Wow, I haven't updated my blog in a while. :)
Hmmm, what's new? I purchased a new trainer from Bow Cycle. It's a mag, rather than a fluid. It'll take some getting used to, but I think it might be better. This one has controls that better simulate hill climbing. My now broken fluid trainer did not. So hey, maybe it's a good thing it broke. :) Well, except for the money to replace it!
I've been swimming up to three times a week and trying for three runs. The cycling has been more like once or twice. But I've been doing weights every day or two. And core at least three to five times a week. Oh and a hike or two with my family. Now I need to fit in some yoga. :) I'm finding it hard to run alone at night now as it's so dark. I think I'm going to start running at lunch again. I need to get some sunlight time.
I think I'm ready for Greg's schedule soon. It's much harder to keep up the workouts alone. lol I tend to miss a few, especially on the bike!
As for the coming season, I think I'd like to do a couple of running races. I was considering the "Around the Bay, 30 K" race in Hamilton as I think we'll be in Toronto then. It's such a great race, pretty challenging. There are a few big hills in the last 10-12K. It's the oldest road race in North America, a few years older than Boston. I am also considering the Calgary half-marathon. My daughter would like to do the kid's marathon. So that would be lots of fun. It's such a great idea! The kids run 41 KM in small increments during the six weeks leading up to the race. Their longest single run is 3 KM. Then at 9:30am on race day, they start at the 41 KM point in the marathon and complete the last 1.2 K. They get a medal, t-shirt, the whole thing. :)
Later,
Leaha
About Me
- Leaha
- I am a former "runner" that has taken a leap into the triathlon world. I have completed 5 marathons and more than 10 half-marathons plus many other running races of various shapes and sizes. :) My wonderful, energetic, inspiring Ironman friend, Karen introduced me to the triathlon world. It is in her "impossible to fill" footsteps that I follow. I had only completed a couple of sprints and tri-a-tri's and then (in a delusional moment) signed up for the inaugural Muskoka 70.3 race. So, I hired a coach (Greg Bradley) and with his help (and my swim coach Jill - she is so patient with my endless failings in the pool!), I have finished both the Lake Chaparral Olympic and the Muskoka 70.3 races for the 2008 season.
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In one way, I like solo training. The race is going to be solo, so training solo is good practice. But there's some obvious problems with running in the dark, especially for women. I've sometimes run in the morning before work, and wondered about just who was lurking in the bushes along the paths.
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