2012 The Serious Training Begins

Happy New Year!!

Not that my Christmas and New Year's were not great, but I am glad the holiday season is over and I can get back into my training schedule.  With the travelling to my family's - just outside of Sarnia - it creates some problems trying to get all my training fit in and also, resisting my mother's cooking.  Seriously!  Do I look like I am starving?

I absolutely love going home to my parents because they live quite a distance out in a rural area.  It is a totally different way of life and so relaxing.  On any given day, you are lucky if even 3 cars drive by my parent's.  I stopped on my way to my parent's at the cemetary and left a cow ornament for my brother Kevin.  It had become a joke over the years between us and every year I bought a new cow ornament for his tree.

But the time for relaxation is over.  Ironman Texas is less than 5 months away and my training for Texas has kicked up this month.  On New Year's Day I did the Resolution Run with my son Ethan.  I think this is probably the last time I will be able to beat him.  In the last year, he has shot past me in height and I think my days are numbered.


Monday night I was on my bike for an hour and then in the pool for Paul's triathlon specific class.  Paul showed no mercy to anyone who might have partaken of too many Xmas treats and put us through our paces.  The swim has never been one of my strengths and I have to constantly work at it.

Last night I braved the cold with my Tuesday night run club for a brisk 8 km run.  All that was visible was our eyes.  After a relaxing soak in Sue's hot tub, I headed home. 

5:00 a.m. came early this morning and I was in the pool once again for Paul's swim class at 5:30.  Still no mercy.  Because I have long distance swims now, I stayed in the pool for another 45 minutes and did lengths.  Paul stuck around for a while to see how I was doing and offer some pointers. 

Tonight is the first Wednesday night spin class of the year.  Because my distance are increasing for everything, I will no longer be up at the front of the Saturday morning spin class with Christine.  I will be spinning on my own at the Whitby Rec Centre.  There are benefits in that I don't have to drive so far but on the down side, I will miss seeing everyone.  Anyone who wants to stop in, I will be on the lower floor behind the plant - please bring coffee. :)

Lisa