So not much has happened since my last logging... it's now Sunday morning and I'm writing as I wait for my project to print out. (Good thing about graphic design is that you can create your own presents easily! Gotta love that!) Unfortunately, the present is a few weeks late. Not good! Oh well, it's the thought that counts right? I think she forgot about mine as well... I don't mind.
You know, I'm really struggling with this off season thing knowing that I have such big events in my scope. I always just want to go out there and take on the world right away while I still have the motivation, but I realize, and have been told many times by my dear friend that I need to slow down or I'll never make it. I guess now is a good time to start taking it easy as my knees are not doing that well and my muscles are sore and fatigued (although I truly feel that is because I am coming down with something.) I guess this is a hard reality for me to face because my life/workouts has been scheduled this way for pretty much the past 2 years and I enjoy working out and love eating candy! Halloween kills me!
Anyway... I've been teaching quite a few cycling classes and pushing through bodypump around 3 times a week, throwing a few other, random workouts in there along the way. The running is still sketchy because of my knees and that is really frustrating but hopefully with enough prayers they'll shape up soon. As of right now, I'm a little nervous of the swim. I've got some major stroke modifications to make and right now they feel very off and I'm still not sure that I am really doing it right. Our instructor is cool though and an awesome swimmer so I will trust that he will make me a pro by the end of it (if not, I guess I'll be signing up again for the next session!) I did however try the "flipturn" this past Tuesday and almost died from massive water intake. It was actually pretty funny. Not sure if we'll give those another try in the near future!
Otherwise, not much has been going on... Jen came down from LaX this weekend which was fun. I really miss having her around. We caught a few movies with the guys (not that I saw either) and got in a few workouts which was fun and motivating to have her back in the saddle next to me. I'll tell ya, we make a mean apple crisp as well! Also had my first experience squeezing 4 people into a bed (cal. king so it was a quite large, but a little narrower than a regular king.) I must say it was fun though!
Well, I guess at this point that's about it. I really hope to get my workout schedule somewhat figured out in the near future... maybe this week. I've been looking into training with heart rate monitors and whether that would be a beneficial addition to my workout plan. Some people swear by it but truthfully, I don't know if i have enough knowledge about it to have it make a difference. I guess I'll keep digging and see what I come up with.
With that, I'm out for the night. Sorry for the randomness... the tiredness must finally be getting to me!
Monday, October 20, 2003
Well, this weekend was pretty uneventful in the workout department. Had the opportunity to spend some QT with dad while we painted the cottage garage and pretty much everything else we could find. I did manage to make it out for a run this morning which went well for the most part... I've been battling some knee issues ever since my first sprint tri in August and for some reason, it keeps coming back when I run. The biking doesn't seem to affect it but sometimes the run is unbearable. Today it was just kind of there... but I was so afraid that it would become bad that I think I thought about it too much. I pushed through it though... the weather was too perfect and it felt so good to run. I only went 5 miles, but even doing that was a great feeling since I pretty much haven't been running since my last tri near the end of August in hopes that the knee would just forget its problems. Apparently that's not the case. Stupid knee.
I'm sure more will come up about the knee in the near future, but for now I don't feel like talking about it. Let's talk about how fun volleyball was tonight. Tonight was pickup night at Harbor and there's usually a decent amount of people there because Sara set a deal up with a church group- Blackhawk- which has a tendency to draw some decent players. Tonight was really no different with the exception of one guy who really didn't know how to play. You'd think that after you continually suck it up, you would figure out that you shouldn't be there because you are hindering the game. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case so everyone tried to be patient and tell him what to avoid doing and so on and we switched up teams a zillion times because my team of 4 dominated every time about 15-2 or so. Either way, the majority of the people were good and all very nice so it was pretty cool to switch up teams. the competition eventually got to be pretty even so the games took off. At one point I saw this little kid come in (he was 13) and I was like "oh no, we're going to have to let him play..." so I asked him to join our team since we were down a player and real lightheartedly asked him if he knew the rules etc and he said yes so I said the only other rules were to dominate the other team and then announced to the opposition that he was our new power player and secret weapon. As it turns out- I wasn't kidding! This kid was amazing- better than a lot of players that play in the so called power league on Thursday nights (reference Mark for back up on this one). Barry (the 13 yr old) could set, pass perfectly, hit (both right and left- taking into consideration that he's still pretty short to hit on a high net) and over hand serve... no wait- he can jump serve as well. Look for this kid in the olympics. He was a blast to play with and nothing short of amazing! I can't wait until he comes back.
Ended the night with half a movie, some popcorn and good company. It was a pretty good day.
Tomorrow I actually get to work! Ok, I'm not very excited about that, but money is money and I certainly don't have it now so I can deal with spending a few hours behind a desk at Harbor. I then go straight to teaching the noon spin class and then I can go home and relax. I might swim tomorrow to try to work on the drills before I hit swim class on Tuesday but I'm not sure. I should also try to hit bodypump. Tomorrow could be a long day! Hopefully painless!
Ok, off to bed- my sleep time is getting cut quite short!
I'm sure more will come up about the knee in the near future, but for now I don't feel like talking about it. Let's talk about how fun volleyball was tonight. Tonight was pickup night at Harbor and there's usually a decent amount of people there because Sara set a deal up with a church group- Blackhawk- which has a tendency to draw some decent players. Tonight was really no different with the exception of one guy who really didn't know how to play. You'd think that after you continually suck it up, you would figure out that you shouldn't be there because you are hindering the game. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case so everyone tried to be patient and tell him what to avoid doing and so on and we switched up teams a zillion times because my team of 4 dominated every time about 15-2 or so. Either way, the majority of the people were good and all very nice so it was pretty cool to switch up teams. the competition eventually got to be pretty even so the games took off. At one point I saw this little kid come in (he was 13) and I was like "oh no, we're going to have to let him play..." so I asked him to join our team since we were down a player and real lightheartedly asked him if he knew the rules etc and he said yes so I said the only other rules were to dominate the other team and then announced to the opposition that he was our new power player and secret weapon. As it turns out- I wasn't kidding! This kid was amazing- better than a lot of players that play in the so called power league on Thursday nights (reference Mark for back up on this one). Barry (the 13 yr old) could set, pass perfectly, hit (both right and left- taking into consideration that he's still pretty short to hit on a high net) and over hand serve... no wait- he can jump serve as well. Look for this kid in the olympics. He was a blast to play with and nothing short of amazing! I can't wait until he comes back.
Ended the night with half a movie, some popcorn and good company. It was a pretty good day.
Tomorrow I actually get to work! Ok, I'm not very excited about that, but money is money and I certainly don't have it now so I can deal with spending a few hours behind a desk at Harbor. I then go straight to teaching the noon spin class and then I can go home and relax. I might swim tomorrow to try to work on the drills before I hit swim class on Tuesday but I'm not sure. I should also try to hit bodypump. Tomorrow could be a long day! Hopefully painless!
Ok, off to bed- my sleep time is getting cut quite short!
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Well, I guess like everything currently in my life, I'm going to try something different here to see if it can't help me to get to my goal in the end. I can't say if I will stay with this, as I'm not usually very good about keeping journals, however I thought that I'd give it a try since this year will be unlike any I've ever experienced before. The true goal of this blog... to see if it will help my mental training for next year's Ironman WI, and hey, if anyone wants to join me in this journey, I love feedback and motivation from others... so feel free. Secondary, I thought that maybe writing stuff down will help me get my life on track cause it's way too far off the path right now. I know I could have written this all down in a little black journal and shoved it under my pillow, but I've tried things like that before and it's never worked, so I thought maybe by putting myself out there just a little further, I would actually get somewhere. I do hope to possibly pick up some friends along the way... but if nothing else I will have accomplished something else that I've never done before by keeping this blog. As I said, it's going to be a long year, so if anyone does read this and ever wants to add anything to the experience, please do so (here's an email address: rreinhart@triathlete.com)! Here we go!
So today is what... the 16th of October, 2003- at age 23 with less than a 1/2 a month until I'm 24 I am in a situation I never really imagined I be in. The job market is incredibly difficult for finding work in graphic design (well at least in this area of WI - which I am kind of limited too since I have no money to my name whatsoever- this is no joke by the way :) and I'm pretty lonely. I have great friends- but having been in college, I was used to seeing them everyday and now that we've dispersed from our apartment, it's been different and rather hard to adjust too. I have met some great people... people that I would call friends, but not necessarily feel comfortable calling to just hang out. I have made one great friend that I owe a lot too. He's a great person and talented beyond words. I guess I'd really have to give the credit to him for getting me this far. I guess to sum things up- life is harder than I'd like it to be right now but I really have high hopes to improve it within this next year. I'd love to find a job, even better, one that I like (aside from my one at the health club), I'd love to figure out this whole relationship thing... I seem to have issues with that- and even more with hurting people, or myself, and finally (or at least for now...) I'd love to become strong enough to make it through what will be the biggest accomplishment of my life to date... the ironman.
wow- so we know I'm good at blabbing on... maybe I should go accomplish something for the day. I'm waiting on this job to see if I at least get an interview for it. I worked there for about 4 1/2 months as a LTE and was told I did an great job while I was there, but then had to stop working and actually apply for the job opening and since then, I haven't had a great feeling about it. It's tough because I know that I could do a great job there, but fact of the matter is that I'm green- only out of college for a year and right now that puts you in a very tough position to get a job. Apparently, even if you were just working there doing the job of your boss. Oh well... we'll see I guess. Fingers are crossed. Until then, I guess Illl just keep focusing on making the best of things and working out cause that seems to truly be where my passion lies.
Full night tonight... kickboxing class, Kickball finals (our team is undefeated so far!!), volleyball game and work bowling party... should be fun. We'll see how the scores come out!
With that, I'm out...
So today is what... the 16th of October, 2003- at age 23 with less than a 1/2 a month until I'm 24 I am in a situation I never really imagined I be in. The job market is incredibly difficult for finding work in graphic design (well at least in this area of WI - which I am kind of limited too since I have no money to my name whatsoever- this is no joke by the way :) and I'm pretty lonely. I have great friends- but having been in college, I was used to seeing them everyday and now that we've dispersed from our apartment, it's been different and rather hard to adjust too. I have met some great people... people that I would call friends, but not necessarily feel comfortable calling to just hang out. I have made one great friend that I owe a lot too. He's a great person and talented beyond words. I guess I'd really have to give the credit to him for getting me this far. I guess to sum things up- life is harder than I'd like it to be right now but I really have high hopes to improve it within this next year. I'd love to find a job, even better, one that I like (aside from my one at the health club), I'd love to figure out this whole relationship thing... I seem to have issues with that- and even more with hurting people, or myself, and finally (or at least for now...) I'd love to become strong enough to make it through what will be the biggest accomplishment of my life to date... the ironman.
wow- so we know I'm good at blabbing on... maybe I should go accomplish something for the day. I'm waiting on this job to see if I at least get an interview for it. I worked there for about 4 1/2 months as a LTE and was told I did an great job while I was there, but then had to stop working and actually apply for the job opening and since then, I haven't had a great feeling about it. It's tough because I know that I could do a great job there, but fact of the matter is that I'm green- only out of college for a year and right now that puts you in a very tough position to get a job. Apparently, even if you were just working there doing the job of your boss. Oh well... we'll see I guess. Fingers are crossed. Until then, I guess Illl just keep focusing on making the best of things and working out cause that seems to truly be where my passion lies.
Full night tonight... kickboxing class, Kickball finals (our team is undefeated so far!!), volleyball game and work bowling party... should be fun. We'll see how the scores come out!
With that, I'm out...
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