Going with the flow

There hasn't been much to write about lately. Training has been really good! It looks like everything is working as planned. Now I can run faster and maintain a lower heart rate. It's a great way to see my progress and know that I'm fitter now than I was 6 weeks ago. Training is light over Christmas - still 5 days but shorter workouts. I'm trying to recover and refresh as much as possible because I think January is going to be tough.

We're in the market for a treadmill now. It's tough to get all of the workouts in so the more I have at home the easier it is. Every year I figure I have what I need for tri so it should get less expensive but it seems like the more you have, the more you need. I guess you can't put a price on your health or that feeling of crossing the finish line.

Starting to think about the goal time for Great White North but I don't feel ready to set it just yet. The original goal was just to come in under 8 hours, but I think that is selling myself short. Some of my friends are throwing around numbers like 6:40. I think that might be a little ambitious and I don't want to feel disappointed if I'm not that fast. I'm thinking an hour off would be fantastic, so I'll be happy with 7:30 and really happy if I'm under 7:20. But I'll see how training goes to get a better idea of what is realistic.

With it being the end of 2006 right away, I wanted to take a minute and thank everyone that has followed my progress, offered advice and encouragement!!! 2006 was an amazing year for me. Cheers to 2007.

10% loss!

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted, so I'm a little behind.

After my last post, I had my first recovery week. Still 5 days of training but much shorter/lighter sessions. That week felt great! Now it's been two weeks of six days (3 run/3 bike/1 swim) for about 6 hours a week. I've been really tired! But the workouts feel pretty good.

So, about the 10% - last night after running for 50 minutes, I decided to weigh myself (on the same weight style scale I used 4 weeks ago.) Of course I automatically put the large weight on 150 and start sliding the small one to 16 since that's where I was a month ago. I didn't even realize that at 150 it was already too heavy. I'm sliding the small one back, and back until it's at 0. I just stood there staring at it. It can't be....150lbs???? I've lost 16lbs in 4 weeks!

For some reason, I always thought I'd be pretty slim at 150. I guess I had no recollection of what I looked like at 150. Checked with the coach, made sure it's ok and not unhealthy to drop that fast. It's all good and I'm one happy camper!