Team #2 - August 4 is More Challenge (Page 18)

asked myself.

'self.  what would you like to do today?'

and i answered.

a short swim.

so thats what ill do.

later on.

before my son's baseball game.

a short swim.

perhaps the whole thing WITH FINS. or a PULL BUOY.  MAYBE BOTH.  SWITCH IT UP.

i know.  GASP.

i heart my fins. 

hardly use them when im doing the 'T' word. 

how long will the swim be, you ask?

dunno.

ill swim until i feel like stopping.  (kinda like Forrest and running)

i have ALL WEEK (including the first two days of vaca) to do 30 mins of swimming.


MY HIATUS FROM TRI TRNG HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN.

feels weird.
stacieb

how was your race???? hoping you had a fun time and that you got off early before the heat.

now that sounds like a fun filled day! hope your race went as planned...

looked didnt see the race report....did you do one?

HOWWWWWWWWWWWWW RUUUDE! leave it to Rudy!

so how many peeps from BT were there? how many total peeps? and where are the pics? surely you took lots of them....right!?!?

sounds like a very adventuresome weekend...hope you enjoyed your valued time with the wifey.....

is this a ski boat or a sailboat or yacht that you speak of?

Happychick - 2009-08-08 11:35 AM

skrtrnr - 2009-08-08 4:41 AM

Happychick - 2009-08-07 6:31 PM Again, I'm on here all by my lonesome.  Aw well, I guess I can just talk to myself...
So self, what do we have planned today?  Well, I believe it is a rest day.  Hmmm, don't we HAVE to do something so we don't have that ugly yellow square on our calendar?  As a matter of fact, yes we do.  What shall we do then to turn it to a more pretty color?  Actually, I'm thinking abs and stretching...something we can never do enough of and we don't seem to do it as much as we should! Alrighty then, let's go....

MICHELE.

your really good at that.

talking to yourself.

you held an ENTIRE conversation and everything! 

im impressed.

you must practice, A LOT.







stacieb

Maybe just a little!
When I worked at the DAs office in CO, my coworkers used to laugh at me all the time...it got to where I would have to yell to get their attention since they got so used to me talking to myself that they just toned me out.  No wonder we are all still the bestest of friends, huh?!

haha toooo funny....but wanted to know is that ^^^^ your inner voice our outer voice speaking???

love it! LOL!!! thanks for the smiles  Michelle!

haha were you at the same race I was at this weekend? rubber side up seemed to be the theme of the race...got some great action pics...a few with nothing but dust flying...and a bike going in one direction...and the racer in the other....luckily we only had one who needed help out in an ambulance...and he even finished the race before he would let the paramedic touch him....durn keeeeds! (kids)

look forward to reading your report! and way to keep the rubberside down and to not pass yourself!

rubberside down TOPpage humor

skrtrnr - 2009-08-08 1:31 PM

Happychick - 2009-08-08 1:35 PM

skrtrnr - 2009-08-08 4:41 AM

Happychick - 2009-08-07 6:31 PM Again, I'm on here all by my lonesome.  Aw well, I guess I can just talk to myself...
So self, what do we have planned today?  Well, I believe it is a rest day.  Hmmm, don't we HAVE to do something so we don't have that ugly yellow square on our calendar?  As a matter of fact, yes we do.  What shall we do then to turn it to a more pretty color?  Actually, I'm thinking abs and stretching...something we can never do enough of and we don't seem to do it as much as we should! Alrighty then, let's go....

MICHELE.

your really good at that.

talking to yourself.

you held an ENTIRE conversation and everything! 

im impressed.

you must practice, A LOT.







stacieb

Maybe just a little!
When I worked at the DAs office in CO, my coworkers used to laugh at me all the time...it got to where I would have to yell to get their attention since they got so used to me talking to myself that they just toned me out.  No wonder we are all still the bestest of friends, huh?!

too funny.

i must do it a lot too.

my friends and family are always saying,

'are you talking to me?'



i always considered it a sign of an active mind.

now if i start wearing my bike helmet all the time, with tin foil on it, THENNNNNN, someone should start to worry.



crack me up.
stacieb

;{ whats wrong with that!? thats the norm round here.

it is a small race venue area where the racers will do loops...usually held in closed city streets....mini tour de france - instead it is tour da city streets around and around and around - they have bell laps where you get points/or money 

skrtrnr - 2009-08-09 2:45 PM hello team

today didnt go as well as i hoped it would. 

HOT AS HELL.

and i didnt hold up well under the conditions.  though, im happy to report we did NOT have a repeat of the MS150 heatstroke/meltdown.

still waiting on the official results.  (damn chip time....)

1:37ish....

about 6-7-8 mins off my goal time.

nuthin i can do about it now.


decent swim.

unexpectedly slower bike.  what the??  (17mph instead of the expected 17.5-17.8)

and a MISERABLE run (though not as slow it couldve ended up being...)  suffer-fest from beginning to end.  and the trail is supposed to be happy place.

yea. i guess when its not 90+ w 90% humidity


sorry.

im still pretty grumpy about it.

i swear im STILL sweating.    and im tired as all get out.


what does a girl have to do to get a decent time?

i cant work any harder than i already am.  (maybe thats just it....)  OI VEY.

the slowest person in my group of friends that competed today.  i need to get some slower friends. 


i kept it together, and finished.....

so im giving myself PROPS for that.

and to be off even that 'little' on day like today, thats something too.  couldve been A LOT slower.

trying to make lemonade.  but....

SO NOT the way i wanted to 'end' the season.

even my friend who ive been training with, was, 'what the heck??'

not sure WHAT the answer is....



SOOOOOOO looking forward to my two week HIATUS.  (ya think i need a break??  LOL)

gonna keep working out, following a SUPER DUPER TAPERED SCHEDULE (which was planned into my goals for this months challenge, no worries there.  i wont let you down, team)


recover, regroup, refocus.

have a 1/2 MARY to start training for starting the end of the month.

'09-'10 BETTER STRONGER FASTER.
stacieb

you rang master????

you did say slower friends!!??

well Ill be your friend...and Im definitely slower!!!

skrtrnr - 2009-08-10 6:22 AM

skrtrnr - 2009-08-09 4:45 PM hello team

today didnt go as well as i hoped it would. 

HOT AS HELL.

and i didnt hold up well under the conditions.  though, im happy to report we did NOT have a repeat of the MS150 heatstroke/meltdown.

still waiting on the official results.  (damn chip time....)

1:37ish....

about 6-7-8 mins off my goal time.

nuthin i can do about it now.


decent swim.

unexpectedly slower bike.  what the??  (17mph instead of the expected 17.5-17.8)

and a MISERABLE run (though not as slow it couldve ended up being...)  suffer-fest from beginning to end.  and the trail is supposed to be happy place.

yea. i guess when its not 90+ w 90% humidity


sorry.

im still pretty grumpy about it.

i swear im STILL sweating.    and im tired as all get out.


what does a girl have to do to get a decent time?

i cant work any harder than i already am.  (maybe thats just it....)  OI VEY.

the slowest person in my group of friends that competed today.  i need to get some slower friends. 


i kept it together, and finished.....

so im giving myself PROPS for that.

and to be off even that 'little' on day like today, thats something too.  couldve been A LOT slower.

trying to make lemonade.  but....

SO NOT the way i wanted to 'end' the season.

even my friend who ive been training with, was, 'what the heck??'

not sure WHAT the answer is....



SOOOOOOO looking forward to my two week HIATUS.  (ya think i need a break??  LOL)

gonna keep working out, following a SUPER DUPER TAPERED SCHEDULE (which was planned into my goals for this months challenge, no worries there.  i wont let you down, team)


recover, regroup, refocus.

have a 1/2 MARY to start training for starting the end of the month.

'09-'10 BETTER STRONGER FASTER.
stacieb

IM SORRY FOR THE GRUMP-FEST YESTURDAY TEAMMIES.

i shouldve waited 24 hours before i posted anything, anywhere about my race.

i was HOT, TIRED AND HUNGRY.

what i needed was a cool shower, food, and a good nights sleep not come here and dump.



i have more perspective about the whole thing today.

amazing what 24 hours will do.

you can read my log (if you dare to go back after the all the btchin and moaning i did!!!!)

but, the one thing i realized is that i completed this tri FIVE MINUTES FASTER than the Sprint i did earlier in the season, INSPITE OF THE CONDITIONS YESTURDAY.

with a much longer swim (365 yds longer), a more challenging bike course (are there hills in OH, i think not), and MOST DEFIANTELY a more challening run course. (residential streets in FLAT OH vs a very hilly HOT AS HELL trail run.  nuff said)

oh yeah, and my bike pace average improved by 2 miles+/hour since that race too (same bike, better cyclist)

can we all say INCREMENTAL PROGRESS.

LOTS to be VERY PROUD OF.

back to my usual chipper self.
stacieb

you better believe there is much to be proud of....remember where you were before you started training for triathlons!? way to look at the cup half full rather then half empty!...and as for this Half Marathon you are going to start training for....we need to start training together when you get back...I need to make sure to follow this plan you guys all sent me...I am bad about doing that...and usually will go run however long I feel that day!?! NOT GOOD! so you need to keep both eyes on me and make sure I do what I need to get to the finish line for my HM...but not til after your vacation! have fun with the family....cuz when you get back...we are going to be some HM training mamas! nice race Stacie...you finished and that is much more then many people can say!!!! nice job!!!

lunch...Im still working on breakfast! but sure I can whip you up a nice salad (either fresh fruit or green) or a yummy sandwich...got all the fixins! or lets go get some sushi! mmmm I could skip breakfast!

25 miles!!!?....nice ride John!

I too may swim...was going to go run...but today is hot in our area too! I may do a brick (short 1-2 mile run with a swim right after) depends on how hot it is when I get to the pool. Have a nice swim. Enjoy your coming vacation...what is the Tminus time now!?!