Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The winter flew by!

Wow... so yet again I haven't blogged in forever!!!  I'll try to make an excuse and say that I was busy - which I was! 

Things that have made this winter go by so fast:
  1. Putting an offer in on a house
  2. A bad inspection on a house - all was resolved thankfully!
  3. Cheering at IM Cozumel over Thanksgiving - no I didn't get a Thanksgiving dinner - eating double in 2012!
  4. Moving out of my old townhouse into my new townhouse in mid-December.  My roommate Karin moved in the day after I moved in!
  5. Christmas and New Years in Florida
  6. Unpacking boxes - no they are still not all unpacked
  7. Florida for another week - Hannah finished her first half marathon, I survived the half marathon.  Saw the parents and then celebrated Margaux with her bachelorette party in Miami.
  8. Vegas - for a work conference (HIMSS).  I would tell you about it... but you know the saying!
  9. Rehabbing my back injuries with lots of strength training, physical therapy, and not working out a whole lot.
  10. Hannah's 21st B-day in DC!
  11. Oh... and the best thing besides the house.  I bought a new bike!  It's a Cannondale Slice and I LOVE it!  I actually enjoy riding now!
Training is ramping up and I'm falling behind already... well kind of.  Met with Coach Ed at the track this AM and he ensured me I'll be ready for Ironman just keep at it.  The bike is my biggest problem.  In Z2 outside I go about 12mph.  (On Saturday I rode with my friend Katy and we did about 24 miles on beach drive, yes that is about 2 hours of riding.  It was the first time I was able to stay in Z2 outside for the whole ride!  I was thrilled!  Then Katy and I had brunch at our favorite after biking place - Fire Hook)  So as of right now if I were to do 112 miles in Z2 - yeah you figure it out (9 hours)... I would be pulled off the race course due to not making time cut offs.  Thankfully I have tons of time to train still and I won't be in Z2 the whole time during Ironman so I should be just fine!

Only goal this week is to not get injured and train smart!