A little bit of this and that...

I've been a little lame in my posting lately and not because I choose to be. I've just had so much going on that this has taken a back burner to it all.

The weekend was my longest bike ride yet!! 88 miles in 5 Hours. Then I hoped off the bike and managed to keep a 9:30 min/mile ave for my run. This was such a confidence booster for me as I was thinking I didn't have it in me to run a marathon after my IM bike. I felt like jello but felt like I could just run on auto pilot. It felt that good to run after my bike! I kept up with my nutrition which I think had a major factor in that nice run.

Yesterday I volunteered at Our local tri clubs featured event, Caz Tri in Cazenovia, NY. What a blast I had. I body marked. Even my daughter helped. I knew a few that she marked because she put a few S's (for sprint) backwards on some calves. Also she made a mistake with a number on a womens calf, scratched it off and then started underneath it!! Oh my god it was hysterical. Thank god the women thought it was funny, and cute too!! I then led the bikers in and out of transition. So much fun to see the action up front!

I have been frustrated lately. My coach has recently told us that she will no longer be coaching with Train-this and she will be moving onto bigger and better things with QT2 systems. While Im happy for her, I am stumped at where I go from here. I now know what I am truely looking for in a coach and would like to pursue other avenues. Not that my coach wasn't good to me, but feel I need more. I have been looking into a few coaches in the area. Its hard to choose as its about personality as well as how my coach can help me with my training. I don't know what my plans are after my Full Iron Distance race. But I know I want to keep doing tris in the future. This is definately one of the toughest decisions for me.

I have been really internalizing my races this year and have cried a few times as I feel like the spark and fun that I used to feel has somewhat dwindled. I still get excited dont get me wrong but its not like it used to be. I had fun on my 10 +mile run yest, I had fun on my bike ride, but when Im racing, Im losing my spark. This is where I need to find it again.

Is this normal when training for an Ironman?

I hope it can come before October....

Little tid bits

-I had a pretty good turn out to last week. I got my Long Run in on Sunday and Felt great! Last week was trying and I needed the rest but got over it quickly.

-I have thought about some of my nutritional strategies lately and have figured this is just not conducive to what I want to accomplish this year. I have decided when I get my Paleo Cookbook and diet book in the mail that I will be switching over to this diet as much as I can.

-I have been also looking at doing more nutrition focused workouts and have decided I really don't like Hammer Products anymore and am Going with Some First Endurance/Carbo pro products.

-I am rocking this week in training and even had a guy envy me in the pool today!! Yeee Haaa!!! That was the best motivation ever!! This is how it went down. "Good Morning young lady, how are you?"
"Im good and yourself?!"(me) "Great Great."(him) "Well I would be better if I could Flip turn as well as you do."(me) "Well I would be better if I could kick as fast as you do!"(him)  Really?!! Me?!! Thats all I needed. This guy made my day and he didn't even know it!!

-I actually wore SHORTS for my run tonight!! YES it reached 50F today!!

- Thanks for all the tips on GOLDS GYM. I contacted the corporate office and have yet to get a phone call or email. I guess it stems from the top down. I really am stuck. I don't know what to do!

- I am actually thinking of taking my bike out this weekend if it is nice...YES!!!!!