Feeling good again.

So last week I was down with the bronchitis "funk", I think I've about shaken it completely. I've had some good workouts since my last post and I'm feeling pretty good. Saturday I rode 60 miles - went out to Seagoville. It was a good tempo ride, I didnt' get dropped until the three hills on Lawson!

Sunday morning I had a little race, I did the Irongirl triathlon in Las Colinas. That was actually a lot of fun. It's good to do these small races to remind myself of why I train all the time. I train because I really do enjoy the sport of triathlon - and participating in the race on Sunday was definitely enjoyable! It was so cute because there were so many "newbies" and they were talking about getting through the race, etc. I can totally remember when I was in their shoes. Just not knowing what to expect was nerve wracking. The Irongirl event was the first all women's race I've ever participated in. I just thought the whole atomosphere was fun, it really catered to the women and they seemed to focus on all the first time / newer triathletes. It was great to be a part of it. Not to mention I felt like I had a decent race considering I rode long the day before and went out the night before!!

I've swam once and run once since the race, and both workouts were fine - I'm trying to get a little bit longer run in on Tuesday mornings before work (min. 6 miles as opposed to the 4-5 I usually squeeze in). If I can get up earlier on Thursday mornings I could get a little extra mileage in there too. Uggh, the thought of getting up even earlier though.....

Degray is coming up in just a few more weeks, I've got a pretty long weekend ahead of me then next week we're off to Austin for the Muddy Buddy. I've decided just to use Degray as a training day. I'll work on my nutrition and endurance and use it for some valuable training. I don't feel like I gave myself enough time to really plan out a good training schedule for Degray, so we'll just use it as a building block for Ironman next year.

Other than that - looks like we're set for Hotter n' Hell then hopefully I'll get a little break. That's the thing about training for 3 sports, you're always working on something. If I don't get enough riding in, my bike split goes downhill, same on the running and swimming. It's hard to keep them all going in order to get better at each discipline! And lord knows - I need to improve in all areas.