Panic. Bike. Walk.
PART I: PANIC: Forty-three degrees outside this morning. Sixty-two degrees in the lake. The Expert and I head out early. We stop at the gate to Lake Lanier’s Mary Alice Park. Time for the Inaugural Swim Bike Mom’s Swim Bike Run Event (a/k/a two weeks to race day). The old guy waiting at the guard […]
Brick House: Lettin’ It All Hang Out
Brick workout today was awesome. Twenty-three miles on the bike, then snapped on the shoes for a two mile run. This brick was far less uneventful than the last one (thank goodness). In case you forgot, the last brick experience consisted of me speeding off to run… while wearing my helmet. Such a dork. The […]
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 […]
10 Weeks
10 weeks until St. Anthony’s. The competitor’s list has been released, and my name is really on there, along with the Expert’s, so that made this all feel pretty real. Alot can happen in ten weeks. Hopefully, something will happen like effortlessly run 10K, and lose 20 pounds. Here’s working to that! So far, I have […]
Brick Baby, Brick
Today was a baby brick (bike workout followed immediately by a run to simulate part two of a triathlon). The bike was 16 miles, followed by a one mile run. That’s why I say “baby brick”. I took Antonia out and we had a great ride. I think now that I have a bike I don’t […]