La Bicicileta

I have my first Spanish quiz tomorrow... If you couldn't guess, my workout today was spinning. DEFN: stationary bike, dark room, techno music, insanely in shape instructor making you feel bad about yourself. I started spinning back in January when I joined the Boston YMCA and found that I actually REALLY love it! I know it looks crazy, but there is something surprisingly relaxing about it; the whirring of the bikes, the consistent beat of the music. I have been trying to spin twice a week, on Sunday mornings for 90 minutes, and then Wednesday PM for 60 minutes. My favorite instructor is Ed, a professional triathlete! I found his classes the best for me, mostly because of his amazing music choices: Gorillaz, Jack Johnson, Rolling Stones and Dub Reggae. I also like that he makes the ride feel like a REAL bike ride, talking about head winds, and visualizing the hills. SPEAKING of hills, our workout today was an interval workout of HILLS. As a runner I'm familiar with dreading hill workouts, but a typical hill interval on a bike lasts 8-10 minutes, WTF! I made it through, but I had what Ed calls a "heavy ride" today. My second day of rest tomorrow, but I'll be back on Friday with an easy 4 miles. E

First Donation :)

Thanks so far to everyone who is showing their support. I set up a facebook page called E's Race for Ovarian Cancer. If you go to the page, please become a fan to make it more popular so that others will see it in their home feed!! Also, please feel free to recommend my page to your friends, anyone can donate!! I got my first donation today, from my Mom's friend EJ, so a huge shout out to him for getting the ball rolling. Only $1,975 to go!!! I didn't get to run last night because Moogy was sick and I had to take him to the vet :( Although today is supposed to be my day of rest, I will try to get in a quick three miles. This weekend I have a 7.5mile run planned for Saturday, and on April 10 Brian and I are doing a 5 mile race (it ends at an Irish Bar, so it's not super intense). If you're in the Boston area and want to come cheer us on, while enjoying a pint of Guinness shoot me an email and I'll send you the Deets. Thanks again for the support!!

Webpages, UGH

SO, this is my first post on my training blog, and actually any blog in general. I am just trying to get everything up and running, from my fundraising page, to this Blog, and a facebook page! Since you're here reading my blog, you probably already know that I'm training to do a triathlon to benefit Ovarian Cancer Research in honor of my Mom, who is a survivor. The triathlon is in October in San Diego, CA!! I'll be competing in a Half Marathon on 5.29, a sprint triathlon on 7.11 and several smaller road races in preparation for October. I'll be charting my training progress on here, but please don't read this blog for any sort of legitimate training suggestions, as I'm hardly capable of giving athletic training advice. Check back soon for the trials and tribulations of training in a New England Spring (22 degrees in March, anyone?). E