Brick workouts, and riding down MoPac!

We had a brick workout today where we ride an 8 mile loop down MoPac, then run for 10min (about a mile)... Then repeat! Wow, lots of fun.

One little problem: I replaced my pedals with clip ins, but the bike shoe cleats were not the right kind. No wonder I couldn't figure out how to clip in! I ended up wearing my Asics running shoes and using them on top of the clip in pedals... Not ideal, but I managed to get done!

It will be hard to complete my workouts alone in Florida, but the show must go on.

I also found out this weekend that my Aunt Mary who is 59 is training for her first tri as well !! How cool is that? She lives in Miami and I hope we can do a tri together in June.

Capitol 10K and training fun

Wow what a busy month! Today Calvin and I ran the largest 10K in Texas, the Capitol 10K in beautiful downtown Austin. It was packed, a huge number of people and weird ones!

We saw a crazy fun bunch from HeB all dressed up as fruits, veggies, a cornucopia, and a bunch of people dressed like bananas. There were a couple dressed up as Manning and Tebow in football uniforms (those pads must chafe), and the guy dressed as a banana pushing his dog in a wheelchair. A group of people were wearing flesh toned unitards and looked naked! They were keepin' it weird here in Austin.

I loved all the unofficial bands playing on front porches of homes, the street corners, parking lots, and the back of a truck. How about the unofficial cold beer station? They were right across the street from the cops, gotta love Austin.

We finished the race in our best time yet, despite the fact that Calvin hasn't run in over 6 months! He's gonna be sore tomorrow :)

Training is going well, especially the swimming, which is something I was concerned about.

And another surprise, look who just signed up for the Austin 10/20!

The Diva Dash with my girls!

I am so excited! Today I registered for the Diva Dash with some of my friends. This is an adventure/obstacle race, which is only 3 miles in length, but containing challenges all throughout.  The plan is to get all prettied up for the race and do it as a team!  FUN FUN FUN!!  If anyone else wants to join, we are at the 11:15 wave. Let me know if you've signed up so that I can invite you to the pre-race party!

Diva Dash Austin to sign up and use coupon code IMADIVA to get $10 off!

I am so thankful we have had such amazing weather yesterday and today, and now an extra hour of daylight.  We can hopefully not have to run track practice in the dark anymore.

Saturated

Today we rode bikes in the rain and got completely soaked.  I am so excited about today because I got to ride my new bike for the first time.

Last week, I completed 9 miles in 64 minutes.  Today, we had to cut our workout short due to the thunder and pouring rain, so I only rode for 41 minutes, but still completed 9 miles!  What a difference a bike makes!  I still need to make a few modifications, get some clip in pedals and shoes, but I feel confident the new bike will serve me well for the race.

We had a good turnout for the workout even though it was pouring and has been raining all day for the past two days.  We are relentless for cures!

Race Registration update

Wow what a great weekend I had and the wonderful Texas weather did not disappoint!  Calvin and I spent the weekend in Dallas, and although I did not get my run in, I got to swim here:

Wow, what an amazing pool at the Omni Dallas.  Nothing like swimming on the rooftop amongst the beautiful skyline.  We had a great weekend. This means I have to do the weekend's workout today. :\

Our coach encouraged us to get registered for the Capitol 10,000.  So for the very first time, I'm registered for this race!  This is a long standing Austin tradition here.  As soon as I get a coupon code, I'll get registered for the Rookie Tri as well.  We are going to do both events as a team. I am super excited!

Lastly I'm shopping for some more bike accessories. I'm going to learn how to ride clipped-in!  Woo hoo!