re: music!

On April 6th we will be having a Ceili (party!) at the 1 trick Pony in Grand Rapids. This will be a fund raiser for this ride! It will be from 4 - 9 pm. We, I should say Fred is working on getting musicians lined up. There will be a seisun at the end for anyone to join in and play. We are looking forward to this event!

I will jump in with Archive for this performance. I am excited! BUT... now not only do I have to get in shape for the Triathlon and the WAM, I also have to get my chops for fiddling back in shape!

My first Tri!

So I just registered for my first Triathlon. I have wanted to do one for about 4 or 5 years, I am excited to finally be signed up for one! Anyone out there that has done one, I will be asking lots of questions. I have no aspirations of winning anything or placing in any category. I just want to finish the thing. I have never done anything athletic before in my life, this is exciting.

My first tri, my first century on a bike (actually, 1 a day for 3 days). This will be an eventful year! It is important to me to not only get in shape and live a healthy lifestyle for myself - but I want to set a good example for my children as well.

We live in the Metro area of one of the 'fattest cities in America' . I really hope to give my children the tools that they will need to not join this statistic. Now if I could only get my husband off the couch and away from the tv.........

6 lbs lighter

Well, hey.. since Jan 1st I am down 6 lbs. :)
Hope to keep it up! How I have lost weight and still eat some junk every once in a while is beyond me.. must be the spinning class!

Kashi rocks

First and foremost, thank you NAA for your Kashi tip! Before spinning yesterday I had 2 packets of the Kashi Oatmeal and a banana. (okay, AND a diet coke to wake me up). The strangest thing happened...

I went to this spinning class and was able to pretty much keep up! I didn't keep adding tension everytime Dany told us to, and I did sit down for about 3 minutes of the standing - but I actually was able to survive the class! AND... this is just weird... I got home and was very energized. (!!!) I cleaned for an hour and a half when I got home while dinner was cooking in the oven, and then for almost another hour after dinner. (along with trying to entertain the kids). It was strange. I will definately try that again next week before spinning. I think I might start having that for breakfast EVERY day. sheesh.

So that tells me that I REALLY do need to research some nutrition for training. Does anyone have a good tri-training book they would recommend? Does it include nutrition? I am thinking the tri book since the tri is before the 3-century in 3-day ride. I would consider a good cycle training book too. Or even better, a website with good information.

THANKS!

Oh, note to self: maybe 2 pair of cycling shorts for spinning class? nah - that'd just be silly.... suck it up!

Spinning

...holy......jeez.........

OKay, it wasn't as bad as that, but it is 90 minutes. I only did about 30% of the standing, but I kept moving! note to self, baggy bike shorts not have enough padding for spinning, don't wear them again!

New Years Revolution

So, I don't believe in resolutions. They never last. I don't know anyone that set a new years resolution and was able to stick with it and make a life change... I am having a new years revolution instead!

I am now a member of the Spare Tire Racing team. I have re-started logging my exercise, did a weigh-in, measure-in and I am ready to go.

Thank you all that are great supporters! I really would not be able to do this without you!!!!!