Things are crazy busy. Crazy busy. I am resorting to planning everything to the minute from the moment I wake up to when I go to bed. It's the only way (for me) to keep stress at bay and feel that I am giving the proper amount of time to all my responsibilities. There is little time for blogging right now, but thanks to the I-phone, I can keep reading all your blogs on my way to work and back.
We've survived the circus this weekend. Poor Chris got a headache from all the noise, I had my heart in my mouth watching people do crazy things and fearing for their lives, and Petru was much more entertained by the change in lighting than the actual acts. Yes, we will not do this again. We did have a blast at T-ball. If you have a bad day, go see 5-7 y olds play an organized sport. I don't remember the last time I laughed continuously for 2 hours. It was also a great opportunity to watch Petru in an unfamiliar social situation. He made me proud. He kept working on what the coach wanted him to do, introduced himself to the kids, started a cheering theme for every kid who was at bat, and used his connection to an older kid (future jock) when introducing himself to others. Aside from a bit of boredom when he and another kid started making sand castles while in the infield, he managed to do a good job staying focused. I am excited to watch him next week.
I had a great weekend of training. Saturday I was a bit tired, so I skipped the 1.5 hour bike and just ran 13 miles w/ 3X2.5 race pace, race pace-10 sec/mile, race pace-20sec/mile. I really wanted to go to the track, so made up this workout for myself, and then added 1.25 miles hills at the end. Loved it. Plus, I got called a "hottie" by a 13-14 y old lacrosse boy. Made me feel like a true Mrs. Robinson. I also managed a 2600 meter swim after that and my legs felt like new. I think swimming is the best recovery method. Sunday I did a 56 mile bike ride, nice and easy, followed by a 5 mile easy run with 1.25 hills. I felt strong and the run got better and better. I am learning a lot about the bike, changing gears and such. I am still not comfortable in aero but I am resigned to the fact that I am v cautious and it will take me a while to be able to ride aero. I am OK with that.
I did some soul searching while on the bike for 3 hours or so. I know now that I don't want to do an ironman in the near future. I know I could do one if I wanted it, but I like to be competitive, and I would not be able to train like I would need to in order to be competitive. I can barely do it for the HIM distance. I love love training, but balancing everything is hard right now. I don't think I will do another HIM this season, most likely will do olympic and sprints before training for my fall marathon. I am OK with that. The ironman will be there when I am older and slower. LOL.
OK, so the winner of the E21 giveaway is Aimee at I tri to be me! Congrats! Email me your address and I will do my best to mail your stuff shortly. I have 2 other packages to mail, please don't lose patience, I am doing my best here!
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I admire you for your running, it is truly inspirational (and of course I am jealous but that's nothing new).
You will get there on a bike. I can imagine that it must be hard to feel confident if you have not biked your whole life. I have used bikes for commuting since I was a kid so it is very natural.
I bet you could be competitive in IM if you kept training. But I get that, I do not want to race just fun one (I did it for my marathon and it was not that enjoyable. The truth is that I am not pleased with my time at all and I know that I will not be racing marathon anytime soon and thus can't improve it and I am stuck with this lame PR for now), I want to do races for racing (although it rarely looks like it...).
YAY! I am so excited that I won! I'll email you my address!
You are doing awesome with your training! I am jealous of all the riding and running you've been doing, but I know I'll be up to those numbers soon enough!!
great job hottie ;)
My friends who are training for imlp are in the middle of some rough training, it's hard on everyone involved. The bike clicked for me tonight, 24 miles of hills....
Well hello Mrs. Robinson!
The circus. Max begged me to chaperone the field trip to the circus. They were only selecting 3 chaperones from those who turned in requests so I took it as a perfect opportunity to lose the paper and perfect the white lie to my child. Sorry sweetie, they didn't pick me.....Ah yes.... such a good mom I am.
I knew you would love T-ball! Such a hoot! I'm glad Petru had a good time!
Great training weekend like usual. OK- so I have this right. You ARE doing a HIM still in June but you are not doing another one after that? Or are you not doing the one in June now? I love how competitive you are. I love that you don't just want to do things to do them, you want to excel in them! Seriously, I'm constantly motivated by you.
So, I'm hoping amongst your craziness here that you get a little chance to just relax...
Petru is a little character!! T-ball sounds very entertaining. :) glad he seems to be enjoying it.
Yeah I don't know how people train for IM's. I struggle enough with just-running!
I really need to read your blog before a run instead of during work... You are so motivating!! (it just wears off by 6pm when I can go run...) :-/
so glad to hear you had a wonderful weekend of training and soul searching. seems like you have thought a lot about your training and racing future. and yes, IM will ALWAYS be there for you if you choose to do it. you are a hottie!
I don't know how you do it now! I only get in 7-8 hours of running a week, and I just can't seem to force myself to do more right now. I'm definitely struggling with the balance! I've been seriously considering triathlon, but finding the time to train is hard. I do think it makes you a more well rounded athlete though, and that's something I'd like to be...
I can't wait to see how your HIM goes. You are in such great shape!
I like that you skipped the bike and just ran 13 miles. =D Were you planning on doing both? I totally get why you won't attempt the ironman, though you could do it. The hours involved might be around 15/week if I am right. You will kick butt at the HIM though !! Is running your strongest suit?
Team sports...we are stalling on that one here. But it WILL be fun. Yay for Petru and his blossoming social skills!
So cool about Petru. He sounds like a great kid. Good parenting no doubt :)!
Last year I also tossed around the idea of doing an IM. It's the next natural step right? After some soul searching I decided agaisnt it. For me, at this point, it's not worth having the training take over my life.
Your right, it will be there when your ready.
Wow. Great weekend of training.
Great training
Amen, sister! I'm not racing much at all. I even dropped my HIM. It's just too crazy this year fir me. Still training, but even thatbtakes a hit sometimes. Blogging, forget it...barely get it done or read. So I feel you!
My salvation is my really long, hilly rides with my group on Saturday's. It's the only thing keeping me sane.
I'm glad to read you are getting it all done. Good for you!
I read this post on Monday but I am just now getting here to comment. I laughed at the idea of watching kids that age play sports...I so agree. Even seeing them run around the track today made me laugh...well inside I was laughing but outside I was chasing my other two kids while hiding my face when my daughter ran past a boy and shoved him because he got in her way. What?!! That wasn't my kid!
Circus. Yes, I am not so sure I have any desire to go but then again I have not been faced with the opportunity. Funny that he was more entertained with the lighting than the acts. :)
So good of you to know your limits and not bite off more than you can chew without letting other things in your life go. I still think you're superwomen just with training for a HIM! I think the marathon is enough time! Training for a sprint triathlon even sounds like a lot to me but I kind of want to try that out this summer if I can get some energy back.
Okay Mrs. Robinson...have a great weekend! :)
Hey Mrs Robinson - looking great in that photo!
Love that you're realistic about your goals - it takes self-knowledge to really understand HOW you approach training and racing and fitting that into your life. Really admire it.
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