Well I almost do :)
So obviously I decided which one to get! By convincing popular demand, it's versatility, as well as the components and material... I chose to go with the road bike! 2011 Felt ZW6! I won't actually have it until probably next weekend though :( (getting my size frame, and the shoes and pedals) But I'm just excited that I've finally been sized, it's been ordered, and it will be here in no time!! Cannot wait to start riding :D It's a nice, pretty little bike. Don't have any pictures yet except for the ones from Felt's website but as soon as I get it I will post some! I'm seriously going to treat it like a newborn... Pillows and blankets IN the car on the way home, it'll probably sleep by my bed for a few days, and I'll give it regular baths. Eeek! Yes, I'm quite pumped ;)
That's pretty much it for now... should be a good day to train tomorrow! But later in the week not so much :-/ I'll keep you posted!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Okay guys, I need help
I have 24 hours (litterly) to make a final decision on which bike to purchase. It's between the Felt ZW6 (road bike) and the Felt S22 (triathlon bike). Personally I like the tri bike better... even though it's aluminum and weighs 2 pounds more. ;) Plus I've been set on this bike since like last race season! But just this week I've been hammered like a nail about getting the swanky, full carbon, 18 pound road bike instead so that I can also do cycling races and whatnot, not just triathlon. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not disagreeing about that... I'd love to do cycling races... But that tri bike is calling my name! Then so is the road bike...
I guess the logical thing to do is get the road bike so I at least have the option of different kinds of races. And I could get clip on aero bars? I don't know I don't know! Well I mean I do have a preeetty good idea of what will go down tomorrow, but what do you think? Which bike do you like better? [I think I know what everyone will say too ;)] But I'd love to hear your opinions!!
I guess the logical thing to do is get the road bike so I at least have the option of different kinds of races. And I could get clip on aero bars? I don't know I don't know! Well I mean I do have a preeetty good idea of what will go down tomorrow, but what do you think? Which bike do you like better? [I think I know what everyone will say too ;)] But I'd love to hear your opinions!!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Bike ridin'
Welllll I lied about running today... and swimming. Neither happened for lack of time BUT I did actually ride! A short yet hard tempo ride. It went well, minus my hips kind of hurting towards the end... which was really weird. But I enjoyed it, made me all the more excited for Saturdaaayy! :D
Also it looks like there may be 2 or 3 big additions to my races page up there! ^^^ (as well as subtractions) But they are 2 or 3 very exciting additions! Goodness, have I mentioned how excited I am for this race season?? :D I will elaborate a little more on this probably come next week. Or I could keep it totally secret... oooo suspense.... haha no. It's not THAT big, at some point I'll let it out ;)
Tomorrow will be a normal day. School in the morning, train in the afternoon. I'm not for sure yet what the training will be... probably something just kinda spontaneous!
But, Saturday, January 29, 2011, will not be a normal day. :)
A fun, picture-filled post is soon to come!!
Also it looks like there may be 2 or 3 big additions to my races page up there! ^^^ (as well as subtractions) But they are 2 or 3 very exciting additions! Goodness, have I mentioned how excited I am for this race season?? :D I will elaborate a little more on this probably come next week. Or I could keep it totally secret... oooo suspense.... haha no. It's not THAT big, at some point I'll let it out ;)
Tomorrow will be a normal day. School in the morning, train in the afternoon. I'm not for sure yet what the training will be... probably something just kinda spontaneous!
But, Saturday, January 29, 2011, will not be a normal day. :)
A fun, picture-filled post is soon to come!!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Let us run with perseverance
....are the words I repeated over and over to myself while running today.
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." Hebrews 12:1b-3
What a great way to stay motivated and fight through the minute leg pain! Considering the pain he went through me. "Let us run with PERSEVERANCE!"
So anyway, I ran today! A pretty wonderful 5k in (almost) record time! I was sooo excited when I saw the clock ;) My stomach did keep cramping up though :/ maybe from too much water pre-run? It was so annoying. And my ankles were feeling kinda jammed and hurting more than usual as well. But it wasn't unbearable, I finished and quickly at that!
Also, I had another good swim yesterday! 400 meters warm up and cool down, and 4 x 1/4 mile sets... So about 2000 meters total. My arms were a little more sore because I swam Monday too, but it probably wasn't enough to really be considered "sore". I'd say the training I've done so far this year as gone great! Very promising :) Allllmost time to start a count down for my first race! Haha
Well the weather tomorrow is supposed to amazing... mid 50's and sunny! So I'm definitely planning to take advantage of that and go for another run, and probably swim too. :D It's been a wonderful week training wise, and an exciting weekend ahead! I'll blog about all of the fun stuff, so check back :)
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." Hebrews 12:1b-3
What a great way to stay motivated and fight through the minute leg pain! Considering the pain he went through me. "Let us run with PERSEVERANCE!"
So anyway, I ran today! A pretty wonderful 5k in (almost) record time! I was sooo excited when I saw the clock ;) My stomach did keep cramping up though :/ maybe from too much water pre-run? It was so annoying. And my ankles were feeling kinda jammed and hurting more than usual as well. But it wasn't unbearable, I finished and quickly at that!
Also, I had another good swim yesterday! 400 meters warm up and cool down, and 4 x 1/4 mile sets... So about 2000 meters total. My arms were a little more sore because I swam Monday too, but it probably wasn't enough to really be considered "sore". I'd say the training I've done so far this year as gone great! Very promising :) Allllmost time to start a count down for my first race! Haha
Well the weather tomorrow is supposed to amazing... mid 50's and sunny! So I'm definitely planning to take advantage of that and go for another run, and probably swim too. :D It's been a wonderful week training wise, and an exciting weekend ahead! I'll blog about all of the fun stuff, so check back :)
Monday, January 24, 2011
It's like math
Swimming at KDMC has become a math class of sorts. And 1st grade math is so confusing! They've taken down the huge, wonderfully convenient sign with all of the conversions such as: 2 laps = 25 meters, 64 lengths = 1 mile, etc. But now I have to stop and do all of that difficult math in my head! I guess I should try and learn the measurements as well as I've learned my name...
But anyway I had an almost picture perfect mile long swim today! No soreness, no stinging shoulder pain, no side pain, nothing. It was great. I did some 100 meter accels then a long set breaking half-way in between.
Now I'm home enjoying a yummy post-workout snack of peanut butter and banana, an apple, and like 3 gallons of water before I do workout #2: core strength. But I'm sure it'll end up being all of upper body, core, and lower body ;)
It felt amazing to be training after being sick, yet again! Racing starts before too long! :D :S :/ :@ (<--- describes all of my emotions about this...) Haha no it'll be fun, I'm ready for March :D
Thanks for the read, have a good week!
But anyway I had an almost picture perfect mile long swim today! No soreness, no stinging shoulder pain, no side pain, nothing. It was great. I did some 100 meter accels then a long set breaking half-way in between.
Now I'm home enjoying a yummy post-workout snack of peanut butter and banana, an apple, and like 3 gallons of water before I do workout #2: core strength. But I'm sure it'll end up being all of upper body, core, and lower body ;)
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Thanks for the read, have a good week!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Clip in... clip out
Tonight we're talking gear. New gear. Or lack there of ;)
But first, a little about my weekend:
It started out last night with our youth groups Women's Retreat. It was led by sweet Mrs. Janie and Meredith and we spent the night out at the Mooney's home. We had such a fun time fellowshipping together while learning simple, practical ways to strengthen our relationship with God. And five girls sleeping on the floor 2 inches from each other is a pretty fun way to bond, huh? ;)
So now to gear. I'm just about to finally get my new bike! :D It's getting closer and closer and I am sooo excited! But sadly, you can't just buy the bike. Currently I'm working on picking out my shoes and pedals. Well actually just the shoes... pedals are done :) But there is SO many options! I've got it pretty much narrowed down to either a pair of Pearl Izumi's or Shimano's, but that is always subject to change. My pedals are Speedplay ;)
Another thing I'm looking into is new tri shorts/top. I've actually had my eye on some of the unreleased spring 2011 line of Zoot clothing that I maaaybe found a leak of... ;) But I'm not sure yet, we'll see. The main issue to be worrying about right now is the shoes... Even if I have the bike, with shoes and pedals it won't do me much good! Not only do they have to look at least kinda good, but they have to be compatible with the cleat/pedal system. It shouldn't be that big of a problem but it's something to not forget about.
There's things regarding new triathlon gear I could write 10 pages about, but I'm tired, and it might get boring :P
But new stuff is soon to come!
Hope you've all had a great weekend so far!
But first, a little about my weekend:
It started out last night with our youth groups Women's Retreat. It was led by sweet Mrs. Janie and Meredith and we spent the night out at the Mooney's home. We had such a fun time fellowshipping together while learning simple, practical ways to strengthen our relationship with God. And five girls sleeping on the floor 2 inches from each other is a pretty fun way to bond, huh? ;)
So now to gear. I'm just about to finally get my new bike! :D It's getting closer and closer and I am sooo excited! But sadly, you can't just buy the bike. Currently I'm working on picking out my shoes and pedals. Well actually just the shoes... pedals are done :) But there is SO many options! I've got it pretty much narrowed down to either a pair of Pearl Izumi's or Shimano's, but that is always subject to change. My pedals are Speedplay ;)
Another thing I'm looking into is new tri shorts/top. I've actually had my eye on some of the unreleased spring 2011 line of Zoot clothing that I maaaybe found a leak of... ;) But I'm not sure yet, we'll see. The main issue to be worrying about right now is the shoes... Even if I have the bike, with shoes and pedals it won't do me much good! Not only do they have to look at least kinda good, but they have to be compatible with the cleat/pedal system. It shouldn't be that big of a problem but it's something to not forget about.
There's things regarding new triathlon gear I could write 10 pages about, but I'm tired, and it might get boring :P
But new stuff is soon to come!
Hope you've all had a great weekend so far!
Friday, January 21, 2011
I am alive!
Just not as much as normal this week... :/ I have been cooped up in my bed... sick... again. AGAIN! Only this time it was a quick, gone in a jiffy stomach bug. Tuesday morning I woke up around 4:00 feeling really odd. But I blew it off thinking maybe it was from sleeping on my stomach, or I had just eaten too much on Monday and was really full. But sure enough, about an hour later I finally... vomited. (TMI?) Ahhh I was so upset, I mean I had just gotten over the flu. So anyway, I continued to be very ill the rest of the morning and got out of bed maybe once.
It's now Friday and I still really don't have all of my energy back yet! I haven't been sleeping well at night, or eating much during the day so I'm sure that's why. But other than the tiredness I feel good today! Having been sick also means no triathlon training... for a week. That's the second full week I've already missed this year! :( But I guess recovery is most important. If time permits I might try to go for an easy, recovery swim tomorrow evening, but I'm not sure yet. Just glad to be feeling better!
Well there's not really much else to say... my week has been sick and boring so far! I'll be back to normal posting within the next day or two, I promise!
Thanks for reading :)
It's now Friday and I still really don't have all of my energy back yet! I haven't been sleeping well at night, or eating much during the day so I'm sure that's why. But other than the tiredness I feel good today! Having been sick also means no triathlon training... for a week. That's the second full week I've already missed this year! :( But I guess recovery is most important. If time permits I might try to go for an easy, recovery swim tomorrow evening, but I'm not sure yet. Just glad to be feeling better!
Well there's not really much else to say... my week has been sick and boring so far! I'll be back to normal posting within the next day or two, I promise!
Thanks for reading :)
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