#whywetri

[twentysixpointtworunnner]

Let's do this... #IronmanMentality #kmdIronmanCopenhagen 🏊🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️🇩🇰 #TriMotivation #TriathlonLife #IronmanTraining #TriathlonTraining #IwillBecomeOne #Tri365 #WhyWeTri #LifeOfaTriathlete #TheStruggleOfaTriathlete #SwimBikeRun https://www.instagram.com/p/BzIaC-iCRQ9/?igshid=1lpq7h3fkzl8k

[csthom]

Repost @missy_monty ・・・ Went out on a date with my black beast today. It was not the best date, he made my legs suffer and he was was extremely stubborn because he made me ride 160k with non magic legs because he was told to do that. I hope our next date will be better #fromwhereiride #outsideisfree musettemalmö #ride_bmc worldoffusion fusionmultisport #baaw #wymtm #cyclingphotos #swimbikerun #triathlon #ironmantri #70point3 #ironmantraining #tri #triathlete #whywetri #thetrihood #3athlonlife #tri365 #ironman703 #triatlon #runner #trilife #tritraining #cyclist #cycling #runner #triathlontraining #triathlonlife #trigirlz #corridaderua #instacycling #cycle

[fmlcorvuscrow]

I tri so that I can give myself the courage to be strong in the face of adversity. It teaches me patience, perseverance, and forgiveness. I tri so that I can be strong for my friends and family. Even today, I still have to deal with the rebound and consequences of coming forward and reporting my case of harassment from well over a year ago. But I will be strong - and I tri so that I can be an inspiration to other women, because if we stand together, we'll never be broken. #whywetri #trilife #triathlon #imtx #ironmantri #ironmantexas #rttc #risingtidetri

[run-swim-live-blog]

Master swim is slowly becoming my favorite days of the week. I hated lap swimming for such a long time and now being with this group, especially the evening team, is something I look forward too. Got there a bit early today to warm up and get a head start. Coach brought tennis balls to grip (think closed fist drill) to find any stroke deficiencies since I had been with the morning group last week (screwy work schedule). Other than the occasional "S" in my stroke when I'm bilateral breathing, he's deemed me a technically sound swimmer. I like that! A total of 2850 yards swam today after doing some extra laps after we finished the set. Also biked today for an hour on the Zwift volcano route. Managed to get a pace of 19.3 mph and get some PRs on the course. Another bonus? Scheels had some bike jerseys on clearance so I grabbed a super cute Primal and Pearl Izumi to break in once I take the bike outside. Plus, snagged a couple pairs of running socks and a pair of pink (I love pink!) running shorts. Will totes wear those tomorrow. Andddddd to keep myself on track nutrition and training wise, I have a super cute Moleskin planner so I can now training for the year. Getting myself even more on track!

[fmlcorvuscrow]

Snuggling my BFF the #tptherapy foam roller post 30 mile ride. This is not how I ever dreamed the month or two leading into ironman would be. Training has taken the back seat as I've been overwhelmed with work, life, conferences, travel, training courses - you name it! But the past couple weeks I've also been feeling immensely better, slowly finding the balance. And even though I feel like I should be panicking about my lack of training, I just feel calm. And happy. It may not be the fastest time at #ironmantexas , but I promise I'll be having the most fun! And I'm so proud of how far I've come this past month no matter what happens! #triathlon #trilife #ironmantri #ironmantraining #cycling #tanline #imtx #whywetri #womeninscience #geology #geologist #houston #houstoncycling #ridehincapie #hincapiesportswear #womenscycling

[brendaruns]

Good Morning 😃. It’s been a crazy week for sure. Please be safe everyone. I’ve been planning a virtual fun run/race fundraiser for @im_foundation 😀. I was holding off due to all the news this week, but maybe it’s a good time now. Since so many races have been cancelled join me in this Virtual Event. I will raffle $50 Gift Certificate to @_sneakerama_ , @addadayrecovery roller, and more. $20 payable to my Ironman Foundation link above, PayPal, or Venmo. More information soon, or shoot me a DM and I’ll send it to you. #RaceForMore #ironmanfoundation #womenfortri #whywetri #imlp2020 #imlp #ironman #ironmantraining #bibchat #sneakerama #nuunlife #sweetentheburn #tridot #swim #bike #run #virtualrace #virtualrunning #virtualrunner #ironmanfoundation #fundraiser #lakeplacid https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rMnRBnpGG/?igshid=1n979mpsqk4n9

[brendaruns]

Wow! 71 Degrees and Sunny 😎. So excited to get 25 miles in on the bike and some morning trail time with Katy 🐕 ❤️😎 #imlp2020 #RaceForMore #WomenForTri #whywetri #triathlontraining #ironmantraining #triathlon #trekbikes #optoutside #nuunlife #stingorbeestung #swimbikerun #bike #trails #ironman #squadgoals #goals #imlp2020 (at West Boylston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hvLcYH1qJ/?igshid=8v65inomdn6y

[breaking230]

Milestones - Where we’ve been

So my last post (ages ago, I know) was right before my first triathlon of the season - the Grand Rapids Olympic Triathlon. Since then I’ve completed that race, and another Sprint in Lake Geneva, and am now 3 weeks into my 8-week block leading to my main event of 2019 - the Olympic Distance at the Lifetime Chicago Triathlon! I figured this is as good a time as any to give an update on how the last few weeks have been.

First off, the Grand Rapids Triathlon (Olympic distance): <No pictures here, because they weren’t free, and I’m not about that life>

I came in under 3 hours!!!  This was a really exciting result, especially considering I had missed a few weeks from overtraining, and was reaaaally slow on my practice swims. Turns out I hit most of my splits exactly as I had planned, while the extra 2mins I gained on the bike helped offset falling behind on the run.

Swim   00:39:52 T1        00:04:39 Bike     01:17:58 T2        00:04:43 Run     00:52:33

This race ended up being a HUGE confidence boost for the rest of the season. It showed me that my training was effective, and that even though I wasn’t where I’d hoped to be, I was fitter than my first tri last year, and this so much earlier in the season.

2 weeks after GRTri, I was in Lake Geneva for the Bigfoot Triathlon (Sprint distance):

This was my first ever Sprint Distance event. I made a weekend of it with my girlfriend (she’d yet to explore Lake Geneva) and a friend I was racing with, along with his wife. I figured since the Sprint was half the distance of the Olympic in every discipline that shooting for 1:30:00 completion was a comparable goal. I also wanted to experience what it was like to recover from one event, directly into another event. How long does the fitness I’ve built up for one event carry into the next? Should I schedule my prime events first in the season, or on the back-end? These were some of the questions I was hoping to answer.

Well...I timed in at 1:29:22 AND finished 5th in my age group!! WHAT?!?!?! This result was a huge surprise. I certainly had to push for it. It helped that I was racing my friend Ryan (first across the finish line got priority for the shower back at the Airbnb), but I was really only shooting for the time goal, which I was glad to beat for sure.

Swim   17:27 T1        03:11 Bike     39:46 T2        01:55 Run     27:06 

I took a week to rest after this event, since it was a shorter distance than the Olympic, and I was going back to training instead of a race. I have been mixing up speed work with strength work and distance work. I have been training more intensely and more consistently than any other point in my life. And I’m seeing it pay off!

The true test though is in 5 weeks. Will it all be enough to push me over the 2:30:00 barrier?! I have an answer, but I’m going to just leave it hanging here on this cliff for a while :P