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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: April 2010

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Thursday, April 1, 2010. Barefoot running, push-ups and the Commonwealth Games! It’s been a busy week with work, work and for something different, work. But with the knee settling nicely and those crisp, still, autumn days to while away the time on the bike, training is coming along just as I’d hoped. The BIG excitement is that I did push-ups this morning! Which should help keep the calories down while I’m still relatively lay. Have been talking a lot to Nic at work ...

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: October 2010

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Just in case you missed it the first time. I decided to pull out the Vibrams after a couple of weeks back in the Asics. After all, it was recovery week, the miles were low and I was starting to notice some niggles in my knee, so surely it couldn't hurt - could it? I rode yesterday and even on the bike I could feel them. Now to get this straight, I don't feel like I've. Anything. It's more the kind of discomfort you get when you race fur...

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: February 2012

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The Ironman - (The Actual) Dos Parte. It seems in my haste to try and get up to date on my Ironman report - and thus my blog - I failed to mention the first third of the race! 26th November, 2011. Anyone for a swim in a 2300 person washing machine? I jumped off the pier (fun! I was fairly wide and aiming to swim at an angle to the third buoy, however it seemed every other of the 2300-odd swimmers had the same idea! So rather than battle th...

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: September 2010

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Thursday, September 23, 2010. What a great run! Had my first interval run in a long time and boy did it feel good - albeit hard! Now when I say intervals, don't be fooled into thinking it's anything especially technical because it's not! The basic concept is to run for an extended period of time - in this case 60 minutes warm up and cool down - at my estimated half marathon race pace plus 10% effort until I run out of steam (and form - don't underestimate form! I hav...

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: October 2011

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Monday, October 3, 2011. After a monster week of training last week, culminating in almost seven hours of riding and running in hideous wind and rain, and a big day shooting Geelong supporter photos at Skilled Stadium yesterday, I'm nothing short of thrilled to be finally kicking up my heels today. I wonder if I can get a meatball sub packed full of salad to go on Honey Oat in Cozumel? I'm also sending a shout out to Meg who is out to complete a massive 50km in this ...

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: March 2010

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Mountains, cadavers and body building! I saw the surgeon today for my post-op follow up appointment, and while I’ve lost somewhere in the vicinity of 40-50% of my left meniscus, he was able to adjust my ACL without invasive hamstring harvesting, which means I’ll be able to run again! The verdict (from a sporting perspective) is:. Resume cycling immediately (though gently, gently). Resume yoga immediately (again, a little conservatism applies!

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: January 2012

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Tuesday, January 10, 2012. The Ironman - Una Parte. It's been almost two months since I heard the words, "Leanne Churchill, you are an ironman". In that time I've travelled to some amazing places, met some fascinating people and undone all the good work I put in for the six months leading up to Ironman Cozumel! So, without any further ado, The Ironman, una parte! 26th November, 2011. Here we are in Cozumel, and so relaxed are we that I forgot what day it is! Boys and...

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: August 2011

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Sunday, August 21, 2011. A funny thing happened during my long trail run today. Two hours into my planned-for three hour run I hunger flatted. I mean. This, of course, is not the funny thing. The funny thing is the pet monkey I imagined I had to explain to the boyfriend! First, to explain the pet monkey thing. Put simply, I want a pet monkey. I talk about it so much that one of the guys at work calls me Ross (remember Ross from friends and his monkey? In hindsight, I...

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: September 2011

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Tuesday, September 27, 2011. I found it incredibly difficult to find a rhythm or be able to control my heart rate and breathing. In the end I resigned myself to a tough run, strode out, picked up the pace and tried to get it over as quickly as possible. Yowzers! Stupidly I hadn't thought to turn to my. Below and beyond intervals. My favourite when I just can't settle into a training session. Thus far I've had 3.8km of 200m and 500m sets in the pool (which I LOVE)...

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader: November 2010

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Confessions of a Jelly Bean Crusader. Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Have I ever told you how much I love recovery weeks? Well I do, and I've just come off one, with a glorious seven hours of training, the bulk of which was made up in my first 'mini tri' super brick training session. Despite the weather, my little tri was quite enjoyable and I forgot how much I miss the headspins when I come out of the water, and just how much I enjoy the pain of the transition from ride to run (seriously, I like it! To dec...