A Beginner's Journey to a Triathlon
Yes, I am still around, and yes, I am still working out. Not nearly at the frenzied pace that I was last year, but I’m still hanging in there. Biking roughly once a week at this point. I’m looking to increase that. Once the weather starts cooperating I should be commuting to work most days. […]
This past Saturday I joined a local group and went on a 20 mile loop to the west of Madison. I’ve heard that west of Madison is pretty hilly (that’s where the “Horribly Hilly Hundred” is), but for some reason I thought that it was a different “west” of Madison. Ha. I was wrong. I […]
My Mother, Brother and I finished our first triathlon today. It was exciting, fun, hard, exhausting, and rewarding all rolled up into one. I finished in approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, in 8th place among the Clydesdale category. There were 11 or 12 of us. Following are my experiences leading up to and including the triathlon itself. […]
Well, the triathlon is 2 days away. We had to change triathlons. When we went to register for the Pewaukee tri, registration was closed. Apparently they had filled up. I wasn’t aware that they had a limited number of registrations. I guess it makes sense. So Mom and I scrambled and found another one – […]
Hello there. I just did a quick scan of this blog, and realize that most of the posts are much the same – Haven’t been exercising, need to get back to it, sorry I haven’t been updating the blog, etc, etc. I apologize. It’s all boring, and all … a little disheartening, isn’t it? Well, […]
It has again been too long since I’ve updated this blog. I have been dutifully riding my bike and running, and it’s been great! I just rode my longest and fastest ride this morning – about 20 miles, at about 16 miles per hour. Pretty cool. My legs are letting me know about it, too. […]
Well, it’s been over two months since I’ve updated this site. I haven’t heard any complaints, so I guess nobody’s reading it. That’s okay. This is more for me anyway. So, what’s happened since 1/23? A lot. I trained and ran in a 5k run on St. Patrick’s day. I finished in about 34 minutes, […]
So, I have not yet registered for the Shamrock Shuffle. SBC Coaching is having an informational meeting about their training program tonight. I’m planning on going to that, and seeing if it’s something I want to take advantage of. I’m also going to call a local gym and inquire about a short month-to-month membership. More […]
Okay. Have you checked out my SkinnyR graph lately? I’ve lost over 40 pounds since starting it! I feel great, and I love not fitting into my clothes – because they’re too big! It’s amazing. I never thought I’d like not fitting into my clothes – but that was because I’ve never been too small […]
I rode on a trainer again, only now I have a heart rate monitor to measure how I’m doing! on 1/2, I rode for about 50 minutes, with an average heart rate of 163. That’s right about 80% of my recommended maximum. Perfect. Today I rode for 60 minutes, with an average heart rate of […]