Race week is here
Ok, it is 11pm, I just came home from work and I should be sleeping but I cannot fall asleep yet because there is so much on my mind. Maybe putting it down on "paper" will help.I do not have much...
View ArticleIronman 70.3 World Champs RR
I must say that I am glad I did not bail out and went to Vegas after all. It was a good experience and I like Nevada and it gave me a chance to take some time off work. So really no complains!I finally...
View ArticleIs it time to start training again?
So my two weeks of eating and doing nothing are over and I have been training for the last 2 weeks. I was surprised that starting training again was not as bad as I expected. Because those two weeks...
View Article2014
I am going to give this blog another shot. I really liked it but then life (or is it laziness?) got into way.2014 is here!!!!I made a promise to myself that my work is not going to ruin my "athletic...
View ArticleI am a fish (swim test #1)
(Is there supposed to be that 'a' in front of fish? I have no idea. I am very bad at this whole article thing in English. We do not have those in Slovak so it is too abstract and I am sure I don't use...
View ArticleIndoor triathlon RR
You would be surprised what a supposedly short and sweet triathlon could do to you...I can't lift my legs and am likely skipping all the workouts planned for today just to recover from this 45 min long...
View Article7 days later
and I am still sore from that spin bike ride I did as part of the indoor tri. Can you believe that?I tried to open my stride during a 1k repeats workout on Friday but it hurt too much and I was worried...
View Article1k under 4 minutes
I am not sure what it says about how things are going if I'm excited about running one 1k repeat in 3:56. It probably means I need to put my sh*t together and do something about my running fitness...
View ArticleTraining in Paradise! (Arizona Training Camp)
I have spent 10 awesome days in Arizona. Loved every second of it. And I am going back next year!:)Krista and Kelly (Thank you Krista and Kelly!!! You did a great job!!!) of BSC were organizing the...
View ArticleNew start
I have not blogged for over 3 years but I have decided to give it a go again so i can look back at this time in my life in a few years.It seems that not much has happened in those 3 years.....that's...
View ArticleHill repeats
My training for Madison 70.3 officially starts next week (I am not working with a coach as of now because I dont know how this whole new baby/new job/training for half-ironman thing works out snd I do...
View ArticleBaby update
A is 8 weeks old and growing like a weed. I finally pulled the plug and bagged and put away A's newborn diapers. My baby is growing up. I could hardly fasten them anymore so it was time. I use cloth...
View ArticleRunning progress
after finishing my easy 1h ride at midnight, I dragged myself out of bed at 7 this morning to do my running intervals. I had to get it done before A woke up because we were going to St Louis in the...
View ArticleGroup ride
Oh wow, I havent done a ride with a group since last year March/April when I was in Arizona for training camp. I did a few group rides in winter but it was in my boss' basement on trainers so that...
View ArticleWeek 1
Since my "official", or we can also call it less luckluster more scheduled, training started on Monday, let's see how it is going. Not very well I must admit.I did an easy 4 miler on Monday night in a...
View ArticleLitchfield Sprint Triathlon RR
It was awesome to be out there and racing again!!! I am so happy I did it.I went in with zero expectations, just do a triathlon and enjoy being out there.First challenge came when deciding what to wear...
View ArticleAttempt #2 at mile repeats
I failed my 3x1 mile workout last week so I gave it another try today. I did it in the morning on TM while A was still sleeping so it was way less stressful than last week! I took yesterday off to...
View ArticleTri the Illini Race Report
I was sitting on a couch a month ago while A was sleeping and I felt like I needed to do some races. Now! And that's how I ended up racing 2 sprints the last two weekends.This race was in Champign, IL...
View ArticleKeeping the promises
Is it really a promise if I schedule my training plan and then stick with it? I guess it is kind of a promise to myself, isn't it?As I wrote last week, my intention was to get to 4 miles of intervals...
View ArticleMt Vernon Fall Fest 5k RR
I found out that there was a 5k race in town I live in a few days ago (why dont they advertise these things more?!? And then they are surprised when only 35 runners show up! It was well organised, nice...
View ArticleFTP test
These last 3 days were days of testing. I did a 5k on Saturday to get a benchmark for running and today was bike test.I really needed to get it done, because my bike workouts were pretty much just...
View ArticleBest workout yet
I kind of fell off the training wagon the last three weeks but I have had several workouts that show that if I started training properly I can have some decent results. I need to remember those...
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