Lately...

My official 20 week, swim focused sprint tri training plan won't begin until mid-February & I'll be blogging a lot more then, mainly because I like to have a record of how training proceeds for me.

In the meantime, here's a few things that have been going on lately...

Ran around our neighborhood this morning. I think I got in about 3.5 miles (my Garmin was dead & needed to be recharged). It felt good to be outside - the sky was blue , the sun was shining & although it was 31 degrees, I warmed up pretty quickly. Read an article on active.com this week titled How to Run with Hobbits. This Hobbit wisdom was tucked into my heart when I was out this morning :) Also contemplating on the truth about who I am in Christ. I've been rereading a great book lately called The Bondage Breaker by Neil Anderson - chasing away some silly lies that I've been entertaining for far too long - reminding my heart/soul & mind about what God has to say about me. Good stuff...

Swam almost 750 meters in the pool yesterday. This was a new personal best for me & I was super excited! Still trying to master the free style/crawl stroke, so I did the breast stroke & side stroke back and forth and back and forth...it seemed to go on forever! I had a hard time keeping count the number of laps I had done after awhile & would try to switch up my stroke to help me remember. 2 laps of side stroke, 2 laps of breast stroke, repeat - until I had done 15 laps total. I felt like jumping out of the pool & doing a victory dance! But I held back & just raced home to tell my husband all about this new accomplishment :)

Ordered a bike helmet online at Left Lane Sports and can't wait for it to arrive! It's not a top of the line helmet by any means, but I like it cause it's pretty. :) How's that for truth! Borrowed my dad's Trek hybrid bike on Tuesday last week - it was actually 45 degrees here that day and everything in the air was calling folks to be outside. Went out on the same bike path I trained on for the marathon and had a great ride. Was out for about 9 miles & traveling much faster than I ever did while running on that path - what a joyful experience! I can't wait to do it again soon.

Here's a link to the training plan I plan on starting on Monday, February 20th.
Want to do a sprint tri this summer?! Consider this your invitation to come along for the adventure!

"I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging.” - The Hobbit