sorry!

So sorry that it has been forever since I last blogged!!! I promise I haven't given up on triathlons, I am still goin strong! In fact, this weekend I ran 4.5 miles in 48 minutes. This is the farthest I have EVER run, so that was pretty awesome! I also had personal training on Monday and my trainer had me running intervals on the treadmill that got up to 8.5! I'm not sure how fast this is in mph...if anyone knows, let me know, but I do know it's f*#$ing fast! Haha. He then had me doing squats, and today, 2 days later, I can hardly walk. I think I look like a duck. It's pretty hilarious actually! Haha. I have been so busy running around the city having a social life...with my new boyfriend :)  Things are great with him and I am super happy. We are having so much fun getting to know each other better while we explore the city. He's like my personal tour guide..he takes me all these places I haven't explored yet. It's great :) I know some people are worried that now I won't make time for my training or that I will just give up...but fear not doubters! I am in the world of tri for good! I love the sport and I am not going to let my social life take me away from my passion for this sport. This is something I am doing for me...and one thing I like so much about my new guy...he enjoys talking about...well, it's mostly me talking about triathlons. Haha...I think I am slightly obsessed with this sport...it's kinda funny. People who know me know by now that if they get me started I am gonna talk for a long time...it's amazing how interesting wetsuits and running shoelaces can be. Haha! I was reading Brybrarobry's blog and he is collecting money for his beer fund. Haha...I think this is an awesome idea, he just added a paypal spot on his blog and people can donate money. I want to do this too, but not for beer. I really need a wetsuit and I need to start saving for a bike if I am going to stay with this sport...which I plan on doing. I only have 9 followers though...so I don't really think I have enough people reading my blog to actually raise money for anything. So, here is my shameless sales pitch for my blog:

Help out an aspiring triathlete with big dreams and a small wallet! After all, I spend my days shaping the minds of the young people of our society...some may call this being a teaching assistant. I call it a great job that pays shit. If you donate to my blog I will thank you....I don't have much to offer in terms of prizes or anything, but I would be happy to send you a beautiful commemorative photo of me using the equipment I buy with your money! I will even throw in a free bike ride or walk with me and an afternoon filled with laughter and smiles...what could be better than donating your hard earned money to a young triathlete and getting nothing in return? Haha! Donate now...or maybe I should say donate as soon as I can figure out how the hell to get a paypal thing on my blog...and expect your commemorative photo within several years of your donation date! I am accepting cash or check sent to my house...email me for the address, or credit card donations on the blog...again, once I can figure out how that shenanigans works.

Hmm...well, it worked for Bryan Payne...perhaps it will work for me too?

Chugging right along...

Well, as I said in my last post, last week was very crazy. I had an awesome weekend though to end the crazy week, so that was good. After finally getting my cake done, I spent Friday night at my friend's house hanging out while her daughter had her birthday party. That ,fun. On Saturday I slept in a little and then I hung out around the house cleaning and having a kind of "relaxing" day. I also went swimming on Saturday and then I went to a graduation party and out to a movie. Sunday I woke up early for practice with Triumph Triathlon. We were supposed to do a mock tri, but Walden was closed for swimming, so we just did the bike and run legs. I bikes 13 miles then ran about 3 1/2. I was happy with that, seeing as I have never run that much and biked that much all in one day. I went home and took a nice nap, I needed it after getting up early! Then I went out kayaking with someone I have recently starting hanging out with. We had alot of fun and then we had dinner and watched this crazy movie that had an all women cast! I have never seen a movie with all women...although the movie was called "The Women," so I guess that makes sense! Haha...we kept looking to see if anyone was a guy...but they were all women, the cab drivers, waitresses, people walking down the street. It was pretty funny to see that! Anyway, start of a new week today, and I don't have too much planned for the week, which is kind of nice...I have been super busy so it's nice to have a week where I don't have too much to do. Who knows what will crop up for me to do, but it's exciting to think I have some free time to do what I want with.  :)

Busy week...

This week was super crazy, which is why I haven't blogged in a long time. I haven't had any time to sit and collect my thoughts! Monday I had personal training and then I went out to dinner after...Tuesday I went to the Red Sox game...Wednesday I had grad. class and had to bake a cake....Thursday I had tutoring and had to start decorating the cake...and Friday I had to finish decorating the cake and then bring it to my friend's house. Add into that trying to get my training in and going to work every day, and you can probably see why I haven't had a chance to blog!

Anyway, the week was overall a good one though. I got to have some fun, and I got to get some stuff done. Today I am cleaning...yay....and then going to a graduation party tonight, so that should be fun too. I will go running today and possibly bike too....I haven't done my brick for the week, so I might do that. Tomorrow there is a training session at Walden Pond, so I might go to that, but I don't have a wetsuit, so I don't know if I will do the swim part. Anywho, I better get started on my cleaning before I lose my motivation and go back to bed! Here's a picture of the cake I made. Sorry it's sideways...I'm still learning how to do this blogging thing! Haha!

Personal Training

I had personal training last night...finally! After both of us having to cancel a few times, we finally got it together...and my trainer can be happy (or freaked out..haha) to know that he was the first person I thought of this morning, because I rolled over and sat up to get out of bed, and I felt like aliens had abducted my entire body and replaced with it that of a 90 year old. I'm really sore, but I guess that's good, and kinda the point. Haha. Anyway, once again I'm writing this before work because I don't think I will have time later. This week is super busy. I am taking today as my rest day for the week for 2 reasons. First, I am sore and want to let my muscles properly recover...and second, I am super busy today/tonight and have no time in my schedule anyway to work out.

M.O.M's run 5k road race

Yesterday I ran the M.O.M's run 5k road race. I had set a goal for myself of coming in under 32 minutes. I ran hard the whole time and felt good pretty much the whole time, except when I was running up the big hill! Haha....but...I made my time! My final time was 31:57. Haha...I made it by 3 seconds! I am so happy that I reached my goal, and I am proud of myself because I see a difference between my running a few months ago and my running now. Not only am I faster, but I am also better able to think about how I am feeling during the run and adjust accordingly. In the past I would have just said to myself "I feel tired" and I would have slowed way down or walked...now, if I feel like crap I slow down for a few seconds, catch my breath, regroup and then speed back up, or I just run through it and it usually goes away. It's pretty cool to be able to do that now. Anyway, sorry this is a short post, but I have to get to work!