Nothing much going on. Working, biking, working, biking. Slowly ramping up mileage and doing alot of drill-work during the week. We've been pretty lucky with the weather so far and have been able to get out and ride quite a bit on the weekends. Building the foundation for a strong season... not exciting, but necessary!
This weekend our ugly purple carpet will be replaced with a more Holton'esque deep green. Not looking forward to moving some of our heavier/bulkier furniture but definitley looking forward to the change!
463 miles in the first 14 days of the year...
Waterfalls
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Leslie's 2009 Goals
Public stating of goals so you can scoff at me if I slack!
- Be competitive at 24 Hours of Sebring
- Finish Race Across the West
- Be competitive at Hoodoo 500
- 10,000+ bike miles
- Lose 5lbs and experiment with how much of the next 10 I can lose and still maintain endurance
- Figure out my 3 year plan for work. I love my job, and would be happy continuing to do exactly what I am doing but the boss is pushing me to figure out if I want to be more... Do I and if so what?
Leslie
On track with 206 bike miles in the first 4 days of 2009...
- Be competitive at 24 Hours of Sebring
- Finish Race Across the West
- Be competitive at Hoodoo 500
- 10,000+ bike miles
- Lose 5lbs and experiment with how much of the next 10 I can lose and still maintain endurance
- Figure out my 3 year plan for work. I love my job, and would be happy continuing to do exactly what I am doing but the boss is pushing me to figure out if I want to be more... Do I and if so what?
Leslie
On track with 206 bike miles in the first 4 days of 2009...
Friday, January 2, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Bring on the HollyDaze!
Christmas is just around the corner and we're busily planning away for the new season. The recent bad weather has kept us inside... lots of trainer time for me and lots of general cleaning on the house. I'll have to snap a picture of our Christmas lights tonight and see if I can post it.
Hmm... will see if I can do that...
Hmm... will see if I can do that...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
A bittersweet race...
a short update on my itouch...
Painfully slow swim with currents stronger than me put me behind schedule on day 1... Hit the bike hard but after the big climb I started to black out (dehydration and neck cramping from swim) (freaked out marsha a bit). By the time I recovered I could not make the cutoff so I rode until I wrapped my head around another unofficial finish, and resolved to give of all the next two days. Got in the car around mile 55 with a smile.
Ate well on bike and at dinner!
Day 2 I had a blast on the bike!!! Rocked the downhill, awed by the scenery, ate a ton, grinned all the way across the course. PR for the day and rode pretty relaxed. Another good dinner.
Day 3 I stuck to the plan running 8n2s. It was ugly at times and I really spent my bank but I did it!!! 11:45.
Drew, Marsha, and Robin were an incredibly solid crew and I absolutely could not have done it without them;)!!
2 days later and I'm still in a bit of pain, sad the season is over, bummed about the swim, but thrilled with the bike and run. One last day in Kona with my Ultraman buddies and then we fly home this evening.
I'll rest for a few weeks and wrap my head around it all, then time to get rolling on to the next adventure.
Thank you to all got the support and good thoughts!
Leslie
Painfully slow swim with currents stronger than me put me behind schedule on day 1... Hit the bike hard but after the big climb I started to black out (dehydration and neck cramping from swim) (freaked out marsha a bit). By the time I recovered I could not make the cutoff so I rode until I wrapped my head around another unofficial finish, and resolved to give of all the next two days. Got in the car around mile 55 with a smile.
Ate well on bike and at dinner!
Day 2 I had a blast on the bike!!! Rocked the downhill, awed by the scenery, ate a ton, grinned all the way across the course. PR for the day and rode pretty relaxed. Another good dinner.
Day 3 I stuck to the plan running 8n2s. It was ugly at times and I really spent my bank but I did it!!! 11:45.
Drew, Marsha, and Robin were an incredibly solid crew and I absolutely could not have done it without them;)!!
2 days later and I'm still in a bit of pain, sad the season is over, bummed about the swim, but thrilled with the bike and run. One last day in Kona with my Ultraman buddies and then we fly home this evening.
I'll rest for a few weeks and wrap my head around it all, then time to get rolling on to the next adventure.
Thank you to all got the support and good thoughts!
Leslie
Monday, November 17, 2008
Happy Birthday Drew!
Hubby is now "in his 40's"... so I got him a nice new toy for his birthday!
Had a really light training week last week. I feel somehwat bouncy, but also very soft. We're going through a spate of really nice weather in Colorado (going to be 76 tomorrow!!!) which coincides nicely with picking back up the training this week... not oodles of distance but definitely hitting all three sports a bit each day and sharpening up the intenisty.
Drew is racing IM Az this weekend... time to qualify for Kona for next season. Think fast thoughts his way, especially ones dealing with running later on Sunday afternoon!
2 weeks until the season is officially over! I'm ready to bring it!
Leslie
Had a really light training week last week. I feel somehwat bouncy, but also very soft. We're going through a spate of really nice weather in Colorado (going to be 76 tomorrow!!!) which coincides nicely with picking back up the training this week... not oodles of distance but definitely hitting all three sports a bit each day and sharpening up the intenisty.
Drew is racing IM Az this weekend... time to qualify for Kona for next season. Think fast thoughts his way, especially ones dealing with running later on Sunday afternoon!
2 weeks until the season is officially over! I'm ready to bring it!
Leslie
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
All ready to go!
Weekend after this Drew is racing IM Az, and then two days later we are on a plane to Hawaii!!!! YIKES and YEAH!!!!!!
I've put in the miles, my head is in the right place, and I'm ready to go!!! I'm still a bit too serious about this, need to reach that place emotionally where it really is about going to play with my friends but I think that is coming. I've been pretty wiped out the past few weeks, and last weekend we put the cherry on top of the training sundae.
Saturday's Rim Rock Run race went quite well! The distance was 1.6 miles longer than I thought so it was 22.6 miles. Drew "ran" the race with me and we stayed solidly on strategy, and felt pretty good throughout it. The first 4 miles was tough (2300ft of climbing in 4 miles) but I did my run 4 and walk 2 and that worked well. I was always happy to hear the watch beep to walk, but I did not walk any of the run sections. The next 4miles were still uphill, but an easier grade and we stuck to the 4/2 and used this to recover a bit. At mile 8 the course turned to long rollers, more down than up. We switched to 8 min run/2min walk and that worked pretty good too. There were still some uphills and I struggled to make the 8 minutes a few times, but managed it. Once we went downhill at mile 19 I ran really easy, but kept the 2 minutes walk to try to minimize post-race aches in my quads/hamstrings.
In the end we finished in 4:47, a 12:42 per mile pace. I was not whupped at the finish and could have kept going at that pace for quite awhile more. I feel like I could have run this race much faster, but the goal was to feel like I could keep going at the finish and I definitely did. That pace would have given me a 5:30 marathon, or a 11:00 finish at Ultraman (assuming I could keep it up).
All in all it was a solid indicator and as we walked the mile back to the car we were talking about it pretty giddily. I'm glad I ran this race because I now feel like I am ready.
Coach is giving me the next 4 days really light and then it's short interval workouts until race day… Sweet! Time to rest, recover, and get ready to play...
One day at a time...
Leslie
I've put in the miles, my head is in the right place, and I'm ready to go!!! I'm still a bit too serious about this, need to reach that place emotionally where it really is about going to play with my friends but I think that is coming. I've been pretty wiped out the past few weeks, and last weekend we put the cherry on top of the training sundae.
Saturday's Rim Rock Run race went quite well! The distance was 1.6 miles longer than I thought so it was 22.6 miles. Drew "ran" the race with me and we stayed solidly on strategy, and felt pretty good throughout it. The first 4 miles was tough (2300ft of climbing in 4 miles) but I did my run 4 and walk 2 and that worked well. I was always happy to hear the watch beep to walk, but I did not walk any of the run sections. The next 4miles were still uphill, but an easier grade and we stuck to the 4/2 and used this to recover a bit. At mile 8 the course turned to long rollers, more down than up. We switched to 8 min run/2min walk and that worked pretty good too. There were still some uphills and I struggled to make the 8 minutes a few times, but managed it. Once we went downhill at mile 19 I ran really easy, but kept the 2 minutes walk to try to minimize post-race aches in my quads/hamstrings.
In the end we finished in 4:47, a 12:42 per mile pace. I was not whupped at the finish and could have kept going at that pace for quite awhile more. I feel like I could have run this race much faster, but the goal was to feel like I could keep going at the finish and I definitely did. That pace would have given me a 5:30 marathon, or a 11:00 finish at Ultraman (assuming I could keep it up).
All in all it was a solid indicator and as we walked the mile back to the car we were talking about it pretty giddily. I'm glad I ran this race because I now feel like I am ready.
Coach is giving me the next 4 days really light and then it's short interval workouts until race day… Sweet! Time to rest, recover, and get ready to play...
One day at a time...
Leslie
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