Monday, April 28, 2008
My 1st Tri in Preparation for the big one....
Saturday night after making sure that all the light in my car worked I headed over to Suzie’s house from where we would leave Friday morning to head to Corpus Christi. 2 days later we would be participating in the 25th Corpus Chriti Tri!We watched Juno, ate chips and salsa and had a beer- tapering had begun. :) I am not sure Corona and chips and salsa are part of tapering, but it was our firt time ever to tapper.
Hahaha
Friday at 5:30am we were out the door and on the road. Amazingly the trip went by very fast and Bianca clued us in about directions to Texas A & M Corpus where I had my informal interview with Cristina. She was awesome and the Uni was really cool, but being far from Austin is not something I am ready to do in the near future…
Without getting into the surreal moments that took place that weekend I am going to skip to Sunday 4:30 alarms start going off and I am up like a hyperactive sun!
We eat some power bars, check and double check out stuff and head out to the playa with all out stuff. People are already there!!! It was a small tri but to my surprise there were a bunch of pro’s. I think we might have been the only tri virgins in the whole place!!!The few people I spoke to had 10 or more tri’s under there belt with a few ironmen walking around. We kept going… We got colored on and set up our transitions, my family arrived and we took some pics and then put on wet suits and got ready for the swim in the sea…
We were both in the third wave and I have to say I was nervous!! I found five dollars floating in the water!!! I had heard of jelly fish and currents and the uneasiness of the swim, the fact that for an easy 200 meters you could see people walking with the water to their bellies meant that something was hard. The shot gun went off and I started to run in, I felt it get deep to swim, did four stokes and had to stand up again, running again, then once more in the water ended up going to the right and the swimming started. The fist leg against the current was not too fun, the second across it was better and coming back in to shore was a blast. My transition went smooth but when I got on the bike and I had to clip in on a hill I screwed up because my gear was not in the easiest so I lost some time there, then the road was ahead of me …. I sang. Heading in to T2 was good too, I was not dying and I hadn’t killed myself in the previous sports because I wasn’t sure how it would have turned out… live or not live.
I started the run and the rest is history.
Conclusions:
I could have has faster times but it was my fist and I rather make sure I could survive it, I did!
I won 3rd place in my age division and I have a medal to prove it!
I need to practice more on my bike- not spin.
About four years ago I did a 5K, in this event I did a 5k and after a swim and a bike I beat the old time!!! finally I loved it, and I am not longer a tri virgin... Let the whoring begin!!
For results check: http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp#hot_links
Hahaha
Friday at 5:30am we were out the door and on the road. Amazingly the trip went by very fast and Bianca clued us in about directions to Texas A & M Corpus where I had my informal interview with Cristina. She was awesome and the Uni was really cool, but being far from Austin is not something I am ready to do in the near future…
Without getting into the surreal moments that took place that weekend I am going to skip to Sunday 4:30 alarms start going off and I am up like a hyperactive sun!
We eat some power bars, check and double check out stuff and head out to the playa with all out stuff. People are already there!!! It was a small tri but to my surprise there were a bunch of pro’s. I think we might have been the only tri virgins in the whole place!!!The few people I spoke to had 10 or more tri’s under there belt with a few ironmen walking around. We kept going… We got colored on and set up our transitions, my family arrived and we took some pics and then put on wet suits and got ready for the swim in the sea…
We were both in the third wave and I have to say I was nervous!! I found five dollars floating in the water!!! I had heard of jelly fish and currents and the uneasiness of the swim, the fact that for an easy 200 meters you could see people walking with the water to their bellies meant that something was hard. The shot gun went off and I started to run in, I felt it get deep to swim, did four stokes and had to stand up again, running again, then once more in the water ended up going to the right and the swimming started. The fist leg against the current was not too fun, the second across it was better and coming back in to shore was a blast. My transition went smooth but when I got on the bike and I had to clip in on a hill I screwed up because my gear was not in the easiest so I lost some time there, then the road was ahead of me …. I sang. Heading in to T2 was good too, I was not dying and I hadn’t killed myself in the previous sports because I wasn’t sure how it would have turned out… live or not live.
I started the run and the rest is history.
Conclusions:
I could have has faster times but it was my fist and I rather make sure I could survive it, I did!
I won 3rd place in my age division and I have a medal to prove it!
I need to practice more on my bike- not spin.
About four years ago I did a 5K, in this event I did a 5k and after a swim and a bike I beat the old time!!! finally I loved it, and I am not longer a tri virgin... Let the whoring begin!!
For results check: http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp#hot_links
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Wet Suits ... Barton Springs
Hey All!
Just wanted you to know I have updated the blog with pics! Proof I am training hard core.
http://ana-and-team-in-training.blogspot.com/
Thanks to everyone who has donated!!!! We are almost there!!! I will be doing my fist tri- a practice run- in Corpus the 27th. It is a spring 1000 meter swim, 30km bike, and 5km run. It will help me get ready for the real deal!!!
The last weeks have been intense with training! I have also had to go to the doc since I was having some pains!!! I thought they were from old age; turns out I sprained my back a little but through a therapy called airrosti it should be good to go after five pt sessions. The great things training goes on as usual and I have already felt the benefits after one session!!!! Plus my doc is a cutie!!
Through all this doctor stuff, I have had a lot to think about and the reality is, I am training for someone else’s life. Yes, it is for gramps but the money I am raising is going to help someone out there. I am an advocate for someone that didn’t choose to have cancer. We, the team and those who donate, provide HOPE for patients and their families. That HOPE is wrapped up in new treatments, support groups, connecting patients with someone who has gone through the same diagnosis....this list goes on. Colleen wrote us an email today that said “When I first started working for TNT, I went to a remembrance ceremony at a local Children's hospital. There was a mother who had lost a child to leukemia at the entrance to the door that passed out a small card that said this”:
What Cancer Cannot Do Cancer is so limited
It cannot cripple love, it cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith, it cannot destroy peace.
It cannot kill friendship, it cannot suppress memories.
It cannot silence courage, it cannot invade the soul.
It cannot steal eternal life,It cannot conquer the spirit.
I thought it was worthy of sharing! As I head into the final SIX weeks of training, the motivation that knowing I am training for someone else’s life, works wonders!!!!
So, as you know we have our open water suits! Well, some of us on the team went to Barton Springs early in the am for a swim! It was awesome!!!
Also, just a reminder that the deadline for donations in May 10th.
http://www.active.com/donate/tntctx/tntctxAMedina
Thanks for all your support!!!
Love, Am
Just wanted you to know I have updated the blog with pics! Proof I am training hard core.
http://ana-and-team-in-training.blogspot.com/
Thanks to everyone who has donated!!!! We are almost there!!! I will be doing my fist tri- a practice run- in Corpus the 27th. It is a spring 1000 meter swim, 30km bike, and 5km run. It will help me get ready for the real deal!!!
The last weeks have been intense with training! I have also had to go to the doc since I was having some pains!!! I thought they were from old age; turns out I sprained my back a little but through a therapy called airrosti it should be good to go after five pt sessions. The great things training goes on as usual and I have already felt the benefits after one session!!!! Plus my doc is a cutie!!
Through all this doctor stuff, I have had a lot to think about and the reality is, I am training for someone else’s life. Yes, it is for gramps but the money I am raising is going to help someone out there. I am an advocate for someone that didn’t choose to have cancer. We, the team and those who donate, provide HOPE for patients and their families. That HOPE is wrapped up in new treatments, support groups, connecting patients with someone who has gone through the same diagnosis....this list goes on. Colleen wrote us an email today that said “When I first started working for TNT, I went to a remembrance ceremony at a local Children's hospital. There was a mother who had lost a child to leukemia at the entrance to the door that passed out a small card that said this”:
What Cancer Cannot Do Cancer is so limited
It cannot cripple love, it cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith, it cannot destroy peace.
It cannot kill friendship, it cannot suppress memories.
It cannot silence courage, it cannot invade the soul.
It cannot steal eternal life,It cannot conquer the spirit.
I thought it was worthy of sharing! As I head into the final SIX weeks of training, the motivation that knowing I am training for someone else’s life, works wonders!!!!
So, as you know we have our open water suits! Well, some of us on the team went to Barton Springs early in the am for a swim! It was awesome!!!
Also, just a reminder that the deadline for donations in May 10th.
http://www.active.com/donate/tntctx/tntctxAMedina
Thanks for all your support!!!
Love, Am
Friday, April 4, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
April 1st Update
Today 11 years ago I broke my neck! I am lucky to be alive but more so I am lucky that I have the health to train for an Olympic Distance Triathlon to raise funds for Cancer Research !!!! WOO HOO
I feel that this tri is bringing so many amazing things my way that it is almost impossible to put them into words. Although I am sore most of the time I can feel myself becoming more fit and I know I will be able to complete this endurance event!!!
This week we start open water swims! :) Lets see if I can do straight without the lane markers!! hahaha
I am still short on my donations so if you can donate 5, 10 bucks it would be greatly appreciated! Every amount counts!!!
http://www.active.com/donate/tntctx/tntctxAMedina
ohhh! Austin people we are in the process of planning a fundraising party so keep up with the group so you can find out the details!
I hope everyone is having an amazing start to April!!!!
much love,
am
I feel that this tri is bringing so many amazing things my way that it is almost impossible to put them into words. Although I am sore most of the time I can feel myself becoming more fit and I know I will be able to complete this endurance event!!!
This week we start open water swims! :) Lets see if I can do straight without the lane markers!! hahaha
I am still short on my donations so if you can donate 5, 10 bucks it would be greatly appreciated! Every amount counts!!!
http://www.active.com/donate/tntctx/tntctxAMedina
ohhh! Austin people we are in the process of planning a fundraising party so keep up with the group so you can find out the details!
I hope everyone is having an amazing start to April!!!!
much love,
am
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