Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

(sorry about the size of the pics, I will try to work on those) I didn't think I was nervous on saturday as I was preparing for the rehearsal dinner, but my stomach was telling me otherwise. After a handful of peppermint mints and a cup of pepto I was feeling a bit better. Maybe it was the 13 mile run I did that morning...who knows. I started to feel a bit better in the afternoon but then as I awaited the arrival of Karel with his family, I felt very very nervous. Luckily, I had campy there to distract me so we went for a little walk. Around 4pm Karel arrived with his mom, dad and brother. I was just so happy to finally meet them that I forgot all about being nervous. His mom gave me the biggest hug and his dad said I looked just like I did in the pictures. His mom doesn't speak english so instead she just talked to me in czech. Karel's brother speaks English and he was very happy to meet me as well. Karel did a great job of translating and he said he hasn't used that m...

Rehearsal dinner with my Campy The ceremony My grandpa Joe giving the blessing over the challah Karel and I waiting to be announced at the reception Karel and I before we quickly stuffed down our lunch My brother in his groomsmen outfit Our cake (all vegetarian and no saturated fats or high fructose corn syrup)

The pictures are slowly coming in from different camera's. I promise I will have some order to pictures and a wedding report shortly.

I thought I'd give a quick update and some pics. The wedding was BEAUTIFUL, Karel was smokin' hot in his white tux and the reception was so much fun! The food was great, the music was awesome and Karel and I were surrounded by so many of our close friends and family. The wedding day report will come shortly but for now.....a few pics. I promise we have nicer pictures from the ceremony and reception :) Before the wedding AFTER the wedding at the bar in downtown Dunedin!!! "> (although the picture may show that I am drunk, I have a few pics to show my other half who had a bit too much to drink. For someone who never drinks, I enjoyed only one drink. Karel handled the rest of the drinks for me.)

Karel's family came in last night with no delays or problems with customs. I'm sure it was emotional since that was the first time Karel has seen his family in 8 years! After almost 24 hours of traveling from czech to vienna to paris to atlanta...they finally arrived to Jax at 9pm. Now, Karel and his family are making their way down to new port richey. My aunt, uncle, cousin, brother and grandma made it in yesterday and now our house is full of people. I'm a big family person so this is just great for me to have everyone here. This morning I ran 13 miles and finished the run with by brother as he was heading out for a 45 min run. We ran together for about 10 min and then I soaked my legs in my parents pool (the water is a bit chilly). The day is actually going pretty slowly. The food is almost done and we have chopped lots of veggies. I am finally lying down and ready to go over my speech and vows. Just wanted to give everyone a quick update. I probably won't be bloggin...

The hours are flying by.... I started my day in the pouring rain with Campy not wanting to go the bathroom at 5:30am. So instead I went to the gym and Campy pooped and peed inside. Oh well, his first mistake of the weekend. I had a great run at the Y and I even saw some familiar faces. I ran 8.6 miles and it went by super fast. I did one of my favorite sets: 20 min warm-up 6 x 45 sec @ 9mph 6 min @ 7.8mph 5 x 45 sec @ 9.1mph 5 min @ 7.8 mph 4 x 45 sec @ 9.2mph 4 min @ 7.8mph 3 x 45 sec @ 9.3mph 3 min @ 7.8mph 2 x 45 @ 9.4mph 2 min @ 7.8mph 1 x 45 sec @ 9.5mph 1 min @ 7.8 Super fast set! After a little lifting I showered up and headed to wal-mart for some wraps for our rehearsal dinner. I decided on wraps for everyone instead of getting it catered so I will be helping my family chop and cook on sat all day long. I can't wait to eat all the yummy foods and deserts (my mom made chocolate peanut clusters. I don't like chocolate so I pick out the peanuts and I'll give the chocol...

This morning I woke up at 4:40am so that I could swim with my old swim team at the Palm Harbor Y. There was no question that I would join them for an early swim, 4 days before my wedding, since I was in town. I arrived at the Y and said my hellos before jumping in to the semi-cool outdoor pool. It was pitch dark outside but the pool was lit up just enough to see the bottom of the pool. The swim set was great and it kept me from thinking about the wedding. 16 x 50's w/ fins warm-up on 40 sec (more like a 800 straight) 5 x 200 kick w/ fins on 3:30 (my fins were giving me blisters and since i hate fins and I have to wear sandals on sunday, I suffered through 4 of them and then got rid of the fins for number 5) Main set: 16 x 100's on 1:30 w/ fins (I did the first 4 with fins and my feet were killing me. I toughed it up and did them all without fins while the other two guys on my cycle did them with fins). Then I was ready to run. Instead of running on the treadmill I decided to gr...