Hey guys, as of July 1 2011 I start my Ironman training for Cozumel on Nov 27 2011 and my training for Timberman. Poconos is still up in the air..... Feel free to contact me if you'd like to join, I am rly xcited for this month as its going to be hard work both professionally at work and as a triathlete. :-) lookin fwd to seeing many of you out there with me! :D
I am still lookin for a buddy to go to Lake George with me for Labor Day wkd to race the Lake George Olympic Tri w Cash Prizes let me know if anyones interested :D I am also going up to Niagara Falls for a sprint and to check out area 1st wkd of August if anyones interested in tagging along as well let me know!
JULY 2011 MONTH #1
OWS (+Dougs for party directly following)*Bring food/drinks!
■1,
■8,
■15,
■ 22
Long Branch, NJ
Long Rides
July: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
■2- 9W 50 Miles
■9-down shore 60 Miles
■16-9W 60 Miles
■23-Poconos 80 Miles
■30-CT 100 Miles
Long Runs/Hikes:
July:
■3 80 mins
■10, 90 mins
■17, 2 hrs
■24, 2 hrs
■31 2 hrs
down shore/various
AUGUST 2011 MONTH #2
I have 3 races planned and every other wkd.
■Aug 6/7 Niagara Falls/LTA Wkd 1
■12 OWS
■13 Tapering
■14 Tapering
■Aug 18-22 Timberman 70.3 Wkd 3 (w Jaime)
■26 OWS
■27 REC
■28 REC
SEPTEMEBER 2011 (Speedwork/Volume+)#3
■1-5 LAKE GEORGE OLYMPIC TRI
■9-11 PACIFIC COAST TRI LAGUNA BEACH, CA
■16 OWS 2 MILES
■17 100 MILE RIDE
■18 3 HR RUN (20 MI)#1
■23 OWS 2 MILES
■24 100 MILE RIDE
■25 3 HR RUN (20 MI) #2
OCTOBER 2011 (VOLUME)#4
FINAL TRAINING MONTH
■SEPT 29 BROOKES 16TH
■SEPT 30 TBA
■OCT 1 TBA
■OCT 2 POCONOS 70.3 OR TBA
■DOUBLE RACE WKD MILAGE
■7 LAST OWS 2 MILES
■8 SHADES OF DEATH HALF MARATHON #3
■9 LBI 18 MILER
■14 2 MILE SWIM
■15 110 MILE RIDE
■16 3 HR RUN (20 MILES) #4
■21 2 MILE SWIM
■22 110 MI RIDE
■23 3 HR RUN #5
■28 1 HR SWIM
■29 80 MI RIDE
■30 2 HR RUN #6
NOVEMEBER 2011 #5
(2 WEEKS OF TRAINING UNTIL TAPER)
■5 60 RIDE/13 MI RUN
■6 3 HR RUN/1 MI SWIM
■12 60 RIDE/13 MILE RUN
■14 2 MILE SWIM
■19 TAPER
■20 TAPER
■27 IRONMAN COZUMEL
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
May 2011
After having done more racing trips in 1 month then I've ever done in my life, I am here to say that its sure been a journey! Both Oceanside and St. Croix time wise were TOTAL flops and the amt of training I put into the SBR didnt show AT all... I dont think I did enough hills on the the bike and I also didnt do enough BRICK runs with biking/running back to back which kills, but its what I am going to have to include more in my training so my legs get used to it more...
The "Beast" Climb/Hill/ or really mountain of what is much talked about is actually 100x worse then I would have ever imagined.... It was so steep I literally felt like my hands were going to slip any moment and I would go tumbling to the ground! It didnt help that right before the almost 30% grade came a pouring rain storm...
As hard as St Croix was, they were ab right for the fact that it surely is a hidden gem race, a must-do in ones triathlon resume, and it surely is goregeous. There were def many parts on the bike course that left me in awe with the hairpin turns/cliffs. The water was this aqua blue, kinda like erykas eyes and like the bahamas. My hotel was sweet, The hibisucs, even 3 miles for ttt, there was nothing lik being on the beach vs the harbor with nothing...
I had the most stressful ordeal ever with getting there bc the cape air company which was gonna fly me from st thomas to st croix werent accepting bikes.... which is crazy so to make a long story short, after hrs of wasting my time that I coulda been on the beach exploring st croix, they let me transfer both ways over to the seaborne airlines... but what a friggin hassle!! for now on I am making SURE and having PROOF that I can fly/take my bike onto a small plane....
St Croix was a race that I had intents to do in 2010, but bc I just started with 'Plusone' then, I didnt and couldnt take off, mostly for finanical reasons, so the nice race director let me push the entry to this yr. I actually dont think I would have been strong enough to attempt it if having done it last yr, it was DEF brutal... and I also ran out of water just in time so I def need back cages and my aero bottle for Cozumel....
I had NO intent of doing my first FULL Ironman this yr, as I rly did have my heart set on the HAWAII ironman... however, w my luck with qualifying thro another mexican race for clearwater (cancun) I have GREAT vibes that as hard as its gonna be, I can do it thro Coz. I feel like I have my mom or steph convinced to come, hopefully, so, bc I rly would like to hug someone whos there to support me after completing an ironman....
Junes focus is the upcoming franklin lakes in now just 3 weeks!! and then the Lake George get-away in just a month.... July I am not racing at all... even tho that super sprint looks narly, I dont have the cash to keep signin up... its a beggingers race anyways....
Plus in July, I am tryin to make/take a wkd getaway to visit and meetup w Jasymn in San Diego and run that 5k race with Brooke which I would love since shes fast as hell!!
I am waiting till my upcoming paycheck on fri so I can at least get my debt down to 1500 apx.... before I run it back up to 3g.....
Have sev pt interviews lined up but seriously not posting anything over fb bc its somehow bad luck w the last 4 interviews till I actually start/get paid....
That should help me w not only catching up on bills, but also, future experience...
Junes gonna be such an xciting month, I lit have plans every wkd... Julys gonna be blah, I was gonna help promote sandblast again for extra cash, but it was RLY hard to just stand there for 4 hrs, rly hard! Plus, I am not gonna be there bc I will most likely be spending that wkd in San Diego....
Upcoming I am enjoying memorial day wkd to the fulliest even though I havent been outside all day... fml took a yr to clean my room, find stuff, and get organzied btw pittsburgh AND Lake Placid lol.... bc of the fact that after LP I LIT had to go right to work on Monday so I just have been non-stop ever since. I still think its funny that I stopped at erykas house, wonder if she ever got my note... which shes prob reading..hhaa
Nxt wkd, June 4/5 I am training upstate w Jaime then going to the beach and may go to NJ pride, have to see... I think last yr I got rly sick or something so I didnt go...
The following wkd, June 11, is the much awaited "Warrior Dash" and I dont even kno whos still doing it, as bad as I wanted to race w Rick and See Seana bust her ass, I dont even kno if I will actually see anyone now... tear ;( but fuck it I will go out hard and win the damn thing, just dont want to do anything stupid and hurt myself bc at these obstacles races its likely....
Following wkd is FINALLY the long awaitied franklin lakes tri that I am finally in this yr!! Races elite and hoping to take 2nd nxt to Lynn, so its surely gonna be 1 interesting race... Then I go right down the shore and see Marina, its gonna be a great great wkd. Then Followin wkd just gets better; Florence on Fri then drive up to Lake G w Joana and Race the nxt morn on prob NO sleep, then back to city to see OFFER after over a yr and a half of MIA. But as I have always said, it got to a point where when u see Offer to much, he loses his special quality so its def brought it back by having this gap...
The "Beast" Climb/Hill/ or really mountain of what is much talked about is actually 100x worse then I would have ever imagined.... It was so steep I literally felt like my hands were going to slip any moment and I would go tumbling to the ground! It didnt help that right before the almost 30% grade came a pouring rain storm...
As hard as St Croix was, they were ab right for the fact that it surely is a hidden gem race, a must-do in ones triathlon resume, and it surely is goregeous. There were def many parts on the bike course that left me in awe with the hairpin turns/cliffs. The water was this aqua blue, kinda like erykas eyes and like the bahamas. My hotel was sweet, The hibisucs, even 3 miles for ttt, there was nothing lik being on the beach vs the harbor with nothing...
I had the most stressful ordeal ever with getting there bc the cape air company which was gonna fly me from st thomas to st croix werent accepting bikes.... which is crazy so to make a long story short, after hrs of wasting my time that I coulda been on the beach exploring st croix, they let me transfer both ways over to the seaborne airlines... but what a friggin hassle!! for now on I am making SURE and having PROOF that I can fly/take my bike onto a small plane....
St Croix was a race that I had intents to do in 2010, but bc I just started with 'Plusone' then, I didnt and couldnt take off, mostly for finanical reasons, so the nice race director let me push the entry to this yr. I actually dont think I would have been strong enough to attempt it if having done it last yr, it was DEF brutal... and I also ran out of water just in time so I def need back cages and my aero bottle for Cozumel....
I had NO intent of doing my first FULL Ironman this yr, as I rly did have my heart set on the HAWAII ironman... however, w my luck with qualifying thro another mexican race for clearwater (cancun) I have GREAT vibes that as hard as its gonna be, I can do it thro Coz. I feel like I have my mom or steph convinced to come, hopefully, so, bc I rly would like to hug someone whos there to support me after completing an ironman....
Junes focus is the upcoming franklin lakes in now just 3 weeks!! and then the Lake George get-away in just a month.... July I am not racing at all... even tho that super sprint looks narly, I dont have the cash to keep signin up... its a beggingers race anyways....
Plus in July, I am tryin to make/take a wkd getaway to visit and meetup w Jasymn in San Diego and run that 5k race with Brooke which I would love since shes fast as hell!!
I am waiting till my upcoming paycheck on fri so I can at least get my debt down to 1500 apx.... before I run it back up to 3g.....
Have sev pt interviews lined up but seriously not posting anything over fb bc its somehow bad luck w the last 4 interviews till I actually start/get paid....
That should help me w not only catching up on bills, but also, future experience...
Junes gonna be such an xciting month, I lit have plans every wkd... Julys gonna be blah, I was gonna help promote sandblast again for extra cash, but it was RLY hard to just stand there for 4 hrs, rly hard! Plus, I am not gonna be there bc I will most likely be spending that wkd in San Diego....
Upcoming I am enjoying memorial day wkd to the fulliest even though I havent been outside all day... fml took a yr to clean my room, find stuff, and get organzied btw pittsburgh AND Lake Placid lol.... bc of the fact that after LP I LIT had to go right to work on Monday so I just have been non-stop ever since. I still think its funny that I stopped at erykas house, wonder if she ever got my note... which shes prob reading..hhaa
Nxt wkd, June 4/5 I am training upstate w Jaime then going to the beach and may go to NJ pride, have to see... I think last yr I got rly sick or something so I didnt go...
The following wkd, June 11, is the much awaited "Warrior Dash" and I dont even kno whos still doing it, as bad as I wanted to race w Rick and See Seana bust her ass, I dont even kno if I will actually see anyone now... tear ;( but fuck it I will go out hard and win the damn thing, just dont want to do anything stupid and hurt myself bc at these obstacles races its likely....
Following wkd is FINALLY the long awaitied franklin lakes tri that I am finally in this yr!! Races elite and hoping to take 2nd nxt to Lynn, so its surely gonna be 1 interesting race... Then I go right down the shore and see Marina, its gonna be a great great wkd. Then Followin wkd just gets better; Florence on Fri then drive up to Lake G w Joana and Race the nxt morn on prob NO sleep, then back to city to see OFFER after over a yr and a half of MIA. But as I have always said, it got to a point where when u see Offer to much, he loses his special quality so its def brought it back by having this gap...
Saturday, April 9, 2011
April 2011
April 2011 is finally here, and it is surely a month of pure craziness for me in every perspective. I just passed my 25th bday, and it is weird to think that now I am 25. I need to get the F out of my house!!
Talking about racing 1st:
After I trained my ASS off lit in the SBR I Oceanside didnt go as I planned at all...
I did not think NOR was I even close to ready dealing with the hills :cough: mountains that San Diego had... It was rediculous, most likely the hardest hills EVER. Half of the people I was with started walking there bikes up! It was INSANE. I was pacing for a 250/3 flat up until mile 40, I was screwed, the combination btw the wind and hills took SO much time off my pace its not even funny, plus I had a sucky swim, bottom line, I CAN NOT SWIM W A WETSUIT!!
Proof, I PRed in Cancun w 37 FINALLY breakin 40 mins (I kno I am a slow swimmer) without my wetsuit.... grrrr! What I am lookin fwd to is the warm st criox weather which will be a non wetsuit swim, a muscle pliable bike, and a HARD run such as feeling dizzy/overheated but I will still try my best to toughen it out!
I experienced the weirdest thing in OCeanside in regards to the run; I think mentally I felt lik crap since BOTH my swim and ride was WAY WAY off, I felt another Clearwater coming on :/ xcept this time, I could ACTUALLY move my legs on the bike unlike clearwater, I just couldnt attack the climbs for shittt!
So I felt both the heaviness right away and the mental anguwish of WTF did I just train for all these weeks through the blood and tears and I am performing like crap?! So the 1st half of the half marathon was crazy slow and for a while I was questioning if I was gonna finish, I felt nasiated and help jumpin in every portijohn that I saw... which ultimately prob added a good 10 mins onto my total time... then suddently, it was as if an angel landed on my shoulders the 2nd lap, it told me to GO! just go, and suddenly my legs felt like they were ripped off and given this fresh pair... I went from a 9 something pace to a sub 8 for the last 6 miles, trying by that point (I kno super slow and WAYYY beneath the level I should be at with my training and 7 yrs in sport) a 6 flat... But ended up just missing six flat and finished in a time of 604...
But Hey, I came in 18/50 in the 1st time I raced a half in the 25-29 ag AND most of all, the strongest EVER I have felt in the last Half of a half marathon, I was FLYIN, and I truly believe I was experiencing the "flow" or "runners high" at that point in time... Every step seemed effortless and my breathing was in a pattern... and I just kept pushing.. I was running SO fast that in the last 200 meter stretch I was sprinting so hard, that I friggin twisted my ankle bad, but thanks to my hyperflex joints I recovered and just missed 17th pl when this girl in the same AG clipped me at the finish. When I finished I was so overwhelmed from pushing myself THAT hard the final 6 miles, I passed out.. and had to be brought to the Medtent. But I was given gatoraded and was fine, I totally collapsed, I even have to check if I still have the 'finishers medal' bc I havent seen it all week :o
SO that bas sums up OS, I am SOOO glad I have waited all these yrs to conquer that course bc it is a friggin BITCH to do esp the bike. If the bike was flat this course would be FAST... and it sux bc I am a speedy cyclist in short couses, but a horrible climber mostly bc I just avoid hill training....
I am looking fwd to the BX biathlon nxt wkd which I raced in last yr in the pouring rain, prob the coldest to date I have felt in a biathlon race, I remember being in transition not able to undo my helmet or tie my shoes lol... and missing 2nd pl f OA bc of that reason!
WEll, not this yr, my goal is to Break the tape bitchesssss! We shall see, if Lynn races, I am gonna take 2nd pl, if she doesnt thats what Im set at, unlike central park both the ride/run is super flat/fast so I am super pumped to attack this race! Which will def give me a shit load of confiedence for st criox 2 weeks later...
Tmr I am going on my 1st "upstate" ride since last yr, mostly bc I need to conquer the hills and find my way into harriman for once lol... Im gonna write down the exact sts I need to look for.... I just know if I stay on 17 which is like a hway I am either due ot get hit or get a tire due to glass on the road... So I will stick w my norm route....
I may only do this ride once, as nxt sat im off ex wise other than a light swim/run bc of the bx biathlon being the nxt day.... and the followin wkd if the weather hits 70' and no rain, tryin to convince steph to take a road trip w me... if that doesnt pan out which I hope it will, I will prob ride on 9W or repeat the ride 1 more time.. but I rly think Im gonna take a shot of riding on 9w :D :D Easter Sat or Sunday... as I come back from socal on sat morn easter sat so im not sure how up to feeling on a long ride im gonna be....
I rly want to go to niagara falls w steph as its very beautiful there and we both havent been there, or maybe lake george or some place that we both havent been to... I just hope if it doesnt work out, Im not too tired for a long drive after coming off yet another red eye flight....
I am rly xcited to see Brooke, I wonder if I didnt write "the letter" if I woulda gotten to see her on that Sunday or not... it makes me sad that it is THAT difficult to see her thanks to Denise, but hopefully the letter that I just wrote 3-4 months later will clear things up btw us....again.....
I dont care how many pp thing its that stupid to come back out to california again, but I am doin it for Brooke, the only person that has looked up to me so closely and that I have had the funniest moments with and the most fun with as if she was my little sister. I know for a fact that if it wasnt for me, she wouldnt of ran track, and she wouldnt of discovered her talent. I have fig out a way that even though I am still in debt, I only charged the amt in which I am going to be paid... and it worked out good as the paycheck i just got is for another 2 wks when I go away again, and when I get paid on the 22nd, that is for st criox lol....
I might go to pittsburgh to see the "luminarim" right after the Adele concert in Phili on Fri May 13th yea out of all the dates right and drive in the middle of the night then crash at a cheap hotel... but idk yet...
May is DEF concert month, I am seeing Kylie, Bruno, Adele, and maybe Chicago... I am not going ANYWHERE MD wkd, but instead want to go to Yosmite on a camping/backpacking trip 4th of July wkd.... hmmm
I gotta follow up w ECC as I rly do still want to go back to school this fall and dont want to miss any deadlines in the process of applying/signing up for the stupid addmissions test... I cant wait to be a physical theapist assistant, then when I complete the program by 2013 I can move out to California and live happily ever after, and hopefully with the person of my dreams who feels the same way about me <3
Speaking of which, whats on my mind now, are girls who say they are straight like my past friend sammie who suddenly fell in love with another girl, love holds no boundries.....
Talking about racing 1st:
After I trained my ASS off lit in the SBR I Oceanside didnt go as I planned at all...
I did not think NOR was I even close to ready dealing with the hills :cough: mountains that San Diego had... It was rediculous, most likely the hardest hills EVER. Half of the people I was with started walking there bikes up! It was INSANE. I was pacing for a 250/3 flat up until mile 40, I was screwed, the combination btw the wind and hills took SO much time off my pace its not even funny, plus I had a sucky swim, bottom line, I CAN NOT SWIM W A WETSUIT!!
Proof, I PRed in Cancun w 37 FINALLY breakin 40 mins (I kno I am a slow swimmer) without my wetsuit.... grrrr! What I am lookin fwd to is the warm st criox weather which will be a non wetsuit swim, a muscle pliable bike, and a HARD run such as feeling dizzy/overheated but I will still try my best to toughen it out!
I experienced the weirdest thing in OCeanside in regards to the run; I think mentally I felt lik crap since BOTH my swim and ride was WAY WAY off, I felt another Clearwater coming on :/ xcept this time, I could ACTUALLY move my legs on the bike unlike clearwater, I just couldnt attack the climbs for shittt!
So I felt both the heaviness right away and the mental anguwish of WTF did I just train for all these weeks through the blood and tears and I am performing like crap?! So the 1st half of the half marathon was crazy slow and for a while I was questioning if I was gonna finish, I felt nasiated and help jumpin in every portijohn that I saw... which ultimately prob added a good 10 mins onto my total time... then suddently, it was as if an angel landed on my shoulders the 2nd lap, it told me to GO! just go, and suddenly my legs felt like they were ripped off and given this fresh pair... I went from a 9 something pace to a sub 8 for the last 6 miles, trying by that point (I kno super slow and WAYYY beneath the level I should be at with my training and 7 yrs in sport) a 6 flat... But ended up just missing six flat and finished in a time of 604...
But Hey, I came in 18/50 in the 1st time I raced a half in the 25-29 ag AND most of all, the strongest EVER I have felt in the last Half of a half marathon, I was FLYIN, and I truly believe I was experiencing the "flow" or "runners high" at that point in time... Every step seemed effortless and my breathing was in a pattern... and I just kept pushing.. I was running SO fast that in the last 200 meter stretch I was sprinting so hard, that I friggin twisted my ankle bad, but thanks to my hyperflex joints I recovered and just missed 17th pl when this girl in the same AG clipped me at the finish. When I finished I was so overwhelmed from pushing myself THAT hard the final 6 miles, I passed out.. and had to be brought to the Medtent. But I was given gatoraded and was fine, I totally collapsed, I even have to check if I still have the 'finishers medal' bc I havent seen it all week :o
SO that bas sums up OS, I am SOOO glad I have waited all these yrs to conquer that course bc it is a friggin BITCH to do esp the bike. If the bike was flat this course would be FAST... and it sux bc I am a speedy cyclist in short couses, but a horrible climber mostly bc I just avoid hill training....
I am looking fwd to the BX biathlon nxt wkd which I raced in last yr in the pouring rain, prob the coldest to date I have felt in a biathlon race, I remember being in transition not able to undo my helmet or tie my shoes lol... and missing 2nd pl f OA bc of that reason!
WEll, not this yr, my goal is to Break the tape bitchesssss! We shall see, if Lynn races, I am gonna take 2nd pl, if she doesnt thats what Im set at, unlike central park both the ride/run is super flat/fast so I am super pumped to attack this race! Which will def give me a shit load of confiedence for st criox 2 weeks later...
Tmr I am going on my 1st "upstate" ride since last yr, mostly bc I need to conquer the hills and find my way into harriman for once lol... Im gonna write down the exact sts I need to look for.... I just know if I stay on 17 which is like a hway I am either due ot get hit or get a tire due to glass on the road... So I will stick w my norm route....
I may only do this ride once, as nxt sat im off ex wise other than a light swim/run bc of the bx biathlon being the nxt day.... and the followin wkd if the weather hits 70' and no rain, tryin to convince steph to take a road trip w me... if that doesnt pan out which I hope it will, I will prob ride on 9W or repeat the ride 1 more time.. but I rly think Im gonna take a shot of riding on 9w :D :D Easter Sat or Sunday... as I come back from socal on sat morn easter sat so im not sure how up to feeling on a long ride im gonna be....
I rly want to go to niagara falls w steph as its very beautiful there and we both havent been there, or maybe lake george or some place that we both havent been to... I just hope if it doesnt work out, Im not too tired for a long drive after coming off yet another red eye flight....
I am rly xcited to see Brooke, I wonder if I didnt write "the letter" if I woulda gotten to see her on that Sunday or not... it makes me sad that it is THAT difficult to see her thanks to Denise, but hopefully the letter that I just wrote 3-4 months later will clear things up btw us....again.....
I dont care how many pp thing its that stupid to come back out to california again, but I am doin it for Brooke, the only person that has looked up to me so closely and that I have had the funniest moments with and the most fun with as if she was my little sister. I know for a fact that if it wasnt for me, she wouldnt of ran track, and she wouldnt of discovered her talent. I have fig out a way that even though I am still in debt, I only charged the amt in which I am going to be paid... and it worked out good as the paycheck i just got is for another 2 wks when I go away again, and when I get paid on the 22nd, that is for st criox lol....
I might go to pittsburgh to see the "luminarim" right after the Adele concert in Phili on Fri May 13th yea out of all the dates right and drive in the middle of the night then crash at a cheap hotel... but idk yet...
May is DEF concert month, I am seeing Kylie, Bruno, Adele, and maybe Chicago... I am not going ANYWHERE MD wkd, but instead want to go to Yosmite on a camping/backpacking trip 4th of July wkd.... hmmm
I gotta follow up w ECC as I rly do still want to go back to school this fall and dont want to miss any deadlines in the process of applying/signing up for the stupid addmissions test... I cant wait to be a physical theapist assistant, then when I complete the program by 2013 I can move out to California and live happily ever after, and hopefully with the person of my dreams who feels the same way about me <3
Speaking of which, whats on my mind now, are girls who say they are straight like my past friend sammie who suddenly fell in love with another girl, love holds no boundries.....
Monday, March 28, 2011
Update
A lot on my plate right now....
Traveling 3x in April is gonna be a lot, esp alone and not w any friends splitting anything, totally independent, not a shocker bc most of the time I do travel alone mostly bc I rly cant depend on anyone....
Im stressed bc I am still tired from Sunday and have to get up early to teach nxt 2 days before I leave, then fly home nxt wkd on a red eye, only to work non-stop all nxt week until Fri when I get my wisdom tooth pulled and be in even more pain on the wkd which is prob one of the first where its actually gonna be nice here... Speaking of Sun in a more positive blog, I raced the Central Park Biathlon w Tao Tri for the 1st time and my 3rd time doing this race. The hill of central park often KILL me, but ever since the greatness of my racing season last yr, I have found new ways to push myself so I dont have more painful regrets after the race that I have had oh so many yrs.... I placed 3rd Female Overall, with the ability of coming in 2nd if my friggin T1 wasnt as long! The main issue was gettin my bike out of transition which was perhaps racked in the worst spot! It made the race into 1 big obstacle course... speaking of obstacle course, gonna see if I can convince Seana to take my final class I am teaching at 30H wens thank the LORD as no one has taken it! tear... I just have to have the right approach of askin since appearently I am banned from txt/sending any personal emails to perhaps ANYONE at gs. Thanks guys! U all make me feel loved!
grrr
Which then ties into my dissapoints of being upset w people at work, people who I thought were my friend arent, people who I wanted to be friends with dont want to be my friend and people who pretended to be my friend werent. u kno who u are ahem... Just know that everyday my heart hurts at work and now I cant even be myself bc I feel like no one wants any relation to me but 'hi' and 'bye' if that if any... but you know what, its all good!
Then this Sunday on top of it all, was trying to meet up with Brooke and things always get screwed up bc Denise never wants her to see me....I guess I should feel privledged that I did get the op to actually stay over the throne. I wish we can see Ellie Goulding after Brookes meet in LA and I would drive, me, Brooke and Catherine that would be so much fun as neither B or C have EVER been to a concert. esp w the knocks, spphhhhh they would be blown away!
I am stressed bc I have no pump and I dont want to bring co2 on plane and I also have to fig out how the hell I am going to put MOST of my bike together on my own...
Thurs is all about SD, dont want to go crazy exploring, just do sunny jim cave + torry pines, dont want to get my ass lost, its gonna be so beautiful out. Thanks to all those who rly want to see me... NOT!
I DO NOT enjoy doing this alone, I wish I have a bff or a companion to do this w bc it gets very lonely!! I RLY hope I have my best Half yet mostly bc I feel like I have trained harder then EVERRR for this moment on sat. I have now entered the 5 weeks of insanity, lets just hope I make it out a better, faster, stronger, and happier person with sponsors/kona/ and a 2nd job lined up... until then nxt update after oceanside!
Traveling 3x in April is gonna be a lot, esp alone and not w any friends splitting anything, totally independent, not a shocker bc most of the time I do travel alone mostly bc I rly cant depend on anyone....
Im stressed bc I am still tired from Sunday and have to get up early to teach nxt 2 days before I leave, then fly home nxt wkd on a red eye, only to work non-stop all nxt week until Fri when I get my wisdom tooth pulled and be in even more pain on the wkd which is prob one of the first where its actually gonna be nice here... Speaking of Sun in a more positive blog, I raced the Central Park Biathlon w Tao Tri for the 1st time and my 3rd time doing this race. The hill of central park often KILL me, but ever since the greatness of my racing season last yr, I have found new ways to push myself so I dont have more painful regrets after the race that I have had oh so many yrs.... I placed 3rd Female Overall, with the ability of coming in 2nd if my friggin T1 wasnt as long! The main issue was gettin my bike out of transition which was perhaps racked in the worst spot! It made the race into 1 big obstacle course... speaking of obstacle course, gonna see if I can convince Seana to take my final class I am teaching at 30H wens thank the LORD as no one has taken it! tear... I just have to have the right approach of askin since appearently I am banned from txt/sending any personal emails to perhaps ANYONE at gs. Thanks guys! U all make me feel loved!
grrr
Which then ties into my dissapoints of being upset w people at work, people who I thought were my friend arent, people who I wanted to be friends with dont want to be my friend and people who pretended to be my friend werent. u kno who u are ahem... Just know that everyday my heart hurts at work and now I cant even be myself bc I feel like no one wants any relation to me but 'hi' and 'bye' if that if any... but you know what, its all good!
Then this Sunday on top of it all, was trying to meet up with Brooke and things always get screwed up bc Denise never wants her to see me....I guess I should feel privledged that I did get the op to actually stay over the throne. I wish we can see Ellie Goulding after Brookes meet in LA and I would drive, me, Brooke and Catherine that would be so much fun as neither B or C have EVER been to a concert. esp w the knocks, spphhhhh they would be blown away!
I am stressed bc I have no pump and I dont want to bring co2 on plane and I also have to fig out how the hell I am going to put MOST of my bike together on my own...
Thurs is all about SD, dont want to go crazy exploring, just do sunny jim cave + torry pines, dont want to get my ass lost, its gonna be so beautiful out. Thanks to all those who rly want to see me... NOT!
I DO NOT enjoy doing this alone, I wish I have a bff or a companion to do this w bc it gets very lonely!! I RLY hope I have my best Half yet mostly bc I feel like I have trained harder then EVERRR for this moment on sat. I have now entered the 5 weeks of insanity, lets just hope I make it out a better, faster, stronger, and happier person with sponsors/kona/ and a 2nd job lined up... until then nxt update after oceanside!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Training schedule
6 weeks left! (10 weeks SC)
Mon Feb 21 1hr ride/1hr run/1hr swim 40' Rain
Tues Feb 22 50 min ride/50 min run/50 min swim/lift 35' snow
Wens Feb 23 1 hr run/1hr ride 40' (5 more 30H classes)
Thurs Feb 24 2 hr ride outside/40 run/40 swim/lift 50'
Fri Feb 25 3 hr ride outside/1 hr run/1hr swim 50'
Sat Feb 26 DJ Tony Moran nyc 90 min ride/90 min run/1 hr swim 40'
Sun Feb 27 Off or 30/30/30 40' (Wayne Flee Market)
5 weeks left ***2ND JOB!!***+ RIDE OUTSIDE (9 wks SC)
Mon Feb 28 1 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim/lift 40'
Tues March 1 2 hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim 40'
Wens March 2 1hr run/1 hr ride/lift (4 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 3 1hr/1hr/1hr WORK OT
Fri March 4 2 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim/lift WORK OT (The Adjustment Buru Movie nyc)
Sat March 5 OFF WORK OT
Sun March 6 5 hr beach ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
4 wks to go (8 Wks SC)
Mon March 7 WORK OT 1hr ride/1hr run/1hr swim/lift
Tues March 8 2 hr ride/90 min run/30 min swim
Wens March 9 1 hr run/1hr ride/lift (3 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 10 2 hr ride/40 min run/ 40 min swim
Fri March 11 1 hr ride/90 min run/50 min swim (GS PARTY)
Sat March 12 OFF/LIFT/WORK OT
Sun March 13 5 hr upstate ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
3 more wks (7 wks SC)
Mon March 14 OFF
Tues March 15 2 hr ride/ 2 hr run/40 min swim
Wens March 16 1hr run/1 hr ride/lift (2 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 17 2 hr ride/ 2 hr run/40 min swim
Fri March 18 90 min run/1 hr swim (Lincoln Lawyer Movie NYC)
Sat March 19 3hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
Sun March 20 5 hr beach ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
2 more weeks last volume week! (6 wks SC)
Mon March 21 1 hr SBR
Tues March 22 90 min run/2 hr ride/1 hr swim
Wens March 23 1hr run/1 hr ride (1 more 30H class)
Thurs March 24 OFF/Ellie Golding Webster Hall COV Class
Fri March 25 1hr s/1hr ride/1 hr run
Sat March 26 3 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim
Sun March 27 5 hr upstate ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
Tapering Mode/RACE WEEK! (5 wks SC)
Mon March 28 30.30.30
Tues March 29 30.30.30 RUNNING CLASS STARTS
Wens March 30 30 run/30 spin--BIKE Boxed LAST 30H Class!
Thurs March 31 Leave for Oceanside/ San diego for day MJ lunch/exploration :) torrey pines Bike together! CC
Fri April 1 Pre-race prep Check-ins/Bike check/Hang out on OS beach REST
Sat April 2 RACE-DAY OCEANSIDE 70.3/ Dinner w Socal friends
Sun April 3 Recovery Exploration diff beaches meet w Brooke!! flight 11pm OFF
Recovery Week/Bday Week! (4 wks SC)
Mon April 4 Recovery... Home Redeye... OFF (Zip lining PA + The Source Code Movie)
Tues April 5>> My 25th Bday! RUNNING CLASS (Beardslee Castle dinner :) + Lake G haunted houses)
Wens April 6 30 S/1 hr Ride/30 run
Thurs April 7 30 S/1hr Ride/30 run
Fri April 8 40 S/2 hr Ride/40 run (Trust Movie)
Sat April 9 50 S/3 hr Ride/50 Run
Sun April 10 1 hr S/3 hr Ride/1 hr Run
3 weeks till St. Criox (Danielle Socal wkd Half Marathon in LaJolla)
Mon April 11 1 hr swim/1 hr ride/1 hr run
Tues April 12 Running Class (Easy day)
Wens April 13 50 min swim/1 hr ride/ 40 min run
Thurs April 14 30s/ 30 ride/30 run
Fri April 15 SOCAL wkd w Coz Danielle! OFF BEACH
Sat April 16 Brookes Surprise :) OFF/DINNER
Sun April 17 LA JOLLA HALF MARATHON/Hike/Tubing
2 Weeks till St. Criox (Final Stretch)
Mon April 18 RECovery Home OFF
Tues April 19 1 hr ride/30 min swim/RUNNING CLASS easy day
Wens April 20 40 min swim/1hr ride/40 min run
Thurs April 21 1 hr swim/1 hr ride/1 hr run
Fri April 22 50 min swim/ 2 hr ride/1 hr run (The Conspirator Movie)
Sat April 23 3 hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim--Zola Jesus Concert :)
Sun April 24 3 hr ride/1 hr run EASTER
St. Criox Race Week KONA Q THIS IS IT!
Mon April 25 1hr swim/1 hr ride/50 min run
Tues April 26 40 min swim/1 hr ride/RUNNING CLASS easy day
Wens April 27 30 min swim/30 min Run BIKE BOXED
Thurs April 28 Hotel check in/Bike together/Beach 30.30.30 test out route to transition
Fri April 29 BEACH test out route to transition/Meetup w AJ
Sat April 30 REST/AJ dinner
Sun May 1 ST. CRIOX 70.3 RACE DAY
Mon Feb 21 1hr ride/1hr run/1hr swim 40' Rain
Tues Feb 22 50 min ride/50 min run/50 min swim/lift 35' snow
Wens Feb 23 1 hr run/1hr ride 40' (5 more 30H classes)
Thurs Feb 24 2 hr ride outside/40 run/40 swim/lift 50'
Fri Feb 25 3 hr ride outside/1 hr run/1hr swim 50'
Sat Feb 26 DJ Tony Moran nyc 90 min ride/90 min run/1 hr swim 40'
Sun Feb 27 Off or 30/30/30 40' (Wayne Flee Market)
5 weeks left ***2ND JOB!!***+ RIDE OUTSIDE (9 wks SC)
Mon Feb 28 1 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim/lift 40'
Tues March 1 2 hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim 40'
Wens March 2 1hr run/1 hr ride/lift (4 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 3 1hr/1hr/1hr WORK OT
Fri March 4 2 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim/lift WORK OT (The Adjustment Buru Movie nyc)
Sat March 5 OFF WORK OT
Sun March 6 5 hr beach ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
4 wks to go (8 Wks SC)
Mon March 7 WORK OT 1hr ride/1hr run/1hr swim/lift
Tues March 8 2 hr ride/90 min run/30 min swim
Wens March 9 1 hr run/1hr ride/lift (3 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 10 2 hr ride/40 min run/ 40 min swim
Fri March 11 1 hr ride/90 min run/50 min swim (GS PARTY)
Sat March 12 OFF/LIFT/WORK OT
Sun March 13 5 hr upstate ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
3 more wks (7 wks SC)
Mon March 14 OFF
Tues March 15 2 hr ride/ 2 hr run/40 min swim
Wens March 16 1hr run/1 hr ride/lift (2 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 17 2 hr ride/ 2 hr run/40 min swim
Fri March 18 90 min run/1 hr swim (Lincoln Lawyer Movie NYC)
Sat March 19 3hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
Sun March 20 5 hr beach ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
2 more weeks last volume week! (6 wks SC)
Mon March 21 1 hr SBR
Tues March 22 90 min run/2 hr ride/1 hr swim
Wens March 23 1hr run/1 hr ride (1 more 30H class)
Thurs March 24 OFF/Ellie Golding Webster Hall COV Class
Fri March 25 1hr s/1hr ride/1 hr run
Sat March 26 3 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim
Sun March 27 5 hr upstate ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
Tapering Mode/RACE WEEK! (5 wks SC)
Mon March 28 30.30.30
Tues March 29 30.30.30 RUNNING CLASS STARTS
Wens March 30 30 run/30 spin--BIKE Boxed LAST 30H Class!
Thurs March 31 Leave for Oceanside/ San diego for day MJ lunch/exploration :) torrey pines Bike together! CC
Fri April 1 Pre-race prep Check-ins/Bike check/Hang out on OS beach REST
Sat April 2 RACE-DAY OCEANSIDE 70.3/ Dinner w Socal friends
Sun April 3 Recovery Exploration diff beaches meet w Brooke!! flight 11pm OFF
Recovery Week/Bday Week! (4 wks SC)
Mon April 4 Recovery... Home Redeye... OFF (Zip lining PA + The Source Code Movie)
Tues April 5>> My 25th Bday! RUNNING CLASS (Beardslee Castle dinner :) + Lake G haunted houses)
Wens April 6 30 S/1 hr Ride/30 run
Thurs April 7 30 S/1hr Ride/30 run
Fri April 8 40 S/2 hr Ride/40 run (Trust Movie)
Sat April 9 50 S/3 hr Ride/50 Run
Sun April 10 1 hr S/3 hr Ride/1 hr Run
3 weeks till St. Criox (Danielle Socal wkd Half Marathon in LaJolla)
Mon April 11 1 hr swim/1 hr ride/1 hr run
Tues April 12 Running Class (Easy day)
Wens April 13 50 min swim/1 hr ride/ 40 min run
Thurs April 14 30s/ 30 ride/30 run
Fri April 15 SOCAL wkd w Coz Danielle! OFF BEACH
Sat April 16 Brookes Surprise :) OFF/DINNER
Sun April 17 LA JOLLA HALF MARATHON/Hike/Tubing
2 Weeks till St. Criox (Final Stretch)
Mon April 18 RECovery Home OFF
Tues April 19 1 hr ride/30 min swim/RUNNING CLASS easy day
Wens April 20 40 min swim/1hr ride/40 min run
Thurs April 21 1 hr swim/1 hr ride/1 hr run
Fri April 22 50 min swim/ 2 hr ride/1 hr run (The Conspirator Movie)
Sat April 23 3 hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim--Zola Jesus Concert :)
Sun April 24 3 hr ride/1 hr run EASTER
St. Criox Race Week KONA Q THIS IS IT!
Mon April 25 1hr swim/1 hr ride/50 min run
Tues April 26 40 min swim/1 hr ride/RUNNING CLASS easy day
Wens April 27 30 min swim/30 min Run BIKE BOXED
Thurs April 28 Hotel check in/Bike together/Beach 30.30.30 test out route to transition
Fri April 29 BEACH test out route to transition/Meetup w AJ
Sat April 30 REST/AJ dinner
Sun May 1 ST. CRIOX 70.3 RACE DAY
April>>3 Race Trips in 1 month!
OCEANSIDE 70.3
Trip #1
THURS MARCH 31-SUN APRIL 3RD
Thurs March 31
Land in San Diego-Pick up Rental Car
Meet up w MJ for Lunch
Bike together/Ride w MJ
Explore La Jolla Cove
Explore Torry Pines
Check-in Hotel in OS
Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center
30 SBR
Fri April 1
Check-in Race
Race Briefing
Rest on Beach
Pre-Race Dinner in OS
Sat April 2
5am-630am Check-in w Bike! Ride to T
RACE DAY! Goal 515-5:20
R+R in OS + Malibu Beach :-)
Dinner somewhere fun....
Bike Boxed
Sun April 3
Have ALL day to explore, flight not until 11pm!!
Meetup w Brooke? /Socal friends +/or explore on my own
Flight 11pm home RED eye
La Jolla Half Marathon w Danielle
Trip #2
Fri April 15-Mon April 18
Fri April 15
Fly into San Diego/Rental Car Pickup
Explore SD
La Jolla cove
SD lighthouse/monument/scenic overlook
Tubing
Lunch in SD
Check into Hotel
Dinner in SD by beach
Sat April 16
Brookes Surpise TM <3
Dinner in Laguna
OC day
Sun April 17
RACE DAY LA JOLLA HALF
Remaining of day in LA area
Walk of Fame
Hike to Hollywood sign
Malibu/Trail
Santa Monica Pier/Trail
Mon April 18
Danielles day late Afternoon Flight home
ST. CRIOX 70.3
TRIP #3
APRIL 28-MAY 2
THURS APRIL 28
Arrive in St. Criox
Check-in Hotel
Build Bike up
30 SBR
Explore route to Transition
Lunch/Dinner
Relax on beach
FRI APRIL 29
11am swim Christiansted Wharf
12-3pm Kings Alley Race Check-In
5pm Group Photo Hotel Caravelle / Rum Runners
Meet up w AJ
Lunch w AJ
30 SBR
Snorkeling
Explore st Criox
Sat April 30
1pm Race Briefing at transition
Pre-Race Dinner
Rest
Sun May 1
RACE DAY
5am-6am Check-in-RIDE BIKE TO START IN DARK 3 miles... Should be interesting... w helmet/bike light
650am Start
Mon May 2
LEAVE ST CRIOX EARLY AM
Trip #1
THURS MARCH 31-SUN APRIL 3RD
Thurs March 31
Land in San Diego-Pick up Rental Car
Meet up w MJ for Lunch
Bike together/Ride w MJ
Explore La Jolla Cove
Explore Torry Pines
Check-in Hotel in OS
Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center
30 SBR
Fri April 1
Check-in Race
Race Briefing
Rest on Beach
Pre-Race Dinner in OS
Sat April 2
5am-630am Check-in w Bike! Ride to T
RACE DAY! Goal 515-5:20
R+R in OS + Malibu Beach :-)
Dinner somewhere fun....
Bike Boxed
Sun April 3
Have ALL day to explore, flight not until 11pm!!
Meetup w Brooke? /Socal friends +/or explore on my own
Flight 11pm home RED eye
La Jolla Half Marathon w Danielle
Trip #2
Fri April 15-Mon April 18
Fri April 15
Fly into San Diego/Rental Car Pickup
Explore SD
La Jolla cove
SD lighthouse/monument/scenic overlook
Tubing
Lunch in SD
Check into Hotel
Dinner in SD by beach
Sat April 16
Brookes Surpise TM <3
Dinner in Laguna
OC day
Sun April 17
RACE DAY LA JOLLA HALF
Remaining of day in LA area
Walk of Fame
Hike to Hollywood sign
Malibu/Trail
Santa Monica Pier/Trail
Mon April 18
Danielles day late Afternoon Flight home
ST. CRIOX 70.3
TRIP #3
APRIL 28-MAY 2
THURS APRIL 28
Arrive in St. Criox
Check-in Hotel
Build Bike up
30 SBR
Explore route to Transition
Lunch/Dinner
Relax on beach
FRI APRIL 29
11am swim Christiansted Wharf
12-3pm Kings Alley Race Check-In
5pm Group Photo Hotel Caravelle / Rum Runners
Meet up w AJ
Lunch w AJ
30 SBR
Snorkeling
Explore st Criox
Sat April 30
1pm Race Briefing at transition
Pre-Race Dinner
Rest
Sun May 1
RACE DAY
5am-6am Check-in-RIDE BIKE TO START IN DARK 3 miles... Should be interesting... w helmet/bike light
650am Start
Mon May 2
LEAVE ST CRIOX EARLY AM
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Racing Update
So my #1 Goal this yr is Kona, I will know that by May 1 2011. If that falls through, my 2nd goal is Las Vegas; if that falls through then ending my season with Timberman and the Poconos...
I have made the decision that I am not going to put my body and my knees which are obviously not made for SUPER long distance through shit unless I get fast and strong enough (injurgy free)to qualify...
I have come to a realization that I am faster in shorter courses and I am going to persue them more in 2012....
I have been having a problem with my knee and I am not sure whats up, but I am going to the ortho nxt week and continuing strong until then on my cycling/swimming...
Updated my schedule, still plan on kicking the season off with Oceanside followed by st. croix...
Then a LONG break in June, just 1-2 sprint races depending on if I actually get into wycolff... (which should be interesting) I hope I do bc if I am pain free, I plan on and I know I will place top 3 this time around. Ive come a longggg way... :)I am also going to Lake George last wkd for a night to do the Country tri there...
I want to race Carsbald spring in July for a very important reason not to be revealed by Im just gonna say that pp are haters when Im the nicest person... nough said...
However, even gettin to stayin at anyones pl even my own fams always seems to be an issue w me.. Brooke, if ur reading this, i dont care if I have to camp in a tent to see you race. I will, no holds barred...
I am also not racing much AT ALL in July this yr.... which was why I wanted to go back to california for a week if money allowed... but it might be a last sec trip however I want to try to email carsbald my cc to at least hold my spot so I dont have to feel the pressure to sign up now if I dont end up going... I rly want to race a grand prix race if they do open 1 up to public... that would be a blast!!! :D :D I also wanted to go back to cali in July and bring catherine so we both can hang w brooke in summer... hmmm...if ONLY I can bring Brooke here in July, would be amazing...
August same, just Niagara falls for wkd... + if I dont qualify for Kona OR Vegas, Timberman in August...and cash races
Sept again, small sprints/cash races + Lake G Labor day wkd...
+ Vegas via kona backup...
Oct Kona or Poconos then MOVE the hell out!!! :D:D:D
Arlands helping finally w aerobar cutting tmr... then I am off to Phili for day to see Linkin Park in concert. Should be an INSANE night..!!! <3
I have made the decision that I am not going to put my body and my knees which are obviously not made for SUPER long distance through shit unless I get fast and strong enough (injurgy free)to qualify...
I have come to a realization that I am faster in shorter courses and I am going to persue them more in 2012....
I have been having a problem with my knee and I am not sure whats up, but I am going to the ortho nxt week and continuing strong until then on my cycling/swimming...
Updated my schedule, still plan on kicking the season off with Oceanside followed by st. croix...
Then a LONG break in June, just 1-2 sprint races depending on if I actually get into wycolff... (which should be interesting) I hope I do bc if I am pain free, I plan on and I know I will place top 3 this time around. Ive come a longggg way... :)I am also going to Lake George last wkd for a night to do the Country tri there...
I want to race Carsbald spring in July for a very important reason not to be revealed by Im just gonna say that pp are haters when Im the nicest person... nough said...
However, even gettin to stayin at anyones pl even my own fams always seems to be an issue w me.. Brooke, if ur reading this, i dont care if I have to camp in a tent to see you race. I will, no holds barred...
I am also not racing much AT ALL in July this yr.... which was why I wanted to go back to california for a week if money allowed... but it might be a last sec trip however I want to try to email carsbald my cc to at least hold my spot so I dont have to feel the pressure to sign up now if I dont end up going... I rly want to race a grand prix race if they do open 1 up to public... that would be a blast!!! :D :D I also wanted to go back to cali in July and bring catherine so we both can hang w brooke in summer... hmmm...if ONLY I can bring Brooke here in July, would be amazing...
August same, just Niagara falls for wkd... + if I dont qualify for Kona OR Vegas, Timberman in August...and cash races
Sept again, small sprints/cash races + Lake G Labor day wkd...
+ Vegas via kona backup...
Oct Kona or Poconos then MOVE the hell out!!! :D:D:D
Arlands helping finally w aerobar cutting tmr... then I am off to Phili for day to see Linkin Park in concert. Should be an INSANE night..!!! <3
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