Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The super fan
I wish Ferra could come to Madison to support me at the race!
She is a truly loyal "fan" and always sits near me while I'm on my bike on my trainer (like below, tonight!). She looks at me encouragingly (longingly?) the entire time I ride!!
She is a truly loyal "fan" and always sits near me while I'm on my bike on my trainer (like below, tonight!). She looks at me encouragingly (longingly?) the entire time I ride!!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Ironman training wounds
Since I don't think many of you would want to see a bike saddle sore (!!), I thought I'd share just one if my small, but painful training "wounds".
The small red patch is not a freckle or age spot, but a "rub wound" from something I stuffed into my jog bra for the half marathon I ran on Saturday. I have two more much worse under each breast from my heart rate monitor strap. Those have broken skin and are like what you'd see when you wear a new pair of shoes and get a blister. They all require daily dosing of anti-bacterial to heal (ala Neosporine) since they are constantly being rubbed by my bras and often wet and sweaty due to my incessant workouts. Yes, they sting during my regular work life but my office isnt liberal enough for me to go braless! ha!
I apply body glide on my heart rate monitor, but after a certain point in miles and sweat it just kind of stops working and yesterday I didn't carry any to reapply.
I'm also currently nursing a painful bump on my right side where my crotch has rubbed my bike shorts and my new seat which tells me I may need another seat adjustment. I'm learning as I go!
TMI??? Well, I'm just a regular gal trying to accomplish something I think extraordinary. Keeping it real!!!!!
The small red patch is not a freckle or age spot, but a "rub wound" from something I stuffed into my jog bra for the half marathon I ran on Saturday. I have two more much worse under each breast from my heart rate monitor strap. Those have broken skin and are like what you'd see when you wear a new pair of shoes and get a blister. They all require daily dosing of anti-bacterial to heal (ala Neosporine) since they are constantly being rubbed by my bras and often wet and sweaty due to my incessant workouts. Yes, they sting during my regular work life but my office isnt liberal enough for me to go braless! ha!
I apply body glide on my heart rate monitor, but after a certain point in miles and sweat it just kind of stops working and yesterday I didn't carry any to reapply.
I'm also currently nursing a painful bump on my right side where my crotch has rubbed my bike shorts and my new seat which tells me I may need another seat adjustment. I'm learning as I go!
TMI??? Well, I'm just a regular gal trying to accomplish something I think extraordinary. Keeping it real!!!!!
Friday, April 5, 2013
Run Abe!!!
Towards the end of the work day I got a slight jump on my drive to Springfield for the "Presidential half marathon" that runs in the shadows of Abraham Lincoln's life in Springfield.
It was perfect race weather and a lovely little race. A race report will follow!
It was perfect race weather and a lovely little race. A race report will follow!
Quick swim and forgotten watch
This morning I made up a small portion of my missed Wednesday swim before work.
Since I had to work in downers grove I decided to try the FFC Union Station. I drove in several circles over there to try and identify the correct parking garage because there was no FFC signage on it. I pulled into the one that seemed logical after being forced to go down several oneway streets and held my breath- it was the right one!!
Union Station is awesome!!! Wow! My coworker Wade had mentioned how the pool there has a lot of glass. I thought he might be exaggerating but he wasn't at all! It's literally a glass box, smack in the middle of the facility with the one side that isn't part of the "fish bowl" facing the street! In any case I love the natural light that all their pools have.
MB gave me a 45 minute workout and that's what I did today. I swam hard because I wanted to "beat" the guy swimming in the lane next to me!
I realized that I had forgotten my Garmin watch which was an issue because I had intended to leave directly for Springfield at the end of the day.
After a quick swim, I got ready and headed to work dreading that I had just added an hour to my trip to Springfield.
Since I had to work in downers grove I decided to try the FFC Union Station. I drove in several circles over there to try and identify the correct parking garage because there was no FFC signage on it. I pulled into the one that seemed logical after being forced to go down several oneway streets and held my breath- it was the right one!!
Union Station is awesome!!! Wow! My coworker Wade had mentioned how the pool there has a lot of glass. I thought he might be exaggerating but he wasn't at all! It's literally a glass box, smack in the middle of the facility with the one side that isn't part of the "fish bowl" facing the street! In any case I love the natural light that all their pools have.
MB gave me a 45 minute workout and that's what I did today. I swam hard because I wanted to "beat" the guy swimming in the lane next to me!
I realized that I had forgotten my Garmin watch which was an issue because I had intended to leave directly for Springfield at the end of the day.
After a quick swim, I got ready and headed to work dreading that I had just added an hour to my trip to Springfield.
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