Uhh yeah...the swim

Well got in the pool for the first time in a couple of months. Wow. Yeah, it has been a while. My arms feel like lead weights. I really felt the burn. Put in about a mile or so and it took some effort. I'll probably head back on Friday.

I was a bit surprised at the number of people there. I walked in and every lane had at least two people in it. Some had three. I then learned that it was a master's swim class that meets every weekday from 5:30am to 7:00am. That would have been nice to know before I showed up. Anyway, it looks like I'm joining that group whether I want to or not. I usually don't like to train with other people, but maybe this'll be good for me.

As an aside, I think I've learned something universal. Every gym has old men who can't keep their junk to themselves. Once again, this place has a group of men who really like prancing around naked. I'm sure I'll keep you up to date on their comings and goings. Ugh.

4 mile run tmw. Then swim again on Friday. Steph and I then race with two of our friends at the Van Metre five miler.

Woot!!

Ironman 101

Today is my first day of Ironman training. Whew!!! I've been waiting for this day for a while. I'm about 10 pounds over race weight thanks to the holidays and general lack of structured exercise. I did this purposefully. I was really burned out after last season and figured I needed to give myself some time off. From everything. Blogging, structured exercising, everything. I was mentally burned out as well. It was a struggle to get out and run.

But, now that's changed. I'm back :)

This week is really a prep week. Well this week and next. I run 4 today. Assuming I can get the gym membership worked out, I'm going to start swimming this week as well.

A slight problem is keeping me from doing any cycling this week. My bike is in WV and I am here in VA. When we moved we didn't pack any of the bikes. And, I still need a trainer for my bike. So probably no cycling this week, unless I get a spinning class in or two.

So, here's to 6 months of hard, intense training.

As always, I am raising money for a cause. This year's cause is the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The link is here. Consider donating. Thanks.

HTFU!!