Back to my old stomping grounds

So I have not quite made it all the way to Calgary yet - I'm at home in Cape Breton to spend some time with my family until March 17th (a week from today). I'm trying to keep up a little bit of training while I'm here, but I'm still worried that I'm going to lose my bike fitness being without it until next week. My bike feels so far away! I know Kat is going to ask each day what I'm doing so I must keep on it ;)

Sunday: Short 30 min run in a LOT of snow. People often think Newfoundland Winters are much worse than Nova Scotia's, but not so this year! Although the temperature is hovering around a balmy 0 degrees at the moment, there is a ton of snow down...which makes me wish I had my skis. I know you are all aware I would choose to do just about anything over running :-) 

Monday: 45 minute swim at the pool in Port Hawkesbury. It was so strange to be back there! I spent most evenings after school there for swim team practice, and every weekend for work as a teenager. It's also where Brock and I met when I was 16 at Nationals for lifeguarding. So nostalgic - everything about the pool was the same, except for the fact that it is now running a salt water system instead of chlorine! Kat and I might be the only people in the world who love chlorine. 

I intended to do some kind of speed work session but I abandoned that plan when I arrived and remembered that they don't put lanes in for lane swim, lol. It was super wavy and choppy  especially with swim lessons happening in one corner which meant kids were jumping in and out of the pool. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing, it just mimicked an open water swim! Good training :-) 

So I ended up doing 2000m as:
500 wu
100 kick
5 x 100 build
100 kick
200 drill/swim
100 kick
4 x 100 descending stroke count 
100 kick

I'm still getting used to the Garmin to track my swimming, and it drives me crazy that it doesn't register and count kick sets! Patrick has given me some good tips but I still think I'm not doing it right - I just keep pressing lap every time I start/stop and hope for the best. 

I'm trying to get Kat to come visit here; I know she'd love it! Some day we will bike the Cabot Trail ;)

- Sarah 

Getting back into the saddle is hard...

 

Choosing a goal and sticking to it changes everything 140.6

Sunday, was the most laziest day ever! It was a day for naps, movies, long drives, and food. 

As the evening was approaching, Bobby says, "WE still have to do a long(er) bike!" 

Ah, Biking. Biking wasn't on my mind...yes, it was on the plan. It looked good in theory but I barely wanted to move my body, let a lone spin on a turbo trainer for 90 plus minutes.

Procrastination :intransitive verb-to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done -Werriam-Webster.com 

At 9pm, yes, 9pm. We climbed on to our saddles and this was my first time biking at 9 pm. 

 

It's not about having time. It's about making time. 

Thanks to team Bobkat, Bobby and Trimacsquared, Sarah for keeping me honest. 

"Your toughest competitor is the voices in your head."

Happy Monday 

-Kat

I'm not going outside until the temperature is above my age...

So, this blog, trimacsquared, was created to keep Sarah and I in touch with each other's lives. We are going to update this blog on an ongoing basis with our day-to-day activities. So over the months and years we will be able to share ours thoughts, our passions and life adventures with each other on our blog. We are now Bloggers. 

Day 2: without Sarah. I keep telling myself, it is better for Sarah to be with her husband, right?! Brock, you are one lucky man...oh, I miss you too B! 

Sarah and I met at a triathlon event in Carbonear, Newfoundland & since then we've become fast friends. 

We love swimming, biking and running. We, tri chics, also have a passion for weight resistance training, finding, sharing & trying crazy "healthy" recipes, and we love to shop. Sarah is the more fashion sense girl out of the two of us; she always knows the latest and greatest styles. I'm lucky to have my hair combed and a bra on and if I have a bra on, it is a sports bra. 
We are both training for a triathlon. I am training for my first Ironman, Ironman Mont Tremblant (Aug) and Sarah qualified for the ITU triathlon grand final in Chicago (Sept), the Olympic-distance races for age-group athletes http://chicago.triathlon.org 

Sarah has been doing an awesome job with her off bike season training, getting coached by the one and only Coach Mick. I, on the other hand, have been enjoying "off"-season too much. 

My boyfriend, Bobby, the  love of my life, signed up for the race before me. He is doing both 70.3 IMMT (June)  and the full IMMT (as if one race wasn't enough?!) Bobby would tell me almost every day, that if I was on the fence about doing an IM race, this is the race and to get off the fence, whip out my credit card, and sign up. 

 So, in November, I signed up for my first IM. I clicked "payment" & close laptop and curled up in a ball and wanted to throw up...

Triathlon team Bobkat was born. 

I'm nervous, to say the least. 

Normally, when triathletes sign up for an event like this, they jump right into training with lots of excitement. A few of Bobby's friends who are also going to compete at the same IM, are already bricking off the bike. Me? I went on a cruise.: D I stopped swimming and running and bike every few days. I literally went into "off season". But all good things have come to an end.

IMMT is suppose to be challenging, spectacular and apparently it's worth doing again, we shall see. 

 This week, I've/we started an 8 week base program before I/we start the Official Team bobkat IM training plan. 
Today's wo, was running.

 It was beautiful in St. John's but even though it is March and sunny. Spring is no where near. -14 c with a windchill index of -25c...

Treadmill it is....

The treadmill, has  been in "off season" too, hiding away in the furnace room. Bobby wasn't home to move the treadmill out of the furnace room, so, instead I pretended I was in Hawaii. Kona training...

                     

The wo for today: WU: 15 - 20 mins progressive
MS: 3 x (2mins, with 90s recovery / 1 min, with 1 min recovery / 30s, with 30s recovery) CD: 10 mins Efforts are at about 5k race pace. The last 3rd block was hard. But the good news is the kat is back & loving it. 
Missing Sarah. 
-Kat

x

Goodbyes are hard

I am beyond sad that I will no longer be able to swim, bike, run, or gym with Kat in person (my mornings will never be the same! Who will talk to me and tell me stories for hours on the treadmill or try my crazy recipes made in the Vitamix??) But she has assured me that this blog will be a great way to keep track of what we are doing whilst we are on opposite sides of the country :) 

We had a little going away party so below are just a few pictures of the evening...thank you guys for coming! 

<3

I'm so lucky to have such amazing friends and I miss you all very much! I can't wait to come back to swim in Healy's, bike on Marine Drive, and run around the three ponds with you all - maybe even Trepassey?? Don't take my name off the list yet s.v.p.! 

Amanda has always appreciated (deeply) my taste in iPhone cases :)

I look forward to sharing future training and adventures in Calgary on the blog :)

- Sarah