http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com Sweat365 » Move more, every day. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:45:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Longleaf Triathlon - October 19, 2008 The day before the race we picked up our packets and went down to check out the lake. This will be my first lake swim triathlon and of course, being in Florida, the usual worries of snakes and gators plagued us a bit. ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/10/20/longleaf-sprint-race-report/ maybe we were just too chatty, but MM and I were feeling lazy on our swim today. Last Friday we kicked butt at 5:30am, but after the weekend and working all day Monday, we just weren't in the mood to swim hard. We did put in about 1050 ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/09/22/maybe-we-were-tiredor/ For me, the only thing more exciting than racing in my first Tri, is to watch my 8 year old daughter Sydney race in hers - which she did yesterday! She raced in the fifth race of the Youth Tri Series, here in Pinellas county-Florida. The distance was ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/09/08/my-mini-me-races-her-first-tri/ Woke up at 5am to get to the 5:30am swim training. I am not a "very early" morning person, so I show up rather disheveled, eyes half shut, but I'm there and willing to swim and keep practicing my form and breathing. Didn't touch the water before jumping ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/08/20/come-on-in-the-watersbloody-cold/ Coach was on vacation today so he had a masters swim instructor fill in for the swim training. She was very helpful in terms of making assessments and giving us some good tips. There were only 5 of us at training today so it was a good day ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/08/15/swimming-with-a-masters-instructor/ Yay, I'm back from vacation and back to Tri training. Tonite was a nice swim with some drills totalling a little over 1000 yards. I'm a right side breather, but we had to use both sides tonight in one of the drills and I definitely drank a bit ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/08/13/back-to-pool-school/ Tendonitis hurts, plain and simple - and mine started right after my last tri where the road was pitched - apparently differentiations in "leg length" can contribute to tendonitis. I've been resting and massaging it for a week and a half now and it's feeling much much better. ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/08/11/getting-the-leg-back/ I ran a slow 3 miles with shortened steps as my left leg has been hurting. I picked up a case of iliotibial tendonitis and should be resting it but I'm on vacation and actually WANT to run. We'll see how it feels tomorrow. http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/08/06/my-leg-hurts-today/ Fun without the sun was the theme for this event -- and it definitely was!  Got to the absolutely beautiful pristine beach location early and secured a good parking spot for my hubby and kids to cheer me on from as it was right on the bike and run route.  It ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/08/04/july-26th-crystal-river-twilight-tri/ My daughter Sydney, 8, signed up for youth triathlon training because apparently I've inspired her to do so! She's a good swimmer and a fast runner and I think with some training she'll do well if she trains right and sticks with it. While she was training, I ... http://Boardgrl.sweat365.com/2008/07/29/my-mini-me/