Already slacking

Well, I started this blog with the intention of keeping track of my training for the 70.3 and already it has been two weeks since my last update. Part of the reason is time, or lack thereof (read: work), and part of it is my lack of actually training (read: lazy). There really should be no excuse for me to not do at least something every day. I did really well at the beginning of the week. I went to the gym the morning before class and the morning before the WPI info session, but then nothing the rest of the week. That is pretty lame and entirely unacceptable.

Even with my lack of physical activity, I recently registered for the Maine half marathon this weekend. The race is on Sunday 10/4/09 in Portland, Maine. I was supposed to run the half marathon with my friend, KG, but she backed out to drink at the Harpoon Brewery Octoberfest this weekend. So I'll be running alone. One of my coworkers is running the full marathon! Good for him I say. I have not been running very much, so the Maine half should be interesting. I hope to basically use this as a forced run this weekend. Probably not the best for my body in terms of slowly increasing mileage but that's ok. And I definitely will not be setting any records. I am not nervous about this weekend yet, but with 3,000 other runners, I am sure that race day will be overwhelming.

I've realized that with the end of the triathlon season, I'm beginning to long for my next one already. The whole triathlon way of life really does seem to be addicting. Just knowing that I am able to complete even the smallest sprint tri gives me such a great satisfaction that I just do not get walking out of the gym. I mean going from the end of my freshman year (picture) to the finish at the Marlborough tri this past season, I have definitely gone through a transformation (picture). The feeling is next to impossible to explain to someone who has been athletic, or at least slim their whole life, but it is simply an incredible and euphoric experience.

Unfortunately, living in the northeast, the next triathlon for me will not be until the Oceanside Ironman 70.3. The tri is months away, yet I already feel like I am not ready for this. I try to become motivated, but life is just such a big distraction (and so is the interwebs). It's so important that I somehow find my inner drive to continue, or should I say begin, my training.

Things to do this week:

• Sign up for masters swim league 
• Complete the Maine half marathon
• Call to replace Mazda's tires (they are balding like my head)
• Start tracking caloric intake using Dailyburn and Foodscanner
  

Time for bed, again...I wish there were more hours in the day.

 Swim, Bike, Run....LIFE