New Zoot Ultra TT

Today I went and bought a pair of Zoot Ultra TTs. I am super excited about it. They are not exactly the ones that I wanted, but they were 2nd on my list. I decided that I was going to get a pair of racing shoes for my season this year since I will be due for another pair about half way through the season. I have a pair of Asics I bought and only used for about 50 miles last season, so those will be my training shoes this year and the Zoots for my racing. Cant wait to really try them out. I got my 1:45 bike in yesterday and got 9 miles in today on the treadmill followed by a 30 min bike. My legs are tried and are on the verge of hurting. I went to the botanical center today for the winter blues thing. It was so nice to sit in the warm summer like atmosphere. It was nice that the sun was shining. I sat in the sun up on the balcony. The only thing to make it better would have been someone giving me a massage. I was so relaxed there I almost fell asleep. Great event, definatly recommend it to anyone suffering from winter blues or if you just want to go and sit in the sun and listen to music.

Awesome...that is all I can say

The last 2 weeks have been awesome for my training. I had my first 2 hour trainer ride last Saturday with a half hour run after followed by a 9 mile run on Sunday with a 30 min bike after. The rest of the week and last week have been excellent. I got a couple 1+ hour rides in, some great swims and productive runs. I have made all of my workouts and felt great doing them. I hope I can keep this up for the next 8 months. Today I will have a 1:45 bike and tomorrow I am actually going to have to run inside on the treadmill because it is going to be cold. I have a 1:20 run followed by a 40 min bike. I need to start working in a 3rd swim workout which I am finding hard to do on the day that I want to. I think I am going to have to break down and actually go to the downtown Y. Just once a week, I should be able to handle that. I am also finding out it is much easier to get my workouts in when I don't have any other outside distractions. I have been able to get home after my workouts and be productive in getting cleaning and paper work done. I am going to the Botanical Center on Sunday for the winter blues thing. It should be fun and relaxing. A great way to rewind after my workout and warm up from the cold. My birthday is coming up. Planning to get a great massage. I can't wait for it!

Another triathlon to add to the list

So the other day I got an email from the people that put on the Hickory Grove Triathlon. In this email, it annouces they are going to be putting on a brand new triathlon. That is great. My first thought was, it is going to be in the middle of the summer at a time when I don't need to be doing another race. Wrong, this race is May 31st, the day after the Dam to Dam. As I review this race, they are having both a sprint distance and an olympic distance. It is going to be help by Boone at the place they have the Iowa games triathlon. I did the Iowa games tri last year and it was such a fast race. So now after reviewing my schedule, I decided that I am going to sign up for the olympic distance race. It worked out great for me. Saturday I will run the Dam to Dam 20k and then Sunday do the Bluff Creek Olympic distance Triathlon. This is 2 weeks before Kansas 70.3 so I will do those 2 races and then start my 2 week taper for Kansas. The season needs to hurry up and get here so I quit adding more races. I am getting so excited to start racing again!!!!