The Ghoulies are taking off the pounds in February part 2!!! (Page 25)

skrtrnr - 2010-02-22 11:40 AM HEY EVERYONE.

just flying in/by....

got a great run in today.  im FINALLY feeling back in the groove with my running.  thankfully.

gonna be starting my 1/2 MARY training next week.  man.  to think that race is just right around the corner.  woosh.  im jsut glad my running came back together before i had to start trainng.  that would've been sucktastic if it hadnt.

the swim meet was yesturday.  WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!  seriously.  it was awful and wonderful all at the same time. 

awful in a IM GONNA HURL kinda of way.

i woke up in the morning, having decided that was NOT going to swim.  i was just overwhelmed by soooo much anxiety about the whole thing.

i lost a weeks worth of practicing my backstroke flip turns and starts off the block and i just didnt feel prepared to race.
 

and im ALL ABOUT being prepared going into a race.

i posted on FB about the meet and woke up to a BUNCH of messages of encouragement from my friends....THAT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

my one friend in particular HIS MESSAGE got me to the meet (he's work towards qualifying for Kona this year)

he said that he'd 'be there' for me when i started and finished - he was timing for the races....

there was something SO REASSURING about that.

then several of my runner friends said how they wouldnt have the guts to EVER do a swim meet and how impressed/proud/and inspired they were of me/by me.

i dunno.  it was soooo helpful.

so i SHOWED UP.  still feeling like i was gonna hurl.  but i showed up and finished well. two 1st place AG finishes and one 3rd place finish.

not bad for a triathlete.


my first event - 100 yd backstroke - i seated myself really slow - so that i could just get the squirrels out.  and i crushed the race.  even i was impressed with my time (starting to wonder if backstroke is my stroke....)

then Jamie, the head of our team, signed me up for 25 yd freestyle race.  i thought about not racing...is it just ALL OUT FAST....but i toed up and swam....again, totally surprised myself and how fast i swam.

thats one of those races, you just put your head down, dont even lift your head to breathe, and just swim....i smashed it.


then my event came up....its definately different to swim 200 yds in a swim meet, then to swim 200 yds in practice or for triathlon, for that matter.

200 yds is in odd distance cuz your still sprinting it to a certain degree, but you have conserve as well.  VERY technical that way.

i did well. and it was great first learning experience....

it was awfully nice to be in a place where you doing something different than what you typically do, day to day, even training wise....swim meets are definately different than tri training.

so im really happy for the experience.

and so so so glad i didnt chicken out.

its all good!
stacieb

ironannekidd - 2010-02-22 10:57 AMBefore I forget

Happy Margarita Day!!!