I thank God for spinning class. I feel so very safe on a bicycle that stays in place. I really want to wear my helmet to class one day, just to get used to wearing it. My helmet makes me so hot. I’m like Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite. But I know wearing a helmet to class would be totally uncool. As if I needed to clarify the uncoolness for you.
Up on deck for tomorrow is swim and yoga, and then Sunday is a big ole brick workout for momma. Well, it’s not really big. But twenty-three mile bike, then two mile run off the bike makes for a newbie tough workout, indeed.
Then, Wednesday is Milestone Run day. 10k run The longest I will have ever run in my entire life (don’t mock), and the distance I have to survive in St. Anthony’s. I am nervous, but I also can’t wait. To get that 10k under my belt will do wonders for the confidence.
Seven weeks, two days until my first Oly tri. Eeeeeeeeeeek. Happy weekend, triathlon friends.
“You were amazing!”
“Yeah, amazingly slow.”
“I’ve been there, man, I’ve been there a lot.
It takes more guts than going fast.”
—-Scott Jurek to Christopher McDougall, Born to Run
Love your blog – I am also training for my first 70.3 and I love how I have a lot of the same thoughts/struggles as you.
Thanks, girl! I saw your blog about what to name your bike… I named mine Antonia, which means "priceless" and is a play on St. Anthony's 🙂
What 70.3 are you doing? Maybe you could come up with a play on that. I found that I love my bike so much more since I named her 🙂 Best of luck to you – keep in touch!
I am doing the Lake Stevens 70.3 in Washington….super excited and nervous for it!
You go girl. Your bike could be named Stevie Nicks. 🙂