Well - I will be taking a break from any major posts about loosing weight and will probably just post this and that type stuff....
This past weekend, the kids and I went up to Iowa City... While I partied, the kids got to hang with their aunts and uncles.....
When I say I partied, I mean I partied hard... Friday I had probably 4-5 doubles of 7 and 7... inbetween a 3 1/2 hour period... I started at 8 and was done at 11:45 - had to get home to relieve my aunt connie from thet kids.... Saturday I got the pleasure of hanging with my cousin Jared again and we went out to dinner together.. then after dinner, I got to hang around my girlfriends... and a couple of old guy friends as well...
I also got to see and quickly talk to Tim Dwight - which was just so cool... I still think it is funny just how damn tiny he is - I am sure he was bigger when he was playing in the NFL.....
Well - I hope that I can say that this was just the first of my going home trips for Iowa homecoming games... Maybe next year I can start making it an annual thing... I can only hope.
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, October 4, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
today was a hard day
Well - I have actually enjoyed my runs lately and have tried to get 3 to 5 miles in every other day... Yesterday I easily got in 5 and really could have gone further if I had the time....
Today was a tough day at work... I am not going to get into the entire history, but 11 people, some of which were my good friends were laid off today... It is getting really difficult working in an atmosphere that is so, I don't know, out of control....
We had a big meeting on Friday, there are still so many unanswered questions, but I didn't get the impression that any layoffs would be occuring within the week. Don't get me wrong, I knew some would come in time, but in 1 business day - Friday to Monday, I never imagined that....
I pray for all those who were let go - I hope that you find something just as great.. you will be missed.....
Today was a tough day at work... I am not going to get into the entire history, but 11 people, some of which were my good friends were laid off today... It is getting really difficult working in an atmosphere that is so, I don't know, out of control....
We had a big meeting on Friday, there are still so many unanswered questions, but I didn't get the impression that any layoffs would be occuring within the week. Don't get me wrong, I knew some would come in time, but in 1 business day - Friday to Monday, I never imagined that....
I pray for all those who were let go - I hope that you find something just as great.. you will be missed.....
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
2010 Olathe Medical Women's tri was a success
Sorry I haven't gotten to updating my blog before now, but just been really hectic...
My last triathlon of the year is complete... And it was a BLAST... I loved it... I had a Personal Best...at 1:26:44......
Last year my time was 1:38:38....
It is not often where someone can shave off almost 12 minutes of time.. I owe a lot of it to the bike but I also improved in every area as well... Here are some of the comparisons... 2009 is listed first followed by 2010...
I am going to continue to run three days a week and I started the P90 sculpting routine this morning.. So M-W-F will be run days and T-Th and Saturday will be P90 days... wish me luck....
I am still considering signing up for a half marathon later this year - but I am still so up in the air about that one... 13 miles is double what I have ever done to date.....
My last triathlon of the year is complete... And it was a BLAST... I loved it... I had a Personal Best...at 1:26:44......
Last year my time was 1:38:38....
It is not often where someone can shave off almost 12 minutes of time.. I owe a lot of it to the bike but I also improved in every area as well... Here are some of the comparisons... 2009 is listed first followed by 2010...
Place No. Name Age Sex City State Rank Swim 100yd Trn.1 Rank Bike Rate Rank Cumulat Trn.2 Rank Run Pace Finish 263 210 Rebecca Koeneke 38 F Olathe KS 190 13:23 2:29 3:20 261 49:04 13.0 256 1:05:46 1:07 261 31:46 12:13 1:38:38
186 252 Rebecca Koeneke 39 F Olathe KS 125 12:26 2:19 2:05 176 42:11 15.1 145 56:41 0:48 241 29:16 11:16 1:26:44
As you can see I went from 263 place last year out of 303 women and this year I was 186th out of 333 women....
- Swim was about 1 minute faster
- transition 1 was over a minute faster
- bike was about 7 minutes faster my speed was up from 13 to 15
- transition 2 was about only 20 seconds faster
- run was about 2 minutes faster - going from a 12:13 minute mile in 2009 to 11:16 minute mile... this was the biggest success for me - figuring my run was that much stronger after the swim and bike.....
I am going to continue to run three days a week and I started the P90 sculpting routine this morning.. So M-W-F will be run days and T-Th and Saturday will be P90 days... wish me luck....
I am still considering signing up for a half marathon later this year - but I am still so up in the air about that one... 13 miles is double what I have ever done to date.....
Monday, September 6, 2010
last tri in 5 days
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....
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....
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.
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