No turning back

While my actually training has stayed sporadic (non-existent?) I at least have a date to aim for now.

9/10/11

On Sept. 10 I will be participating with George Cuddy in The Aluminum Man Triathlon (not an Ironman, get it?). My only goal is to finish this sprint triathlon faster than 90 minutes (it should not take me more than 30 minutes per section, hopefully), but I have no idea if that is too conservative of a goal or not.

That date also happens to be the one year anniversary of me completing the Warrior Dash, a 3K obstacle race filled with mud and fire (seriously). I probably (but not definite) will not finish the triathlon the same fashion I finished the Warrior Dash, but we will see!

I have started Portland Fit, a 26-week training program to get me ready to run the Portland Marathon this fall. I ran 3 miles last week, and I think we're running 4 miles on Saturday morning. Saturday evening I will be playing in my first semi-pro/minor league football game. I will either be in great condition or absolutely spent come the 4th quarter that night. We shall see.

I still need to get back into the swim and spin training at the local gym. My daughter is transitioning from two naps to one (sometimes none), so I am hoping training will get more routine coming up.

Until next time...keep tri-ing!

Balancing Act

So I have actually started some training, but it is hard to stay committed to the training schedule. The issue is not necessarily because I am not dedicated. I feel guilty for saying this but...I blame my daughter.

Yeah, yeah, I know. What kind of father blames a 15-month-old for his shortcomings?

My daughter still takes two naps a day. The afternoon nap is around 2 or so, which is fine. But the morning one is from about 9 to 11, and that is exactly when the gym I attend has its "Swim & Spin" class.

The swim portion goes from 9:15 to 9:45, followed by the spin class from 10 to 10:50. That's a lot of cardio, which is FANTASTIC! I loved doing the Swim & Spin, but my daughter starts getting sleepy and I have to put her down or else we have a full-blown breakdown on our hands. Who would have thought that such big attitude could come from such a small cutie pie?

Another hurdle in my training is injuries. Well, I shouldn't call it an "injury." I have new cleats (I also play football) and the cleats are really digging into my big toe nail. The nail on both big toes are now totally discolored and all around pretty gross. They are also a little tender. I can't really do long training runs because of it. I kind of wobble and jog.

Bottom line is, I need to stop the excuses and just get back into training!