I hope I am on the right track

Wow, I am doing this a few days ahead as the weekend will be crammed.

To date: April 25/09 I have maintained my weight at 186 Lbs. My nutrition consists mainly of proteins and a few carbs (always shooting for whole grains). I have not increased my training routine but my abilities continue to improve. Is it a reaction to the weight loss?

Two weeks ago I did two routines for each of my three sports, one just happened to be a test triathlon I did on my own on Sunday morning. As my first scheduled race approaches on May 9, it was great to go over that and then point out what I did correctly and what I need to pay attention to. Here are the results:
SWIM (750 yds) - 14:03
BIKE (14.71 miles) - 46:41
RUN (3.31 mi) 33:42
I took just about a minute between each sport to get the appropriate gear on. For a grand total of 1HR:36MIN:37SEC

I am so excited as I should expect to repeat my one and only triathlon last year but about 5-6 minutes faster with the condition I am at today.

The week of April 20th has been rather limited as well but I reached a huge milestone. After resting my body for 2 days I ran 5.25 miles. This particular run felt real good: relaxed, with a spring in my feet, heart rate steady at 158, all the right stuff runners talk about. I finished in 44:04. What a surprise when I calculated that I ran at 8:24min/mile. WOW! I want more of this.

What was the cause of this speed?
Was it the rest? was it the triathlon on Sunday?
Was is the mexican meal I had 2 hrs prior? was it the weight loss?
I want to think it was a combination of events, but above all else, persistance and determination for 3 1/2 months are paying off in a big way.

This weekend will be my son's promotion to green belt in Tae Kwon Do. It'll also be his BDay - that means I will not be attending the season opening triathlon (St. Anthony's) in St Pete. Yes, I wanted to go but in the big scheme of things, there are things I can live without, and there are memories that I want to create and allow my children to relive later in life. God and Family are my top priorities, there will be other races to attend in less important weekends. If I am getting healthier now as an attempt to stay here in this life with them longer. I trust that you are all doing the same.

Sat 4/25: One more note to add- today I ran 10.56 miles in 1:46 - avg 10 min mile. Another milestone reached. I am well on track for completing a half marathon before the end of the year. Yipee!!!

Until my next blog, and GOD Bless!

Bunny Hops and Easter Sunday

Hi there, thanks for tuning back in. I truly appreciate your support.

Before anything else - I have decided to switch my blog to a bi-monthly format. Reason being that I have pretty much achieved all of the goals I set at the beginning of the year (weight loss, triathlon training and work). On second thought, maintaining the achievements might be the hardest part, but I am still very focused.

During the last 2 weeks, I reached 184 LBs two separate days during the last 2 weeks but I am averaging 188. This week I cheated a little bit when we went on a friends and family outing to the beach and on Easter day. However, NOTHING stands between me and quality time with the family.

This week was Spring Break and we didn’t really do much, I took the last two days off from work. On Saturday, we went to Anna Maria Island – this beach has been consistently rated Top 5 in the US. It was a gorgeous day. 80 degrees/Sunny/low humidity; what can I say, a God-Blessed holiday indeed.

Either my skin is getting more sensitive, or I forgot that I need to put sunscreen on my scalp!!! YEOW!!! The good thing is that I was feeling pretty good on my new skin.

Easter Sunday included an egg hunt at my neighbors’. They really are some of the nicest people we’ve met here. I will post some pics during the week. We had a great time, the kids enjoyed the egg hunt, and with her Cuban family, we always feel just as with our family.

For next week my goals are:
Continue with two training sessions per sport each week
Maintain my weight (185-189 lbs)