Sorry I have not written lately, but I have been a little out of commission.
So three days after I finished my last triathlon I hurt my back. I started feeling it while I was at work on Tuesday. It started out as a mild pain, and became worse and worse by the hour. By the end of the day I could barely move. I called my hometeacher, and asked him to come give me a priesthood blessing. I am very thankful for the priesthood! By the next day I was a lot better. I ended up working from home so I could take it easy, and just stay in bed with my computer all day. It helped a lot.
On Saturday I had a deep-tissue massage. I think I felt worse afterwards than I did before the massage. For about two days it felt like my entire body was bruised. But I guess it worked because after a few more days I felt great!
I decided to continue to take it easy for a few more days. I was in a wedding on the 25th of July, and wanted to be feeling well enough to dance! :) The wedding was fabulous and I danced the night away without any back pain. It was awesome!!
On Monday I had an appointment with a podiatrist. Since my ankles have been causing me pain in the mornings, and when I run I had made the appointment way back when. It turns out that my feet are in pretty bad shape...not sure how that happened. Oh yeah...apparently it is because I always go barefoot or wear flip flops. As it turns out, wearing a small heel sometimes would have been really good for my feet. So the doctor gave me cortisone injections (one in each foot) and told me to stay off my feet as much as possible for a week.
So here I am...a couple days shy of being able to run again. Hopefully by wearing more supportive insoles in my running shoes (soon to be custom orthotics) and never wearing flip flops again, my feet and ankles will start being a little friendlier to me.
So that sums up my last few weeks. Fun stuff let me tell you. I guess injuries is how you know you are a real athlete. Or maybe it is injuries that make you an uneducated athlete...not quite sure.
Oh well....laterz!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
I finished my second triathlon! :)
I completed the Colonial Beach Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
It was awesome! I really enjoyed this one, and am definitely going to try to sign up for it again next year. The distances were Swim 750 meters, bike 14 miles, run a 5k.
I have to admit, when I first got there I was really nervous! Everyone seemed very professional. This race was very different from the last one I did. Most of the people had really nice bikes. Plus there was no athena category. I was definitely the biggest person there!
They had things on the ground that your bike was supposed to slide into instead of the rails to hang your bike on. I freaked out a little when my bike didn't fit. My tires were too wide. It is funny looking back at it now. Luckily they let me keep my bike out of the rack, so it stuck out a little. I am just glad I had a kickstand!
I enjoyed the swim a ton! It was not very crowded in the water, so I was not worried about getting kicked in the face. The guys were in white caps, and their wave started about 3 minutes before ours did. We wore blue caps. Once I made it through approximately half of the swim I started passing a few white caps. That was a pretty cool feeling.
When I made it out of the water and into the bike transition...there were still bikes there! This was really cool! It meant that I was not anywhere near the back of the pack. I quickly hopped on my bike, and began the long journey. I was happy that not many people passed me on the bike, and I was even passing a few people. I should give a shout-out to Katrina...she passed me around mile 4. You go girl!
I had some gel around mile 7. My heart rate went from 160 to 148 after eating the gel...I think that is a testimony of the stuff! As nasty as they are, I guess they work.
I finished the bike a little ahead of my goal time. I took my time in the bike to run transition. I had something to drink, and then headed out for the final leg. I truly hate the run. Lots of people passed me on the run. About half way through the run, I had another gel. At the end of the run, I sprinted and ended up passing a girl in my age group. We had been neck and neck ever since the bike ride. I was very proud of myself for going so hard at the end. My final time was 2:12:49.05 (the girl I passed came in at 2:12:49.90...see how close it was)!
Some pics are below...
This would be me trying to attache the race number to the race belt...you would think it would be easy.
Getting body marked. This lady was really funny. She even made some stars on my shoulder...since this was only my second race.
Right before the start...Katrina and me showing off our race numbers.
Heading to the beach for the start. I was actually a little nervous for this one.
The beginning. This is just a handful of the blue caps. There were probably around 100 of us or so.
Happy! Can't tell if this is before or after the bike.
This must be the finish...I am way too happy for this to be the start of the run.
This is my sprint at the end. I was neck and neck with this girl the whole time! It felt so good to pass her in the final second of the race.
Right before my sprint finish...maybe? Maybe it is the start of the run...really not sure.
So this clock is 3 minutes off. I was in the second wave, and this clock shows the time for the first wave.
Katrina and me after the race.
My mom was so great! I love her so much! I am so glad she was able to take the day off to share this experience with me. :) I have no idea why she has my sweaty race belt around her neck.
It was awesome! I really enjoyed this one, and am definitely going to try to sign up for it again next year. The distances were Swim 750 meters, bike 14 miles, run a 5k.
I have to admit, when I first got there I was really nervous! Everyone seemed very professional. This race was very different from the last one I did. Most of the people had really nice bikes. Plus there was no athena category. I was definitely the biggest person there!
They had things on the ground that your bike was supposed to slide into instead of the rails to hang your bike on. I freaked out a little when my bike didn't fit. My tires were too wide. It is funny looking back at it now. Luckily they let me keep my bike out of the rack, so it stuck out a little. I am just glad I had a kickstand!
I enjoyed the swim a ton! It was not very crowded in the water, so I was not worried about getting kicked in the face. The guys were in white caps, and their wave started about 3 minutes before ours did. We wore blue caps. Once I made it through approximately half of the swim I started passing a few white caps. That was a pretty cool feeling.
When I made it out of the water and into the bike transition...there were still bikes there! This was really cool! It meant that I was not anywhere near the back of the pack. I quickly hopped on my bike, and began the long journey. I was happy that not many people passed me on the bike, and I was even passing a few people. I should give a shout-out to Katrina...she passed me around mile 4. You go girl!
I had some gel around mile 7. My heart rate went from 160 to 148 after eating the gel...I think that is a testimony of the stuff! As nasty as they are, I guess they work.
I finished the bike a little ahead of my goal time. I took my time in the bike to run transition. I had something to drink, and then headed out for the final leg. I truly hate the run. Lots of people passed me on the run. About half way through the run, I had another gel. At the end of the run, I sprinted and ended up passing a girl in my age group. We had been neck and neck ever since the bike ride. I was very proud of myself for going so hard at the end. My final time was 2:12:49.05 (the girl I passed came in at 2:12:49.90...see how close it was)!
Some pics are below...
This would be me trying to attache the race number to the race belt...you would think it would be easy.
Getting body marked. This lady was really funny. She even made some stars on my shoulder...since this was only my second race.
Right before the start...Katrina and me showing off our race numbers.
Heading to the beach for the start. I was actually a little nervous for this one.
The beginning. This is just a handful of the blue caps. There were probably around 100 of us or so.
Happy! Can't tell if this is before or after the bike.
This must be the finish...I am way too happy for this to be the start of the run.
This is my sprint at the end. I was neck and neck with this girl the whole time! It felt so good to pass her in the final second of the race.
Right before my sprint finish...maybe? Maybe it is the start of the run...really not sure.
So this clock is 3 minutes off. I was in the second wave, and this clock shows the time for the first wave.
Katrina and me after the race.
My mom was so great! I love her so much! I am so glad she was able to take the day off to share this experience with me. :) I have no idea why she has my sweaty race belt around her neck.
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