The Triathlon

September 26th, 2010. Peregrine Charities Triathlon. George Wyth State Park. Waterloo. Iowa.

10 weeks.

Thus begins, full training mode.

** pictured above is Phil in his wet suit and me in my "tri" suit... tri shorts and a tri tank.

I'm excited for tomorrow night as we will do our second open water swim and there will swimming experts available. I am planning to try to swim with Phil a full mile even though for race day I will only do 1/2 mile. I think I can do it and it will be a good workout. I have told myself that I will lose the last 10-15 lbs for this year and so I've been back on a fairly strict diet of watching what I eat. For anyone interested, I am a food pyramid follower. I like to eat 6-8 breads, 3 veggies, 3 fruits, 2-3 meats, and 2-3 dairies a day. My goals is to eat in moderation but not go hungry (I hate a growling tummy and low blood sugar). Phil is a calorie counter so occasionally, I look at calories and fat when comparing food choices.

GOAL: to loose the obese label on my medical chart and complete the triathlon in less than 2 hours

** last picture.. Heather entertaining herself. First off, no I'm not sniffing my arm pit. Now that I work out a lot (even though my body does NOT look overly muscular) I feel stronger and because I feel stronger I jokingly kiss my bicep every once in awhile, usually in response to something Phil says, and me totally being a goof ball. A funny story for you.. one time I was walking at the mall and a teenage kid walked by with his "muscles" showing.. the feminist side of me so wished I really had muscles so I could flex at him and walk off.... I know, I'm weird. But here is a picture for the sake of a good laugh.