Texas Interlude

Almost to the starting line! I had the big weekend a couple of weeks ago and that seemed to go pretty well. I made it over 5 hours and got to 89 miles on the bike. The run was tough after, but I think that's just the way it is going to be. Then Julie and I went to Texas for a week so she could attend her college orientation, and at the same time visit two of my sisters who live in Texas. It was a great time, but I didn't have easy access to a bike, so I lost a week there, and besides a jump into Lake Belton, I didn't swim either. The good news is that I had felt I wasn't doing much running, but while down there I did run on 5 of the 6 days. The other glitch has been this weather. It's a bit tough putting in long practices when it (seemingly) is always raining. I'm hoping to get out this weekend for what will be my last big push. The reason for that is because I've decided to push the race up a week or so. Instead of the 20th, I'm shooting for the 13th instead. I'm also going to fudge that as well if the weather doesn't cooperate, so the race will fall in a window centered on the 13th. I haven't been in open water yet, but hopefully that will happen this weekend as well. Thanks again for your support and don't forget to log on to First Giving and look me up to support our AED fundraiser!

Wow!

Wow, as in, has it really been eleven days since my last post!? As I seem to say every week, it has been busy! End of school and end of gymnastics stuff has filled up this time period. Unfortunately, it has also eaten into my training. But this will be a big weekend. Big run and big bike on the agenda. I'll let you know how it goes - promise! Thanks for your support!

Another one down

It seems like I'm saying the same thing each week in regards to my schedule, but it really feels like something is always coming up and throwing a wrench in the system. This week - senior stuff. Hard to believe, but true! Anyway, the big news for the week is hitting the 5 hour ride mark and passing the 80 mile barrier. I was suppose to add a run at the end, but I decided to pass on that part of the plan. I still feel good about getting to this point, though, even if I did struggle a bit getting going on the run the next day! The quesiness I have felt a bit in the past didn't hit this time, and that was probably because I was more intentional about both eating and drinking during the ride. So that was another positive. That's all the good news, but the one concern I now have is my shoulder. I think it's probably a nerve thing which I've had in the past. It's probably more related to the swim than anything else, but of course it doesn't go away when I stop swimming, unfortunately. We'll see. Thanks for your support and comments.