When I wrote Part One of this bloggy mini-series, I really only envisioned it having two parts – the discussion of my very first training plan and then a dissection of my current one, sort of a “Then vs. Now” thing. But as I cringed with embarrassment reminisced about my naïveté in those early years, […]
Dancing is Totally Cross-Training, Right?
I have a race on Saturday. Am I prepared? That would be a big fat no. It’s the third race in my summer duathlon series, and until recently, I was hoping to set another PR. Well, not recently recently. More like way back when I signed up for the series, I envisioned myself building up […]
Five (Goals) Friday
Hooray, tomorrow is race day – the DU for FUN #2!! I’m excited and nervous, but right this second leaning more toward excited (talk to me in thirty seconds when that changes again…) Workouts have been crossed off the training plan and I am ready to rumble. You can see at the top of the […]
The Only Way to Get Better
About two weeks ago, I had a huge “A-HA!” moment in my training. I love it when that happens! I was analyzing my performance at my last race and working on my training schedule for the next two duathlons in this series, when I came to the conclusion that the only way to meet my […]
Race Goals
Don’t drown. (Yes, I know I switched to the duathlon and will not be swimming, but not drowning is always a goal of mine) Don’t crash my bike. Treat the day like a training day, because I’m certainly not racing this silly thing! Walk my bike on the big hills, even though there are a […]
Back at It
No, I didn’t actually fall off the face of the earth, it just totally seemed like it! I certainly didn’t intend to spend almost two weeks away from Bloggyville, but life, work and some computer troubles have kept me away. The poor computer made a loud *POP* then a puff of smoke and then…nothing. We’re […]
Looking Back and Looking Forward
2010 was a mighty fine year for me, athletically speaking. Here’s a look at the year in numbers: 9 = races I competed in5 = PRs (more than half my races, I’m happy with that)2 = virtual races I competed in2 = virtual race PRs (w00t!)1 = virtual races I hosted1 = triathlon AG wins […]
Three (Million) Things Thursday
Holiday madness is in full swing in the P household, friends. I have so many things on my to-do list swirling around in my head, but I still wanted to pop in to Bloggyville and let you know what’s going on with me: 1. Winter is here! I braved a six-miler this morning (assemble Dad’s […]
Goals, Routines and Superstitions
GOALS Now that race day is just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about my goals for the Long Beach Marathon. Runner’s World had a great article this month about setting race goals and I really like the idea of setting a “non-time” goal. So, here’s mine: I want to will give it everything I’ve […]
Operation HTFU Starts Now
I went to Fleet Feet on Tuesday to see if getting some new shoes will help my IT issues. The extremely friendly and helpful worker – Alex – analyzed my gait and let me try on about a bajillion shoes. It made me feel good that, upon looking at the wear of my last pair, […]
