TuTu Trivas

Training Week #5 has come and gone and I can't help but recognize how extremely FAST time is going already! I participated in an indoor triathlon today. Did better than a month ago when I participated in the same triathlon and ENJOYED my treadmill run! (That is scary in itself but the new lower impact treadmills are a factor) Today's stats: 10 min swim = 550yds 30 min indoor bike = 8.5miles 20 min treadmill run = 1.92 miles  Pretty good times for me, swim is EXCELLENT for me so that was a good booster since I have been boycotting the pool for 2 weeks.  The next thing I decided to do today was to try Aerial Yoga. I have been on a yoga journey for a while, I am quite in love with yoga, I made a pact with myself if I trained for a Full Iron I would make myself yoga at least twice a week to help prevent energy and help with my flexibility and stretching. Well, Aerial Yoga is a whole new world for me. There is nothing like hanging upside down from what looks to be...

I love the idea of us having a blog to share with our family and friends while we are training for this big race! Now it is to put it on my training plan to make it a priority to sit down and blog.  😂  We started week 5 of the Base Training for the Titanium this week, with a marathon March 25th looming over our heads. Me and mom celebrated the fact, that at least not in this calendar year, we will not have to do any runs longer than 3 hours and 15 minutes once this marathon is complete. This past Saturday I ran 18 miles, and Triva Val and Bike Renee met pme after the first 8 the run the last of it with me (much appreciated). The included photo is how it went for me... It was finished none the less! Started this week out strong and will finish it strong with an indoor tri on Sunday!

It has been a great week! All workouts on schedule and on point. I was able to ride and run with great company this weekend. I have a cold and congestion but so far it is not hindering the workouts.

You pick a plan. You write the plan down (and in my case write it down 3 times, type it, and post it EVERYWHERE). Then you execute said plan and ................... LIFE HAPPENS!!! Last week was a bit of a set back with only one day (Wednesday) of Sunday - Friday done per the plan. My Dad was placed in the hospital with heart blockages. This was the most challenging of his hospitalizations. Previously his cardiologist (9 times) has been able to stent the blockages and send him home in a couple of days. This time the blockages were on the left side of the heart and heart bypass is preferred. But on day 3 of his hospitalization we find out that is not an option for him so - back to square one as they say. My dad ended up with 3 shiny new stents and is back home! So Saturday it was back to the plan :-)

Well that feeling kicks in this week as we start to write out the plan that we officially begin on Monday. We are writing this plan on top of our current Marathon Training Plan schedule. On top of that basketball begins for Danielle this week and will be 2-3 days a week. And life still happens. If you try to think more than one week ahead it gets overwhelming, so for now I will stick to thinking one week at a time and sometimes one day at a time! In actuality the beginning of the 140.6 Triathlon training plan is less than we have been doing recently, but with the Marathon Training Plan thrown into that mix it is not really giving us any decrease. Here's to our kick off!! 1/23/2017 the plan begins!!

Thanks to some generous Christmas contributions to our race journey, Priscilla and I were both able to complete the Michigan Titanium 140.6 registration Christmas Eve. We are both OFFICIALLY signed up. Official training plan begins January 22. Thanks to all our friends and family for your help and support as we start year two of our journey to 140.6. Merry Christmas!

This was my 3rd Reindeer Romp. This was the first time I have ever done it by myself. Actually there were a couple of firsts here this weekend. Having been a snowman the past 2 times, I decided to be a present this year. I was wearing a Rudolph top and red pants to match with bows on my hat. Well the red pants I picked were not going to work. They wouldn't stay up. The only other red pants I had were red jeans. Well, there's a first time for everything, so I ran in jeans (over my CW-X running tights of course). Also this was the first year TrivaP (Priscilla) was the race coordinator for the race. Her duties were many but one of which included biking the course during the run. The temperature at run start was a brisk 23°. At 9am dressed with bows on my hat and jeans I ran. I met some lovely people during my run as always. I love the interaction which is why I never wear headphones. At mile 2 the lying volunteers were shouting, "You are almost there." to which I ...