I think I'm going to start using this blog to record my training (not workouts!) in earnest. While I'm still not really in the mood to blog about my fitness at the moment, as I mentioned before, I know that 1)once I get going, I'll be fine and 2) that I need a place to record my progress because once I get up to speed, I'm going to want to see where I started and how I got there.
So...consider this the first day on a new journey.
This new journey begins with actually signing up for my first triathlon. Yes, you read that right - I have officially signed up! I'll be doing the Canby Gator Grinder sprint triathlon next May. A sprint triathlon is a shorter distance tri. In the case of the Canby one, it'll be a 500 yd swim, 12.5 mile bike and 5K run. About 12 hours after I signed up, my husband got the bug and also signed up. It'll be his first as well. I'm happy to have him along for the ride, but I've warned him that his training is his own responsibility. We have different strengths and weaknesses, so we cannot do all our training together like we did for cycling events in the past. I will say that I'm glad he'll be at least going with me for my first swim. I'm still nervous about it - again, not the swimming part, but the pool etiquitte part! ;-)
I've also been looking for some other events to add to my new calendar. I think I'm driven to do this because I kind of feel like I could do a sprint tri right now (with no training) so while I do want to train because I want to do WELL, I feel like I also need a bigger challenge. I'm planning on riding the Crater Lake Century next August which will definitely be a challenge since I have not been doing long rides AND, it's at altitudes that my bike has never seen. So my season starts with the first sprint tri in May. Then I am thinking about adding another sprint tri in June but one with a lake swim (Canby is a pool swim). Then I'll do the century in August (saving July for training and farming). There are two Olympic distance triathons in September that I am considering. These would be about double the length of a sprint tri (1500 yd/meter swim, 25-30 mile bike and 5-6 mile run). This would definitely be a challenge (swim & run, anyway) and I want it on my schedule for the motivation it will provide. Plus, I'd like to be able to say that I've done an Oly!
What's next? HIM? Ironman? You never know! ;-)
Anyway, I think I'll start recording my training as I do it. Right now I've got a running plan that I am following that will take me to within a couple of weeks of the tri. Biking consists of occasional weekend rides and once it starts to get lighter, will also include some commuting to work. Swimming starts tonight and will probably be a couple of days a week of getting in shape for now. In February, I'm thinking of siging up for a group training class that takes place at the Canby pool and that meets once a week every week until the tri. In February, I'll also start using a sprint tri training plan that will include more structured workouts and some bricks but for now, I just need to get comfortable with each of the disciplines.
I'll be back tomorrow with my first official training update!
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