kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2011 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 49)

Once again, you all some great months.  Here is mine.  Wish it was more.  I'll finally start seeing purple in June, asI start to swim tomorrow night. I can swim, with me head above water.  Breathing properly becomes the problem. 

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Yay.  Back to training hardcore today.  I feel sooooo off when I don't workout upon waking.  Ate like a fat kid all weekend and I feel really fat/bloated.  Blah.  Picked up some Ultegra pedals (current roadie has mtb pedals), bike shoes, aero bottle, new helmet, and misc other things for my birthday.  Two big ticket wants are still on the list being an IM entry and tt bike. 

May's Totals aren't horrible:

Ha, ha, not only did I get my butt whopped by my 10 year nephew Howie in the 5k, but I got whooped by 2 4 year olds that ran the race as well!!!!

It was very hot yesterday . . . Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend.

Also, did the Solider Field 10 miler on Saturday. Great race along the lakefront, and great race and goodies for the money (t-shirt, medal, stadium blanket and free chicago parking).

I walked about 2-2.5 miles of the race since my fitness has taken a hit over the last month, but I finished and it was cool to run on the Bears field!!! 

Its warm enough for OWS, we need to get you to West Hill Lake.

OWS is the best.  Just let someone kick you in the face and it'll get the juices flowing.

Here is my May:

I met all my goals, so I'm happy!

I am soooo happy we have central AC now, i remember the window unit installs such a PITA!  Outside pools rule, ours opened saturday!

How am I feeling about Rev3: intimidated.  its my first tri of the year and first HIM, the bike and run courses are tough (lots of hills) and my back really cramps up after long rides and I have never run further than a 10K off the bike.  So I am definitely starting to freak out.  Since the spring was so crappy, I've only done 4 long outside rides and not yet done an OWS in wetsuit (hoping for wednesday morning and/or friday).  I wish the race was a month from now so I could feel better prepared.  I am undertrained, no doubt. 

As for time goals I think 6:30 is a realistic time goal, 5:59 would make a very happy camper.  Candidly, I am really going to try and enjoy the experience.  Rev3 is supposed to put on a great race, the course is a nice one and, regardless, I will be out there for a long time so I might as well enjoy myself.  That said, I am going to push myself to the limit and see what happens.  Hopefully, it will be the good kind of sufferfest, I hope I dont break.  My one concern is my back and how it holds up later in the run. 

here are my weak a** numbers for the month or( one of Kelly's days) the only good news is that it is more than last month.

Those numbers are more than respectable.  I'm crazy and shouldn't be used as a metric.

Spent a very frustrating day trying to get several articles in for tomorrows deadline. My word processer quit working properly. Three uninstalls and reinstalls, two full computer scans and several trys at the trouble shootingpage while my internet also kept going down turned an hour and a half job into a five hour ordeal. but success. I did go out and run while my computer was scanning. Tomorrow hitting the bike.

I did go out and run while my computer was scanning.

At least that was a positive!

Nice job!  Stadium blanket is way cool schwag.

My husband and I did the Indianapolis half marathon years ago and we got to run around the Indy race track.  My husband was in awe, he's a huge Indy 500 fan, and it was the only way I could talk him into running a half.  It was pretty cool though, I have to admit.

My most consistent month this year, so even though i still struggled to get decent training and was plagued by injuries and colds im quite happy with my totals.

Got Jasper home today. He's doing alright and the surgery went well. Now I can relax a little bit.

give Jasper a high paw for me when he is feeling better!!  Great news!!!

bike and run were the highest totals for me ever, the run is almost double my previous high.

Yes Kelly kicked my a$$ on the bike, but like she said she is CRAZY....

Cone of Shame!  Glad he's doing better.