The Occasionally UnGlamorous Life Of a Triathlete

I really enjoy reading blogs....blogs of all kinds!  I have found a number of bloggers that have totally caught my interest now that I've met all of my new Wattie Ink Elite team mates!  It's fun to read what everyone else is up to around the country!  My last blog was at the beginning of January.  I'd like to tell you that I've been soooo busy that I just didn't have time, but that couldn't be any more inaccurate- I was the unlucky owner of a whopping case of Influenza....ah, the benefits of working with 450+ elementary kids a week!  (and Yes, Peter Leavitt- I did have my flu shot!)  I frequently razz on Heather Jackson Racing about not updating her blog frequently enough for my liking by simply texting:  BOYCOTT.  I'm surprised she hasn't taken this opportunity to return the favor!

Up until the bug attacked, I had been doing very well with my training...long trainer rides, outside runs, it was all going well.  Then I spent 9 days wishing I could have a body transplant.  As I slowly returned to the world of the living, I laid there bemoaning the fact that ALL of my fitness was oozing away.  It was just so depressing!  I even attempted to get upstairs on my bike for an easy spin!  Ha!  That didn't go well at all.  Back to the couch.

I did have some company during all of this.  Mr. Black, who is on winter schedule, spent a lot of time curled up next to me.  My husband wisely kept his distance!  (But I would like to throw a loving thank you in his direction for bringing in fluids and applesauce!)

I finally got back on my feet, went back to work, and am happy to now say, that things finally seem to be back to normal!  We were lucky, in that this past week was a recovery week, so it made it a bit more comfortable being able to ease back in to life and training.  And, if there is a positive, I made it to race weight a whole lot faster than I thought possible!  (gotta look for the bright side, right!)

Our workouts this weekend went on as scheduled...the drive is back, the chronic fatigue seems to be rapidly fading, and now on to a solid week of training!  Eye on the prize:  come on Oceanside!  Sub zero wind chills are leaving us this week...we may actually hit 50 by Wednesday!  So it's all good up here in NH!

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Welcome to 2013!

Happy 2013 to Everyone!

It's been a great start to the New Year!  Chris and I have been working hard on the latest training challenges!  It can be extremely challenging training in the Northeast in the middle of winter!  It was a scorching 3 degrees this morning when we awoke!  Thankfully, we are not early morning exercisers, (sorry Dave D'Abrosca, those early morning swims will never happen for the Jacksons!)   It finally snowed, covering up the dropped trees in our back yard!  It makes things a bit challenging however for outdoor training....the roads have been messy, and hard to navigate.

 

I am very excited to be racing for the Wattie Ink Elite Racing Team for the 2013 season!  It's been fun getting to know people via social media over the past few weeks!  The banter and chatter has been most entertaining!  It will be fun to meet in person at the races this season!

As training continues in this early part of the season, I am looking forward to our first race of the season:  Oceanside 70.3 at the end of March.  Other races on this years schedule include:

Rev 3 Quassy
King Pine Tri Sprint
IM Lake Placid
White Mountain Half
Rev 3 Maine Olympic
Vegas 70.3
Pitch Pine Sprint Tri

We will also be participating in a few local road races and half marathons.  

I'd like to send a shout out to our Coach, Lesley Paterson of Braveheart Coaching!  Her continued support and awesome training plans make this journey quite the adventure!  Thanks, Les!

LET THE 2013 SEASON BEGIN!

ROCK THE W!