YIP-PIE
YIP (yoga in public) was a joke. The Expert and I are accustomed to getting our baby yogi-buns kicked by Tony Horton and the P90x yoga routine. The YMCA class was a hilarious walk in the park. We walk into the studio, which is dimly lit. About five minutes until class starts. The instructor is up front, […]
YIP
Today’s workout is 1600m swim, followed by yoga. I have never attended a yoga class, but today is the day. My knowledge of yoga is limited to Tony Horton and Yoga X, but I feel as if I can do Downward Dog and Warrior I without falling or farting, so I think I am ready […]
My Head is So Hot
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 […]
We Orcas Rule the School
Received this photo from Brooke, a TriCrowd fan, and I loved it so much I had to put it up (with her permission, of course). She said she “looks like a conehead in a whale costume.” You go girl, with your Orca suit and conehead swim cap. Girl after my own heart! We Orcas rule the […]
Give Me Strength
6:15amI could hear the three year old boy child sing songs and jabber all night long, and I think I have slept two hours. I also ate garbage for dinner and lots of Goldfish crackers (the evil little snack attackers). I was just so hungry after the wetsuit activities…and now I have a 4.5 mile […]
Shamu the Triathlete
Well, my worst fear is realized. The wetsuit, which I now proudly own, is an ORCA brand suit. It is so pretty. But the name. Oh, the shame. Disclaimer: This post contains disturbing images inappropriate to those scared of big gals in neoprene. As suspected, I am rocking the men’s suit. The sizing chart for the women’s suit […]
Tell Me Your Humiliation and Win $50
As I am gearing up for St. Anthony’s, I am thinking of all the humiliating things that can happen to me during my first Oly distance event. I need your help, and there’s $50 involved. I told my crazy runner friend, Liz, that I want to simply finish St. Anthony’s. In one piece. She responds, […]
Try on Wetsuits 2011
I am counting down the dreaded seconds until Wednesday. Wednesday is my planned trip to All3Sports, for the dreaded SwimBikeMom event: Try on Wetsuits 2011.This morning, Coach Monster asked me again if I had a wetsuit. I told him that I had read the horrors of wetsuits for fat-bottomed girls in my Slow Fat Triathlete book, and I […]
5K: Your Pace or Mine
The last challenging 5K I ran was the Georgia Race for Autism, back in October, and I finished around 38 minutes. Yes, that’s slow. I know. Shut up. I ran a less difficult race in December and finished at 36 minutes. A 12 minute mile. Still slow. I know. Today, I participated in a 5K at Tribble […]