Tri-ing my best: Ironman by 40

2021 is flying by, and tomorrow brings us March 1. Its amazing how just being through the heart of winter can bring a lightness to my soul haha. The days are a bit longer, and these last few days of sun and low 40s really were just a breath of fresh air.  It's time to reflect on February. I set 4 intentions for February and they were: How did I do? Blue dots: So I am hesitant to be too hard on myself for this but this is an area where I did not see progress. Of the 4 weeks, I accomplished this once. I was a solid 5/7 most of the month. Ending February with 21 blue dots (I will get one today). I had some food struggles this month, mainly trying to really figure out how much I NEED to eat to feel satisfied, and acknowledging that that has increased with increased activity. BUT I need to make sure I keep that relationship in check and eat things mainly that help me feel good and not like a slug. Safe to say this intention will carry into March. Strength training: I feel good about thi...

Many of you know that I LOVEEEE a good community. I gravitate towards them in so many ways. To explain a bit more, Frank Turner fans are pretty...INTENSE. We LOVEEEE Frank and his music, and each other. There is a facebook group called Frank Turner Army that is made up of fans, and the support for each other is just astounding. I have made and met friends via this group, meeting people before the Chicago show, and had plans to see many of those faces at Lost Evenings (before COVID brought the world to a stop). There is something powerful about people coming together united in some way, and music certainly is a powerful uniter. I just thrive in those types of environment. The community feeling I am describing is sometimes what brings people to religion or church, because there is unity and support, I just find it in different places. Two places where I have found this (in addition to the FTA) is the WW community, and the Peloton community. There is a happy little place on the WW social ...

At the beginning of the year I set 4 goals for myself. Over the past few weeks as I went for runs I started to wonder if I couldn't check #3 off my box pretty early in the year. I decided to go for it this weekend since I was planning to run a 5k with WW pal Laurin (each running today, at our own homes). I made a playlist of some really killer songs that I know from experience get me really hyped up. I even put a specific song in the slot where I thought I would be pushing for the finish. Its fair to say I was pretty confident I could do it. Perhaps overly so. Around 24 minutes I hit a wall and I slowed down. It was brief, but impactful.  Here is what I don't know, and I will never know. What would have happened if I just kept pushing and didn't allow myself that reprieve? Would I have made it in under 30? Would I have even made it in the time I did or would I have slowed down at another point? I don't know and won't know. And so as I sprinted towards the end, I did...

This week I have been feeling a bit like I am in no man's land when it comes to my training. I am too far out technically to start training for the Hawk Island Triathlon (April 11 starts training for that) so what am I doing. I know I am focused on just building endurance and getting stronger. But wowza, that is just feeling vague. I thought I would take this entry to reflect on January, and through that reflection hopefully some intentions would rise to the surface.  January - Peloton - Easy enough to say that I was super consistent with using the Peloton app in January. In fact, since joining Peloton on September 7, I have only not used the app on one day. I am really happy with my consistency and dedication to being active, and I can tell that my body is changing in really amazing ways. A few days ago I said to Pam: Getting strong is fucking amazing. And she replied "It is so cool. And it's cool when that is what working out becomes about". That hit me hard. Workin...