Week 8 Base Training: Be Fearless

I'm tired and I can't think straight, so here's a few things to consider before I jump into my recap. Recap of week 8 base training: 14.1 hours; 6,816 yards of swimming; 35.75 miles of biking, 17.88 miles of running. Monday, January 7: Personal training session in the morning with my coach. 5 min bike warmup, … Continue reading Week 8 Base Training: Be Fearless →

Week 7 Base Training: Try Harder, Aim Higher

The holidays are over and I'm back in Seattle. Aside from the time I spent sick (Christmas Eve and Christmas day) I'm happy to report that I got in all of my time and miles over my vacation. Seriously, that has to be some sort of record, right? I'm feeling and seeing an improvement in … Continue reading Week 7 Base Training: Try Harder, Aim Higher →

Week 6 Base Training: In Sickness and In Health

I think about April 28th everyday. It's the day I plan on crossing the finish line. Funny -- when I told my boyfriend about the full Iron-distance race at the end of April, he said it was too soon. When I told my mom about it, she said that it was a long ways from … Continue reading Week 6 Base Training: In Sickness and In Health →

Week 5 Base Training: It Might Be Sinking In

I feel like I've been playing to my weaknesses this week. I don't feel like I'm putting enough time in my training. An hour here, an hour there. Is it really enough to get me through 140 miles? I feel like I should be amping it up a bit. Perhaps when I get back to … Continue reading Week 5 Base Training: It Might Be Sinking In →

New Trainer/Coach, New Race, and Week Recap

What a week! It's been very productive. On Tuesday, after a lot of internal debating, I hired a personal trainer to help me reach my goals. On Wednesday, he proceeded to metaphorically kick my ass in a very good way. On Thursday, I looked in to my goal race (Rev3 Portland) and it was cancelled!! I was … Continue reading New Trainer/Coach, New Race, and Week Recap →

Week 2-3 of 70.3 Base Training Recap

I have a bit of catching up to do! Haven't been blogging much since training and traveling was sucking up my schedule, but here's my recap of my second and third week of my half Ironman base training. Monday, November 26: Rest day, since I was traveling from LA back to Seattle and took the … Continue reading Week 2-3 of 70.3 Base Training Recap →

First Week of 70.3 Base Training

First week of 70.3 base training, smack dab in the middle of a vacation week, was a success! Training started on November 19th and currently goes 6 days a week. The only day off I really get is Friday and I will probably eventually take it. For now I'm rearranging some of my workouts around. … Continue reading First Week of 70.3 Base Training →

Planning for Rev3, Personal Training Certification, and More

A bit of trailing exhaustion and/or fatigue has gotten in the way of doing anything somewhat routine. After my short half mile pool session yesterday, I felt a bit under the weather because I was convinced that I might've caught some dreaded germs from the water. I felt a bit lethargic today but just chalked it … Continue reading Planning for Rev3, Personal Training Certification, and More →

Thanks to Triathlon, My 20-Hour Day Didn’t Faze Me

I knew it was going to be a rough day when I rolled over in bed, picked up my phone, and saw that it was 3:30am. For the second or third morning in a row, I've slept quite late and woken up very early (before 5am early), and in my sleep I was dreaming about … Continue reading Thanks to Triathlon, My 20-Hour Day Didn’t Faze Me →

One Mile Victory In The Pool

Yesterday, I woke up at around 5am or so, thanks to my cat. He has a bit of an irregular sleeping schedule and at around 5am every morning, he'll get quite rambunctious. On Wednesday, it was no exception, and I was wide awake listening to him play with all of his toys, all at the … Continue reading One Mile Victory In The Pool →