The Iron Shecky

"I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be." - Ken Venturi Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico - Half Ironman Triathlon Date of Race: 3/15/2015 Total Race Time = 7h 8m 32s Overall Place = 1134/1309 Age Group = Female 30-34 Age Group Place = 44/60 The Road to San Juan:  The decision to sign up for this race was an easy one. We have family in Puerto Rico, a place to stay, and we visit a lot. I wasn't going to feel like I was missing out on seeing something in a new place during race preparations and the race site was at the beach so Sherpa Scott would be occupied! My official training started in December. I swam 3 times and ran about 4 or 5. It turns out I was fighting tendinitis in my right foot. After a few massages, a dry needling session, and some extra arch support I was on my way to being back to normal.  Official training now started in Janua...

"Every day you wait is another day you'll never get back again." The offseason. It is where triathletes eat, sleep in, and spend time with their friends and family. We reflect upon our most recent season, looking to see where we can improve and remembering what we did right. Amongst the weight gain, extra sleep, and too much time with family, we are also planning out our next season.  How can we do it better?  How can we take what we learned from the last season and succeed? I may not be the best at the "on" season, but I excel at the offseason! After Austin 70.3, I took some time. I knew that I had close to 5 months before my next A race, but I needed to get triathlon off of my brain for at least a month. I took off about 3 weeks in October/November, and I must say that it was wonderful! Cold Weather Night Running = Stylish Mid-November was the time for me to pick back up my run.  I was doing great until Thanksgiving.  I ate way to much over t...