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January 1, 2007
Goodbye 2006, Hello 2007!
Well this has been a good year and a fun New Year's Eve weekend. We got back from our friends' house a few hours ago (a bunch of us went to their place in the country to spend a quiet but fun New Year's Eve), and Matt and I went to the gym for a short workout - I ran about 5 miles and lifted a bit. We ended up sleeping on an air mattress in the living room so I felt that a longer workout would just be exhausting!
I just totaled my running log for last year and my total miles run is just over 2,000 - which is pretty good considering that I didn't really feel like I ran that much this year. Also, in other news, I signed up for this series today. I don't really know what possessed me to sign up for one sprint, one Olympic, and one half Ironman when I've never even done a triathlon before - I guess it is party foolhardy courage and partly knowing that it's a reasonable discount to sign up for the entire series, and that the Olympic distance usually fills up pretty quickly. I am excited about it although it means that I need to start biking more - I think the plan is to do one spinning class per week until I can get outside on the bike again.
That is about all. I have been running all week and weekend which has not really been exciting. I'm sick of running in snow - we had another big storm last Thursday, so everything is covered. The footing is so bad that my runs are all taking about 10 minutes longer than normal. I am sure that in the long run it's good for me but it certainly can be annoying! Luckily we get a lot of sunny days here so hopefully we'll have clear roads soon.
I hope all the running-blogs bloggers, and anyone else who is reading, has a great year!
Posted by barb at January 1, 2007 5:20 PM
Comments
Good luck with your triathlon goals in 2007, that sounds like a good challenge. It's also far enough off that you have plenty of time to train.
Someone I was talking to recently (as we ran down a beach) was telling me about the merits of running in the snow, and how much stronger it makes us. He seemed to think that people who lived in snowy places were at an advantage, both because they build muscle strength and mental toughness. So if that's the case, your runs are doing you a lot of good! I can sympathize, though, because I like just being able to move at my normal pace.
Happy 2007!
Posted by: Alison at January 2, 2007 7:20 AM
I am so excited for you and your tris!!!!! What an awesome series - you guys are lucky to have such a wonderful group of races right at your doorstep! You will have a blast Barb - trust me. Good luck with the training!
Posted by: Beth at January 2, 2007 6:26 PM
Barb, this is so exciting!
I'm totally psyched for you and I can't wait to read all about your training! It's going to be a good season!
Posted by: Meghan at January 2, 2007 8:40 PM