I have been informed, by a friendly outsider, that the blog is not up to date. For this, I apologize.
But what perfect time to get back to business with just 2 days between now and the official start of Ironman 2010 Training for me and Kelly. This isn't to say that we have been laying on lawn chairs sipping margaritas and eating chips. teamdawnkelly stays true to our training ways year round.
Over the past couple months Kelly and I have endured a couple bike rides, possibly a run and most definitely another 60 minute massage. What is interesting (or maybe not that interesting at all) since our IM 2010 Kick-Off in January, is that teamdawnkelly has stuck to the promise of monthly massages, more than our penciled in training on our infamous Audrey Hepburn and Robert Pattinson calendars (Kelly with Audrey and I with R Patz). And we have to admit that Kelly's calendar is MIA and mine is collecting dust on my never used coffee table. But who really needs a calendar.
Monday, May 24th starts the 16 week build, peak and taper into IM 2010. Thankfully, Monday is a "rest day" of which Kelly and I truly excel. We know nothing more than how to snack and how to rest. However, our week will progress and climax into a stellar Memorial Weekend complete with dinner and margaritas prior to a Survivor concert - complete with backstage passes and a chat with Frankie Sullivan, and the annual Memorial Day 56 Mile Bike Ride at High Cliff. This year we are doing it right with snacks from all parties involved. And in 2010 the Memorial Day Ride will end properly with a matinee showing of Sex and the City 2. Life really doesn't get much better than that.
Coming up - teamdawnkelly fan shirts AND the official tracking of our cash boxes.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Gaga, Gangstas and Gordy
Although we have had a running trend of typical titles for blog posts, after our adventure on Saturday, a new title was in order.
An early morning wake up call brought Kelly and I to the YMCA for our 3 hour IRONRIDE. As we stood in the foyer, a gentlemen joked with us and thought we were 18. We laughed. He wasn't kidding.
We were entertained with snacks (being of the utmost importance), music, great spin leaders, and ourselves :-) We are highly entertaining and easily entertained. What threw us for the biggest loop was our 3rd and final hour when our dear friend Gordy hopped on the spin bike, microphone in front of his face, and his spin hour title track was, of course, LADY GAGA. Simultaneously, Kelly and I looked at each other and said "Well, when I think of Gordy, I think of Gaga." But it didn't stop there. The next track hinted into Gordy's ghetto side with a bit of gangster love, and the song had plenty use of the word "gangsta." To top it all off, Gaga hit the high note again. The 3rd and final hour was probably the most entertaining.
Gaga, Gangstas, Gordy.
p.s. let us not forget that i locked my keys in my car outside the YMCA. Tracked Kelly down at her shopping adventures. Called a locksmith. And was soon sent home safely. We did get parking tickets and photos to prove the shenanigans. Ha. That stuff "would" happen to us!
An early morning wake up call brought Kelly and I to the YMCA for our 3 hour IRONRIDE. As we stood in the foyer, a gentlemen joked with us and thought we were 18. We laughed. He wasn't kidding.
We were entertained with snacks (being of the utmost importance), music, great spin leaders, and ourselves :-) We are highly entertaining and easily entertained. What threw us for the biggest loop was our 3rd and final hour when our dear friend Gordy hopped on the spin bike, microphone in front of his face, and his spin hour title track was, of course, LADY GAGA. Simultaneously, Kelly and I looked at each other and said "Well, when I think of Gordy, I think of Gaga." But it didn't stop there. The next track hinted into Gordy's ghetto side with a bit of gangster love, and the song had plenty use of the word "gangsta." To top it all off, Gaga hit the high note again. The 3rd and final hour was probably the most entertaining.
Gaga, Gangstas, Gordy.
p.s. let us not forget that i locked my keys in my car outside the YMCA. Tracked Kelly down at her shopping adventures. Called a locksmith. And was soon sent home safely. We did get parking tickets and photos to prove the shenanigans. Ha. That stuff "would" happen to us!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Birthdays, Miss America...TeamDawnKelly
If anyone wonders what Miss America has to do with IM training...it has everything to do with it.
In celebration of Kelly's birthday and an intelligent ploy to get her most sarcastic friends to wear evening gowns and have some cocktails, Kelly planned a Miss American themed celebration post birthday.
There were tiara's, heels, ball gowns, wedding dresses, sparkly dresses, earrings, up-do's...the whole nine yards. That doesn't mention the 6 foot table filled with delicious snacks and a tub filled with homemade sangria. Yum.
Miss America is on for the following 2 hours - and we continue to bash the girls - too much makeup, she annoyes me, big teeth, big forehead, etc.
Then they prance out in their swimsuits adorned with 6-pack abs.
We have 6-packs too...We just don't dance around on national TV to show them off. Ha.
In celebration of Kelly's birthday and an intelligent ploy to get her most sarcastic friends to wear evening gowns and have some cocktails, Kelly planned a Miss American themed celebration post birthday.
There were tiara's, heels, ball gowns, wedding dresses, sparkly dresses, earrings, up-do's...the whole nine yards. That doesn't mention the 6 foot table filled with delicious snacks and a tub filled with homemade sangria. Yum.
Miss America is on for the following 2 hours - and we continue to bash the girls - too much makeup, she annoyes me, big teeth, big forehead, etc.
Then they prance out in their swimsuits adorned with 6-pack abs.
We have 6-packs too...We just don't dance around on national TV to show them off. Ha.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Some Day in January
Ah. This is our thought process. "We have pushed back the official date of our IM training, however, we will not push back the luxuries of massages..."
Exactly. Getting into the IM spirit, TeamDawnKelly took to the streets, briefly with Molly, and then alone to tackle a pre-massage 7.5 mile run. It may have been a tad chilly and mildly slippery, but we pushed through knowing the end result.
60 minutes of "heated" massage time later, we were wobbly standing up and ready for a nap!
Successful adventure. And what we also learned on this trip:
1) our IM cash boxes for Madison/Chicago will accumulate only during our time together training
2) we will stick to 3 hours of Strong Kids spinning instead of 6. No need to start out too strong and embarrass everyone. Ha.
Until next time...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
It is really only January 8th? IM WI 2010 - Team DawnKelly
To those who question our attendance of swim clinics, ironman clinics, how to get faster by moving your arm this way clinics, we say...
"We are going to spend the least amount of money possible on people telling us how to get faster." We have 17 hours. We have been slow and steady for 30+ years, no need to start the silly speedwork now.
Kelly and I also participated in our first 2 hour spin of 2010. First words to come out of both of our mouths, kind of in a jinx situation was, "I think I am going to try harder today since I don't have to run 13 miles tomorrow." Did we try harder? I think so.
We also learned at spin class: 1) Dawn can get through IM and a spin class with just 1 functioning pedal - because she is bad-ass. 2) Kelly can successfuly put on a bandana to ward off those tiny little fly-away hairs. 3) Our first massage of the year will be at the end of January (basically because if we do it any earlier, we'll have accomplished nothing so far. 4) We will partake in the Strong Kids 6 hour spin class (again, because we are bad-ass) 5) Our training dollars are set for the cash box: $5 anytime we swim, $.25 a mile for biking, $1.00 a mile for running. Magnificent Mile (or State Street) here we come!
On to our next adventure...
"We are going to spend the least amount of money possible on people telling us how to get faster." We have 17 hours. We have been slow and steady for 30+ years, no need to start the silly speedwork now.
Kelly and I also participated in our first 2 hour spin of 2010. First words to come out of both of our mouths, kind of in a jinx situation was, "I think I am going to try harder today since I don't have to run 13 miles tomorrow." Did we try harder? I think so.
We also learned at spin class: 1) Dawn can get through IM and a spin class with just 1 functioning pedal - because she is bad-ass. 2) Kelly can successfuly put on a bandana to ward off those tiny little fly-away hairs. 3) Our first massage of the year will be at the end of January (basically because if we do it any earlier, we'll have accomplished nothing so far. 4) We will partake in the Strong Kids 6 hour spin class (again, because we are bad-ass) 5) Our training dollars are set for the cash box: $5 anytime we swim, $.25 a mile for biking, $1.00 a mile for running. Magnificent Mile (or State Street) here we come!
On to our next adventure...
Friday, January 1, 2010
The Official Day 1
OMFG. Today is the day kids. It is now 2010 and in 9 months we could have a baby, or partake in the 2010 IM Wisconsin. I'll take the later.
Kelly, what do we start off doing? I will start with a quick 3 mile run and then a nap. And then think heavily about swimming and biking.
During the next few days, let's get geared up for the January 8th spin class.
We'll remotivated after that? :-)
Cheers to 140.6
Monday, December 21, 2009
IM WI 2010 - Day 100
Who is responsible for the upkeep of this BLOG!!! hahaha!
Since our last post, what has taken place (besides the sheer excitement we exude each day knowing what is looming ahead of us??) Let's see, to celebrate turkey and exercise, Kelly and I RACED the Noodleini 15K on November 29th. We really laced up our shoes and went out for a 9.3 mile trot, plus another 12 minutes, which in our world., is basically 12 miles. Work with us on that one. FYI - Kelly beat me in the Noodleini by a MILI-SECOND. She is always trying to win - so competitive. But our finishline photo was featured on the Midwest Sports Events homepage. We looked fabulous - barf.
A necessity of IM training is a Las Vegas adventure (I was just there in spirit). However, it wasn't the actual Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon that kicked training into high gear, it was the Cher concert that was attended (complete with Cher mints - hopefully those are everlasting - like the Gobstopper.) Congrats Kelly and Sean on the race!
Random indoor exercising has continued but the real celebration comes in the form of Mexican cuisine - most importantly the margaritas, guacamole, christmas presents (that Kelly made me give back to her), after dinner nutty crunchy shot and shots of tequila to make us more sexy and beautiful than we are now. Suckers.
Although, in our true form, we didn't take a picture of the commemorative calendars we have (Robert Pattinson & Audrey Hepburn) to keep track of our IM Training, we did get some activities PENCILED in. Our training is completely flexible - as are we.
We cruised past January, February and March and got into the meat of the training to include a couple 5K's, a sprint triathlon and a handful of Madison course rides. Training complete - bring on the beast.
But, Kelly really took hold of her responsibilities and got a 2 hour spin class scheduled with our spin-master, Don, for January 15th.
Maybe after that date we'll plan some more adventures. Maybe not. We are elite athletes and don't require too much training.
With that, my friends, all I have to say is "Swim Bike Run."
Since our last post, what has taken place (besides the sheer excitement we exude each day knowing what is looming ahead of us??) Let's see, to celebrate turkey and exercise, Kelly and I RACED the Noodleini 15K on November 29th. We really laced up our shoes and went out for a 9.3 mile trot, plus another 12 minutes, which in our world., is basically 12 miles. Work with us on that one. FYI - Kelly beat me in the Noodleini by a MILI-SECOND. She is always trying to win - so competitive. But our finishline photo was featured on the Midwest Sports Events homepage. We looked fabulous - barf.
A necessity of IM training is a Las Vegas adventure (I was just there in spirit). However, it wasn't the actual Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon that kicked training into high gear, it was the Cher concert that was attended (complete with Cher mints - hopefully those are everlasting - like the Gobstopper.) Congrats Kelly and Sean on the race!
Random indoor exercising has continued but the real celebration comes in the form of Mexican cuisine - most importantly the margaritas, guacamole, christmas presents (that Kelly made me give back to her), after dinner nutty crunchy shot and shots of tequila to make us more sexy and beautiful than we are now. Suckers.
Although, in our true form, we didn't take a picture of the commemorative calendars we have (Robert Pattinson & Audrey Hepburn) to keep track of our IM Training, we did get some activities PENCILED in. Our training is completely flexible - as are we.
We cruised past January, February and March and got into the meat of the training to include a couple 5K's, a sprint triathlon and a handful of Madison course rides. Training complete - bring on the beast.
But, Kelly really took hold of her responsibilities and got a 2 hour spin class scheduled with our spin-master, Don, for January 15th.
Maybe after that date we'll plan some more adventures. Maybe not. We are elite athletes and don't require too much training.
With that, my friends, all I have to say is "Swim Bike Run."
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