Triathlete by TFP

Only a couple more weeks until my first tri. Doing the Trek sprint on July 12 at Pleasant Prairie and I'm feeling pretty much ready to go, but nervous. I watched my husband and fellow TFPer's compete in the Verona Tri. It was cool to take it all in, see the transitions and everything come together. It was the first time I watched one and actually thought - hey, I think I could do that!

Coach Matt retested me for a bike and run EMR and a RMR. Found I've changed my cardiovascular system. My zone #'s were adjusted as my body is now getting more output at a lower heart rate #. Still need to keep working all the zones which isn't always easy. Especially going slow.

My RMR showed that I now burn less calories at rest - which I intially got upset about. Coach put it in perspective - I now weigh less than I used to and makes sense that I don't need as many calories.

I've lost a total of 13lbs. so far and I've totally changed my body. I'm 2lbs. shy of my ultimate dream weight. Another exciting perk to all this training! My body fat is now 17%, would like it to be 15 or 16% but it's pretty darn close. I've lost a total of 8 inches off my measurements, so wearing a bathing suit this summer has been painless. This past weekend I was in my friend's wedding. Besides the wedding being a total blast, it was the first time in years that I didn't have to wear some sort of major gut-sucker armor under my dress. Talk about freedom! It's a lot of fun enjoy the results so far. Now it's back to business and getting mentally prepared for the races. Coach Matt said I should expect some puke - zone workouts coming up, YIKES!