Lora's First-Timers Women's Group - CLOSED (Page 2)

Name

sahebb/Stacy

Story

Family Status

Fantasticaly, happily married to a wonderful man and my best friend,  we have 2 boys and a girl, one grand daughter and another grandchild on the way.  Two labs, one yellow and one black, two quarter horses, and a cat.

Current Training

I train 5-6 days a week and feel like I’m missing-out on something on my rest days as well.  I am mostly running, and strength training using Debbie Siebers DVD's.

Last Year’s Races

None. I'm a newbie

This Year’s Races

7/26/09 Danskin Womens Triathlon in Webster MA

5/10/09 Womens Running Race Pittsfield, MA 5miler

I hope to add more races as the year progresses.

Weight Loss

 I would love to lose another 20, but am finding it very difficult.  I am always hungry, I wish I didn't love food so much!

I'm so excited about getting started! I second: " Here's to a life-changing 2009!"

Wow, you are quite the outdoor adventurer!

That is phenomenal that you've hired a tri coach.  That is one of THE best things you can do.  Danskin is an incredible series.  You'll be so glad you did it.

A couple of my old mentor groups still post and stay in touch.  That's perfectly cool. 

Again, welcome aboard!

Name

melsc1/Melissa

Story

Family Status

Married with 3 kids ages 9, almost 6, and 2.5.

Current Training

I'm training 5-6 days a week running and biking.  Next week I start adding in the swimming. I have never swam for fitness, so I'm a bit stressed about it.  My Tri training class starts on 4/26.

This Year’s Races

6/27/09: Go Tri Sports Sprint in Greenville, SC

After that ????

Weight Loss

Just wanted to say "HELLO!" to everyone here.  Sounds like we've got a good group.  I'm looking forward to a female perspective also, especially from those who are juggling kids, spouses, work (and being a SAHM definitely counts as work!).  My kids are older than some here, but I still have to work my training around them.  We're trying to get the oldest one ready for college next year - so much paperwork! - and the younger one doesn't drive yet so we have to cart her around to soccer practices/games/etc.  I've started going to the gym in the morning before work to get my swimming in - it's also a lot less crowded at that time - so it's one less thing to have to try to get into the evening schedule.  It hasn't been easy to drag my butt out of bed (I'm so not a morning person), but you do what you have to do, right? 

I got 700m in the pool done this morning and I'm hoping to get a 4 mile run in tonight, although that may not happen.  Today is me and DH's wedding anniversary and I'm not sure if he has anything planned.  He is taking me out for lunch though.  I'm hoping to get a long swim in tomorrow morning and hopefully a bike ride in the afternoon since it's supposed to be a nice day, then a long run on Sunday morning before we head to my brother's house for Easter dinner.  If I don't make it back over the weekend, I hope everyone has a good one!
Janet

Thanks Lora.

I got a fairly entry level road bike ... it's a Trek 1.5 Triple WSD.  I went out biking with my 16 year old son and he was SO shocked that I could keep up with him ... my bike is a lot faster than his mountain bike! 

I did get a DVD called "The Essential  Triathlon Swimming" but havent watched it yet. I've heard great things about Total Immersion, I will look for that.  I did see that we have a TI program here in my city but it makes me a little nervous .. .I am an ok swimmer but I dont want to show up to some practice where everyone's this total expert.

Hope everyone's Friday is going great!

Jeannie

Name

Trigrltri - Real name Theresa

Story

I was a chubby kid who thought that she was not good at sports due the chubbiness. In reality I had undiagnosed and untreated asthma. Since I have gotten my asthma under control I have found that I have a lot more energy and am able to more athletic things that I ever thought possible. I am more active now at 38 than I ever have been before. I have swum across the Columbia River three times and I have become a fairly avid hiker and recreational bike rider. From this legacy I still have some emotional responses to running and biking and an abiding doubt that I will be unable to accomplish things.

I have been sporadically trying to increase my fitness level and motivate myself to go to the gym for the last year or so. My best friend (since we were kids) said “Let’s pick a goal and train for it.” Without missing a beat I said "Well there is this Triathlon in Bend (Oregon) that looks good so lets do that". I found a training program on this site and we started the NEXT DAY. That was 10 weeks ago. Yeay us! Since then I have committed to a few other activities this summer.

Family Status

Married for a decade with 4 dogs; two beagles, two doxies. I am a high school teacher and my husband is a professor.  We have aging parents that have increasingly needed our support and help also taken some of our time. I also must mention my best friend and training partner who really is family. It has been really nice to have her as a partner in this activity.

Current Training

I am lucky that I live in Track Town USA   - Eugene Oregon. Running is an amazing force in our local community and there are an abundance of running venues and interest in the sport. I also belong to YMCA where I work out in the winter and which has a 25 yard pool. I will probably switch to an outside pool with a 50 meter length pool when it opens in the spring.

For the last 10 weeks I have been training 6 days a week. We started with Michael Pates Total Sprint - 22 Week plan, but we have been doing more swimming and run/walking since those two activities are coming up earlier. I also really hate biking on a stationary bike, but love biking outside.

I sprained my ankle about a month ago (unrelated to training), so I stopped “running” and swam more. It is back to feeling good and strong so I am just being really careful with it. I am currently running on a high school track since it is cushy for the ankle and easy to keep track of the distance.  Right now I can honestly only run about ¼ to ½ of the time and my 5K time is just under an hour. I am working on running a bigger percentage of the time and walking faster in between. I have horrible form and get out of breath easily.  I am doing a 5k in early May, the swimming portion of an Olympic tri in later May and two sprint triathlons this summer/fall.

Previous “Races”

Roy Webster Swim Labor Day 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006, a one mile swim across the Columbia River.

This Year’s Races

5/3/09:  5K during the Eugene Marathon Weekend (Eugene, Oregon)

5/17/09: Duck Bill Thrill Olympic Tri. (I am on a relay team and will be swimming only)

7/19/09: Deschutes Dash Sprint Triathlon

9/13/09 Lincoln City Sprint Tri

Weight Loss

Weight has always been an issue with me, but ironically I find that I am more at peace with my weight than most women. I was a chubby child who grew into a fat adult.  I currently weigh 240ish and have been as high as 290. I would love to weigh less, but right now I am focusing on getting fit and more active. If I lose weight in the process great, but if not that is ok too. Running is hard at my weight and current fitness level, but it is getting easier. In the 10 weeks I have been actively training I have not lost any weight, but I feel stronger and better than I have in years.

What Will Make Me a Good Mentee?

Triathlon training is what I think I have been seeking my entire life.  I have a lurking nature, but will try to be an active member of this community.