Well - I am still doing a horrible job on so many levels.... I am not updating my blog like I want to - and I am not able to commit to the eating better... URG - at least I am maintaining my weight and not gaining any.....
in 5 days I will be competing in the Olathe Medical women's tri and at this time, this will be my last event... I seriously would like to train for a half marathon, but at the same time I really want to work on toning and building muscle...
So with that - next week I will start P90 for the next 90 days..... after that 90 days is up - if I am still going strong, I am going to do p90x.... Guess I really need to review the documents and food list......
On a personal note outside of training and health - my husband got a job... YEAH.. It took a month, but he will be working at Commerce Bank one mile from our house as a financial services rep.... don't ask me what he will be doing, but it will be nice to have a regular income and will be nice to be able to expand to our budget..
well - Labor day weekend is over and back to the real world tomorrow....
About Me
- Rebecca
- Olathe, Kansas, United States
- My name is Rebecca DeMoss-Koeneke and I am originally from Iowa City, Ia, that is why I say I am an Iowa girl at Heart... I have lived in the KC metro area for almost 20 years. Since moving to KC, I married the most wonderful man in the world, Trey. For 3 years, he was a stay at home dad. Which was great for me. But in late 2010 he went back to work. That has been nice too, but required a lot of change on my part... I have two awesome kids. Peyton 7 and Emily 4. And 9 year old Border Collie Lab mix named Sinjin..... This blog will be for me to document several different things.... first of all my goal at a more healthy life. In March of 08 I began a new chapter of my life. I quit some bad habits and started Weight Watchers and working out. March 08 started out at 200lbs. By March 09 I had lost 30 lbs... In September of 09 I ran my first Triathlon. 2. I will also post updates about my family including pictures.... Unfortunately in 2010 I gained a lot of weight back, so 2011 will be another year of getting that weight off. My goal is to loose 30 lbs. Also in 2011 I am going to participate in more tris, dus and half marathons...
Monday, September 6, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
WIN FOR KC TRI - was awesome
Well - the Win for KC Tri is over and I had a blast... There are definitely some aspects of the race that I did not like, compared to the Olathe Medical women's tri that I did last year, but all in all it was a fun race....
For starters, the road that we raced on was horrible - pot holes and really bumpy... And whoever told me the race was flat - was lying to me... Not flat at all... Also, I love the aspect of young girls racing in the race and I hope that some day Emily will do the same thing... BUT Mother's - father's teach your daughter's how to ride in an event like this... there was a young lady - maybe 14 years old that held up traffic because she was riding in the middle of the road... Stay to the right - that way cars can pass.. I lost valuable seconds because I had to go around a car that couldn't go around her....
Also - consider shutting down the roads... I also lost valuable seconds because of a stupid semi truck driver.....
The last thing that I didn't enjoy is that the women weren't as talkative. Yes there were many that were supportive, but I swear in the Olathe Medical women's tri there was just much more talking..... and cheering...
Here are my official results....
I was 356 over all out of 850
I was 84 out of 136 for the 35-39 age category
I finished the swim in 12:31 (500 meters)
I finished the bike in 37:56 (10 miles)
I finished the run in 38:54 (5k) (12:33 min mile)
I finished the event in 1:32:58
Now I have about 40 days - give or take a day until the Olathe Medical Women's tri... I can't wait.
For starters, the road that we raced on was horrible - pot holes and really bumpy... And whoever told me the race was flat - was lying to me... Not flat at all... Also, I love the aspect of young girls racing in the race and I hope that some day Emily will do the same thing... BUT Mother's - father's teach your daughter's how to ride in an event like this... there was a young lady - maybe 14 years old that held up traffic because she was riding in the middle of the road... Stay to the right - that way cars can pass.. I lost valuable seconds because I had to go around a car that couldn't go around her....
Also - consider shutting down the roads... I also lost valuable seconds because of a stupid semi truck driver.....
The last thing that I didn't enjoy is that the women weren't as talkative. Yes there were many that were supportive, but I swear in the Olathe Medical women's tri there was just much more talking..... and cheering...
Here are my official results....
I was 356 over all out of 850
I was 84 out of 136 for the 35-39 age category
I finished the swim in 12:31 (500 meters)
I finished the bike in 37:56 (10 miles)
I finished the run in 38:54 (5k) (12:33 min mile)
I finished the event in 1:32:58
Now I have about 40 days - give or take a day until the Olathe Medical Women's tri... I can't wait.
Friday, July 23, 2010
T minus 8 days and counting
Well, my tri is 8 days away - (Saturday, July 31) and I am really getting excited... The last three weeks have been really good training weeks... I have improved so much on my swimming... When I started right after the 4th of July I could barely swim 4 laps without having to stop for about 30 seconds to a minute.... This week on Wednesday and today, I was able to complete 40+ laps without stopping.....I am really beginning to love the swimming thing again....
My bike has dramatically improved too - I can easily do 15 miles in an hour and did my longest last weekend of 20 miles. WHICH FELT GREAT.....
My run has not been as good as last year, but that is because I have improved the other areas so much. I am sure that with all the excitement at the time of the tri I will do just fine...
At this point I am still trying to decide what to wear - typical woman huh??? I will be hopefully riding up with another friend Saturday morning, but it will be an early one.. Gates open at 5:30 am and I would like to be there no later than 5:45.
Well - pray for me this next week - it will be a light week of working out... Monday morning, light run, Monday night open water swim, Tuesday bike, Wednesday swim and then on Thursday I will get up early, but will only walk... Then Friday will be a complete rest day.
I will post pictures as soon as the event is over and I am at home.....EXCITEMENT is BUILDING.
My bike has dramatically improved too - I can easily do 15 miles in an hour and did my longest last weekend of 20 miles. WHICH FELT GREAT.....
My run has not been as good as last year, but that is because I have improved the other areas so much. I am sure that with all the excitement at the time of the tri I will do just fine...
At this point I am still trying to decide what to wear - typical woman huh??? I will be hopefully riding up with another friend Saturday morning, but it will be an early one.. Gates open at 5:30 am and I would like to be there no later than 5:45.
Well - pray for me this next week - it will be a light week of working out... Monday morning, light run, Monday night open water swim, Tuesday bike, Wednesday swim and then on Thursday I will get up early, but will only walk... Then Friday will be a complete rest day.
I will post pictures as soon as the event is over and I am at home.....EXCITEMENT is BUILDING.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
the count down is here
Well, I am officially less than 2 weeks away from my first tri of the year..... It will be my second event as I did my first duathlon back in May.....
I am feeling pretty good about this tri and my goals for this one are pretty simple.. I would really like to finish in a better time than the Olathe Medical Women's tri from last year....Which was 1 hour 38 minutes and 38 seconds......
I don't want to be too excited, but I am thinking I should do better... Because this year I have been swimming more than I did last time... I have been swimming now 6 times and will get in at least 6 more times before the event.. Last year I think I only swam about 5 times total... Also for this tri, I will not be using a heavy mountain bike and I have been riding a long more than I did last year... I was able to do 15 miles in 1 hour today.... a total of 20 miles in 1 hour 15 minutes.....
my run will be the catcher this year.... I haven't been running as much as I would like, but I would think with all the energy and excitement of the day, I should be pretty good... I will post pictures after the event.......wish me luck.
I am feeling pretty good about this tri and my goals for this one are pretty simple.. I would really like to finish in a better time than the Olathe Medical Women's tri from last year....Which was 1 hour 38 minutes and 38 seconds......
I don't want to be too excited, but I am thinking I should do better... Because this year I have been swimming more than I did last time... I have been swimming now 6 times and will get in at least 6 more times before the event.. Last year I think I only swam about 5 times total... Also for this tri, I will not be using a heavy mountain bike and I have been riding a long more than I did last year... I was able to do 15 miles in 1 hour today.... a total of 20 miles in 1 hour 15 minutes.....
my run will be the catcher this year.... I haven't been running as much as I would like, but I would think with all the energy and excitement of the day, I should be pretty good... I will post pictures after the event.......wish me luck.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Updates
Well, I haven't been doing as well as I wanted to, but I am ok - for now, with that... I went to my 20th highschool reunion and had an absolute blast... Got to see friends that I haven't seen in 20 years... It was amazing how many of us still feel so comfortable with each other and will continue to communicate until our next reunion...... Which I am so excited for.....
Drank way to much, but enjoyed my friends... Especially, Becky, Greg and rekindled friendships with Lori and Chuck... I missed them all so much.
Well, I am trying to train hard right now, but for some reason the extra weight since last summer is keeping me down.. I have my next triathlon in 23 days... July 31st... It is the Win For KC all women's triathlon... I can't wait. I will post pictures after the event.
Drank way to much, but enjoyed my friends... Especially, Becky, Greg and rekindled friendships with Lori and Chuck... I missed them all so much.
Well, I am trying to train hard right now, but for some reason the extra weight since last summer is keeping me down.. I have my next triathlon in 23 days... July 31st... It is the Win For KC all women's triathlon... I can't wait. I will post pictures after the event.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
I am soooo bad at this
Wow - I really need to get better at updating my blog....... Well, I guess I need to update what has been going on since the last time I posted in April.
On May 16 I completed my first duathlon..... My time was exactly where I figured it to be at 1 hour 45 minutes..... The first 2 mile run was 21 mins, the 11.5 bike was 48 mins and the final 5k was 34 minutes... It was a very cold and raining day....but I still had a blast.... What was really nice was that my friend Jennifer ran it with me and that since it was only about 2 miles from my house, my hubby and kids were able to come watch me....
Additionally since April, I had been able to loose almost 10 lbs... It was slow, but I was doing it....
Peyton got done with school on May 21st and so far they have had a good summer...
Unfortunately the first of June Trey and I went to Vegas for a week and now I am having to loose all 10 of those lbs I originally lost.... :( we got to spend plenty of time at the pool and saw hoover dam with my dad and my step mom... It was nice to be able to see them for a couple of days and enjoy celebrating our 10 year anniversary.. (a little bit early)
My work is having a little challenge at work, so I am running daily around the office complex. But after June 25 I am going to really focus on swimming 2 to 3 times per week and also getting on the bike at least 2 times a week and running when I can. The reason for all this work???? I have my first triathlon of the year coming July 31.....
Within this training I also have to go back home for my 2oth high school reunion.... I am going to have to make dang sure that I get some running in that weekend as well.....
That has pretty much what my summer has been so far....and I am starting over from scratch this week - really want to continue to loose some weight between now and my 20th high school reunion.
On May 16 I completed my first duathlon..... My time was exactly where I figured it to be at 1 hour 45 minutes..... The first 2 mile run was 21 mins, the 11.5 bike was 48 mins and the final 5k was 34 minutes... It was a very cold and raining day....but I still had a blast.... What was really nice was that my friend Jennifer ran it with me and that since it was only about 2 miles from my house, my hubby and kids were able to come watch me....
Additionally since April, I had been able to loose almost 10 lbs... It was slow, but I was doing it....
Peyton got done with school on May 21st and so far they have had a good summer...
Unfortunately the first of June Trey and I went to Vegas for a week and now I am having to loose all 10 of those lbs I originally lost.... :( we got to spend plenty of time at the pool and saw hoover dam with my dad and my step mom... It was nice to be able to see them for a couple of days and enjoy celebrating our 10 year anniversary.. (a little bit early)
My work is having a little challenge at work, so I am running daily around the office complex. But after June 25 I am going to really focus on swimming 2 to 3 times per week and also getting on the bike at least 2 times a week and running when I can. The reason for all this work???? I have my first triathlon of the year coming July 31.....
Within this training I also have to go back home for my 2oth high school reunion.... I am going to have to make dang sure that I get some running in that weekend as well.....
That has pretty much what my summer has been so far....and I am starting over from scratch this week - really want to continue to loose some weight between now and my 20th high school reunion.
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