Ironman TX - Week 4 Training - 10:17:41

Sunday January 27, 2013
Run: 01:05:15 - 6.2 M - 10:31/M
Strength: 00:30:00

Monday January 28, 2013
Bike: 01:00:00 - 20.30 M - 20.30 M/H

Tuesday January 29, 2013
Strength: 01:00:00

Wednesday January 30, 2013
OFF

Thursday January 31, 2013
Bike: 00:15:00
Run: 00:20:56 - 2 M
Bike: 00:15:00
Run: 00:21:30 - 2 M

Friday February 01, 2013
Bike: 01:30:00 - 30.60 M - 20.40 M/H
Strength: 00:30:00

Saturday February 02, 2013
Bike: 03:00:00 - 58.16 M - 19.39 M/H
Strength: 00:30:00


Swim: -
Bike: 119.06 M / 06:00:00
Run: 10.20 M / 01:47:41
Strength: 02:30:00
Week - 10:17:41

Long bike ride on the home trainer on Saturday was kind of boring... :)

Ironman Tx - Week 3 Training - 10:10:00

Decided I will not start swimming until beginning of March, concentrating on core, strength exercises instead.

Sunday January 20, 2013
Strenght: 00:40:00

Monday January 21, 2013
Run: 00:40:00 - 3.71 M - 10:47/M 

Tuesday January 22, 2013
Bike: 01:00:00 - 20 M - 20:00 M/H
Strength: 00:50:00

Wednesday January 23, 2013
Strength: 01:00:00

Thursday January 24, 2013
Bike: 01:30:00 - 28.56 M - 19.04 M/H
Strength: 02:00:00

Friday January 25, 2013
OFF

Saturday January 26, 2013
Bike: 02:30:00 - 46.30 M - 18.52 M/H

Swim: -
Bike: 94:86 M / 05:00:00
Run: 3:71 M / 00:40:00
Strength: 04:30:00
Week - 10:10:00

Ironman TX - Week 2 Training - 09:46:53

Ok so, here I am back from vacation, no New-Year resolution that I won't keep anyway... Just a dream to come true, hopefully in May! 

Sunday January 13, 2013
Aramco Half-Marathon Houston, TX
Run: 02:36:53 - 13.1 M - 11:59/M

Monday January 14, 2013
Bike: 00:45:00 - 12 M - 16 M/H
Strength: 00:45:00

Tuesday January 15, 2013
Run: 00:40:00 - 3.68 M - 10:52/M
Strength: 00:15:00

Wednesday January 16, 2013
Bike: 01:30:00 - 28.2 M - 18:80 M/H

Thursday January 17, 2013
OFF

Friday January 18, 2013
Strength: 00:45:00

Saturday January 19, 2013
Bike: 02:45:00 - 51.3 M - 18.65 M/H

I skipped 2 swim session because of my work load... 
Swim: -
Bike: 91.56 M / 05:00:00
Run: 16:78 M / 03:16:53
Strength: 01:30:00
Week - 09:46:53

SPRINT TRI GIRL TRIATHLON - HOUSTON, TX

Finisher Time: 01:20:35 - (17/55)

Swim - 300M - 06:37 - 8/55
I loved that swim! Good sensation are coming back. Felt great to get out of the water with few of the first swimmers.

Transition 1 - 01:24
I don't think I could have done better. 

Bike - 11 miles - 37:00 - (17/55)
I had really good sensation, I love my bike! 
The stuff I hate is that bike computer that zhom bought... I lost it in the ditch & it must have taken me 2 to 3 minutes to find the $&@&$ thing! Not to mention I was afraid of crossing a snake! lol
Anyway, I found it & it will go back to store next week...
I was averaging about 19 mph if not... Still room for improvement. :)

Transition 2 - 01:19
I was too slow putting on my shoes... Decided not to wear socks... Forget my bib, came back... What a mess! Lol

3 Miles Run - 34:13
OMG can I be any slower than that really??? Ewwwww... No socks + wet feet = blisters = not good!

Ok so the good thing is that I am back in freestyle even if at the end of the swim it took everything in me not to switch to breaststroke! :)
I didn't feel any jello legs after the bike... Maybe it's because of the jump rope training... I don't know...
I felt great on the bike.
Let's just say I have to improve on the run... Shoudln't be that hard right since I am that slow!!! lol

Training on my lunch hour...

Registration is not open yet for the Ironman Texas (it's suppose to be in May 2013) but I've got to come up with a schedule that will allow me to add more training hours per week.
Found a fitness center 7 minutes from work. I've got to admit, this is not the greatest place on earth but it'll do!
Planning on going every day from now on. :)

First day - Tuesday June 19, 2012

Lunch Hour / Swim
1 x 500 m - 11:37
1 x 250 m - Kicking drills

5 x 100 m - 2 mn in between - A killer! lol
1 x 100 m - 02:08
1 x 100 m - 02:09
1 x 100 m - 02:10
1 x 100 m - 02:09
1 x 100 m - 02:08

Evening
Stretching - 20 minutes
Abs - 5 x 10
Arms - 5 x 10

Registered for the Ironman 70.3 Austin - October 28, 2012

Registered for the Memorial Hermann Houston Triathlon - Olympic Distance - September 30, 2012

Second Day - Wednesday June 20, 2012

Lunch Hour / Run
3 miles - 31:23 - 10:27/mile

Evening
Stretching - 20 minutes

TEJAS SPRINT TRIATHLON

Finisher Time: 01:26:04

Swim - 600M - 12:22  (2:03/100M)

Loved it for once! The only thing that I was mad about was my disposable chip, It was too lose & made me bleed. So now I have a sun tan mark + bloody scratch... Super sexy! lol
I could have swim faster but I got used to long distance swimming... I've got to train on that aspect for the rest of the season! :)

Transition 1 - 1:59

Was ok, a little slow. But we were in the grass & I had to clean my feet... :) 

12 Mile Bike - 36:17 - 19.91 M/Hour - 32.04 Km/H

Loved the bike leg!
Except that my right shifter popped up when I was cruising downhill on the first bridge... Forget about switching gears after that... Ewwww bummer!!! lol 

I saw it as a sign that I'm going tomorrow afternoon to the bike shop to try that beautiful Cannondale! lol

My thighs were burning @ the end! 

Transition 2 - 1:35

3 Mile Run - 33:49 (11:16/M)
What can I say... I really need to train on that & reach @ least a 10:00/M speed!



Overall, I felt really good at the finish line. It made me really happy because I didn't train since the Ironman April 1, 2012. :)


Last year I finished in 01:31:16.


Next triathlon is suppose to be an Olympic distance @ the end of August... I've got to find another sprint before that! :)

Super Sprint Tri Girl Triathlon - Houston, TX

Sunday May 13, 2012

"Happy Mother's Day"

200 yards Swim - 8 miles Bike - 2 miles Run

Weather: Cloudy & Windy

Woke up @ 4:30 AM, had a bagel with nutella & coffee.

Drove for about 1 hour to Alexander Deussen Park. It was 64 degrees Fahrenheit & I had to drive with the top open to fit my bike... I was cold! I was hoping it would not rain! :)


Atmosphere was really neat, so different with just the girls! Lot's of pink, purple & turquoise. Ladies were just talking with everybody & that was a nice feeling. Usually race morning is kind of quiet in transition area, today we heard a lot of laughter which was cool!

Swim (11/63)

Was tough, lot's of big waves for a lake! I started the swim really good in the front, but after 50 meters, I helped 2 ladies that were panicking from the previous wave. They were screaming for the lifeguard who had no idea what to do, she couldn't control her canoe anymore & was bumping into the middle of the swimmers. I didn't really know what to do either except for yelling @ her to gave me her buoy so the ladies could rest (they were holding on to me @ this point a little too tight & I got kind of scared too!) & pushed her back on the side. I took the girls to another canoe. Then started swimming again, without my goggles. I was swimming freestyle faster than usual, was a little mad I guess thinking too bad I had that "delay"! That's one thing you don't deal with in long distance triathlon, people are able to control their swim.
Anyway, great workout! lol

Transition Swim/Bike
No socks, went fast except for me not finding my rack the first time... :)

Bike (25/63)

Started great & fast until my chain decided to give me a headache. I had to put it back in place 2 times, never went though that before in my life. Ended up in the ditch the second time, it was so stuck it block my wheel! Pissed me off! Then I started laughing... what a day! lol 

Landscape was great, in the middle of the forest, really nice!

Transition Bike/Run

Good & fast.

Run (41/63)

Well, always a snail! lol I run with a lady all the way, we spoke a lot too, decided to finish together. :) 

Overall (25/63)

My bike is going to the shop next week for repairs!
I will do that race again next year! The tee-shirt & the medal were cute! :) That would be the first time I will be wearing a race tee! :)

 

Next week-end I will be volunteering Friday & Saturday @ the Texas Ironman - The Woodlands, TX. Looking forward to it! :)
http://ironmantexas.com/

Next race will be on June 3, 2012 - Tejas Sprint Triathlon - Sugarland, TX