Day 4

I woke up to a bright and sunny morning, put on my sunscreen and headed out for a 40 minute run with 6 x 20 second sprints. I ran through Boston (Allston really) and it was chock full of exhaust and stop lights and busses. It was awful. From now on, I'll only head out.
Then I cycled home, and cycled down to Newbury street for lunch, then cycled home again. Not a workout, but fun. :) However, I am definitely moving into a first floor place in the summer - I HATE lugging that bike up 3 flights of stairs and all those doors! It's awful.

Day 3

Today I swam 1200 meters, with 4 x 100 m sprints. The pool is really small - but it's warm and there wasn't anyone else there. I just bought a waterproof iPod!! So Friday I will be able to swim with some music (it can get a little dull after a while). I showered off, and immediately got on the bike at the gym. I went to the spin room and put on some music. After 30 minutes, the lights shut off automatically - I guess I wasn't moving around enough! I had to get up and walk around the studio until they turned on again. I was focusing on getting into an aero position and pumping my legs. Then I did some stretches and core work. Great day! Before my workout I went for an hour walk along the Charles, and it was GORGEOUS! And there were baby geese. So fuzzy! I love springtime!

Day 2

Today was a 6 mile run - just under an hour - I have a lot to improve, but I feel great! It was sunny, and I realized I need to start wearing sunscreen! I'm so happy to have that problem after this long, long winter!

I also biked to work, because it was beautiful. Although it did start to sprinkle on me a little bit. :/

It's Official

I have just officially done something I will almost surely regret. I just signed up for Ironman, Maryland. I have wanted to do an Ironman, but never felt like I was strong enough, or fast enough, or whatever enough. I have only done a Sprint Triathlon and an Olympic Triathlon. Then a few weeks ago I decided to sign up for a century. I have biked about 85 miles before, and it's hard, but I can do it - so I thought a century was the next logical step. Then I started thinking about Ironman. I checked out a few books from the library and realized people a lot less fit than me have undertaken the journey. And I've been getting more and more comfortable with my fitness level. So I started thinking about it. And I realized this is the perfect time.
I am only working 2 days a week, so I have the time. It's springtime, so the weather is conducive to training. The race is about 5 months away, which is almost the ideal amount of active training time. The race is in Maryland, which is only an 8 hour drive, making travel feasible.
I might be a little crazy, but lately, I have been wanting to finish something. Something real. Something big. So here I am, training for Ironman. I am really, really excited about this.

I will be posting my workouts every day as a way to hold myself accountable. This is just for me. I don't expect anyone to follow along, but I want to do it this way.

Today was a work day, so I didn't get a lot accomplished. I biked for 45 minutes at a moderate pace. Tomorrow is a running day.