Earlier this fall, I decided that I was going to compete and complete a sprint triathlon in 2010. I am a Pilates teacher, and on-again, off-again cardio junkie and I prefer getting my workout through a hard advanced Pilates workout as opposed to running, biking and swimming. So why, you may ask, did I decide to do a triathlon? I have no idea. I wanted to continue to challenge myself, that much is for certain, but I think the biggest factor was the fact that I don't know if I have ever pushed my body in this way before. So, with all that being said, I officially started my triathlon training today. Blind, with no plan and minimal training knowledge.
I belong to an amazing gym that has a beautiful lap pool, am great cycling studio and any and all equipment that I could ever need to train. I decided that I could easily knock out 10 full laps in the pool. Easy task right? That's what I thought. I jump in the pool, put my goggles on and pushed off the wall. About half-way into my first length of the pool, I realized that I am VERY out of shape and that this is going to be much harder than I was expecting. With the help of a kick-board and a lot of rests after each length of the pool, I did finish my goal of 10 full laps. I think prepping for this is going to be far more work than I was anticipating. I am starting to dread my first spinning class this week.
On deck tomorrow - 60 minute group power class and a two mile walk/run with Dani.
Thank goodness the Chicago triathlon is over nine months away. Plenty of time to prep!
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