baby got back

Ran on treadmill for 35 min. without stopping. It actually felt pretty good. I have found if I throw my T shirt over the time/milege thing and just listen to my music It goes by faster. Can't wait for the snow to go away so I can run outside. I'm not a winter person.............Why am I in wisconsin again?

Yertle the Turtle

We have one last xmas celebration at Jeff's mom's house today. Hit the treadmill - ran 30 minutes straight. didn't feel that great.

It's ON!!!

Forgive me bloggers, it has been many months since my last post. I have been exercising very sporadically since the Danskin........OK I took 2 months completely off. Thanks to my friend, Audrey Dikkeboom, I'm going to attempt to do the Madison 1/2 Marathon this coming summer. New years resolution : Be more consistent with my workouts, Decrease crap in my diet.....I can't stop all together-my body would go into shock! I am going to shoot for the 1/2 marathon in May and either the Danskin Tri in July or the Trek Tri both in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Whatever works out for my sisters and friends the best. There ,I said it out loud and in writing and now I have to do it............

Today I hit the treadmill. My trainer (Who I promised not to say the F-word to so he would help me) said "Make it hurt" and I did. I ran 15 minutes, walked 2 minutes, repeat until I got to 3.1 miles. It didn't feel too bad. I felt really out of shape. I hate it when I can feel everything jiggle when I run. I did it at my usual turtle pace and finished in 52 minutes. I have a lot of work to do..........

Danskin 08 Race Report

Well.....we came, we saw, we kicked some ass! The Keeney girls all finished the race. Am I bitter that my little sister who smokes and hardly trained at all got the same time as me?.....................a little. The weather was perfect. I had my personal trainer with me for one last day. And my mom was on baby duty which was very helpful. There are no excuses for anything. I went there with the goal of just wanting to finish.....check. I wanted to do it without being dead last.......check. I wanted to finish in under 2 hours..........check. so why do I feel like I could have done better? I may have to do this again next year just to beat myself.

Things that I could have done differently.

1. no stopping to pee in the porta potty. I was just starting my run and debating weather or not to pee myself or slip into the porta and pee. That would save a minute or so.

2. I might put regular pedals on the bike so I don't have to change shoes. My transitions were ridiculously long cuz I had to change shoes twice and of course I didn't have them untied, lock laces, etc. That's another 2-4 minutes of transition times right there.

3. I would not run in spandex alone! That's just too much jiggling for me. I never felt like I got into a groove with my running cuz I was tugging at my shorts trying to cover more skin.

4. I needed to do more Brick workouts prior to the race. I felt like I was running on tree stumps. practice ,practice, practice.

Now I'm not sure what my goals are. I've been focusing on this one event for so long.......now what? I need a goal or I don't make working out a priority. I am captain excuse maker.

1. I think I will focus on running for now and cross train a little with swim, bike, plilates. Maybe try to get a PR for the berbee derby this november (5K).

2.I would like to shoot for finishing the Crazy Legs Classic(8k) in April '09.

3.Possibly do a 10K at some point next summer.

4. But for sure do the Danskin with my sisters again. Only this time make it a girls weekend. It was nice to have my family and mom there, but that couldn't have been much fun for them. Lots of standing around being our Sherpa's.

PS. My personal trainer officially quit so I'll have to figure out how to do all of this alone. :(

My personal trainer put in his three week notice :(

It finally happened. Jeff got so fed up with my pissing and moaning about working out that he said after the Danskin tri on July 13th he can no longer be my P.T.. he would rather be my husband and he can't be both without a marriage counselor. Thank you, Jeff, for helping me despite my bad attitude.

The last couple of weeks I've been trying to spend more time on the bike before the tri. I took a long ride with Jeff with brutal hills. And another short one (about 20 miles). Also 30-45min here and there on the trainer. I'm also feeling a little better about my running. doing some longer slow runs and some interval work. I was able to run 4.5 miles one night. Aerobically I felt fine. My knees and ankles were getting sore though. I'm feeling pretty confident with swimming. I've been to the pool a couple times, also. It's much easier to swim lap in a 50 yard pool. Not as many turns. Now if I can just do all three in a row at a reasonable speed I think I'll have it licked!

But the BIG news is Jeff has sold his bike and is now getting an Orbea ORA. I don't know much about it but he has that excited 12 year old grin on his face is it must be good. I'll post pics when he brings it home. At my request, this time he sold his bike FIRST then purchased another bike. So while he has been bikeless he's been getting more runs in. I think he's trying to get his mileage back up. He needs to do a little more swimming I guess. last time we did lap swim he looked like he was struggling. I'm sure he will bounce back soon. He hasn't been able to work out as much as he wants to because of my training. Hopefully he can get more time in after my tri is done.

Hey lady...Are you still going to run the 2 mile?

This is what I heard from a 10 year old kid in the transition area of the 2mile run/15mile bike/2mile run duathlon that I finished last saturday. Followed by, "Mom, should I put the rest of the water away yet?". Then his 12 year old brother followed behind me on his dirt bike the whole last 2 miles.......about 3 feet behind me. It was not a very beginner friendly race. Even my husband Jeff got his ass handed to him. My friend from work, Pam, and I came in dead last. I did finish in just under 2 hours which was my goal, but coming in so far behind kind of takes the wind out of your sails. Especially since all of the volunteers were standing around like it was a huge inconvenience to wait until we finished. Almost all the the athletes were gone and the transition area had been cleared out before we were done......RUDE! Oh well. that's the last time I will ever do the Albany Duathlon! I knew when I a bunch of Ironman tattoo's on people that I was in trouble.

I also did a duathlon with Jenny and Mike the weekend before ,which went a little better. At least I beat a few people. That one was in beloit starting at the hospital. That was nice to know if I had a heart attack help was nearby......comforting.

I also just got done with the Susan Komen 5k run with my friends, Audrey and Angie. Angie was having a surprise birthday party that evening and I was so nervous I was going to spill the beans. Especially since I almost did the day before.....oops. Don't ever tell me secrets.....I cannot keep them! Before the race Angie was commenting on how slow she was and feel free to pass her.......then she took off like a bat outta HELL. Whenever I start out to fast it kinda ruins the rest of the race for me. I spend the rest of it trying to get my mojo back. It never happened. That's ok. It got me out of my comfort zone.

Jeff, my personal trainer has just informed me that it is time to start suffering before the danskin tri. I'm following this workout schedule from a magazine for beginner triathletes. I'm struggling to get all the workouts in due to the small children but doin the best I can. I could never accomplish this without Jeff's help. I don't know how single mother's would get anything done, let alone train for anything. I'm very lucky. I'll try to post more often as I have been told by several people that I should.