A lot has happened since the last post. Obama is officially our president as of 1/20/08 and unfortunately, the recession didn't magically disappear upon his oath to presidency like I thought it would (shocker!) so I'm a little bummed but other than that, things have been A-Okay.
And Oh, btw, I started my training for triathlons for this year, this week being my second official full week of training this year!
Yippee Skippeee!
Go Me!
No, seriously.
GO ME!
Alright enough of the monkey business.
Currently I'm building up to do the
Well, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but it's definitely a no-joke type race that makes me pee my pants just a little bit with both sheer excitement and absolute fear every time I talk/think about it.
It's the kind of feeling that you get when you're about to go on stage and speak to a big crowd and you haven't prepared a speech.
Or you're about to bet $500 on black at the roulette table when you know that's all you've got left in your pocket.
Or you're about to jump off the airplane into a gaping canyon with nothing but a little pull-cord that deploys the parachute to save you from plummeting to the ground.
You're both scared and excited at the same time and that adrenaline rush pumping through your veins is what makes you pull that trigger.
I haven't physically signed up for the race yet, but mentally and emotionally, I'm all checked in and ready to train. I'm just waiting till the end of Jan to do the deed :)
To prep for the race I started training with the YMCA triathlon group in SF and I'm diggin' the fact that I get lots of coached swim/ride/run workotus plus a personalized workout schedule that breaks things down by day, week and month up to my next race. No fuss, no muss, just do the work outs and don't cheat yourself and you'll be good to go. So I hope at least. We'll see how this 'experiment' works out for us hehe.
So, in case you were wondering, here's my training Schedule for this month and how I've fared so far.
The scheduled workouts are on the first line of each day in normal font and the workouts completed are right below it in, highlighted in blue and italicized. Sad to say, I have indeed missed a day a week on each of the weeks, but I still feel pretty good for sticking to most of it!
Here it is:
The coach has me building up some serious mileage on the bike over the next few months. Considering that i'll be getting a snazzy new bike pretty daggone soon, I'm excited and sayin' bring on the miles sucker.
Here's the what my saturday/sunday weekend schedule looks like building up to the race: Saturdays are long rides in miles, Sundays are long runs in minutes:
And to help me accomplish this, I'm 95% sure that i'll be investing in a brand-spankin'-beautiful cervelo team soloist 2009. Now I know it's not a trialthon bike, but it's far more practical for me to get a road bike if i wanna be riding in hilly hilly SF and Marin.
Who knows, If I'm extra good with saving money this year, I might buy an actual tri-bike towards the middle of the year. But for now, feast your eyes on this bad boy and my (crossing fingers) future ride:
It's something ain't it? I've been eyeing the cervelo team soloist for quiet some time now (about a year to be precise) and I can't wait to finally get it. It's a bad-ass aero-dynamic road bike that I'm planning to trick out with some sweet wheels and maybe a nicer crank set in the future. Of coures, I'll be adding some tri bars to the mix.
I'm thinking about calling it...torpedo. I dunno why, but that's the first name that popped into my head when I was pontificating on what to call my future bike. My current one is called 'The Beast' because of how hard it was for me to to tame the damn thing (i.e learn how to ride it without falling). This one is 'supposed' to be a wicked-fast, as aero-dynamic as a legal road bike gets type of bike. Yeah. Torpedo....I like the sound of that. I think I'm starting to get attached to it :)
Anyhoo, I'm still at work , it's 10:55pm and I've got a nice ride in a sunny 48 degrees tomorrow. It'll be a bit chilly but I ain't complainin'. It's cuz 48 degrees is tons better than the over 2x48 (that's 96) degrees that i used to ride in when I lived in Arizona.
I'm hopped up on tea, got less than 6 hours of sleep last night and will probably get less than 6h again tonight but you know what, it don't matter.
I still look forward to waking up every day, and working out because starting each day with a workout carries me on an endorphin high through out the day and makes everything so much more exciting and enjoyable :).
I hope to be able to keep the same attitude as the miles grow long and my body starts wearing out but for now, I'm taking a deep breathe...and taking it all in :).
La Vida e bella
