Less than 4 months to go!!

Holy crap!  That's just around the corner...I can't believe I've been training for 4 months already & Ironman is less than 4 months away.  So much to do, so much to do!!  Like get through my 1st 1/2 Ironman...which is Muncie, July 7th...last year, well, maybe I shouldn't talk about it & jinx myself.  Let's just say, I'm going to wrap myself in bubble wrap the entire week before Muncie :)  So this year my focus is really Madison.  Not doing a bunch of little races.  Just trying to stay healthy, uninjured & get my training in.  And I am.  And training is going good. 

Last week I had probably one of the best brick workouts ever.  I have no idea why...Sat I ran an hour something & did pilates.  Sun I rode just under 3 hours then had an hour run.  Boy was I dreading that run.  And an HOUR to boot (sorry Jen, but this is what I was thinking...LOL).  I rode Barrington Hills with some good bikers, which translates into Cathy hauling butt the entire time trying to keep up.  The only thing I struggled with was taking in all the fluids I needed to...I really struggled with drinking as much as I was supposed to.  Will have to work on that!  And normally I get off the bike & well, you know how the legs feel.  Like not wanting to run!  But I did and the run went surprisingly good.  Bonus was the time flew by. 

Did I mention too that my new bike computer has cadence?  Yeah, I know, many of you have it already. But this is new to me.  I likey!!  But boy, 90 sure isn't what I thought it was.  As with everything else, seeing the actual number sure does something to my effort level!!  Very cool to see what my average was after doing 40+ hilly miles.  Anyways - new toy, something different to make the time pass during long rides.

Runs this past week felt good too.  And my swims, oh heck, yes, they are going well too.  I'm never going to be super fast, or probably even fast, but as long as I'm seeing improvement, I'm good with it.  A friend asked me a few weeks ago how long I could swim for without stopping (he was swimming due to an Achilles problem).  I told him I just need to swim 2.4 miles & not one stroke more!!!  And I mean it :)