Triathlon Swimming

This may be tougher than I thought...

New Training Plan

We just got the next four weeks' worth of training plan from Ned. He sounds so encouraging. So kind. So "can do!" And yet, I wonder... what is the price of failure? Is he merely drawing us in, till we're committed with no hope of turning back? This is the man who just ran a marathon and a half marathon in the same weekend! I fear for our wellbeing.

(Please help out with a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through my fundraising page -- Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze!)

Four-and-a-Half Sixths

Woohoo! We're more than six eighths of the way to the goal! That's over one-and-a-half halves! It's even more than three quarters!

We've now hit 76% of the way to our fundraising goal. I hope to have it all raised by my rapidly-approaching recommitment date, whereby I have to have raised my goal or be willing to pony up the rest myself. Ouch. I told you these people were like the mob.

Thanks so much to everyone who's helped so far. Only a little bit more to go. C'mon, we can make it! Drop by my fundraising page to help out! Please?!?!

Stationary Bike Trainers

I just want to take a moment to say that I'm not thrilled with stationary bike trainers. Spin classes are great when the weather is less than favorable, but the bikes are so unnatural. And the oversized video of the badlands of New Mexico via the shaky helmet-cam of some poor rider out west... Sigh... But it's a good workout, and there aren't any potholes. And you REALLY have to work to do an endo off a stationary bike. So I guess I shouldn't complain. But I still can't wait till I can get back outside on my real bike!!!

(Please help out with a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through my fundraising page -- Thanks so much!)

A Little Better at Swimming

Dead fish seemed about right... they float, but aren't much to look at.

Good news! I went swimming today, and actually felt halfway decent in the water. I'm sure that to the seasoned swimmers it sounds silly, but for me, the fact I could make it from one end of the warm water pool to the other AND BACK swimming freestyle is a big deal. Woohoo! My backstroke was a lot stronger, too. I'm actually feeling pretty good on the backstroke. There's still a long way to go (a LONG way), but today I felt like I made progress. It felt doable today. I'm still glad there's nearly six months, though.