WOMENS TRIATHLON FESTIVAL 2012

 

Holy shit! i did it!!!
I cannot express how invigorating it was!
I was sooOOoOOoo nervous before hand! I had to drive there by myself which doesnt help cause i just sat there getting even more nervous with no one to distract me.
Lucky Justin and my mum were bringing the girls so i couldnt wait for them to get there!

 Breakfast! and my pre traithlon energy boost pack hahaha lots of gatorade that i had frozen to keep cold!

 

I got my registration pack! Put all my sticker on everywhere and went to set up my transition area..

I brought one of Immys towels so i knew where my bike was but i ended up getting a really good spot on the end.

 

When i finally foudn the girls Katie was just finishing and Loz was gettign all nervous to start her wave! It was sooo hot!!!

Yay!! they got there in time! Made sure to put heaps of sunscreen on! 36 degrees and straight sun!

11am not a good time to start a triathlon on a day like that haha

 

My cheer squad!

 

All engines are go!

As soon as i started swimming my top filled up with water and dragged me down! NOOoOoOOo!!! i had to keep pulling it up so the water wouldnt go in! I was so cranky i should have just worn my swimmers! i was too worried about wearing a bra underneath and pants to stop chaffing and it was all a learning experience haha

Cheerleader Immy with pom poms!

 

 

Heart still racing from the swim started off a good pace for my bike laps!

Holy crap it was soooooo hot!!!! Thank god i was wet! The tights were awesome too!

When i came into second transition and got off my bike i was like ohhh crap my legs wont be able to run they felt so tight! So i just took in katies advice.. took my time! had a stretch and a drink and started my run!

The whole way i was giving myself positive encouragement! There was no way i was going to let myself stop! "Keep going Rachie" You can do it! Dont stop! Doesnt matter how slow you go just dont stop! I got so happy at one point i could see where we had to turn around and go back i was on my last km! I felt like sprinting but thought i better conserve my energy i didnt want to sprint now and collapse before the finish hahaha i was smiling the whole km back! I was so happy i had done it!! and i didnt stop once! I could see the finish line and so i just took off! So happy to have finished in under an hour! Crossing the finish line i was going to puke! so i ran over to the garden but managed to get myself under control haha  

sooo hot!!!!

My hubby was so proud of me =)

It was so good to have my family there!

Although Immy and Evie were probably a little too hot haha

 

Its really inspired me to do more!

More triathlons pushing myself further everytime!

Next year i hope to do the Sprint which is 3x as long!

Challenge accepted! =)

 

If youre interested in doing a triathlon!

http://www.triathlon.org.au/State_Associations/NSW/Events/Triathlon_NSW_Race_Calendar.htm

 

Macarthur Tri clubs website:

http://www.mactri.com/

Pinkie triathlon is in early october

http://triathlonpink.com.au/

Womens Triathlon festival late november

http://regonline.activeglobal.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1117122

 

Healthy Eating

yoghurt and fruit salad! MmMM kiwi fruit!

Drink water bitches!

(yeah..been watching too much breaking bad)

My shopping!

 

MmmmMm lazy salad haha eggs for protein

 

Felt like a big breakfast! Damn green apples are good! i had forgotten i havent had them in years until Immy demanded them in the super market!

 

My weightloss is ruined!!!!!

Theres a frozen yoghurt place opening up at the square!!!!!

Sushi and frozen yoghurt across from each other! YUMM!!!!

i wish they would hurry up and open so i can take justin and my mum and share the wonder that ive been raving on about for months hahaha

THE STAMPEDE 2012

 

I love they turn it into a festival atmosphere! All kinds of stalls and live entertainment!

 

Our clean before photo haha All excited to get muddy!!

was so proud of mel as it was her first obstacle race.. She did really well trying to keep up with me!

I was giggling everytime we came across mud all i would hear from behind me was "yuck...gross..."

You'll get used to it =) 

 

 

TOTALLY SMASHED IT!!

Finished in 1hr 50 minutes!

10kms and 28 obstacles..

 

 

The obstacles were mostly quite easy and i would have loved to see more!

The location ended up having to be changed a few weeks before the event for some random reason so im guessing thats why it was a little lame in the obstacle scene!

 

My favourite moment of the day!

There was a big line up for the long ropes that went all the way to the bottom.. and i was sure i could get up theone with only 1/3 of rope hanging down.. so i gave it a go!

Easily got the rope and managed to climb up the top! It was a little tricky climbing over the top haha and i did it all on my knees for some reason so i had wicked bruises the next day! haha

The 50m slip and slide! This was alot of fun until the bottom and you smash into the lake and your brain gets pushed out your nose haha Mel wanted to drown so the hot lifesavers would rescue her haha

 

Fire pit! i got excited when i saw the firetrucks! but it was just logs of fire you had to jump over.

Still i guess some people would be scared of fire so might be challenging for them..

 

The last 5kms was alot of bush running.. along trails up and down rocky hill tracks and a few obstacles..

 The last obstacle barbed wire mud pit.. the one at tough bloke was so much harder.. this one was quite shallow and watery.. i got a few dirty looks when i overtook a few people who were going far too slow for my liking haha

 Quite easily survived! I love these things! I turn into a crazed maniac and just take things full pelt.. i dont think we stopped running that many times and none of the obstacles scared me. HOLY SHIT! there was an ice bath! that was pretty intense! it was about 4m long? and you had to go up and over these logs while walking through a pit of ice up to your armpits! i wanted tot ake a photo of it but it was through a fence and i couldnt be bothered navigating around haha

Finally burning some decent calories!

 

So keen to do it again next year! They sent around an email for early bird tickets! Im going to create a team! Called JUST DO IT!! haha

Keeping updated..

Oh boy.. The Stampede is only a week away and a week before my triathlon! Lord help me!

 10k obstacle course to get my muscles nice and abused before a triathlon! Will be doing lots of recovery training that week haha 

 

Had my measurements taken! So its been a month and i feel so much smaller than my results gave away. Im now a size 10! Went to try on some new workout gear (as i finally have been selling some old stuff) and the 12 were way too big and the 10 were not exactly suffocating! The size 10 shorts had a bit of room in them i was even tempted to get the size 8..

Recently purchased items! hehe

I'm obsessed with Running Bare! Ive gotten over Lorna Jane.. stuffs so expensive.. impractical and kind of boring! Its a little ridiculous but if you dont feel good you wont enjoy your workout! These are all i wear.. Work clothes, gym clothes and bummy clothes haha Unless im going out! Which hopefully i am this weekend! yay! im not working for once!

SO i noticed the other day while staring at my aspiration board that i really have most of those things now! So i decided to cross off the things i have achieved! I was amazed! So im now on a mission to make a new one!

 

Got all my old womens health mags, my book of dreams and some photos!

So excited to get into some decent swimmers for summer and our holiday!

 

Looked up these on Swimwear galores website! Love seafolly JETS and ripcurl!

 

Had a whiney day tuesday morning and didnt go to the gym! Spend the day with my girls instead! Ended up going to PUMP that night! I cant get out of my routine or itll mess me up all week! Tuesday Thursday are strength training days! Theyre crucial! Mon wed thurs sun are cardio days! Running swimming and cycling! Im excited this weekend i have off so im going to do pump sat as well! oOOoo extra PUMP! hooray! I put my weights up again! Im sore! hooray!! haha nothing better than having a little muscle soreness! Means youre doing somthing good haha

 

So these were on recently.. Ever since seeign them at the health and fitness expo ive been really keen to get in on them! Obviously i have to start DOING crossfit haha but i like the idea of competing showing your skills! Ive also been wanting to look up les mills trainging! Id love to be an instructor but its just a tiny weenie thought in my head at the moment haha Havent even looked into it or anything.. something else to add to my new board! =)

 

 

Ill leave you with this photo of us Tuesday! Yes theres one of the dreaded halloween trick or treat lollies! haha

Healthy Eating

 

 HALLOWEEN!!

I love halloween! but when i think about it it goes against everything i stand for haha
Getting kids to go up demanding candy from random doors..
I think i like the whole theme thing! I love a good theme party!
Getting dressed up.. Carving pumpkins.. scary theme food.. its all good!

 So i tried to make a healthy option! In case anyone didnt want lollies!
Yeah.. im pretty sure i ate all the celery and no one took the popcorn or sultanas haha
One kid even turned his nose up at my choice of candy! How rude! I LOVE cookies and cream chocolate, rattle snakes and caramel toffees!

 

Immy loves getting dressed up so she actually had about 6 different costumes she kept getting in and out of! Evie being Evelyn Rose was being herself hehe Or Dorothy the dinosaurs rosebush as Immy said. I wasnt going to take Imogen trick or treating! Just have somethings incase anyone came round to us.. but shes sneaky and tricked me into it! Lets just go ourside and see if anyone else is coming mummy.. oh look theres people over there lets go see.. and so i grabbed her picnic basket and said we would just go to 2 houses.. well everyone was so happy to see us and thought Immy was so cute so we went to a few more.. eventually her basket was full and too heavy for her to carry we went home.

I cant believe how much candy she got! Its australia! whats going on here!?

So i stashed it away in the cupboard and shes only allowed one a day! Everyday she forgets about them so theyll be in the bin soon haha

 

Lunch!

The most delish ham & salad sanga!

 

I put some mustard on it for a bit of kick! and no lettuce! its such a space waster on a sandwich!

 

Dinners..

This is amazing!! Pork loin steaks are so lean! This is a special marinade my husband makes! Its kind of sweet chilli.. sweet n sour type.. i dunno its amazing!!

This is my lamb koftas.. MMmMmm but look the carbs crept in tonight! i was craving potato salad which is odd because i have never ever liked potato salad. However this is egg and bacon potato salad! More protein to break down the carbs. It was so good but i only had a small portion cause it was so filling. The had a bit anxiety attack about my diet slipping and me having carbs for dinner. Its ok to have something every now and then!

 

Im so obsessed with betroot at the moment! i should look up what nutrients are in it and see what my body is difficient in..

turns out betroot contains magnesium, sodium, potassium and vitamin C, and betaine which is good for cardiovascular health and helping break down fatty deposits in the liver!

well that makes perfect sense my body would be craving it haha

 

 

The newest weightloss scam! Fat blaster has now brought out the "Coconut Detox" which is quite similar to the lemon detox.. dont eat anything and drink this sugar filled coconut syrup for 2 days! Wow you lost weight.. well fucking derr!! If you dont eat anything for 2 days ofcourse youll lose weight! The coconut syrup is just to keep you from passing out!

The thing that pissed me off the most is the god damn add! Its all chicks in bikinis and ohh how did you get that body? ooo look at my body how did i get it? oooo im so tiny ive never been bigger than a  size 8! buy this coconut detox and youll look like me! Piss off! I feel sorry for the people who buy into this shit! Get real weightloss isnt that easy!

 

 

Bit of a short one this week but im putting some vegetarian recipes into motion this week so wish me luck! and ill post them next week!

Keep up the healthy eating!

xox