Two months to go

Well, the Fierce Tortoise had a bad couple of weeks - skipped several workouts and ate a bunch of junk. But that's over! Moving on!

We’re two months out from my first sprint tri, so it’s crunch time! What are we doing training wise?

Run: If I can get through the swim and bike, it’s over. I will finish. I've pretty much decided I'm going to walk the run portion (or at least the majority of it). Therefore, I've decided to stop running and just train the swim and bike since they are my weakest events.

Swim: I'm swimming every morning Mon-Fri and progress is agonizingly slow, but as the Old Tortoise says, slow progress is still progress. I can't do more than 50 yards without resting. I’m sure I’ll get better, and I can backstroke if I have to during the race to catch my breath. I’ll be slow, but I don’t care about my speed.

Bike: My goal is to bike in the evening, but the weather won't cooperate (too cold, windy, rain, snow)! I suppose I could ride in bad weather, but I'm going to have a hard enough time biking without adding layers of clothing, fighting the wind and worrying about slipping and falling. Gotta do something though – time is short. I may start hitting a spin class and then get outside on the bike as soon as spring gets here.

On a nice positive note, two people at work yesterday asked me if I’d lost weight. That felt good! I’m definitely wearing that outfit again.

Oh, and the triathlon class I mentioned – turns out it’s an extra $65, and the scheduling didn’t work with my school schedule, so forget that!