hey...

Sorry for the lack of updates... training is going ok... having some serious issues with the Left leg... will be seeing my ATC this week to get it resolved...

blessings...
g

short and sweet

Tried to post this once before and it didn't work...

Training is going well.. My mile time is getting super sweet.. I'll be at steady 6 min miles in no time...

Having some issues with the left calf and ankle... apparently left sided muscle spasms are indicative of a calcium deficiency... keep your fingers crossed that that is the case...

Some road races coming up soon... Tylers idea.. 5k, 10k and a half marathon in November... STOKED!!!!!!

blessings,
g

Run Gretchen Run

Amazing day of training yesterday! I've been working super hard at bringing down my mile time! Tyler is a miracle worker..... Sometimes I think he is a bit nuts but, none the less he is an amazing coach!! I've been dropping time on my running like mad... And I'm starting to get super pumped about pounding the pavement!!
Getting lighter doesn't hurt much either... I'm still a bit off race weight or Nicole Ritchie weight as some call it, but I'm getting there.... There are days when I hear each of you in my head... Again I want to thank my friends for being so supportive... I love you guys more than you know!!! And I miss you SO much!!!!

Blessings!!
G

Heart aches AND SURPRISES

Somethings in life never make sense to me... Friends dissapearing is one of them...


It hurts... I'm having a hard time with this one too... I can't seem to figure out what happened... maybe I'm not meant to, but none the less... it hurts...


Love that isn't wanted...sucks...


Never turn your back on a friend...no matter what...
la tortuga es para ti...
and when that friend just appears out of no where, it seems as though you love them more than ever... thanks for not ghosting on me... i miss you bud..........

********Apparently friends get messages through my brain************* IT"S ALL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the message.... Super stoked to hear that you're ok!!!

Blessings


G

I think it was somewhere between the peacocks and the house with 100 roosters... But while I was riding along the hot, smelly, 2 lane road, I realized something...

The will I had to be a professional triathlete, which mind you I was convinced I lost, was still with me... And stronger than. ever!!

I think it was at that point that I passed the house of 100 roosters and as usual, was terrified one of them was going to attack me and peck me to death... About 200 yards down the road, I had my next realization... Road kill, whether smelly or not, makes me sick, seriously sick... Let's just say the house of 100 roosters is now the house of 99 roosters...

After cleaning my leg off with one of my water bottles (sorry for the gross visual) I felt such a rush... I imagined myself on the long, hot, lava crusted road, hammering along filled with my IRON will... Tears came to my eyes, and then my eyes burned, yes I had makeup on... Anyway... I hadn't lost it, I really hadn't... So I continued on with my flipping interval ride with my new found or should I say regained will...

Mind you I still think my new coach (yes you Tyler) is trying to kill me... But I was back...

his is going to be a long road, and I certainly have a few things trying to get in my way... Some nasty little injuries, a mother battling cancer, and a few other demons... But I will tell you this... This is my time, and no matter what, I'm going to do this. Look out 70.3, I'm going to tear you up, and for the beast we call Ironman, we've only just begun my friend. I hope you all have enjoyed my little rambling... I hope it made you laugh and perhaps even cry. Thank you, all of you for your love and support, for always believing in me even when I didn't believe in myself... I'll see you at the finish line, arms up in the air, and tears of joy running down my sweaty, stoked little face... With love and appreciation.

Blessings....

G