Hello Friends and Family!
Today is the first day on our Road to the Triathlon! We are going to post our crazy stories, workout routines, trials and triumphs in the months to come. We hope our journey makes you laugh, but more importantly inspires you to work towards a goal you have been trying to achieve and gives you the guts to go after it!
To set matters straight, our journey technically began last night at the 8PM lap swim in Issaquah, WA. For those of you who don't know, Kari was a Division 1 Swimmer at Arizona State University. You go girl! Needless to say, she will have no problem being at the top of the swim in whatever race we decide to sign-up for. I on the other hand have not had swimming lessons since elementary school. I did however race in one previous sprint triathlon 3 years ago. To train for the swim I watched a youtube video on swim strokes and breathing techniques. The video was in Russian, but I got the gist. All I can say is, thank goodness for wetsuits, that thing kept me floating the entire swim in Lake Washington. Three big cheers for Kari who graciously volunteered to spend last night at the pool helping me with my stroke. It doesn't look anything close to her amazing form, but I'm on my way....
Quotes of the night:
Quote 1:
Kari: This smells like my childhood...
Quote 2:
(Lauren walking towards the women's shower before entering the pool)
Kari: What are you doing?
Lauren: Taking a shower, it says so on the sign.
Kari: (eye roll) I have never taken a shower before entering the pool in my entire life!
(No shower, walk to the pool)
(Lauren taking off shoes)
Kari: What are you doing?
Lauren: Taking off my shoes. The sign says no outside shoes in pool area.
Kari: I have never heard of taking off your shoes...
(We walk to the pool unshowered and in our shoes)
Lifeguard: (gesturing at the shower) Compliments of the house! (Looks at our shoes)
Kari: You want us to take a shower?
Lifeguard: You need to wash off all those lotions. (in a pervy guy voice)
(Awkward pause)
Lauren: I don't wear lotion, I'm allergic.
Quote 3:
Lauren: I shouldn't have eaten chicken and a baked potato before swimming. I feel bloated.
Quote 4:
Kari: The best part about swimming is the socializing.
Some facts to know about triathlons...
The race is broken down into three parts; SWIM, BIKE, RUN.
There are varying distances you can race. We are looking at SPRINT or OLYMPIC length races.
Sprint = 750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run
Olympic= 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run
Races we will NOT be training for....
Half Ironman= 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, 21.1 km run
Ironman= 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km run
some distances may vary depending on the race.
Kari and I will be headed to Kona, HI next weekend to watch the Ironman World Championships. Thanks goes out to her parent's for letting us stay at their condo! I'm sure by watching the best athletes in the world, it will give us some inspiration for our training in the months to come.
Please feel free to comment, come workout with us or cheer us on at our race! We are excited about this new adventure and look forward to sharing it with all of you!
Today is the first day on our Road to the Triathlon! We are going to post our crazy stories, workout routines, trials and triumphs in the months to come. We hope our journey makes you laugh, but more importantly inspires you to work towards a goal you have been trying to achieve and gives you the guts to go after it!
To set matters straight, our journey technically began last night at the 8PM lap swim in Issaquah, WA. For those of you who don't know, Kari was a Division 1 Swimmer at Arizona State University. You go girl! Needless to say, she will have no problem being at the top of the swim in whatever race we decide to sign-up for. I on the other hand have not had swimming lessons since elementary school. I did however race in one previous sprint triathlon 3 years ago. To train for the swim I watched a youtube video on swim strokes and breathing techniques. The video was in Russian, but I got the gist. All I can say is, thank goodness for wetsuits, that thing kept me floating the entire swim in Lake Washington. Three big cheers for Kari who graciously volunteered to spend last night at the pool helping me with my stroke. It doesn't look anything close to her amazing form, but I'm on my way....
Quotes of the night:
Quote 1:
Kari: This smells like my childhood...
Quote 2:
(Lauren walking towards the women's shower before entering the pool)
Kari: What are you doing?
Lauren: Taking a shower, it says so on the sign.
Kari: (eye roll) I have never taken a shower before entering the pool in my entire life!
(No shower, walk to the pool)
(Lauren taking off shoes)
Kari: What are you doing?
Lauren: Taking off my shoes. The sign says no outside shoes in pool area.
Kari: I have never heard of taking off your shoes...
(We walk to the pool unshowered and in our shoes)
Lifeguard: (gesturing at the shower) Compliments of the house! (Looks at our shoes)
Kari: You want us to take a shower?
Lifeguard: You need to wash off all those lotions. (in a pervy guy voice)
(Awkward pause)
Lauren: I don't wear lotion, I'm allergic.
Quote 3:
Lauren: I shouldn't have eaten chicken and a baked potato before swimming. I feel bloated.
Quote 4:
Kari: The best part about swimming is the socializing.
Some facts to know about triathlons...
The race is broken down into three parts; SWIM, BIKE, RUN.
There are varying distances you can race. We are looking at SPRINT or OLYMPIC length races.
Sprint = 750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run
Olympic= 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run
Races we will NOT be training for....
Half Ironman= 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, 21.1 km run
Ironman= 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km run
some distances may vary depending on the race.
Kari and I will be headed to Kona, HI next weekend to watch the Ironman World Championships. Thanks goes out to her parent's for letting us stay at their condo! I'm sure by watching the best athletes in the world, it will give us some inspiration for our training in the months to come.
Please feel free to comment, come workout with us or cheer us on at our race! We are excited about this new adventure and look forward to sharing it with all of you!
Good Luck!! Can't wait to read about all of your adventures! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome!!!!! I cannot wait to see your journey!
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