Triathlon Shorts are Not Forgiving!

Aaron and I went on a ride yesterday morning (this was the first time I'd been on my road bike since September, 2011) and when I put on those tri shorts, I was reminded how unforgiving they are!  LOL  It's weird to say this (considering how much I run), but I'm in the worst physical shape I've been in since I've started running.  Running doesn't seem to burn as many calories for me as it used to.  I'm sure this is because I'm a much more efficient runner than I used to be.  When I trained two summers ago for triathlons, I was in the best shape of my life.  It felt really good to be back on the bike yesterday and I'm looking forward to getting back into shape!  Swimming starts on Wednesday!

I'm thinking about using this program for my training.  Let me know if you have a plan you would like to share with me!

Thanks for all of the kind words and support so far! 

Thanks for this video share Ed!

I'm going to be an Ironman!

Wow!  It's hard to believe that by the end of the year, I'll have put in the work and I'll be an Ironman...CRAZY!  I have been on an emotional roller coaster ever since I received the email letting me know that I was granted an entry to the Ironman, courtesy of Refuel with Chocolate Milk.  It's actually kind of funny...I was on my way to meetup with the Phoenix Pheet Run Club two Thursday's ago and for some reason I started thinking about transitioning from the swim to the bike during the Ironman (at this point I did not know that I had received the entry to represent Team Refuel).  I became so overwhelmed with emotion that I actually started crying in my car.  It was at that moment that I knew that this was something that I needed to do and I couldn't wait to start my journey.  Later that evening, laying in bed, I decided to check my email once more before I fell asleep and I was shocked to see the email letting me know that I got the entry!  Needless to say, sleep did not come easy that night!

I can't wait to chronicle my journey.  This is all so new to me, but I'm looking forward to learning more about blogging too :)  Get ready to read all about my journey over the next 8 months including the GOOD, BAD and the UGLY!!  LOL