It's been a while since my last post. Training, work and life doesn't leave much time to write. I'm getting ready to head up to New Hampshire after work tonight. And it never fails... the day you want to get out of work early, is the busiest day of the year.
I've worked hard to prepare for this race. It's not easy to do 3 1/2 hour bricks several times a week when you work 10 hours a day and have a 1 hour commute each way. Some of my long bricks have gone exceptionally well. I'm starting to think I may be more cut out for distance than sprints..... but time will SOON tell.
There are so many things that can go wrong!! All the hard work I've put in and if I get SIPE (swimming induced pulmonary edema), my day could be over before I hit the bike. I've made the decision not to wear a wetsuit. I've done a lot of swim tests and I'm only about 12 seconds faster over a mile with the wetsuit...and it takes 20-30 sec to strip it. So it's pretty much a wash. The risk of SIPE is too high for me to wear it.
I'm going to trust my coach and follow the race plan to the "T". He hasn't let me down yet!!
I'm not going to lie and pretend I don't want to win....that's what I'm racing for.... I WANT TO WIN!! Wish me luck!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
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- Kim
- The beginning.... Back in Nov 05 I was probably the most out of shape I'd ever been in my life. I really wanted to change my body. I wouldn't even wear shorts. I thought my legs were too fat. I ordered an exercise program I saw on an infomercial called The Firm. It arrived the week of Thanksgiving. The day it arrived my husband happened to be home and when I got home from work I got an earful. "Why did you order that? You'll never use it! It's just a waste of money." That's all it took!! I made a commitment to myself to start the day after Thanksgiving. All week he kept taunting me.. " When are you going to start? I told you it was a waste of money ".... blahh ..blahh..blahh. Well, the day after thanksgiving I started and haven't stopped. I did it three times a week.... and I never missed a day.....no matter what. I don't mean to make him sound un-supportive. He's really my biggest fan. He's been a competitive cyclist for years and that spring I told him I was thinking about getting a bike so I could start riding a little. I think within an hour we were leaving the bike shop with my new bike and helmet. More to come...stay tuned.