Little Liz’s Training Blog

• I got my first athletic injury! I say that so positively! Even though it hurts like crap! Okay… not really crap. But, whatever. It’s my right foot/ankle and it isn’t even swollen or bruised. But I am limping. I don’t remember doing anything particularly crazy to it during the 5k on Saturday, but it hurts now. But it should go away by the triathlon in two weeks, right? What isn’t going to help is that I can’t really run much between now and then with it hurting like this. Not that I would have ran that much anyway. But I should have. And maybe I would have. Who knows. Maybe the pain will be gone in two days. I hope so.
• The tri suit that I bought totally did NOT fit. It was too big!! Yeah! So I had to return it. I did that this morning. And Sarah suggested Team Estrogen to me this morning as well. I’m looking at this suit. I just have to get measured so I won’t make the same mistake I made last time and order a suit that doesn’t fit me.
• I know this is going to sound ridiculous… but I am really seriously considering the idea. I just need some input. I am thinking of pulling the liner out of my normal motorcycle jacket to wear as a light jacket over my tri suit on the bike ride. It’s basically a thin wind breaker. It is not a warm coat, but a wind breaker (and obviously a good one since I wear it on a motorcyle). What do you all think? Ridiculous? I mean, I don’t really have all that much $$ to keep stocking up on tri gear… I’ve got the suit. I do have another wind breaker but it’s pretty big/baggy and it’s an over-the-head one. I don’t know. Any input?
• I have decided to use my own bike for the race and my sister is going to use her own bike. We’re just in it for fun and it would be too complicated to try to get to know a new bike and a new way of riding so soon before my first race.
• Okay… so less than two weeks! I’m headed out for FUN in the SUN (I hope it doesn’t rain) and to finish and to just have a grand old time and beg my sister not to leave me in the dust for the race. Oh, and yes… I will be swimming and biking and training this week as well. I plan on joining the group again this upcoming Sunday for the 15 MI bike ride again! Should be fun.

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