Day 2 at Lake Placid

The second day we woke up to more rain. The boy at the front desk told us the weather was going to get worse throughout the day. Maura and I decided to set out for a run while Donnie and Bob felt the hot tub was a better way to start the day. Armed with bottles and power bars Maura and I started off on our run. Five minutes into the run the sky cleared and the sun started to peak out. Even Bob and Donnie decided to venture out on the run course after the sun was shining. We ran the course (one loop) plus a little extra....It is a beautiful place to run but on race day I think the run will feel lonely and long!
Next up the SWIM...This is the hardest part of a triathlon for me. The water in Mirror Lake is perfect. Almost too perfect. You can see a lot of things you may not want to see. It also is so deep, what is really down at the bottom of that lake? The water tastes like drinking water and there is a yellow cable five feet down which runs the entire length of the lake. I believe this has to be one of the nicest places to swim. We swam one loop of the swim course and I realized I need to spend more time in the pool!
Donnie drove us home after the swim. This was an awesome training weekend. Thank you Maura, Donnie and Bob.

Lake Placid

Wow... We finally made the trip to Lake Placid and rode the course. When we woke up today the roads were wet and thunderstorms were in the forecast. We set out on the the bike course around 8:45am. Our first loop was filled with many stops for water and bathroom breaks...however we were pleasantly surprised with the course. On the second loop we realized each portion seemed a little longer and each hill was a little steeper. What a incredible feeling to finish the course...112 miles! Now we stopped back at the hotel to change for the run. We ran for 40 minutes maybe more? When I turned off my heart rate monitor 8 hours and 59 minutes had gone by with a total of 4000 calories burned. Overall I was trilled with how the day played out. I felt that my nutrition and hydration plan had worked. There still is some work to do but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. As for tomorrow we will swim and run the course.

I'm Back

2/27 Spin class 1 hour followed by 30 minutes of yoga
2/26 Run 1 hour and 30 minutes with Maura and Trang followed by Swimming at the Y with the Masters...Carin, Abby, Julie, Tori, Kathleen and the rest of the girls.
2/25 Spin class 1 hour followed by 30 minutes of core
2/24 Ran 1 hour and 15 minutes with Maura
2/23 Indoor spin session at Bills with Maura and Bob 2 hours and 55 minutes on a trainer without proper biking shorts. I won't make that mistake again. We viewed the L.P. DVD.
2/22 Spin 1 hour and 30 minutes
2/21 Ran with Trang 1 hour & 45 minutes
2/20 Spin class 1 hour and 30 minutes of yoga
2/19 Ran 1 hour and 30 minutes and swam at masters 45 minutes
2/18 Spin class 1 hour and 30 minutes of core
2/17 Ran 1 hour and 13 min.
2/16 Biked outside with Maura and Donnie 2 hours & 30 minutes
2/15 Ran 1 hour and 15 minutes
2/14 Rest
2/6-2/13 Mental Training
2/5 Ran with Trang 1 hour and 40 minutes
2/4 Spin class 1 hour followed 30 minutes of core
2/3 Ran 1 hour and 30 minutes
2/2 Biked 2 hours I think with Donnie, Maura, Natalie & Carol
2/1 Elliptic trainer 1 hour & 20 minutes lifting
1/31 Ran 1 hour
1/29-1/30 Sick
1/28 Spin class 55 minutes shortness of breath... 30 minutes of core and the rest of the day sick in bed
1/27 Ran 1 hour
1/26 Bike 1 hour & 30 minutes outside
1/25 Ran 1 hour & 30 minutes
1/24 Spin 1 hour swam 2500m
1/23 Spin 30 min. Ran 15 min. Lift 45 min.
1/22 Ran 1:10 Swam 60 min. Yoga 60 min.
1/21 Spin class 1hr/core 30 min.
1/20 Spin 1 hour & 30 min.
1/19 Ran 1:30
1/18 Rest
1/17 Ran 1hr/Swam 1hr
1/16 Spin 1 hour & 30 Minutes / Ran 30 minutes
1/15 Ran 48 min. /yoga 1 hour
1/14 Lifetime class 50/50...30 min. spin/30 min lift
1/13 Ran 1 hr 30 min.
1/12 Biked 1 hr and 50 min.
1/11 Ran 1:03
1/10 Swam at the Y Masters

Jan 9th: Spin class 60 minutes followed by 30 minutes of stretched and balanced.
Ran 30 minutes @ zone 2

Jan 8th: Ran 4o minutes zone 2, Biked 18 miles @ zone 2, Swam 35 minutes

First Day of Training

Jan 7th: Spin class 1 hour followed by 30 minutes of core training.
1 hour of yoga later in the day....

Jan 6th: Ran with Ed 102 minutes. Felt good after the first 2 miles. Post run snack of oatmeal.
Jan 5th: Bike 1:55 with Maura, Donnie and the Mid Md Tri group. Hard to stay in zone 2.
My biking needs help!
Jan 4th: Ran with Maura and Trang 1:45
Jan 3rd: Swim #4 workout. I actually completed exactly what it said!
Jan 2nd: worked out at home 45 minutes
Jan 1st: Biked with Maura 18 miles slow