PS I finished

By the way, I finished my sprint triathlon in less than 2 hours!  The swim was freezing, could not breathe normally the entire way.  The bike was fun fun; passed a lot of people, played leapfrog with another triathlete, and caught up to my young cousin!  The run was hard, hillier than I ever ran before and really really hot.  The sun was out in full force and it was hot and sweaty and only 8:30 am!  Anyway, I finished in under 2 hours which was a goal.   I really enjoyed it and the training.  The drive was a little long, so I need to find another tri closer to home next year.

Commit.

Getting back on the exercise and eating right wagon.
The date is set and the goal is set.
I can reach it with diligence, commitment and the alarm clock.

I need to exercise in the morning before work. Otherwise, I will never do it.
Something else fun always comes up in the evenings and or I have a lot less initiative.

So last week...
Monday - Cycling 45 minutes - lifting arms
Tuesday - Swimming with Jennifer.  a good workout and chat with a friend.
Wednesday - Group strength, always more difficult than I expect.
Thursday - Swimming with Jennifer
Friday - Set the alarm and woke up and stayed home.  oops.

Week 11 Training

Week 12 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon
Bike to Work Week!

Monday - Bike 7 miles to work and back  Bike 2 miles for errands -library, co-op, return movie

Tuesday - Bike to work- 7 miles total.  run after work. running break through. i learn if i go slow enough i can run almost th entire time. walked only 3 times for one block each.  2 miles in 25 minutes.

Wednesday - Digester tour, Landfill-gas-to-energy tour, menards, blue moon, kohls, target, paint rafters in garage

Thursday - Run 2 miles in 25 minutes, walk 2 times. credit union dinner, danger team.

Friday - Bike to Work Week Celebration - Bike 6 Miles - Cook-out

Saturday - Chicken Q - work on garage

Sunday - Tornado in La Crosse - Dinner at KAKJ's, bike fitting with Andy

Week 12 Training

Week 12 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon
Monday - Run-walk 2 miles, ribs on a stick
 
Tuesday - Clean garage, bike two miles, tacos
 
Wednesday - Run 90 seconds, walk 60 seconds, 2 miles with Andy

Thursday - Run 90 seconds, walk 60 seconds, 2 miles with Andy in 25 minutes

Friday - sick

Saturday - new sofa - get rid of old one, work on garage, Lisa's Birthday Party - Helm

Sunday - Re arrange basement, dinner with Family, Casino Jack

Week 13 of training

Week 13 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday - sick

Tuesday - Stir Fry - Menard's, sun-glasses

Wednesday - Elton John dancing

Thursday - grocery shopping - Retirement party

Friday - Planted 200 oninons, dinner with family and movie night with sisters

Saturday - Sale, Clean- garage, dancing at wedding

Sunday - Mother's day brunch at farm.  Plant potato garden, lettuce, beets, radishes, shallots, garlic, chard, kale and spinach. Andy paints outdoor furniture, dinner at farm.  Bike to Menards and festival ~ 6 miles on new bike with old pedals.  Needs major fitting adjustments.

Vic Cheers on Runners at La Crosse Fitness Festival

We volunteered with Viterbo Alumni for the Fitness Festival Marathon.   I got to play Vic the V-hawk to help cheer on the runners at mile 16.  You see I am wearing a winter hat, it was a 27 degree windchill on May 1st!  We rode our bikes to the site, which was bearable except for the wind!

Week 14 of training

Week 14 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday – DPCU Board Meeting
Tuesday – Speaking/Teaching on Energy at UWL
Wednesday –  VV Work
Thursday – Baked Chicken and Sweet Potato and Swim Class
200 yards - warm up
300 yards - drills with flippers-  human, catch up, one arm, six beat, finger drag, fist,
500 yards - constant swim - done in 12 minutes did kickboard 2 times for 25 yards.
50 yards, i did an extra lap since I cannot count.
150 kick board cool down
100 cool down
200 my own cool down
100 arms only
1600 yards total

Friday – VV - Homemade Pizza and Dracula Play

Saturday – Learned about Lasagna Planting for garden - Run Walk 2.3 miles on tradmill in 30 minutes

Sunday – Biked to Marathon Station 5.6 miles - 27 degree wind chill - tried to get warm the rest of the day.

Spring Residents

 

Look closely, a new family has taken up residence at the oddity. This is a birchbark bird house that my dad constructed and installed last year. There are no wrens in it yet, the bird it was made for, but the morning doves have found the roof a hospitable spot to build their spring home! Welcome. We are happy to have you.

 

Week 15 training

Week 15 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday – Major Cleaning - met with Ed and Scot for BTTW
Bike to Work Week - Sat May 14 - 20, 2011. www.driftlessbicycle.com

Tuesday – Elton John postponed sad sad day- major clean out of desk and reminised of college times

Wednesday – 45 min cycling class. Bike to Work Week meeting.

Thursday – Entire family here for Easter
Swim Class
200 yards warm up
300 yards - drills with flippers- fist, human, catch up, one arm, six kick, finger drag,
500 yards - slow medium fast repeat at 1.30 timing = 500 yards in 15 minutes.
150 kick board cool down
200 on own cool down
1350 yards total.

Friday – Moving Stuff. Spring, River, Farm and Oddity, Smelt Fry - Dancing 3 Beers to Dubuque.

Saturday – Easter Celebration at River. Ellsworth. Long walk on farm - 1 mile- Dye Easter Eggs

Sunday – Easter at Andy's Grandma's house.

Week 16 of training

Week 16 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday – 45 minute cycling class, 3 mile bike ride after work

Tuesday – Auction at my neighbors house, met lots of neighbors and got all the dirt on the neighborhood

Wednesday – 45 min cycling class - claim on car dent, need to call home insurance to check for hail damage on roof. Met with Ed and Scott to finalize Bike to Work Week poster details. Got more advice on fitting of cycling shoes. Tested mine to see if dig into ankle in front.

Thursday – swim class
200 yards warm up
250 yards - drills with flippers- fist, human, catch up, one arm, finger drag,
500 yards - 1:20
150 kick board cool down
200 on own cool down
flip turn lesson!
Friday – King's Speech at Rivoli
Saturday – MMOC Sale
Sunday – off work at Kada's

Week 17 of training

Week 17 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday – taxes and cleaning
Tuesday – 45 minute walk with Andy
Wednesday – 45 min cycling class, lifting arms, 1 mile rule on eliptical
Thursday – bought cycling shoes, just need to figure out what pedals and cleats I want. Viterbo speed networking
swim class plus
150 warm up
200 yards
250 yards - drills with flippers- fist, human, catch up, one arm, finger drag,
350 yards - slow medium fast repeat
150 kick board cool down
200 on own cool down
1300 yards total.
Friday – 1.5 mile walk to downtown,Spring Fling shopping and celebration
Saturday – 10 mile bike ride to bike shops, pedal research and dinner at Ardie's. The Hostage play at Viterbo.
Sunday – 15 plus mile bike ride around town. found two hidden bike trails. yard work. biked to Culver's in tremendous headwinds, enjoyed sundaes during the hail storm. waited it out and quickly biked home in case another one came.

DRBC Join the Cause Party

IMG_0525, a photo by tkeneipp on Flickr.

We all had a great time at the "Join the Cause Party." I became a member of DRBC and got to hang out with great friends! Kelly rocked the foosball table. Andy won a T-Shirt, I won water bottles and Phil won break cables. Thanks Driftless Region Bicycle Coalition. Do you like our photo?

Week 18 of training

Week 18 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday – drops appointment - probiodics
Tuesday – Atlanta - walk a little
Wednesday – Atlanta - walk a little
Thursday – got bumped on flight, so no swim class - walking in airport
Friday – off
Saturday – become a member of the driftless region bicycle coalition at tha "join the cause party" at PSB - sick allergies or cold
Sunday – walk outside to look at flood - Juliana's 1st birthday party - learn all about my new bike from Phil - shifting, remove tire, adjust breaks,fitting, shoes and more!

Week 19 of training

Week 19 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday – cycling 45 minutes, lifting arms, abs
Tuesday – Walk the river walk in San Antonio 2 hours, visit the Alamo
Wednesday – Run on elliptical 30 minutes, biceps- San Antonio
Thursday – swim class- 1 hour swim, lifting furniture
Friday – cycling 45 minutes, stretching, lift biceps only, yummy thai dinner
Saturday – buy running shoes and moving comfort sports bra at the running room. used my groupon! Hopkins win State basketball, Andy's cousin is MVP.
Sunday – Hike and more pedal research.

Sweet sweet San Antonio

MMMMM Ceviche.

Guacamole made at your table.

The river walk. We walked around the entire thing and some parts twice.

Lovin the Tex Mex.

They have a bike rental program. The first half hour was free!

Obligatory Alamo visit. Wish we were early enough to see the museum. But I did get to see the only part of the Alamo that I was familiar with from Pee Wee's Big Adventure. The only thing that my generation knows about the Alamo is that Pee Wee was trying to get there.

Details of the San Antonio B cycle program!

Week 20 of training

Week 20 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday – walking up 1 flight of stairs X 10
Tuesday – zumba 1 hour- group strength 1 hour- sign up for swimming
Wednesday – cycling 45 minutes, stretching
Thursday – swam 400 yards with breaks in 15 minutes - Swam 800 yards in 35 minutes
Friday – cycling 45 minutes, stretching, lift biceps only
Saturday – off to a baby shower, buy my new bike - Trek 1500!
Sunday – shopping and van and smart phone testing

2011: Year of Wisconsin State Parks

Goal: Visit 10 Wisconsin State Parks in 2011.
Progress: Bought the sticker and 2 down.

We visited Peninsula Sate Park near Fish Creek in Door County, WI. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/peninsula/

Saturday, March 5, Dad, Andy and I hiked the 2 mile Eagle Trail at Peninsula State Park. It was a cold, windy and dreary day with almost no sun. We only met two other hikers on the trail and they were well equipped with their YakTrax and Hiking sticks. We had our homemade, forest found hiking sticks to help us up and down the treacherous terrain, of which there was some. The rocks, caves and landscape made the cold temps and intense winds all worth while.







Sunday, March 6, on the way home, Andy and I hiked Whitefish Dunes State Park near Sturgeon Bay, WI. http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/whitefish/

We walked on the beach with the sound of the waves crashing into the icy sand. We took Red Trail back to the nature center to finish the 1.5 mile hike. On the way, we saw reproduced Native American huts and “villages” when they lived there from 600AD to 1400 AD.






We are lucky enough to have about 70 state parks in Wisconsin alone! So go out and find some trails and enjoy the greenery!
We have 8 more to visit this year.
Last year we only visited three awesome parks, so we will have to hop to it to make 10 this year.
-Peninsula State Park in Door County, WI.
-Willow River State Park near Hudson,WI
-Interstate Park near St.Croix Falls, WI

As for the rest of the trip we accomplished a lot. Ice skated, 1 dart game, 2 pool games, 3 games of swimming pool HORSE, 3 ping pong games, swam in 2 swimming pool, three hot tubs, water aerobics, 1 sauna, visited 2 state parks and 1 county park, shopped for road bicycles, watched one movie, played with nieces and enjoyed Wisconsin!

Week 21 Triathlon Training

Week 21 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday – 45 minute cycling class, lifting arms
Tuesday – group strength
Wednesday – cycling 45 minutes, stretching
Thursday – Tri-swim class
Friday – off - shopping Ikea and REI
Saturday – off bike shopping and testing
Sunday – off - cleaning 2 hours

Sprint Triathlon Training

Week 22 of training for the Racine Irongirl Sprint Triathlon

Monday
Tuesday – 45 minute cycling class, swimming 1 hour
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday – water aerobics and swimming
Saturday – hiking 2 miles and swimming
Sunday – swimming, ice skating, hiking 1.5 miles, 3 ping pong games

Point Lobos Park, California