The key to it all

Anybody who knows me even a little bit knows that I am not the most organized person.  okay, not even a little organized.  Yeah, I'm a hot mess.  I actually have know idea how I function most days.  I sometimes make lists but I don't usually follow them.  I don't really have a system for anything and I pretty much exist in chaos.  Well, maybe not chaos but close. 

I know it really doesn't fit the normal type A nurse type personality but I manage to get by.  I am fairly good in a crisis and things that would upset most people don't really bother me too much.  I would like to be more organized and in my professional life its something I work very hard to try to do. 

But where does this fit in with my race and training?? 

Last week I got my training log for the race and rather than being excited and eager to start, I FREAKED out and slept in. The race is a 1/2 Iron (in case you missed that) and if you don't know what a 1/2 iron is let me educate you: 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run.  You can't do a race like this without training.  You can't train for a race like this without a plan and you can't plan to train for a race like this without some kind of organization.  You see my problem??  But you have a training log, you say.  It's all spelled out for you.  What happens when your life doesn't fit in the training log?  I work 3- 12 hour shifts a week.  I have 3 kids who are in activities and a husband who likes to spend time with me (so he says!) I can't possibly workout on work days and that means I have to squeeze all of the training into the other 4 days.  

Over training leads to injury.  Under training leads to, ummmmm.....sucking at the race.  It's a fine line to figure out how to make it happen.  Enter Coach Sway!!  After an hour or so of sitting down with my calendars she tweaked everything for me and made it work for my schedule.  It's still crazy. It's still a lot.  But its all on my schedule and I am feeling motivated.

This week is the way a first week should be. Eager, motivated, excited!!!  I'm just going to forget that last week happened.

I'm BAAAAAAACKKKKK

Guess it has been quite a while.  Let me catch you up, in the past year I have......

-Broken my toe. Twice. Not the same toe.
-Run 2 Half Marathons.
-Injured myself at the first race. Couldn't run for about 4 months.
-Signed up for and started school for my BSN.
-Registered for my first Half Ironman. 

All of that and everything else that came along with life. family, house, job, etc., etc., etc. 

I'm ready to blog again.  Ready to share this crazy ride with you guys.  Training for a 1/2 iron, going to school, working fulltime, being a mom to 3. The littlest is almost 2 (ALREADY!?!) and into everything.  The girls are so busy with their activities that I think managing scouts, swim, karate, school and social events for the two of them could be its own full time job!

This weeks is week 1 of training. The race  is the Rocketman Half Iron in Titusville. May 5, 2013. 

http://rocketmanflorida.com/

I'm so excited to be signed up with my fabulous coach, Sway and the Tri With Sway Group.  I really couldn't do this without her help and the motivation from the team.  It is such a great group of people.  I've already trained with some of them before and there are so many that I've just met who have already showed me so much support and love.  I know that they will get me through this, even if they have to drag me sometimes! 

Honestly, I'm really not sure how I am going to make everything work.  It's going to take some very strategic planning, lots of support from my hubby and cooperation from the kids.  Right now I am slightly freaking out about so many things.

I hope that I can get all the training in.
I hope that I can finish the race.
I hope that I don't get injured.
I REALLY hope that I don't break any toes!
I hope we can still have a date night once in a while. 
I hope I don't lose my mind.

But as my new friend and partner in VQ reminded me yesterday....just take it one day at a time, don't look at the big picture. (Thanks Heather!)  So I'm just going to take it one day at a time and I'm going to try to remember how to have fun while I'm doing it and in 14 weeks I will race. 

Welcome to my journey to 70.3!!! 

Resolutions

I do resolutions.  I know a lot of people don't.  A lot of people think resolutions are a waste of time, etc., etc.  Sure, I don't keep some of my resolutions BUT many great things in my life started as a new years resolution.  Becoming a nurse, running, triathlons.  All goals that started with the new year.  Last year I had 1 resolution.  Have a healthy baby (preferably an unmedicated water birth).  Mission accomplished.  This year my list is MUCH longer. 

I started to do a 2011 wrap up.  For me it was a pretty great year- and I know I haven't been keeping up with this so I kinda need to do a race recap- but for the first post of the new year I wanted to look ahead. 

2012 Resolutions

-Take more pictures. Of the family, of life.  Its all flying by and I know the girls will be graduating high school before I know it.  I need to take pictures of the everyday. 

-Plan meals. Sit down to dinner as a family at least once a week. This is SO hard for me.  I am such a bad meal planner and the girls are so flipping picky BUT I'm going to make an effort. 

-Pay off debt; save more money (doesn't everyone have this one!)

-Grow a garden.  I try this almost every year but never quite make it.  Or I start it and it falls apart.  But this year I'm really going to try. 

-Lose baby weight.  I have 15-20 lbs to lose before I am at my pre-pregnancy weight.  I'd like to lose it by 3/31.  baby's 1st birthday.  This encompasses many other things.  I plan to do Turbofire, run, go to the gym, eat better, drink more water. 

I have been going back and forth about training for a race.  I'd like something specific to train for, I feel like it helps me to stay focused on a goal, however, I am having trouble committing to something with as crazy as life is right now. Plus, I feel like training can sometimes interfere with losing weight and I really want to get the weight off right now.  I would like to do a late spring 1/2 marathon and also OUC next year.  I think other than that I am not going to train for anything specific.  Next year I feel like I will be able to start getting back into tri-training.  And I really want to but its easier (and more enjoyable) for me to focus on running this year.  

Anyone else do resolutions?  What does everyone have planned for this year?