Whew – the blog has been neglected a bit lately, I have been training a lot, and trying to get into the mountains as much as possible while getting ready for Tahoe.
Going to try to get back to blogging a little more regularly because even though I am losing sleep I am having a lot of fun!!!
I can’t believe it’s August already, just seven week until Ironman Lake Tahoe (EEK!)
Time is flying and I kinda wish I could slow it down. I raced Ironman Boulder 70.3 on Sunday and had a great day overall. I am going to try to carve out time for a full race recap later this week.
I worked hard on the course and was rewarded with an hour and 6 minute PR. I am happy with that progress and ready to put my head down and work through Peak training for the next 5 weeks. Time to put the hay in the barn!
Wednesday: 24 mile ride with hill climbs
Friday : Planned Rest day
Sunday: 100 mile ride with hills and 20 minute t-run. This was my longest ride since Ironman CdA last year and only my third time riding over 100 miles. It went much smoother than last year. On the other hand last year I rode the century the day after a 25k trail race so maybe it’s not a great comparison.
Hi Friends! I am sure you have heard that Ironman is FINALLY bringing a full to Colorado. I am excited to finally have one in my backyard.
This morning the Badwater Ultra Marathon, arguably one of the worlds hardest ultra marathons.
The Badwater Ultramarathon describes itself as “the world’s toughest foot race”. It is a 135-mile course starting at 282 feet below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California‘s Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8360 feet (2548 m) at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney. It takes place annually in mid-July, when the weather conditions are most extreme and temperatures over 120 °F, even in the shade, are not uncommon. Consequently, very few people—even among ultramarathoners—are capable of finishing this grueling race. Source
While I dream of one day running an ultra marathon (anything longer than 26.2 miles) I don’t aspire to run this one. It’s an incredible race, I would love to crew someone some day. It would be so amazing to help someone reach that goal. I have no idea how you get involved but one day I will.
People competing in this race will be running over night tonight so send them good thoughts when you tuck yourself in.
Would you do it???
On my training schedule coach started listing weeks left to go, made my heart skip a beat or two! This week was hopefully the last lightish week modified for my knee injury, hoping to be back at it strong next week! So here is the quick and dirty of how last week went down:
Monday: 30 mile ride after work
Tuesday: Speed work at the track
Wednesday: 90 minute spin class
pm: Strength
Thursday: am- run
pm- Strength
Friday: Open water swim 
Saturday: “longish” run at 9,000+ elevation
Sunday: Longest swim since IMCDA 2.4 miles open water, felt pretty good, then hill repeats on the bike (didn’t feel so good)
Closed the week with 13.5 hours training. I expect that to increase a lot next week hoping for the best! How was your week?
We will get to the full race recap soon (I hope). Things are moving fast around here with just 11 weeks to go until Ironman Lake Tahoe, work and life. Before I forget all the fun that happened last week in Oregon I thought I would take a minute to recap how fun our stay in Sunriver was. We have been there many times before, in fact my parents used to own a home there when they lived in Oregon. It was extra exciting to be there because we were celebrating Mom and Dad’s 40th anniversary and they went to Sunriver on their honeymoon =)
They both did a great job, Erik took first in his group!!!
After their race we celebrated by eating at the lodge and getting a family photo.
1. No eating out in July – This will be easy to start with since on our road trip we had to eat out more than usual and we are looking forward to our usual home cooked meals. The hardest part of this goal is following it on weekends after a long hot training session. The last thing I usually want to do is wait until I get home to make food. So often times the weekend includes grabbing something on the way home (hello Café Rio) before passing out on the couch for a while. To combat this I am going to try to pack healthy food in a cooler to have immediately after working out. This means more time preparing but I am looking forward to seeing how it goes.
I *think* I am all ready to go for Pacific Crest half Ironman
My stuff is layer out and my bike is checked in.
My main goal is to survive and finish given my knee injury but I would really like to beat my time from 2011. Fingers crossed, catch you all on the flip side!
Cory, Daisy, Winston, Bailey and I are on our way to Oregon.
We are snuggled in and ready for a long night. It’s about a 20 hour drive and we usually drive straight through. Have a nice night and we’ll see you on the flip side!
