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.....
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...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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....
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)