Rock and Roll in 2:00:46

Rock and roll was great for me this year. I made my goal of being in right at the 2 hour mark. I am trying to stay healthy through the winter and I am finding that I am getting everything the kids come home with. This is becoming a challenge with my workout schedule. I am still looking forward to ironman, but know that it is time to tighten everything up. It is GO TIME BABY!!! Wow I am so exited.

18 Weeks Untill IronMan

I am now starting to train hard. I am loving it. Jo and Dave are my trainers and both of them kick my butt. Dave is a swim coach from the dark side who has no mercy, i love it. And Jo is the sweetest looking little lady on the outside but rocks my world with her killer workouts. She has become my muse. She is most likely in her 50's and still rocking Iron Man Kona. Plus she skis everyday. The new year is here and it is nice to not have to put, get in shape on my list. I am in great shape and as long as I can keep my heart and brain from giving me fits I will be great. I am so motivated right now and looking forward to Arizona Rock and Roll Marathon.

Day 2 of Iron Man Training

I am in day 2 of training and things are going great. I am highly motivated. I wish that I did not have this lingering cold. It was a wake up on how important it is for me to stay healthy and not get sick. I have gotten my flumist and I am waiting for my H1N1 mist (one of the perks of working for the manufacture). I love my new swim coach he is great at pushing me and improving my stroke. I have only had one session with Jo my tri coach, she seems great. This is the first time I have ever had a coach, I am exited to work with her.

Back to the Basics

Today- The goal is to eat well (like a adult) and to get a work out in. I can check off workout I ran this morning and I am now off to make a yummy bowl of oatmeal. Yes I am at my all time fatness and hatting every Minute
of it. It ends TODAY!

Great July

This month was a fabulous work out month.
1. Jason and I rode Suncreast and we also did Brighton (a 55 mile up a mountain ride) I am so proud of myself this ride is what you use to train for LOTJA or Tour de Utah
2. Won my age group at the Scofield Tri
3. Riding a ton with my peeps

THE LABYRINTH

My Cute Friend Mindy invited me to her amazing fitness retreat at Red Mountain St. George and We walked the Labyrinth last night. I found this to be a meditation routine that I loved. It was a rock labyrinth set in the red mountains of the desert. We walked in the dusk with gas lanterns surrounding the area. If you have never done a labyrinth, find one and check it out, or better yet walk quietly through life thinking to yourself- turn the i pod off for once.
Some general guidelines for walking a labyrinth are:

1. Focus: Pause and wait at the entrance. Become quiet and centered. Give acknowledgment through a bow, nod, or other gesture and then enter.

2. Experience: Walk purposefully. Observe the process. When you reach the center, stay there and focus several moments. Leave when it seems appropriate. Be attentive on the way out.

3. Exit: Turn and face the entrance. Give an acknowledgement of ending, such as "Amen."

4. Reflect: After walking the labyrinth reflect back on your experience. Use journaling or drawing to capture your experience.

5. Walk often.

MIRROR mirror ON the WALL

Today started out as one of those perfect mornings were everything seems to run so smooth. The baby slept in, I got my morning emails done, and I thought that I would reward myself with a ZUMBA class. I love going to these "types" of classes. You know the one were you dance around the room and in some strange way you feel like you are dancing in a club, or prepping to be on Dancing with the Stars. This "type" of class has always ALWAYS been a reward for me. I rairly make it to them, since they seem to only be for stay at home moms or well kept woman, because the only seem to fall in the time range of 9-11 am, you know the perfect time for "them".

Today I went and thought that I would have the time of my life. I walked into the room and started to warm up. Then the teacher walked in, a tan, chiseled size 2 teacher with a rack only a plastic surgeon could have provided. I stood up to get ready and there it was...me. I looked in the mirror at my body in motion, moving in a way that it has for so many years. I have always looked at myself in the mirror and for most of my life enjoyed what was looking back at me. Today, I did not. I felt horror, I felt as if I did not fit in with this "type". I refuse to let myself feel this way, for I know that I have a few lbs on me right now, but I had to have a strong self talk back to reality. I told myself of all the wonderful things my body dose for me and how it is strong, has children with ease, is rarely sick, always lets me push it to the limits.

I then went on to run 4 miles over lunch. Outside, without a mirror, or other to compare myself to. I had no tunes, and only the river and water falls to listen to. On this run I thought of nothing, just ran it was wonderful. Just me and my fabulous body. Thanks body for never letting me down, even when I am so critical of you.