My new bike (which I am sure no one believes I am getting) is still at the shop waiting for a new crank.
My patience is wearing thin. Soon I will start getting angry.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Uninteresting Events Leading Up To IM - Event #1
| What Happens If I Get A Flat? |
I guess during Ironman if I get a flat I could hope that some kind individual will pull over and help me change my tire...but I am not counting on it (what do you think)?
This evening I had my first lesson in changing not only my tube but my actual tire on my bike wheel. It looked difficult but I muddled thru it just fine with the help of my better half.
The old saying "patience is a virtue" comes in very handy when changing a tire and of course you must not be afraid to get dirty and break a nail.
While I am feeling pretty good about the fact that I managed to change my first tire I am not 100% convinced of my tire changing abilities while in a race.
So, to quote another saying - "practice makes perfect" - guess what I'll be doing every weekend.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Last Spin Class
Since September of 2012 our Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings have been reserved for spin class at Speed Theory with Trev Williams of The Doctrine, Mike and the new friends we made at the class.
These spin classes are really fantastic and Trev makes you work hard! When I first started the class I could not stand for more than 30 seconds at a time - tonight I stood for 8 minutes on the bike! A PB!
Tonight was the last of the spin classes (till September) and I now have to remove my trainer tire (got to figure out how to do this) and get ready for biking outside starting this Saturday when "apparently" we are suppose to have nice weather.
For those of you out there wanting to keep in shape during the fall/winter/spring check out Trev's website and sign up for his spin class this September - you won't regret it.
"....because I can".
These spin classes are really fantastic and Trev makes you work hard! When I first started the class I could not stand for more than 30 seconds at a time - tonight I stood for 8 minutes on the bike! A PB!
Tonight was the last of the spin classes (till September) and I now have to remove my trainer tire (got to figure out how to do this) and get ready for biking outside starting this Saturday when "apparently" we are suppose to have nice weather.
For those of you out there wanting to keep in shape during the fall/winter/spring check out Trev's website and sign up for his spin class this September - you won't regret it.
"....because I can".
Sunday, April 21, 2013
I have been told, by a very good friend of mine, that I don't "blog" often enough - apparently some people actually read what I post on my blog. So, I'll try to be better at updating my blog starting with this one.
April 21st and my friend and I ran the Spring Trio. I did the 10K and my friend did the 15K. I was trying for under 1 hour but ran it in 1:04:56 - came third in my age group (there were 7 in my age group) and 48th out of 66 people who ran the 10K. I think my average pace was about a 6:38 which is much faster than I am use to, not sure if I'd be able to keep that pace up in my first 1/2 IM but I am going to try (this would then reduce my 1/2 marathon time in a 1/2 IM from 2:50 too about 2:15-2:20 which would be great!).
In the next month I am hoping to get my new tri bike - it has been at TCR for the past 3 weeks waiting for its components, needless to say I am getting very anxious. I know I can't ride it outside and it's hard to explain but once I get it and its actually in my possession I know that my training for IM has begun and there will be no turning back.
As for my current training it is going well, I am training and there is not much else to say about it right now. Just waiting for the warm weather to appear so that we can start riding out bikes outside (I am so tired of riding my bike indoors - as I am sure many others are).
April 21st and my friend and I ran the Spring Trio. I did the 10K and my friend did the 15K. I was trying for under 1 hour but ran it in 1:04:56 - came third in my age group (there were 7 in my age group) and 48th out of 66 people who ran the 10K. I think my average pace was about a 6:38 which is much faster than I am use to, not sure if I'd be able to keep that pace up in my first 1/2 IM but I am going to try (this would then reduce my 1/2 marathon time in a 1/2 IM from 2:50 too about 2:15-2:20 which would be great!).
In the next month I am hoping to get my new tri bike - it has been at TCR for the past 3 weeks waiting for its components, needless to say I am getting very anxious. I know I can't ride it outside and it's hard to explain but once I get it and its actually in my possession I know that my training for IM has begun and there will be no turning back.
As for my current training it is going well, I am training and there is not much else to say about it right now. Just waiting for the warm weather to appear so that we can start riding out bikes outside (I am so tired of riding my bike indoors - as I am sure many others are).