Lose To Tri
I stepped on my scale this morning. Before getting in the shower. 166.6. Ouch. Definitely an evil number.
Last summer a few of us did the Tri to Lose challenge to lose some weight. It went really well, I lost almost 20 lbs, and we raised like $700+ for Invisible Children. But I never did get down to the 150 I wanted. And now, I’ve gained a bunch of it back!
And so now we’re flippin it aroung to lose weight! Time to Lose to Tri. First Eric did this, and it sounded like a great idea to me. But there’s no way I was gonna be doing a triathlon without someone to do it with. Well, now, I have a new friend James who has done a few triathlons before. We’re both out of shape, and so to give me some motivation to get exercising, it’s time to train for a triathlon or two. So here’s the two we’re signing up for to start out.
Tri for Fun in Pleasanton in July. A nice short one to get my feet wet.
Triathlon at Pacific Grove in September. Olympic distance to really kick our butts! (If I survive the first, that is!)
And so I started a Spin class on Thursday. Figured I’d be OK having swam in high school and college, so I swam on Saturday. Man I’m, out of swim shape! I found a 16 week training schedule online I started today with some running in the rain. Here’s what the schedule looks like:
The numbers there are minutes. The plan is supposed to provide a good base for endurance to get through the race. 6 days a week, 2x bike, 2x swim, 2x run.
Running has always been my worst. In Jr. High I think I "ran" the mile in like 11 minutes or something. I was supposed to run 24 minutes this morning. Had trouble getting past 16! This is pretty much the route I ran, about 2.3 miles:
It was actually really easy to want to scrap the whole idea. I seriously kept hearing in my head, "What are you thinking? You can’t do this!"
Scary how easy it can be to get discouraged. Made me think of life situations and how easy it is to want to give up sometimes rather than persevere. But I’m pretty determined. So we’re gonna make this happen! And hopefully some pounds will start falling off as I get in shape. You’re comin along on the journey with me!
Lose to Tri baby! Yee-ahh!
