http://krollspace.com/meghan life beyond Vineman Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:24:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am an Ironman! Those are words I've been waiting to say since I began this journey back about a year ago. Here is how it all went down: Taper was good. I experienced some soreness, but kept stretching, hydrating and getting as much rest as I could. Early in ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=33  Swim 00:56:00.9  T1 00:03:07.5  Bike 07:18:43.5  T2 00:04:41.8  Run 05:59:47.4  Finish 14:22:21.1  Race report to follow! http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=32 Before Tuesday: Print maps and directions. Invite Cami and Will to the race on Saturday and house on Sunday. Make sure Molly and Mom & Dad have everything they need. Tuesday: Lay out disassembled bike and make sure I have it all set to go in the box so I can ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=31 After my longest ride last Saturday, I endeavored to complete my longest run and swim this week. Done and done! I had to move a workout and shorten another due to work commitments, but managed to get all my shorter stuff in this week. I skipped the optional run on Friday ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=30 Great week of training again. I made all my workouts, although I didn't pay close enough attention and so did a couple slightly differently (only ran 12 miles on Wednesday and did a regular spin instead of an AT test on Thursday). With all the training, I'm finding that some ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=25 It has been a couple good weeks of training. After healing and recovering for a week post-Victoria, I got back into things with meeting with Cheryl a week ago Friday. We went over my next (and final!) month of planned workouts. I made my first run club appearance in a ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=23 It is Monday evening and I'm back in town after a fabulous trip up to Victoria this weekend. Pictures now up! Here is the scoop: I spent most of Friday evening swigging Root Beer (yes, I know it was supposed to be Nuun) and getting my gear together for the trip. ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=22 So I'm off to do the Victoria Half Iron this weekend. Cheryl suggested that I make up a race plan to practice for Vineman. A race plan? I've never had one of those before! Sure, I've always written race reports, but never a plan. I used Cheryl's example as a ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=21 Another good week of training, capped off by my first century- woo hoo! The weather cooperated and I managed my nutrition and exertion well so finished strong. I've been tired this week (even turned off my watch/hr monitor on my Sunday morning run) so am looking forward to taper this ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=20 This week was a good one in terms of plowing right on through all my workouts. I spun both my Tuesday and Thursday short rides. Tuesday was because of the downpour (it is June, right?!), but Thursday was because I just couldn't motivate to get out there on my own. ... http://krollspace.com/meghan/?p=19