The First Week

I have been tracking my training for a little over a week now. It has been, all things considered, an inspiring start. I missed my workouts this past weekend. I think that weekend workouts are going to be tough to hit all the time, but it was really depressing to leave them unfilled in on my workout tracker. I am definitely going to be making an effort to hit these workouts.

Cycling: My cycling workouts have been entirely in the spinning room. Mondays prove to be great days. I spin 2 hours, the second hour is Joanie's spin class and she is really able to push the class harder than any of the other spin instructors. Ive also begun regularly spinning on Fridays with Michelle who subbed in on a Monday. She is pretty good at motivating the class as well. I am looking forward to getting back on a bike outside, but Milwaukee weather wont allow that for a few months .

Running: Its still the single worst part of triathlon training, but the treadmill is becoming easier. I have a lot of work ahead of me on the run but I am very pleased with my starting point. This time last year I couldn't complete a full mile. Im already up to 5.5 mile runs at 9 mins per mile. Pace is something Im learning. I had hoped to use Nike + technology to help with this but I don't have the correct iPod for it which was a huge bummer. Also, my heart rate monitor watch has died on me. I will be taking it for a new battery and hope that that will fix the problem.

Swimming: I enjoy swimming, but the crowded pool is becoming an issue. I am going to try to move these workouts to the weekends and go during off hours. Hopefully this will help. I have been swimming about 1500yards each time with another 500-1000 in swim drills. More details to follow.

Well thats it for this first post. I will be trying to do more regular and concise posts from now on. We'll see how that works out.