About me: my name is Lynne and I'm a 32 yo triathlete. I've been messing around with competing in triathlons since 1997 and have finished Ironman USA Lake Placid twice prior to starting medical school. In hind sight, I'm not quite sure how I did it though. I had no training plan and just a general idea of what I needed to do in preparation to get through the race. In addition, I often didn't follow even that general idea very closely. I had done 2 IM and a stand alone marathon prior to the WDW marathon this year but my first training run over 14 miles ever was in prep for WDW 2006. I skipped alot of workouts, didn't run much, and swam even less.
So I decided to get serious about racing and therefore training this year. It started with putzing around and waiting about an hour too long to sign up for IM USA LP 2006. The race closed 12 hours after opening and I logged on to sign up about 13 hours after it opened. I had registered for the 2 I did in the past at about the 30 hour mark so I was surprised. After doing some thinking about it(considered spending the $1000 to get a community fund slot), I decided to register for IM Wisconsin Madison in early Sept($450 flushed) and then I registered for the FL Half Ironman in May because who could resist a trip to WDW($225 flushed). Both of these races are travel races which increases the investment beyond just the entry fees.
So I started to think that I should actually approach the upcoming race season with some serious training. Especially since it's a challenge to do a May half IM when you live in the North. I also have the same dream as every triathlete of qualifying to race IM Hawaii. We stayed by the swim start in Kona when my DGM took me to HI my senior year of high school and that's when the bug bit me even though I didn't start racing for another 6-7 yrs. I had already signed up for the WDW Marathon and picked out a training plan. Since the run has been my weakness in the past, I focused on it during the off season. I also got a coach and am getting training plans from her. More importantly, I'm actually following those plans. A couple of us rode outside yesterday and I was very happy with my fitness for January.
My race schedule for the upcoming year is:
Mid-winter 10 Mile Classic(run) Feb 5
Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon Mar 12
St Anthony's International distance triathlon FL Apr 30
Women Run the World 15 K WDW May 7
FL 70.3 Ironman May 21
Mooseman Half IM June 4
West Kennebunk Fire Olympic tri Jun 18
Musselman Half IM July ?
Chicago Distance Classic Half Marathon Aug 13
Timberman Half IM Aug ?
Skinnyman Sprint tri Labor Day wknd
IM Wisconsin Sept 10
distances for non-triathletes: sprint 800 meter swim/20 K bike/5 K run, olympic(international) 1.5 K S/40 K B/10 K R, half IM 1.2 mile S/ 56 mi B/ 13.1 mi R, IM 2.4 mi S/112 mi B/26.2 mi R
So why do I want/need a WISH journal? I'm not happy with my leaness. I currently weigh about 125 and am 5'4 so I'm not big but I think I could be leaner especially for hauling my body long distances. But I can't just willy nilly cut calories or it will affect my training and I'll lose muscle mass. So my first step will be logging what I AM eating and then use that to match up to how much I should be eating for my activity level.
So that is the end of my introduction. As always, comments are welcome.
today's exercise: 8.14 mi run
food:
2 packages Apples & Cinnamon Quaker oatmeal
14 oz Gu2O sports drink on run
1 medium/large apple cut up w/ peanut butter post-run
~0.3 lb precooked 90% lean beef hamburg on 2 slices of whole grain bread w/ salsa, cooked on hamilton beach grill
2.5 cups asian supreme salad blend
10 oz flavored spring water
Might get snack later while watching Cold Case.
So I decided to get serious about racing and therefore training this year. It started with putzing around and waiting about an hour too long to sign up for IM USA LP 2006. The race closed 12 hours after opening and I logged on to sign up about 13 hours after it opened. I had registered for the 2 I did in the past at about the 30 hour mark so I was surprised. After doing some thinking about it(considered spending the $1000 to get a community fund slot), I decided to register for IM Wisconsin Madison in early Sept($450 flushed) and then I registered for the FL Half Ironman in May because who could resist a trip to WDW($225 flushed). Both of these races are travel races which increases the investment beyond just the entry fees.
So I started to think that I should actually approach the upcoming race season with some serious training. Especially since it's a challenge to do a May half IM when you live in the North. I also have the same dream as every triathlete of qualifying to race IM Hawaii. We stayed by the swim start in Kona when my DGM took me to HI my senior year of high school and that's when the bug bit me even though I didn't start racing for another 6-7 yrs. I had already signed up for the WDW Marathon and picked out a training plan. Since the run has been my weakness in the past, I focused on it during the off season. I also got a coach and am getting training plans from her. More importantly, I'm actually following those plans. A couple of us rode outside yesterday and I was very happy with my fitness for January.
My race schedule for the upcoming year is:
Mid-winter 10 Mile Classic(run) Feb 5
Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon Mar 12
St Anthony's International distance triathlon FL Apr 30
Women Run the World 15 K WDW May 7
FL 70.3 Ironman May 21
Mooseman Half IM June 4
West Kennebunk Fire Olympic tri Jun 18
Musselman Half IM July ?
Chicago Distance Classic Half Marathon Aug 13
Timberman Half IM Aug ?
Skinnyman Sprint tri Labor Day wknd
IM Wisconsin Sept 10
distances for non-triathletes: sprint 800 meter swim/20 K bike/5 K run, olympic(international) 1.5 K S/40 K B/10 K R, half IM 1.2 mile S/ 56 mi B/ 13.1 mi R, IM 2.4 mi S/112 mi B/26.2 mi R
So why do I want/need a WISH journal? I'm not happy with my leaness. I currently weigh about 125 and am 5'4 so I'm not big but I think I could be leaner especially for hauling my body long distances. But I can't just willy nilly cut calories or it will affect my training and I'll lose muscle mass. So my first step will be logging what I AM eating and then use that to match up to how much I should be eating for my activity level.
So that is the end of my introduction. As always, comments are welcome.
today's exercise: 8.14 mi run
food:
2 packages Apples & Cinnamon Quaker oatmeal
14 oz Gu2O sports drink on run
1 medium/large apple cut up w/ peanut butter post-run
~0.3 lb precooked 90% lean beef hamburg on 2 slices of whole grain bread w/ salsa, cooked on hamilton beach grill
2.5 cups asian supreme salad blend
10 oz flavored spring water
Might get snack later while watching Cold Case.
)- No, the course is quite different from the Boston Marathon. It starts at the World Trade Center Seaport, goes by the Govt Center, out along Memorial Dr to by Harvard and back, around Boston Common, and then returns to the WTC. It's all within Boston.
My protein intake inspite of having the turkey sandwich and the yogurt was also lower than it ought to be. I normally have meat w/ dinner though and didn't the last 2 nights due to the eggplant parm. No wonder the scale said 120 when I weighed myself this morning. That means I down roughly 5-6 pounds in the last month. The recommendation for athletes in training is 1 pound every 2 weeks. Ooops.
The breakfast cereal added a significant chunk, as did drinking a smoothie concoction w/ lunch(that's what the dole juice and stonyfield yogurt were for), and then I polished off 1/2 lb of pork chop and a baked potato for dinner. I've noticed that the other type of bread I have is higher calorie than the oatmeal bread so when I take a turkey sandwich to eat after swimming tomorrow, I'll make it on the higher calorie bread.
