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Hope everyone is having a better weekend than I am. I work part time and on my way home at 11:30 last night (after working from 4:00-11:30pm post my logged workouts) I decided to go for a drive and listen to some tunes. Well my eyes blinking one time must have turned into a few seconds of dozing off, I opened my eyes right before I smashed into the back of a parked car on a narrow two way street. I'm fine and nobody was injured. Can't say the same for my car or his. Insurance company says mine may be a total loss. To make matters worse, I owe more on my car than it is probably worth. My finances were already a light due to the bike build I'm doing so this doesn't help. The build is being put on hold for obvious reasons, but I sold my bike to fund the build, so yeah. 

If anyone is really familiar with insurance, car loans or anything about this process I could surely use some advice. 

Hope everyone is having a better weekend than I am. I work part time and on my way home at 11:30 last night (after working from 4:00-11:30pm post my logged workouts) I decided to go for a drive and listen to some tunes. Well my eyes blinking one time must have turned into a few seconds of dozing off, I opened my eyes right before I smashed into the back of a parked car on a narrow two way street. I'm fine and nobody was injured. Can't say the same for my car or his. Insurance company says mine may be a total loss. To make matters worse, I owe more on my car than it is probably worth. My finances were already a light due to the bike build I'm doing so this doesn't help. The build is being put on hold for obvious reasons, but I sold my bike to fund the build, so yeah. 

If anyone is really familiar with insurance, car loans or anything about this process I could surely use some advice. 

Tomorrow it will be 21 weeks till my very first half iron man. Tomorrow I will start the bt plan (with a few tweaks on the running side) and,as it is a 20 week plan I plan to do the first week twice.

Jennifer

On a totally non tri note I foster for our local animal shelter. I usually take in kittens and grow them up and socialize them so they are more adoptable. I decided to take on a mama and her day old puppies this time around for some puppy fun. Here is a recent video of them at 6 weeks. We're hoping that most of them will be 'pre-adopted' when people see all of their cuteness. Otherwise, they will still go quick once they are back at the shelter. The big black dog is ours. He's 13 and we got him from a shelter when he was a year old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm-b74ViBzA

Hope everyone is having a better weekend than I am. I work part time and on my way home at 11:30 last night (after working from 4:00-11:30pm post my logged workouts) I decided to go for a drive and listen to some tunes. Well my eyes blinking one time must have turned into a few seconds of dozing off, I opened my eyes right before I smashed into the back of a parked car on a narrow two way street. I'm fine and nobody was injured. Can't say the same for my car or his. Insurance company says mine may be a total loss. To make matters worse, I owe more on my car than it is probably worth. My finances were already a light due to the bike build I'm doing so this doesn't help. The build is being put on hold for obvious reasons, but I sold my bike to fund the build, so yeah. 

If anyone is really familiar with insurance, car loans or anything about this process I could surely use some advice. 

Tomorrow it will be 21 weeks till my very first half iron man. Tomorrow I will start the bt plan (with a few tweaks on the running side) and,as it is a 20 week plan I plan to do the first week twice.

Jennifer

Tomorrow it will be 21 weeks till my very first half iron man. Tomorrow I will start the bt plan (with a few tweaks on the running side) and,as it is a 20 week plan I plan to do the first week twice.

Jennifer

First week I hit every planned workout--hooray!  I think it might be having a group of people I feel accountable to.  Thanks!

I am coming to the conclusion, however, that I really dislike the base building part of training.  It's soooooooo booooooooring.  Last year I just skipped it and went right into the higher intensity stuff, and while my sprint races went well I didn't have the strength to race the Olys.  So this year I am committed to sticking to the base building plan but I DON'T ENJOY IT!!    Anyone else feel the same way?  

I also hate strength training.  There, I said it.  Don't throw things at me.  SOOOOOOO BORING.  I'd love to try crossfit, but no gym close to my house.  I do have access to some classes at my gym and so I've been doing pilates and body pump 2-3 times a week.  I think it's helping, I noticed my posture seemed much better on my run.  What else do you all do for strength training this time of year, especially if you are ADHD like me? 

How cute! I adopted two kittens about 10 months ago, definitely the way to go. My boys, Calvin and Hobbes, are awesome!

First week I hit every planned workout--hooray!  I think it might be having a group of people I feel accountable to.  Thanks!

I am coming to the conclusion, however, that I really dislike the base building part of training.  It's soooooooo booooooooring.  Last year I just skipped it and went right into the higher intensity stuff, and while my sprint races went well I didn't have the strength to race the Olys.  So this year I am committed to sticking to the base building plan but I DON'T ENJOY IT!!    Anyone else feel the same way?  

I also hate strength training.  There, I said it.  Don't throw things at me.  SOOOOOOO BORING.  I'd love to try crossfit, but no gym close to my house.  I do have access to some classes at my gym and so I've been doing pilates and body pump 2-3 times a week.  I think it's helping, I noticed my posture seemed much better on my run.  What else do you all do for strength training this time of year, especially if you are ADHD like me? 

On a totally non tri note I foster for our local animal shelter. I usually take in kittens and grow them up and socialize them so they are more adoptable. I decided to take on a mama and her day old puppies this time around for some puppy fun. Here is a recent video of them at 6 weeks. We're hoping that most of them will be 'pre-adopted' when people see all of their cuteness. Otherwise, they will still go quick once they are back at the shelter. The big black dog is ours. He's 13 and we got him from a shelter when he was a year old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm-b74ViBzA

On a totally non tri note I foster for our local animal shelter. I usually take in kittens and grow them up and socialize them so they are more adoptable. I decided to take on a mama and her day old puppies this time around for some puppy fun. Here is a recent video of them at 6 weeks. We're hoping that most of them will be 'pre-adopted' when people see all of their cuteness. Otherwise, they will still go quick once they are back at the shelter. The big black dog is ours. He's 13 and we got him from a shelter when he was a year old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm-b74ViBzA

Happy Monday to all!

Started the morning with finally getting back to masters swim. It was 39 on the pool deck but comfortable in the water. It always kills me how out of breath I am after taking some weeks off. Fitness gets away from me so quickly! I know it'll get better soon As long as I keep going......

Everybody ready for a new week? Last week was good, workout wise, but this week feels like the holidays are really over so no excuses.

I started a 3 day detox today. I usually don't do this type of thing because I like my food but this one is all 'real' food. I figured after all the sugar I ate in the last month, this would help get me back to some clean eating.

This is what I'm following:

http://www.hungryforchange.tv/article/3-day-detox-plan

Hope everyone is having a better weekend than I am. I work part time and on my way home at 11:30 last night (after working from 4:00-11:30pm post my logged workouts) I decided to go for a drive and listen to some tunes. Well my eyes blinking one time must have turned into a few seconds of dozing off, I opened my eyes right before I smashed into the back of a parked car on a narrow two way street. I'm fine and nobody was injured. Can't say the same for my car or his. Insurance company says mine may be a total loss. To make matters worse, I owe more on my car than it is probably worth. My finances were already a light due to the bike build I'm doing so this doesn't help. The build is being put on hold for obvious reasons, but I sold my bike to fund the build, so yeah. 

If anyone is really familiar with insurance, car loans or anything about this process I could surely use some advice. 

I have a question about bike to run bricks.  Is it something you guys do every week, throw it in occasionally or just towards the end? I'm currently base building as well and I am not sure if it something I should really focus a lot on.

I had a sucky run yesterday and didnt even put in my six because I hated every minute on the treadmill. Physically I felt fine, my heart rate didnt even get out of control, I just did not want to be there.

On a better note I had a pretty decent swim this morning. Im starting for the beginning with the ability to float as my only strong point. But I think I am starting to get my body rotation down and I'm not kicking like a frantic kid in the water!

I have a question about bike to run bricks.  Is it something you guys do every week, throw it in occasionally or just towards the end? I'm currently base building as well and I am not sure if it something I should really focus a lot on.