Still alive and training

Well, I certainly have been a little remiss in posting to my blog.  In my defence, my training days are getting longer and I was in Florida last week.

My week in Florida was great.  I was training at the National Training Centre in Clermont, about 30 minutes outside of Orlando.  It was the third week of Coach Paul's camp and only Karen Charpentier and I were there that week.

It was a fabulous training week.  With the indoor bike training, it is difficult to guess if you are training hard enough - I am putting in the ass time on my bike and I know I am pushing myself but will it be enough.  I was glad to get outside on my bike.  I cycled the Green Swamp trail, around Lake Minneola and through the state park.  Everyday we swam in the pool at the NTC and the pool is amazing.  We also did weights most days at the NTC.  The week gave Coach Paul and I an idea of where I am in my training and what I need to work on before Ironman Texas.  The weather was gorgeous and the training was hard.

By about Wednesday, I was missing my boys - especially Tavis.  The twins are 13 now and Ethan sees me as the ATM machine and taxi cab service.  But my Tav Man, he is still my biggest fan.  He does not understand why I am gone away, he just knows I am not there.  I talked to him a couple times on the phone but I still missed him desperately.  Tav came to the airport to get me and held my hand all the way home.  I think he thought I was going to leave him again.

Last night was my monthly weigh in and I lost 8 lbs including two more lbs of body fat.  I have the guidance of my friend and nutritionist Christine to thank for that. 

Saturday night was snooker night for some of the triathletes and I was overjoyed to see my friends Shawn and Michelle there who are doing Ironman Texas as well.  They are two of the most entertaining people I have ever met and I know we are going to have a blast in Texas.

Lisa