Good Tri

So I did my first practice triathlon in order to get ready for my Xterra this June. It's called Tri the Rim. Overall I am satisfied with my time considering the last triathlon I did was 16 years ago, yes I was 10 years old. At the time I did not appreciate the fact that my mom organized all of my stuff (swimsuit, cap, goggles, bike...) because it is quite a lot of shit to have in one organized pile!

Things I learned from this race:

- Running in a swimsuit and bike chamois= not as bad as I thought.

- Taking gu, drinking lots of water periodically even when you don't think it's necessary= a must.

- Even if you feel like you are swimming fast you aren't necessarily.

-You can beat someone in all 3 events, but they can beat you overall because of transitions alone.


I felt great post race, but later in the day I bonked! If a hard effort for 1:22 makes me that tired, I better get my butt in gear and do some longer workouts.

I do need to remember to congratulate myself though... I could have spent my Saturday drinking beer on the couch instead. Another bonus is that I also beat everyone I wanted to, even though I said I was not going to be competitive, it feels good to beat someone who arrogantly told me their time from the previous year... I don't know if it is just people in Durango, but when it comes to fitness your co-worker, or bank teller will become your biggest rival... even in spin class!

So now I need to find the motivation to continue training for my Xterra this June. I just came back from an amazing wedding in LA and have realized that I need to get back into wedding planning (t-minus 4 months!). These things are quite the production and they don't just occur on their own. I guess I will have to juggle wedding planning with training until June 6th, at which point I can become a total bridezilla!
In the very likely case I lose motivation during the next month, I will remember this tidbit to keep me going...

My friend (Xterra nat'l champ) told me that even after drinking 200 ounces at her last 2 races, which I hardly believe to be humanly possible, she fainted and had to get an iv afterward! Ok... definitely riding my bike tomorrow!

Coolest Thing Ever

Check out this website I found at mapmyrun.com

This website allows you to map runs in any location and it tells you how far you ran. It even has an "out and back" feature as well as a "loop" feature! You can also save routes to re-visit them!

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Crave This!

via sephora.com

I think the actual cake is garbage but this lipgloss is amazing! Thanks to my best friend M for hooking me up :)

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Gaga for Gaga

I have to say I am a little embarrassed to report that after meeting Lady Gaga in an airport that I have been a little start struck. I’ve never been one to seek out stars in public and ask for their autographs or approach them, but when I saw her at the airport it was just so easy to ask her for a picture. She actually impressed me with how nice and approachable she was and that got me to thinking…
I had only heard of her because there was some celebrity gossip going around that she and Christina Aguilera had a battle about one of them copying the other’s style and I thought it was so silly because I was thinking “who cares?”. Then of course the first time I looked at the radio display to see who was playing this awesome song on the radio I recognized her name because of this spat with Christina! I’ve been loving her two songs that play on the radio, but normally don’t have much respect for musicians who make music like hers that aren’t really musicians, they are a puppet whose only real talent is the way they shake it in their patent boy shorts. It was fun to meet her and makes for a good story, but after I got home that night I started looking her up online to see what type of “artist” she claimed to be. I came away very impressed with how hard she has worked for what she has. She not only writes all her own music lyrics and melodies, she often plays all her synth music herself. She didn’t win some reality t.v. show, or have an older sister pop star who handed her the role, she worked her way up the clubs in NYC until she finally made it big. She has even written songs for other so called “artists” whose job is to look hot and dance around on stage while attempting to sing (Pussycat Dolls). She takes her job seriously and realizes that it’s not just the song, it’s the performance, entertainment and stage character that makes a pop star.
So I have to say… way to go Lady Gaga for bringing lots of great songs to the pop world, while taking your job and artwork seriously. I actually have some respect for this lady!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngf5Oo_XrjI&feature=channel_page