Delenn said:I'm back, and now I'm a triathlete. I still feel a bit like a poser
outside on my new bike (the odometer still has two digits on it) but
I've got road rash on my right knee, a whopping bruise on my rib and
shoulder, and a gash in my new cycling jacket. I feel like a real
cyclist.My weight continues to drop - I've lost over 80 pounds - and I
sometimes worry at night about weird ailments that I might be
suffering from that explain the steady fat loss. It's coming from my
butt and thighs these days and I sometimes feel like I'm disappearing
from some bizarre muscle-sparing cancer that makes me feel stronger
and healthier than ever. Either that or the nine workouts a week I'm
doing. Huh. I tend to forget about those because they mostly feel
like fun. I get kind of grumpy if I don't get an hour of something
sweaty in each day.
My routine has me running, swimming and/or cycling for at least half
an hour two or three times each during the week, which works out to
6-9 cardio workouts (I often do two workouts a day) plus I do a
couple of full-body weightlifting workouts. Usually I do a Nautilus
circuit these days - time is a premium and I'm mostly trying to
maintain what I've got at this point.My triathlon is 13 weeks away and I can easily do the distance in each
of the events. I've got three months to pull it together. So far I
seem to be middle-of-the-pack potential. Good enough.Fact is, I'm full-tilt into endurance-weenie land and really ought not
show my face in this group, but I wanted to wave as I sped by.
Good work; and good luck with the racing.
Peter