Here we are 4 weeks away from my second 70.3 race. This one is the Timberman 70.3 in Gilford, NH. Since this is 2 years from my first one, I am a bit nervous. Up until this point, this race always seemed so far away that, although I was training, it didn't register how close it was. Now that we are down to the wire, I am worried that I haven't trained enough and I feel like I need to go crazy with training. I think this is the normal feeling, but nonetheless, am worried about the race, and also excited. I will be participating in this race with a number of friends, which will make race day very fun, despite being exhausting.
Regardless of how worried I am about the race, I am able to compete. There are many people who cannot take part in something like this and may never get the chance. Which is why I am fundraising for the New Hampshire branch of the Make-a-Wish Foundation. This organization is great! If, for some reason, you have no idea what the Make-a-Wish Foundation is about check it out here. If you'd like to donate, please Donate Here. If there is anyone you would like me to specifically race for, please send me a message and I will put their name somewhere on my body, bike, wetsuit, etc. I will try to accommodate picture if people send them as well.
From this point, I will keep you updated more frequently regarding the fundraising process and how much we have raised.
Thanks in Advance!!
Video from Make-a-Wish New Hampshire
Monday, July 21, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
shout it from the rooftops...
over the past few years, i have made it an absolute priority to do exactly what i said i was going to do. it may sound very easy and basic, but it's not. so many of us have such great goals and aspirations, and they begin to fall the wayside as life rolls on. not me....
as i prepare to turn 30 this year, i am starting to make a 'to-do' list for the next decade. (in a future post, i will share the entire '30 for 30') and one of the first things on my list is 'earn my entry into the world championships in kona, hawaii'.
when i first took up the sport of triathlon, i scoured the internet for as much information as possible. but, most of the time, i sat, teary-eyed, watching youtube videos of the ironman race in kona. i have thought about it every day since. even now, when i need some inspiration, i watch the finishers cross that line in kona. you should check it out, truly amazing. therefore, as i enter my third year in the sport, my sole objective is to qualify for kona. how the hell am i going to do this???
this year is shaping up to be extraordinary. roselle and i are in the final planning stages of our wedding and i am considering a career move. planning a wedding is, let's just say, interesting. so we are having two weddings, yup, two. the first one is a destination wedding in st. maarten, and the local celebration will follow a month later. once we had the date set, i started my plan of attack for racing/qualifying for kona. (and this is one of the many reasons why i knew this girl was the girl) i propositioned this to roselle, 'a week after our destination nuptials, ironman 70.3 st. croix is only a 30 minute plane ride away and would serve a nice start to the honeymoon.' and she bought it!!! the race in st. croix is one the few half-ironman distances with qualifying spots for kona. it is one of the oldest and toughest races on the 70.3 circuit. check it! still, the question arises, how the hell am i going to do this???
in 2013, i took an hour off my overall half-ironman distance time. that is quite a bit, but let's face it, my first 70.3 in 2012 wasn't anything special. but, in early 2013, i did my best to not miss an opportunity to improve. i certainly made vast improvements, but in order to qualify for a race like kona, i needed to mentally and physically be at a world championship level. therefore, in the fall of 2013, i enlisted the guidance of scott at go fast get fit, llc and established a route to kona. honestly, i have never pushed myself harder than i do now. this winter, i have built a fantastic base and we are now entering the build for st. croix. it is super exciting and physically draining, and i love it. so, in future entries i will lay out my race plan for st. croix, workouts and let you in on my mental and physical states. the data may be boring, but the mental part might be exciting for any psychiatrists or therapists out there...
january totals
swim - 24.1 miles
bike - 425 miles
run - 93.3 miles
strength - 10.25 hours
mental state - pretty good, losing my patience with winter
stay tuned for further updates!
as i prepare to turn 30 this year, i am starting to make a 'to-do' list for the next decade. (in a future post, i will share the entire '30 for 30') and one of the first things on my list is 'earn my entry into the world championships in kona, hawaii'.
when i first took up the sport of triathlon, i scoured the internet for as much information as possible. but, most of the time, i sat, teary-eyed, watching youtube videos of the ironman race in kona. i have thought about it every day since. even now, when i need some inspiration, i watch the finishers cross that line in kona. you should check it out, truly amazing. therefore, as i enter my third year in the sport, my sole objective is to qualify for kona. how the hell am i going to do this???
this year is shaping up to be extraordinary. roselle and i are in the final planning stages of our wedding and i am considering a career move. planning a wedding is, let's just say, interesting. so we are having two weddings, yup, two. the first one is a destination wedding in st. maarten, and the local celebration will follow a month later. once we had the date set, i started my plan of attack for racing/qualifying for kona. (and this is one of the many reasons why i knew this girl was the girl) i propositioned this to roselle, 'a week after our destination nuptials, ironman 70.3 st. croix is only a 30 minute plane ride away and would serve a nice start to the honeymoon.' and she bought it!!! the race in st. croix is one the few half-ironman distances with qualifying spots for kona. it is one of the oldest and toughest races on the 70.3 circuit. check it! still, the question arises, how the hell am i going to do this???
this is what planning a wedding looks like!
loterie farms nature reserve st. martin (french-side)
where i will have my last supper before the 'beast'
january totals
swim - 24.1 miles
bike - 425 miles
run - 93.3 miles
strength - 10.25 hours
mental state - pretty good, losing my patience with winter
stay tuned for further updates!
Monday, January 6, 2014
Nothing Fits!
This past weekend, I had a meltdown about my weight. My clothes all fit tight (which has been slowly happening over the past couple weeks). I haven't even really paid it much mind in the past 2 years. (I haven't had to)
For those of you who don't know, I had lost 60 lbs a few years back after I started running. I had kept that off and even lost a little more over the past couple years due to all the training. This year, the perfect storm came together and I have gained some of it back. First in this process was that the treadmill broke. I had planned on getting a new one in the fall (obviously didn't happen). I then waited until January because that is when I was told fitness equipment gets the biggest discounts. (so far, not true). The second part of this was that I did 3 full marathons in the fall and I was burned out from running and was happy to take some time off. (Big mistake!) I agree that some time off to let your body heal is good. However, if you are like me, I run so that I can eat whatever I want. (that doesn't work if you don't run for 6 weeks). The other reason I took the colder weather off is that I am not running the Disney Marathon this year. I have run the Disney Marathon the past two years and that has kept me running through the winter months.
So, I joined Planet Fitness (until I decided on the treadmill for my house). I have started to use the Lose It app again. I hope to be back to "fighting weight" in no time. We will see how it all goes, but I have to be, because I have a half marathon in march and a half ironman in august.
I have to look at my weight gain in a positive light. It has made me start tracking foods again and (hopefully) keeping a better diet for myself going forward. It has made me finally start running again. And it has made me realize that my weight loss is a thing that I must maintain. I never want to be as heavy as I was again. So I have the same goal weight (that I never achieved before) but now it's a little further away. I will get there and this will be my new starting point.
+20, 30 to goal
For those of you who don't know, I had lost 60 lbs a few years back after I started running. I had kept that off and even lost a little more over the past couple years due to all the training. This year, the perfect storm came together and I have gained some of it back. First in this process was that the treadmill broke. I had planned on getting a new one in the fall (obviously didn't happen). I then waited until January because that is when I was told fitness equipment gets the biggest discounts. (so far, not true). The second part of this was that I did 3 full marathons in the fall and I was burned out from running and was happy to take some time off. (Big mistake!) I agree that some time off to let your body heal is good. However, if you are like me, I run so that I can eat whatever I want. (that doesn't work if you don't run for 6 weeks). The other reason I took the colder weather off is that I am not running the Disney Marathon this year. I have run the Disney Marathon the past two years and that has kept me running through the winter months.
So, I joined Planet Fitness (until I decided on the treadmill for my house). I have started to use the Lose It app again. I hope to be back to "fighting weight" in no time. We will see how it all goes, but I have to be, because I have a half marathon in march and a half ironman in august.
I have to look at my weight gain in a positive light. It has made me start tracking foods again and (hopefully) keeping a better diet for myself going forward. It has made me finally start running again. And it has made me realize that my weight loss is a thing that I must maintain. I never want to be as heavy as I was again. So I have the same goal weight (that I never achieved before) but now it's a little further away. I will get there and this will be my new starting point.
+20, 30 to goal
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