Pool's closed :(

Tonight I was meeting Ian at the Nepean Sportsplex as he was just getting off work. Just as I was about to head out I get a call..."did you know the pool is closed for a swim meet?" well boo.

These days training together has become a difficult task. Ian's is working shift work and I work regular 8-4 M to F. Tonight we had it planned that I would get home, make dinner (Tikka Masala) and Ian would meet me at the pool, he'd eat when we got back since he was working 11-7:30pm. Well so much for that...but I digress.

Last week we were able to get in a run, a swim and a ride but with a hockey tourney this past weekend that was it. At hockey we played 3 games in 2 days with just under 2 lines by the end, playing against 4 line CEGEP schools, so needless to say I definitely got a workout...just not triathlon training, can I call it cross training? I sure hope so.

I know from reading triathlon material and looking at training programs that to fit it all in, requires a lot of planning, and double checking the pool schedule :) This is the challenge that Ian and I will have, and for the rest of this week we will get in our bike rides, our run and our swim. This weekend I will plan food for the week so that it will be easier to be able to just come home, and either go to a work out, or cook, then work out. Without stopping by the grocery store, we shouldn't be running out of hours in the day to work out. This is the goal. I feel if I state it publicly I will be more inclined to follow through.

Wish us luck :)

And so it begins

I read an article a little while ago from Lava Magazine called "The Self Coaching Conundrum". In the article it talks about what motivates you as an athlete and asks the question "Do I need others to be aware of what I’m doing to in order to do my best?" If you answered yes to this question, it recommended you either join a training group or share your experiences through a blog....so here I am. 

I have run 2 full marathons, countless half marathons and a couple of 10ks. I run, but I wanted to try something new. I did my first try-a-tri without really training in July 2009 and really enjoyed it, but never trained properly afterwards to do any longer races. My husband told me when he turned 30 he has a 30s bucket list that includes a marathon and an Ironman, so we knew in the next 10 years this had to happen, but after learning that Tremblant was hosting a 70.3 event, we decided to take the plunge together.

Many might question why we would skip from try-a-tri to such a long distance and here’s the thing, both Ian (my husband) and I are a bit lazy when it comes to training, if we know we can do an event without training, we don’t really get our butts out the door. The concept of “training will help you do well” doesn’t really get us moving off the couch at the end of a workday. We need that fear of failure to motivate us, and just like running a full marathon, completing an Ironman 70.3 triathlon takes hard work just to survive.

I plan for this blog to be a spot where I discuss how our training is going, our quests to find a nutrition plan that works for us and generally how we fit our training in with our everyday lives. Running is easy, you can do it anywhere anytime but going to the pool and biking both require some pre planning so let’s see how that goes.