Filling In The Blanks

Ok, so I started the blog a little late because I joined Nu2Tri, along with my friend Cristy, on January 31st! I'll try and fill in the blanks until now, quite a bit has already happened...

1/31/09
We met at Cabrillo College for an introductory bike clinic. This was AWESOME! Even though I didn't have a road bike yet, I got the jist of things. I am super new to biking, so I learned all about shifting, starting, stopping, clipping in, panic stops, wiping glass from your tire, steering, turning, and a slew of other great topics. I know, some of it sounds just oh, so basic, but to have a group of professional atheletes teach you how they turn a corner really makes a difference. Now that I've done the bike clinic, I feel way more confident about actually hitting the road.

2/1/09 - 2/7/09
Here's how my first week of tri training went:

Sun: 5 mile run around the Harbor with Patrick and Bandit
Mon: Track practice at Soquel High
Tue: Yoga at lunch and a swim at Simpkins
Wed: Rest, not by choice, but because of a cold.... damn it!
Thur: Core and stengthening class
Fri: Swim
Sat: 16 mile bike ride on Hwy 1 on our mountain bikes, no less. Stunning views! Then Cristy and I hit the road to go get our road bikes! I now have a Trek 1200 and Cristy's sporting a Lemond! A trip to REI was also in order as we quickly realized we needed some padding for our tushes!

2/8/09 - 2/14/09
Week 2!
Sun: Cabrillio College Swim Clinic. We learned some great technique, and I learned that I still have got some style in the pool. It felt great to finally not be a beginner at something! I did some timed 100's and I can stick rock a flip turn! Hell of a morning!
Mon: Track practice
Tues: Yoga at lunch and a swim at night
Wed: Fitness bootcamp with Carlos... lots of core and strengthening
Thur: Core
Fri: Spin Clinic. An intro to spinning. I got to try out the new bike and got some more familiarity with how to move on two wheels. Apparently spin class makes me sweat, A LOT!
Sat: Run Clinic. This was a great clinic on running form. I really benefitted from this, even though I've been doing quite a bit of running. Amazing what a few minute changes can do for your overall run.

2/15/09 - 2/18/09

Week 3:
Sun: Rest-day
Mon: Should have been track, but I've been hit hard by a lung infection. I'll be resting for a couple of days until I can kick it.
Tues: Should have been spin class, rest is still required.
Wed: Hopefully last day of rest... I can't handle the guilt!

So, not so impressive of a start with this respiratory infection, but I'm getting chest x-rays and have accepted the antibiotic treatment (I was hestitant until I was hit with a fever of 102!) Still, not too bad of a showing, and thankfully, we've only just begun!