Sarah Jo Austin

Triathlon Training: Week 4

Overall, not a bad week. No running, but I got in some great cycling and swimming workouts. Here’s what I did:

Continue Reading Add comment July 2nd, 2008

Photos from Running of the Squirrels 5K

They’re a little late in coming, but I’ve finally uploaded my photos from the Running of the Squirrels 5K in Marionville. I ran the race with my friend Sarah and her husband Ryan. My final time was 33:11.

I hope you’ll enjoy the photos from mystery guests #798 and #561.

Continue Reading Add comment June 29th, 2008

Triathlon Training: Week 3

How do you spell slacker? S-A-R-A-H. I had two awesome workouts Monday and Tuesday, but I was sore and exhausted from said workouts on Wednesday, and my post-work cycling class was put on the back burner Thursday because I spend the last half hour at work holed up in the shower in the women’s restroom due to insane weather. And I was plain lazy Friday and Saturday. Here’s what I did this week:

Continue Reading Add comment June 23rd, 2008

Triathlon Training: Week 2

Somehow, I managed to not run at all this week. Not so good. It’s hard for me to get up and work out before work two morning in a row, so if I swim in the mornings, the next day I can take a cycling class and strength train in the evenings. I have good intentions to run in the evenings on the days I swim, but I’ve been reading so much, that I don’t want to put my books down and get out of the house. We’ll see if I can remedy that next week.

Continue Reading Add comment June 16th, 2008

Triathlon Training: Week 1

This was my first week of triathlon training! Even so, I had to take it a little easy this week because I had a 5K race on Saturday. Overall, I was pleased with what I accomplished. I must be more deliberate about stretching my knees after running and cycling, and I need to work on cool downs in the pool. I’ve also been told to practice transitioning from cycling to running, so for future cycling classes, I’m going to wrap up with a short run. Here are the week’s details:

Continue Reading Add comment June 8th, 2008

Testing the Waters, So to Speak

Yesterday was my first official swimming workout, and it sucked. Allow me to explain:

For the past two weeks, I’ve tested the waters at the Y and completed a few swimming workouts; however, these workouts did not involve the free stroke (the triathlon stroke of champions):

Continue Reading 2 comments June 3rd, 2008

Let the Triathlon Training Commence!

Consider yourself warned: this blog is about to change directions. I’ve committed to the Republic (Missouri) Tiger Triathlon on August 23, and this is probably what I’ll write about most of the summer. I’ve been considering this for a few weeks: researching triathlon training, testing the waters (literally), and discussing this with friends. Am I crazy? Well, that’s an entirely different blog post, but in the case of this triathlon, the answer is no:

Continue Reading 8 comments June 2nd, 2008

To the Gym, To the Gym, Jiggity Jig

Two things happened on Sunday: I wrote a marathon training update, and my friend Sam told me about a local triathlon. And then my mind started reeling: If I got back to the gym, maybe I could do this triathlon. I could swim laps in the mornings and take some cycling classes and be ready by August.

So what did I do? Well, Monday night I went to the gym for a cycling class and some strength training. Please understand, that this is the first time I’ve been to the Y in probably two months.

Continue Reading 3 comments May 21st, 2008

Marathon Training Update: Uh, Wishful Thinking

I realize I haven’t written much about my marathon training lately, but there’s a reason for that: my marathon training has gone to the crapper. Seriously.

Continue Reading 5 comments May 18th, 2008

Marathon Training | Week 10

• Monday: 3 easy miles
• Tuesday: Tone to the Max (60 min.) + Yoga for Athletes (40 min.)
• Wednesday: 6 easy miles
• Thursday: Tone to the Max (60 min.) + Yoga for Athletes (40 min.)
• Friday: Cycling (45–60 min.)
• Saturday: 12 easy miles
• Sunday: Rest

Add comment April 27th, 2008