Hello from the Big Island!! We have reached the 10-day countdown until we participate in the Ironman World Championship (5th time for me, 4th time for Karel)!
I've been meaning to blog for several days but to be honest, I just haven't had time. We have been so busy! Here's a recap of the craziness that has happened over the past week.....
Weekly training recap:
Swim: 14,900 yards (3:29)
Bike: 7:08 hours
Run: 3:05 hours
Strength: 45 minutes
Total: 14:26 hours
I've been meaning to blog for several days but to be honest, I just haven't had time. We have been so busy! Here's a recap of the craziness that has happened over the past week.....
Weekly training recap:
Swim: 14,900 yards (3:29)
Bike: 7:08 hours
Run: 3:05 hours
Strength: 45 minutes
Total: 14:26 hours
- Started my menstrual cycle and felt horrible for my last few days of training before we traveled to Kona. Blah.
- As of last night, I finished editing my 3rd book which is over 44,000 words. I've had several long days and late nights working on the final product over the past six days. Whew, what a relief that this is behind me.
- We had over 15 athletes racing last weekend at IM 70.3 Augusta and IM Chattanooga. Because we were traveling on their race day, we were anxiously tracking our athletes during our travel. We are so proud of our coached athletes as everyone finished the race in brutally hot conditions.
- I had several nutrition consults last week with my athletes who are still training for their final key race(s).
- Madison (our 11.5 year old cat) got an eye infection a few days before we left for Kona.
- Karel's mom came into town (we flew her to the US) and we were a little nervous about her traveling to the US alone - without speaking the language. Karel picked her up at the Charlotte airport on Thurs evening. She will be taking care of our furry crew (along with the help of my mom) while we are away in Kona and then she will be staying with us until early December.
- On the morning of our long travel day (before making the 2.5 hour drive to Atlanta for our first of two 5-hour flights), we walked downstairs at 6:30am to the site of a kitchen full of ants. This has never happened before and of course, it happens just 90 minutes before we are set to hit the road.
- It was hard saying good-bye to our furry children. We love them so much but they are also a big part of our daily routine. Our new little edition Ella is filling our hearts with joy and happiness. Madison has bonded with her and Campy is afraid of her.
- We are now in Kona and finally settling into a good routine of waking up early (5am) and going to bed early (8:30pm). Although we still have a lot of work to do while we are away, it's nice to work in paradise for a week before the craziness of race week begins on Monday.
