This is our blog! We are training for Ironman Arizona November 2008. We have 20 weeks until the big day! Mike ( count chocula ) just completed ironman Coeur D'alene and he is ready to ROCK. Offically training starts Monday July 7th!

Here are the players: Diane: CDA ironman finisher. SINGLE ( looking for love ). Despite her absolute hatred of swimming, she is an adequate swimmer and strong biker. Enjoys diet pepsi and walks with winter ( her rescue dog ). Relies on her swimp3 to get her through her swim workouts. Owns her own computrainer ( ohhhhhhh ahhhhhhhh)

Beijing Bound ( Kathleen ) : CDA ironman finisher. Married to count chocula. HATES swimming. Good at the run. Poor swimmer and moderate biker. Relies on ju jubes and licorice to fuel her races. Loves Tony Horton and p90x!

Count Chocula ( Mike ): Just finished CDA ironman in 16 hours and 5 minutes. Was a complete couch potato until Beijing Bound did CDA 2007, that is when he got sucked into the ironman vortex. Mike signed up for CDA with no previous training, couldn't swim, never run a marathon! His training diet includes Mrs Fields cookies, coke zero and LOTS of cereal!

Mark: Was drunk when signed up for ironman after being dared by Kathleen. Never done a triathlon of any length until last week when he did Half Moon Lake and didn't come last. Mark refuses to wear speedos and trends towards board shorts in swim class. Mark is a moderate in all three sports and loves accelerade and clif blocks ( margarita)

This is team KDM2, and we will be IRONMEN!

Thursday, July 31, 2008

JAWS

I'm back from salt water training in Honolulu for a week. Well actually I never got in the ocean, nor did I put my face in the pool for that matter. I planned on doing some swims while away. But the night we got there we started watching " SHARK WEEK" on the Discovery Channel...need I say more? So I used that excuse for missing swimming.... not sure how to talk my way out of not swimming in the pool.
I did however RUN everyday and biked on the stationary bike 3 times.
This week.. Mike, Diane and I are going to Grande Cache for the DEATH RACE. I have a realtivly easy leg ( leg 1 ). I'm taking my bike and my swimsuit down too! It should be a great time...hopefully no bears :)

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

KDM2 High Altitude Training Camp - Canmore, AB



We went to the mountains for some biking and running practice. I missed several bikes in the previous week but we were planning on a long ride on the Saturday so I feel that more or less makes up for it. In the end we did a 115 KM ride from Canmore to Johnson Canyon and back on Sat, a 2 hour ride from Canmore to Banff and back on Sunday, and a 1.5 hour run on Monday. And of course, a wee tiny touch of the ole infinity pool.













Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Temperature/Conditions in Tempe

http://www.tempe.gov/wx/TownLake.aspx

NUTRITION MISSION

I'm back from Canmore. I did a lot of running but no swimming or biking so I have to work on this!

I need to work on my nutrition. I need to eat a balanced menu, I am going to use the principles of Body for Life! This means I will be eating 6 small meals per day and have a protein and a carb at each feeding. It is going to take planning but I am willing to try it!

Tomorrow Mike and I are getting up to do our 40 minute bike with a 10 minute transition before work. Then we have swimming tomorrow night ( yucky ).

I will post my eating tomorrow.
KK

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Is Diane Doing Her Training Week of July 7-13

Monday- run :40 Completed Tuesday am
bike 1:15 Done

Tuesday- run:20 Done
swim 1:00 Done

Wednesday- bike :55 Did :45 then tragedy struck

Thursday- swim:35
bike 1:10 Done

Friday-

Saturday- swim 1:30
bike 1:30
run :35

Sunday- run 1:10

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Is Mark Doing His Training in the Week of July 7-14???

First week of training went pretty well, I did miss the bike ride on Friday when my plan to wake up at 5:00 AM didn't even get close to started. Maybe for the best anyways, next time I think I'll just plan to bike to work. Had a wedding on Saturday and still pulled off the 1:10 run on Sunday, which was pretty solid. I went on a bit of a trail run up wedgewood ravine so that was very pretty solid.



Day of WeekPlan Calls ForMark Did
Monday1:15 B
0:40 R
Swapped to Friday
Tuesday1:30 S
0:20 R
1:30 S
0:40 R
Wednesday0:55 B

10 hills (run)

Thursday0:35 S
1:10 B
1:30 S
1:00 B (spin)
FridayDay Off0:40 R
(from Mon)
Saturday1:30 S
1:30 B
0:30 R
1:00 S
2:00 B
0:20 R
Sunday1:10 R
1:10 R