Why can't training for Ironman be my full time job?

Back to work on Monday! A 16 hour training week awaits too. It was so much easier being on vacation and doing the 14.5 hours of training - now I have to work and train, yuck!!! I think when you pay that much money to do Ironman, they should somehow pay your bills so you don't have to work while training which will allow you to train more effectively. Maybe someday Joe will become a professional triathlete with lots of endorsements and then we can both stop working and train full time. Notice how I said Joe could become the professional - I don't live in a complete dream world, I am just not fast enough to become a pro!!! But, just in case someone wants to sponsor us, we are both completely available and open to it - Powerbar, gatorade, oakley, nike, reebok, NEWTON (not fig, the sneaker dudes, but we would take fig too), Viagra (just because I am female doesn't mean I wouldn't wear their jersey), etc - we are not picky!!!

On another note, I have started tracking my calorie intake on The daily plate which is through www.livestrong.com. What a fantastic sight - trying to figure out my calories in/calories out so that I can try to get down a few pounds before Ironman and regulate my energy level more appropriately during training.

I hope everyone plans on watching the Boston Marathon on Monday - should be a great show!! Go Ryan!!!!

BTW - my legs feel fantastic right now even after all of the miles this week. I feel really strong. I am very excited. I am really excited about Tinman at this point too - I will be in great shape by then!

Trying to navigate traffic

Went for my first brick workout yesterday - 3 hour bike, 30 min run. It went really well. I slowed down on the bike which is something that I have to learn to do, instead of starting pushing hard and then dieing at the end. The run felt so good - faster than my usual runs but I wasn't trying half as hard as I usually do. Wonderful workout!!

I hate biking in Schenectady though. I left my house and got to the corner of Draper Ave and Broadway - had to wait due to traffic. When I finally got to go, there was a person waiting to turn left but he looked right at me and indicated I could go but when I went he went as well - came extremely close to hitting me. I called him an a%$hole and kept riding - getting back into a rhythm. Then at the intersection of Curry Road and Guilderland Ave a person got right on my back wheel while I was going through the intersection and laid on his horn at me. Again, I used some profanity but kept riding. My question is: Why do people not understand that I am not trying to be a pain in the behind but I also have every right to be on the road? Give me my 3 ft of space and then you can go around me but don't make me think that I am going to die because you are in a rush and don't want me on the road!! It isn't like I am riding two abreast or riding in the middle of the lane or swerving all around - I am riding by myself on the white line or on the shoulder (if there is a shoulder - which there isn't really on Guilderland Ave) trying to stay as far away from cars. I hate riding in Schenectady - it is too dangerous.

VACATION

I love being on vacation. My workouts are fantastic this week!!!