As I was doing my triathlon training this past spring and summer, I knew I should have been blogging about my training, but I just kept putting it off and it never got done. Just to wrap it up, let me just say that it was a great season - especially for my first! I competed in 5 sprint triathlons, placing first in my age group in 4 of them, and second in AG in the other. For not really having a solid training program, I'm definitely pleased with the results. I was also part of a relay team for the Toughman Tri, which was such a great experience....a 56 mile bike ride through beautiful Westchester County. My goal on that one was to finish it in 3 hours - I did it in 3:01, with a broken right clip that I realized was broken around mile 10. Talk about a buzz kill. I was so aggrivated - why couldn't it have happened the day before when I was competing in a sprint tri, all by myself, with no teammates relying on me? I finally overcame the negative thoughts, and pulled through. Both of my teammates kicked ass in their legs, and we placed 11th overall in the relays - BUT - we were the first place all girl relay. No regognition for that. LOL
Anyway....Call me crazy, because I have now set my sights on a 1/2 marathon in December. I've always said I have no desire to run a marathon, or even a 1/2, but.....I'm a chic. We change our minds all the time, right? I've always been comfortable with a 3 mile run, which works out really well for sprint tri's, because that's usually the distance of the run. To me, 5 miles is a long run. :) Well, I am happy to report that yesterday I ran 6, and felt great. I ran at the "pump house", which was absolutely beautiful, and is a lot of gravel instead of pavement. My body really appreciated that. The 1/2 marathon is December 5th.....once again, I don't have a solid training plan, I'm just going to try to build up my mileage over the next 6 weeks and see what happens. So, if you're interested, stay tuned. I'll keep you posted!
