Here I am at my start weight and my half way pt (-38.5lbs)So, it's July 27th and I haven't posted an entry since May 9th. There is certainly no excuse and I feel like I've let a few people down but I'm back and about to tell you what the heck I've been up to the past few months.
On May 23rd I completed my very first race. The 5k Bluenose. It was awesome. That Sunday was a beautiful day for a jaunt, there were tonnes of people cheering you on as you turned every corner and the energy in Halifax made that day complete. I completed the race in 34m53sec which was a personal best. And, it was also a great warm-up for the next weekend! Thank you to all who had my back! I couldn't have done it without you! :)
On May 30th I completed my first super sprint triathlon (300m swim, 10k bike, 3k run) at the Navy Tridents Triathlon at Shearwater. What a day. It all started out at 5:30am when I crawled out of bed to make sure I had everything packed (transition box was ready to go), get something in my stomach and head to the base. Because of the torrential rain and heavy fog that morning there was a bit of a delay but I was one of the first heats so I got started early. There were a few memorable pictures taken before I jumped in the pool for warm up and then I was off! Jumped out of the pool and into T1, struggling with clothing but finally hopped on my bike for an intense hill but then luckily it tapered off. 10k was over so quickly and then racing down the hill (max speed 50.1k/hr) I returned to T2 which was a quick transition of just taking off my helmut and grabbing a drink before I was off again. At first my legs felt like jello and as big as tree trunks but that started to go away after the first km. Seeing my husband Kris and my Mom and Dad on the streets cheering me on really helped my through the last leg and then I crossed the finish line. What a rush. I was so pleased with myself that I had completed my first triathlon. I think my first thought was "Which one is next?" There are truely no words to describe the high I was on that day but to say the least I was addicted after I crossed the finish line. That afternoon after a well deserved nap I registered for my next....which was 2 weeks away.
Somewhere in between those 2 weeks Kris got inspired and thought he would give it a try. I was pumped...I have spent so much time training and working that I wasn't seeing him a lot. What a great way to spend some time together. Kris is a natural athlete so I wasn't worried about him when it came to being able to finish the race. He would have no problem.
So June 13th came and went. I won't get into details like I did the last but what I will tell you is that 1) I'm still addicted 2) I beat my previous time by 10 whole minutes and 3) Kris kicked my ass but that's ok!
Since then we have planned when our next races will be this summer. My thoughts were that I wanted to be ready for the Bridgetown Tri on August 1st and my goal was to complete the sprint distance (750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run) but that won't be happening. I haven't really ran in the past 4 weeks because of glute and IT band issues and to tell you the truth...I just don't feel ready.
There has been lots of training but I want my next race to be a sprint therefore I going to wait until I'm ready. I hope that's going to be in about 3 weeks. Either for the Sackville, NB Tri or the Guysborough Tri. We'll see! :)
And last but not least - I wanted to give up an update on my weight loss. As of today I have lost 55lbs. Can you believe it? U Weight Loss continues to be very successful for me and it has certainly taught me change my lifestyle for the better!
