Half way there...

I’ve reached the half way mark of my training. Here’s how it’s been going so far…

Tough Mudder race report

This past Saturday I traveled up to Vermont to run the Tough Mudder. My older sister had signed up with some girls on her rugby team and the week before one of the girls decided not to run so I had planned on taking her place. Long story short, I needed her I.D. to get her bib number and the I.D. didn’t make it up to Vermont. I usually wouldn’t condone “bandit running” i.e.- running without being registered but with the specific set of circumstances I didn’t feel too bad about it. So my first (and last) time bandit running was coincidentally also my first (and last) time doing any race in the Tough Mudder series.

2011 Race Schedule

Today I fell off my bike on my way to work and it's rained for three weeks straight. I guess you could say I'm a little gloomy. I've been meaning to update this for a while but I've been too stressed, tired, un-motivated, etc. I'll have a better post next week, I promise. For now here's my race schedule for the summer

Saturday 5/28:   Fly by Night Duathlon
Sunday  6/12:    Borg Warner Triathlon
Saturday 6/25:   Ride for Roswell (century ride)
Sunday 7/16:     Musselman sprint triahtlon
Saturday 8/13:   Warrior Dash
Sunday 8/21:     NYC Orange County Olympic Triathlon
Sunday 9/11:     Ironman Wisconsin

Women's Clinic Overview (i.e. men probably want to skip this one)

Women are no longer the minority in this sport but there still tends to be a lot more information/research/equipment that favors the men. This past Wednesday was the re-scheduled women’s issues in triathlon clinic. The panel of speakers consisted of five women. I spoke on the panel along with two other triathletes, one sport dietitian/triathlete, and one physical therapist. I went to this same clinic last year and between the two years of attending it I’ve learned a lot about issues that only pertain to females.

Taking days off

There are two types of days off in any athletes training. First are the planned rest and recovery days which happen regularly throughout the training process. There are also the un-planned days that need to be taken off when injury or sickness strike. Below are some of the reasons why I’ve become a big fan of incorporating both of these types of days off in my training plan.

St. Patty's Day 4-miler race reviews

March 5^th and March 12^th I ran St. Patrick’s Day 4-mile runs. The first was in Syracuse around the Irish neighborhoods and Tiperary Hill. The second was in Binghamton. Below is a quick recap of the races. Over the years I’ve become a big fan of these types of shorter distance social races. Races should end with beer... it just makes sense.

Womens Clinic this Sunday!

The Ithaca Triathlon Club Presents:

 Women’s Issues in Triathlon