a trainer to hop on and I don't really want to spend the extra money. I do like getting out in the open air and really climbing up the hills. Going down should be fun, but I am afraid of wiping out. I just need to get over that, but I don't want to get injured....wimpy wimpy wimpy.

Running off of the bike everytime I am on the bike. Of course it feels weird at first but it is getting better and better. I just need to get past the first 5minutes, that is the toughest time for me.

Nutrition....Nutrition....it is good. I need to take my vitamins though. I keep forgetting and wow I can feel it when I forget. Looking forward to all of the fresh fruits that will be here soon. 6 meals a day is working for me. I do still have some days where all I want to do is eat. But I guess I am expending alot more calories with all of the training.

Be proud, I am getting more sleep and it feels good. I love the afternoon cat nap. I know it it the time where I repair my body and the entire Growth Hormone thing....I get it....I am a health care worker. I do still wish that I didn't need to sleep as much. Then I could get more done in a day. My bad!

11 more weeks until my event is here. I feel great and more powerful! Injury free so far and loving it. I still need to buy a wetsuit and start doing some open water swims. I tried a friends wetsuit, but it was a bit too small. Holy cow....it is like trying to put on a full body girdle. What a PITA. Any suggestions on wetsuits?

This was my fortunue in my cookie last night...yes I ate a fortune cookie and it was yummy! "Striving for the best, will bring you closer to the best." Great quote! I don't feel guilty at all for eating the fortune cookie when it sends me empowering messages like that. :-)

Keep up the Strong Work and remember that....


Failure is not an option!

Who said Santa doesn't come in March?

Well, March is here and we launched forward to Daylight Savings Time...at least some of us did. I think Arizona doesn't play that game? Tell me again why we change time twice a year? For farmers or something? Anyway, I wish we could stay this way all year long! Yes, I love that it stays bright till it is time to go to bed. Great for a night owl like myself, bad for the 3 kids whom I am trying to convince that it is time to go to sleep.
March is also when we have our First Day of Spring....YEAH! Despite these wonderful signs of Spring, Winter is still here. Santa had a delayed visit to our little house in Boise, Idaho. He said something about checking his list more than a few times to see if I was naughty or nice. I prefer to be naughty, but deep down inside...I am really nice....or so I like to think. Now I understand Santa's dilemma???
Long story short, back in December of 2008, I asked Santa for a new road bike. After many deliberations, I came upon a used 2008 Giant Bike, TCR-C1. It was the stores "Team Bike", but it fit me like a glove and road fantastic, even though is has another girls name on it....HMMMM. Anyway, finally got my bike on Saturday. I felt like I was a kid again and rode it up and down the street with a hugh a$$ grin on my face. All I was missing was the little bell and some cute pink barbie ribbons.
So I rode on Sunday for about 8 miles and it felt great other than the snow that started falling about mile 5. I was quickly reminded that it is still March and I live in Idaho, not California anymore. Needless to say, I was a bit cold and snow covered....but I still had a blast...note that my grin was still there, just not as big. :-]
So my bike is pretty cool, although I really have not bought a bike for the last 20 years, so in perspective....anything would have been cool. It is a carbon frame and has Shimano Ultegra components and a Dura-ace Derailer. I still don't have road bike shoes and clipons....I need to have the store order my size and I really am not sure which road shoes I want? Any advice on shoes is welcome.....so in the meantime, I have some regular pedals until I get some new shoes.
Me being a newbie to this entire Tri process. I have many questions??? I rode my bike today again, just because it was a beautiful day. Blue skies with some white puffy clouds and a bit brisk, but I was able to dress warm. I rode a little over 12 miles today and I ran into a few obstacles....DOGS...I love dogs except when the gate that is suppose to keep them in their yard is wide open and they deceide to chase me and bark and continue to chase me as I ride as fast as I can down the street. My heart rate on my Garmin watch kicked up significantly. I hit that fight or flight and my adrenaline was released into my vasculature. The funny thing is that not only did one dog chase me, but two dogs chased me within a matter of 5 minutes. I know that I will avoid that stretch of road in the future. But what would you have done? Idaho is a right to carry firearms state, but that is going above and beyond...not to mention I don't think it would make me so aerodynamic. The bottom line is that I got safe and sound and my biking tights had nothing more that the padding to cushion my butt. Good thing!
Sorry no pictures, not feeling in the picture taking mood, but will try and take some of my bike very soon. Today was the first day of my 10 day stretch of work. Yes, I work everyday from today till next Wednesday. In fact, Wednesday is my in house 24 hour OB call. So don't think I will get to blog until sometime late next week.
I am feeling better and I started to work out once again. That cold I had really kicked my butt. I did get a chest x-ray and thankfully I didn't have pneumonia because that would have kept me out of commission for several months. I got in the pool on Saturday and did about 20 minutes. I didn't want to overdo it. Later Saturday night did some light weights and some core work. Incorporated more push-ups and felt the pain in my pecks the next day. It felt good!
Until next time.....
.....FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!