Bike ride + swim + 5K

Ok, so I rode 13K on Friday and then headed to the pool for 560m of swimming. It was great. Feeling so much more confident in the water. Getting faster and loving it! Nice also to have the 2 sports back to back even if in different order :P

And today... 5K in Ripollet, running alongside with Xavi Papell who was a great help.I did walk the hills with him as he has an injury on his quads and he can't run hills but finished, finished well and could have done yet another lap to complete the 10K race but then again... I would have had to do that 2nd lap on my own and I think it would have been different! In the end 35:35 (would have been around 33 I'm guessing without stopping) and great sensations. Loved being able to be there for him too!

Rest day tomorrow and more pool on Tuesday! Woohoo! Might go for a bike ride tomorrow though :p, depending on what we end up doing... all kids are at school tomorrow... 2 days off for me before going back to work, yippee!!!!

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Watch out 2013... Here I come!!!!

A step closer!

Schedule called for 10x100m hills and despite starting after 10am and being extremely hot... I did it!!! So, one more thing done. Swimming tomorrow!

25

Yes, 25kms on the bike this am. We spent the day at my brother's yesterday. It was great. The kids had sooooooooo much fun... it was really nice. We got home late. Pol went straight to bed. Paula and Jan had a little dinner. I just had a yogurt. Nontheless I was in bed at midnight... Pol decided to wake up at 4:30 for a bottle and then at 6:10 with a nightmare. Still I had set the alarm clock at 8. Got up at 8:30, got dressed (everything was ready) and headed out. In the end, a little over 25kms on the bike path from Girona to Cassà de la Selva and back... it was great!

Heading to the pool with the kids now... granted I won't be able to swim with all 3 kids but hey... being fresh and cool is always nice!

On the right track... I think!

Ok... so I've started... I've been swimming and biking... woohoo! And... I'm LOVING it!

I first took the bike on Tuesday evening for a short ride. I have to admit I was dead scared going downhill and turning at the bends/curves but it's getting better! I took Paula and Jan swimming on Tuesday am and it was great... managed to swim 320meters... need to swim more... it was tiring! I also did underwater bike for 10 minutes and had a blast! In the evening, a little over 4km on the bicycle, on the roads and a 1.6km run... trying to see how it felt to bike and then run... geez... it was hard but... sooooooooooooo great! So I got all 3 sports in in just one day :)

I went for a run last night... I did over 2k warmup and then 4.175km that felt AWESOME all the way! I was soooooooooooo happy and felt fullfilled! This am, after droping Pol off at daycare I went for a bike ride... in the end, almost 20kms that felt great! Hopefully my bum will get used to it, LOL! Of course, my legs "demand" an explanation of what I've done to them, LOL but I'm loving the feeling, woohoo!!!!

So, I think I'm on track... need to swim more and bike a little too... I was less scared today... it was simply perfect!!!

Sept. 12th... here I come!

I have a bicycle!!!!

So, on Wednesday, Xevi (what an awesome guy!) lend me a bicycle so I can start training! I'm so happy! I still haven't tried, it, true, but it's there in my bedroom. I just have to find the moment... I'm a bit closer to becoming a triathlete... OMG... less than a month to go! Will I be able to do it???? I need to get swimming regularly and getting out on "my" bike. I will be able to do more of it next week when Pol's back at daycare. I think I'll see plenty of the bike path :p

Xevi's in Helsinki right now, he's running the Helsinki marathon tomorrow at 3pm. Sending all my energy over to Finland! Go xevi Go! I just love the atmosphere in the running "world". I hardly know Xevi and he hardly knows me, yet, he's lend me his bike, he took the time to bring it to my house, he changed the back tyre and put air in both... that's what sport gives you. Lots of companionship. Gotta love it!

The race

I think I've realized that racing in August is not the best but still... I finished my 10K today and I feel on cloud 9. I'm proud and happy for finishing. I was slow but I knew that, still, I couldn't care, as usual, my own race at my own pace ;) Finish time according to my watch 1:11:23.

Now onto finding a bike and getting ready for my first tri! Another race before that but have to keep the tri in mind!

I swam a lap!

Hey, not a lot but a start! I still remember how to swim :p I don't think I had swam a lap in over 2 years to be honest... at a friend's house today, as I took the first dip of the year I swam a little... it was great! Can't wait to keep training. I now am confident I can swim them 300 meters at the Barcelona Women's Triathlon on Sept. 12th!

A 10K race tomorrow in Malgrat, only 6 hours from now I must be up and awake... oh my... I know my time won't be good but I will finish within the time (1:25) given by the organization and most of all have lots and lots of fun as I enjoy the ride!

A day closer to becoming a triatlete... wow... sounds big!

Holy cow!

I've done it... I've signed for the I Triatló de la dona de Barcelona (http://www.triatlondelamujer-barcelona.es/) on September 12th!!! OMG... have I really done that? It's a promotional thing, first time it's done, translated it's the I women's triathlon of Barcelona with 300m swim, 8Kms biking and 2kms running. I signed up just upon knowing about the event wich was yesterday. The organization provides, through a sponsor (a bike shop), bicycles and helmets for the event. I reserved mine today! They've told me it'll be ready in boxes with my bib number and all, woohoo! Only about a month to go. I better get training!

How cool does this sound? I will be a triathlete!!! Sounds great!

Might not be able to do the Garmin triathlon in Barcelona in the end which was actually the purpose of the blog due to having a race the same day here in my home city of Girona, we'll see... depending on how hooked I become :p

So, things seem to be moving forward... a few goals in mind: lose a little weight before the tri date, enjoy, have fun and finish!

Went for a run both on Tuesday and Wednesday. Loved it all the way... wish I always had the stamina to go!