Angela's Tri for the Y Blog
Tri for the Y Photos Now Available for Purchase
Tuesday, Jun 8, 2010
Our two fantastic volunteer photographers now have complete photo galleries of their work up for you to browse and purchase!
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Angela's Triathlon Blog: Tri and Tri Again
Monday, May 24, 2010
Well, we did it!! Saturday was a perfect day, sunny, breezy, cool-I think. It’s kind of a blur, but let’s see what I remember. It seems to me that there were a million athletes in the pool area; everyone was talking at once and cheering for the first waves of swimmers. Finally, it was my turn, and…
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Death By Recycling
Friday, May 21, 2010
This morning I stopped at the end of the driveway to drop off my recycling. I had just picked up the bin when a big brown and white dog came out of nowhere and jumped up on me. I screamed and came very close to throwing a week’s worth of newspapers into the air. Once I got my heart rate back under control, I was glad for…
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Angela's Tri Blog: Princess Pedaling
Monday, May 17, 2010
I have the parking gift. That means that I can almost always find a parking spot convenient to my destination. This is also known as Princess Parking, and it defies explanation. I happen to think that everyone has a gift like this-some of you just have the “Finding the Ripe Mango” gift or the “Whittling” gift or the…
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Hares vs. Turtles
Friday, May 14, 2010
I may have mentioned that my Tri Class is called the Turtles. We chose that name because we’re not always the speediest racers, but we finish the course, and as we know, “finishing is winning.” Not to be outdone, Beth’s other Tri Class named themselves the Hares. I agree it’s not very creative, and…
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Transition Class
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
5/10 About 50 brave souls gathered to hear Paige, Julie and Beth scare the heck out of us. No, not a spook night—transition class. 5 pages of single-spaced material later, we were all sufficiently informed (and terrified) about the reality of our situation. The major points: eat normally…
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Clippy Clips
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
5/9 We sure had a short summer this year—38 out when I work up this morning. The plan was to ride and run the race route, so I hopped out of bed anyway. A tall guy at LL Bean told me to bring my bike in any morning at around 8, and they’d likely be able to get it in for a tune-up,…
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Mini Tri Madness
Monday, May 10, 2010
5/6 Tonight we did a simulated Triathlon-the full swim followed by a 6 mile bike and a 3 mile run. I was surprisingly nervous (give me public speaking any day). Everyone was there early to set up their transition area. Mine is pictured here. Working from right to left, you can see my…
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Hill Street Blues?
Monday, May 10, 2010
5/5 My awesome Tri Training class (go Turtles!!) did a power swim and long bike ride. Fun!! Beth told us a hundred times that things would be better when we got outside, and she was right (as usual). She had us do some blocks of laps with little rest between, and I was ALMOST able to…
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NOW We’re Making some PROGRESS!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
My friend Shannon and I biked to work yesterday. We parked at the Freeport Park ‘n Ride and rode down Route 1 in the morning, and after work we took scenic Route 88 to avoid rush hour traffic. …
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MAY DAY!! MAY DAY!!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Happy May, everyone! Now, it’s becoming real: in 19 short days, we’ll be out there doing this thing. I had a tough training weekend. I was dreading getting back out there running, but I put…
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Whole What?
Friday, Apr 30, 2010
So, last night I went to the Rudder for a happy hour with friends, and then to a less-happy hour of talking about nutrition in the “Eating to Compete” session at the Freeport Y. It was bound to happen--my container of pudding and bag of…
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I Am Miss America!!!
Monday, Apr 26, 2010
Recently, I asked my brother how he learned to swim, and he told me that he’s always known how. He’s probably right-as kids, my 3 brothers and I spent lots of time at various family camps on lakes in Maine. Kevin is the youngest, so he probably just followed the rest of us into the…
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Down but not Out
Monday, Apr 26, 2010
The other night during Tri Class, I felt a twinge in my left calf while making the transition from bike to run. It went away after I stopped running, but happened again during a run around the boulevard with Shannon the next night. That time, it…
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Ride On!
Monday, Apr 19, 2010
I just bought a new helmet. Turns out that my 15-year old one was no longer safe. Experts tell me that you should replace yours every 4-5 years, even if you’ve never tested it out by falling on your melon. The good news is that the inexpensive…
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My Benchmark Run
Wednesday, Mar 31, 2010
Step into the "way back machine" with me, and travel to November 1, 2009. I had this brilliant idea to create benchmarks for myself at the very beginning of my training. I would do each event and measure how long it took me. This would allow me to see how much I improve as I approach May 22nd. So, here is what I wrote in my workout log after my first run (if you can call it…
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Bike Torture
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010
Okay, so, don't let anyone trick you into joining a Spinning Class. Or, if you do, be aware of what you're getting into. Beth, my beloved coach, made the offhand suggestion that I jump into the Monday-Wednesday class at Pineland. She even gave me a little demo of how the bikes work and showed me the basic torture positions. I walked into the first class with a spring in my…
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My First Day in the Pool
Friday, Mar 5, 2010
Day 1: What do you think about when you’re in the pool? Well, I can tell you what I think about...for one thing, I’m trying very hard not to forget how many laps I have done. Wondering what that red stripe on the side of the pool signifies. Wondering why every clock in this place is different, and why none of them have the actual time, Wondering…
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"Before" Picture
Monday, Feb 22, 2010
A picture of me at an office party in December. At that point, bowling was about the most strenuous activity I attempted. Now I can swim a mile!!! Beth is the best coach ever. My endurance has improved immensely. 
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Last But Not Least-Angela Wheaton
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010
Welcome to my blog! Aim high with me as I go from slacker to “Designated Last Place Finisher.” Better yet, sign up to compete in the event and train with me. There’s still plenty of time to get ready. I expect to be buff and tough by May 22nd, so come along and watch me eat your dust!! Read More