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Tuesday Notes

February 11, 2009 By: Runner Leana

Early Morning Swim:

This is the first time I’ve actually made it the entire way through my workout! We did 6 x 200 m intervals and I got faster over the intervals. It was great! No flip turns today though. Just thinking about them makes my head hurt after Wednesday!

Tuesday Night Spin Class:

I had a great time at class tonight! I was chatting with the ladies around me, asking about their Ironman Canada experiences. What do you wear under your wetsuit? Do you change between disciplines? Do you wear uber-padded bike shorts? What’s your nutrition strategy on the bike? It was a lot of fun. Plus I found out that women can chafe in…unique…places..! Get friendly with the Body Glide ladies! We did a quick spin up challenge to see just how high we could get our RPM up to. Apparently there are a couple of guys in our group that can see 200 or more?? I got up to 163 and felt happy that my bike was firmly locked in the trainer. Fun stuff!

After Spin Class:

I’ve forgotten that you can’t leave anything within reach of Maggie, my parents’ Scottish terrier! Remember the Halloween candy incident? Tonight she knocked a bag over and took out a toque (which she left alone, normally she really likes knitwear), Adidas tech hat (which she tried a few bites of, but pretty well left it alone so it is still wearable), but grabbed a toothbrush out, tore it out of its packaging and ate the head off. Yikes, how this girl manages to get up to so much trouble I have no idea!

And tomorrow:

Is a rest day!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Marci says

    February 11, 2009 at 5:24 am

    Wow you are kickin’ butt! Enjoy a well-deserved rest day!

  2. 2

    Ryan says

    February 11, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Just so ya know…the “boyz” can have some interesting chaffing during an Ironman as well; showering afterwards was almost yoga like trying to keep the water away from some areas.

    Enjoy the rest.

  3. 3

    Marlene says

    February 11, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    Ouch! Please invest in plenty of BdyGlide.

    Enjoy your res day!

  4. 4

    Missy says

    February 11, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    YES, you got to lube everywhere and don’t be shy in that changing tent…there’s usually a butt or boob staring you in the eye doing the same thing. Change during IM, YES, for me. NO on superpadded shorts on a tri bike. Let’s just say it hurts the ‘soft tissue’ down there. More than you ever needed to know, I’m sure.

  5. 5

    Mel-2nd Chances says

    February 11, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    You’re doing so well with your workouts, enjoy the day off, it’s well deserved for sure! Great tip about the chafing… i’ll have to remember that!

  6. 6

    teacherwoman says

    February 11, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Enjoy the rest day Leana! 🙂 You deserve it!

  7. 7

    Scott says

    February 11, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    I am all too familiar with the whole dog chewing incidents…thank goodness the Timex Ironman watch/HR monitor didn’t taste too good to my dog 😉 I have to keep the shoes behind closed doors at all times or risk seeing them in pieces around the yard a few days later if you know what I mean LOL

  8. 8

    RoadBunner says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    You are a busy bee! Sounds like things are going great. Animals get into the strangest things, huh?

  9. 9

    joyRuN says

    February 11, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    I was in the pool on Monday just getting more & more envious of all the swimmers just flip-turning their little hearts out.

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