Training, Injuries, Holidays and whatnot....

Well, the triathlon training was going along well until I hurt my ankle, then I had to stop running unless it was in the water..... After that finally healed up, I pulled a quad moving.... Have I mentioned that moving just plain rots?

Anyway, so then comes the Christmas holiday time with family..... Managed to get in a little bit of exercise, but not much. Note to self, pulled quad muscles hurt! Oh, and yes i indulged in way too many cookies while visiting the folks,but seeing as I am back home now I can fix the damage and hopefully still show a loss for the week.....

So I asked my family to get me things that will aid in my triathlon training and preparation. My gifts included practical things like pajamas and toe socks from my little sister, herbs I can grow on the windowsill and add to my food from my parents, and then the things I was given by my grandparents..... I received my very own pair of Zoomers training fins by Finis (the red ones because my kick needs serious help!), and two books about triathlons (what else?). The first book is called: The Woman Triathlete and is aimed at the issues women face when taking on a triathlon and the attendant training schedules.... The second book is by Joe Friel and called Your First Triathlon. I think even beyond my first one, that book is going to come in super handy!

Now, back to the fitness stuff for a bit.... I hae been doing triathlon training following the 22 week sprint training plan i found on beginnertriathlete.com, and I added in the strength training my trainer at work suggested after getting set up with the system for tracking things we have. So I have been doing strength two of my lighter tri training days per week and making sure I leave one day of total rest per week.

Now, in the last 8 weeks I have been doing a lot of exercising and I've probably not been eating enough, but we shall see when i speak to the nutritionist later...... I have lost a staggering 12.4 pounds in that time.. or nearly a whole stone!

Right now my weight is sitting at 162.2 pounds. Now, remember, my goal is 145 pounds, so I am getting very close and this last bit is coming off faster than the first bit.... which is sort of the reverse of what I would expect.....

So anyway, I am planning to actually pot a bit more regularly about my journey to fitness and also the triathlon goal as well.... Hopefullymy real life will settle down enough soon that this will be possible.