The Mary Sellke Year of Fun 2013…
Yeah, what the hell does that mean?
For the past three years I have taken to spending much of my extra time (and money) training for Ironman and or marathons (those however seem to be more of a bi-product of Ironman training than actual ability to be a solid marathoner). Those years took a tremendous amount of dedication, time, focus and energy. At certain points in training, it took me away from my family, eight hours on a bike in Wisconsin can do that. It also took a great deal of support from my family, to which I am so grateful, I could not have done it without them.
All that said, I would not change anything about those three years, with the exception of I wish I had been fast enough to make it to the World Championships in Kona but you can’t have everything, right? Or maybe let’s just say, that fight might not be over yet. But, it is for this year.
This year is all about encompassing adventures I like, have wanted to do in the past, training that doesn’t take up too much time and most importantly these events must be done with my friends. Events and races are great but sharing them with friends is so much more satisfying.
Yesterday started off the year of fun with the Fred Kurz 10 mile run.
It is a small little race out in Wayzata that fit perfectly into training for a half marathon in a few weeks. The only problem, our spring has left us with snow. The Luce Line ended up being a single track snow compacted trail run. It was hard, kinda horrible and absolutely great to be out there with Becca and Di.
The hardest thing about this year, I have no idea how to put it all together into a solid training plan. It’s diverse to say the least. Here’s the schedule so far:
Year of Fun:
If you wanna join in a piece of that, I would love to have you. If you have an additional race you wanna do, let me know, I might be game.
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Day #5 ~ 30 Day’s of Biking
Suck it up Buttercup!
Yes it’s snowing in April, mama doesn’t care…get on your damn bike and ride.
It’s called commitment.
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“This is the ONLY time you should ever be sitting on a railroad track! Got it?”
Said me with my camera.
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Day #3 ~30 Days of Biking
Day #3 brought us to my very favorite place on the Cedar Lake Trail!
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30 Days of Biking with my little but mighty
PJ and I decided we would take up the 30 Days of Biking pledge. What does that mean you ask for those to lazy to hit the link. It means we will get on our bikes (together mind you) for 30 solid days. Everyday in April we will hop on. We don’t have to go far, we just have to do it.
Day #1
Today we learned that tomorrow we will dress warmer!
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