This is it!

Our last week of training- crazy! It has been a wild ride, and I am excited to see how the race goes.

I found this website with tips. (Steph, I think this is the one you read!)

Tomorrow I am excited to do the practice triathlon, but I am going to take it really slow. (I hope that is okay with all of you. This is not the week to work too hard. :-)

Alright, ladies. See you tomorrow!

Molly, I am so glad you are feeling better about the swim. You are going to do awesome!

Kelly

PS
I wrote this on Sunday but never posted it. So, here you go! Thanks for the great night at the lake and the good workout this morning. This will be a new experience, that's for sure!

Congrats to Kirsten and Heather

I just want to say yahoo for our two olympic triathloners. Doesn't that sound cool like they were actually in the Olympics? You guys could be, seriously. I have a new found respect for triathletes.
I just wanted to write quickly that I had a great swim this morning. Thursday when Kelly and I swam it was my best swim up to that point and today was the best so far(that's now sayin' much though). But I finally feel a little more confident about the swim.
I'll be at the Y monday at 6:00 to meet kelly for a bike/run. Are you still swimming at 5:30 Kelly?

It's official

Hey Ladies,

I am officially registered for the triathlon and I took a big step and decided to register for the sprint and not the try-it. I hope this was the right decision!

My procrastination and indecision cost me $5! Doh!!

Molly, thanks for the great workout this morning. I am sure I talked too much. Just tell me to be quiet next time. It was great to run with new women!

Kelly

Wed workout

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let you know Molly and I will be meeting at the Y tomorrow at 5:30 to swim for 30 minutes and we will follow it with a 20 minute run.

We would love to see you!

Kelly

Good Luck!

I leave early tomorrow morning so good luck to everone and have a lot of fun!

Heather

Back in town

Hey Girls,

I can't believe this triathlon is next Saturday! I sure hope I am ready. I swam in a lake last Saturday and it was tough. I am excited though.

So, I was a little lacking in the bike training, so I am going to go for an hour bike ride in the morning. I will be at the Y at 6am and then I will be taking my bike in to get slicks. I hope some of you will join me.

Hope all is well for you!

Kelly

Lake report

Hey girls,

I was just wondering how the lake swim was. I swam in a pool all day yesterday and LOVED it!

Take care. Keep training!

Kelly

Sorry no lake tomorrow for me

Hey everyone,

I am sorry that I am a dork who can't think about logistics. My flight is at 6am on Tuesday and I can't leave for the lake until at least 5 or 6, which will make for a late night with the kids.

I am doing a bike/swim/run (kind of combining Monday and Tuesday's workouts since I will be in Cali.) I need to be home by 7 so I will be starting at 5:30.

Then I am gone for a week.

I hope all is well. Sorry about the lake. You all are still welcome to go without me. :-)

Kelly

Friday Workout

Hey Ladies,

I will be swimming at the YMCA at 5:45am tomorrow for 30 minutes and then will be doing a "patience" run with Kirsten leaving the Y no later than 6:30 for 45 minutes. A patience run is a slow run where you keep your heart rate down. It will be a nice workout. Please come join!

Kelly

Biking-woo hoo!

Well, I am starting to get a little more optimistic. :-) Kristie and I biked Brookman today which was the very first bike I did a month ago. I am happy to say it was MUCH easier today. She also convinced me to ride up Sunset which I have been avoiding, and it was not too bad either.

In other good news, I had a great run yesterday after my swim. (Only bad part: I was all alone, hint hint!) One of my silly fears is that I would lose the speed that I was finally starting to get when I was just running. I was able to run 3 miles in 25 minutes and I was thrilled! I was also exhausted!

I hope everyone else is doing well.

Kelly

Swim/Run TOmorrow

Hey Ladies,

I am heading to bed, but I am doing the swim/run tomorrow. I will be in the pool by 5:30, so that I can avoid Masters. :-) I will run about 6:15. I would love anyone to join me.

I will be biking on Wednesday and I believe Kristie will be joining.

Hope things are good!

Kelly

Excited!

I am excited to do the triathlon. I won't be fast, but it will be a fun experience. I felt good on Saturday. I didn't do the swim like everyone else. However I ended up riding 25 miles on the bike and ran 3 miles in the middle of the biking. I actually felt pretty good. I have done the bike to run transition 3 or 4 times and it seemed a bit easier this time. So the next few weeks I want to focus a bit more on those transitions. I would love some company.

Heather

6am to run

Hey ladies,

I will be at the Y at 6am tomorrow for a nice run. I hope to see you there!

Kelly

Your thoughts

So...Marni and Kelly, what are your thoughts on our practice tri this morning? I had to skeedaddle so we couldn't talk much when we were done. I can say I have mixed emotions. I felt a little better on the swim (that is until I found out the race swim is a 1/2 mile not 500m like I thought.) I'm trying not to stress too much and just plan on focusing a lot on being in the pool for the next month! The cycle was good but my thighs and buns are tight(and not in a good way)today. By the time we got to the run my legs were on auto-pilot and I was just glad to finish!
Having said all of that, I really had a fun time. I love the variety and the adventure of it all!
Kirsten and Heather how did you feel after your run? How's eveyone else doing?
Thanks ladies!
Molly

4th of July Run

We are meeting at the Y at 6am to go between 7-10 miles. I am hoping to do about 9. We will see...

Hope to see all of you there!

Practice Triathlon Saturday

Hey girls,

I hope you had a nice workout this morning. I loved being with friends and catching up. How was the later run? Saturday the schedule says to do 90 minutes of all 3. I was thinking of doing 15 minute swim, 45 minute bike ride and 30 minute run.

Anyone want to join me? I was thinking of starting at 6 so it is not so hot.

Let me know! I am thinking of picking up triathlon shorts. We will see...

Kelly