I started this blog two weeks ago… trying to get caught up with my thoughts. The summer is blowing by me with hardly any time to catch my breath. I have been working hard to get ready for my big race, a half Ironman Triathlon, this coming September. I was supposed to do a prep race last weekend however things didn’t play out quite as I had planned. In the last couple of weeks my training had pretty much been on track. 3.6 miles of swimming on the month (38.7 miles on the year), 75 miles biking (422 on the year), 12.2 miles running (178 miles on the year) but a couple of Monday’s ago our super busy summer caught up with me and I ended up down for the count for the better part of three days with fatigue and mental muddle. To add the misery it was a super hot muggy week. Then I found out I was double booked and the race I thought was Sunday was actually Saturday. I was also supposed to be coaching a youth triathlon clinic which Abby had planned to attend with me.
After the week I had it was time to make the best of a challenge (lemonade from lemons) and I opted to not race for fear of another setback. I got to move my race fees back to next year and Abby and I got to spend a whole morning together. We volunteered at the triathlon with race set up, water station set up and body marking. It was fun to chat with my teammates and support a great race which made up for not racing. Then Abby and I raced down to Ankeny in time to coach the kids I had been working with off and on all summer. Plus Abby got a chance to do a dry run for the triathlon she would do the following weekend. I also volunteered at the youth triathlon the next weekend and got to see my baby and all the kids I coached find some success in finishing the triathlon they had trained all summer for, and I have to say I teared up a bit. They are a pretty amazing group of kids and I really love working with them.  |
| Hugging my baby girl at the finish of her second triathlon |
Since then my training has really ramped up with final miles for July at 8 swim miles, 142 bike miles, 37 run miles for July with a current total milage on the year at 43 miles swimming (it makes me happy) 490 miles biking, 215 miles running (31 in the last ten days). I’m starting to build my run speed and distance again but still need a lot more seat time on the bike but have added bike to work once or twice a week for extra miles on my heavier bike as well as some shorter family rides. Starting to get excited and hoping to have some solid training in August. I also want to give a shout out to my amazing coach who has been helping me build strength and confidence.
Inspirational MS racing story to share (no not me): Runners world MS Survivor racing Endurance Race Badwater http://www.runnersworld.com/ultrarunning/ultrarunner-battling-ms-competes-at-badwater-with-help-from-famous-friends
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