Three Things Thursday

1. I had my VO2 max test last night. This is basically a test that measures how much oxygen your body processes while working out. It also tells you the heart rate zones you should be training in. I will get more in depth with details in a separate post. I did learn that I am a stronger cyclist than I thought!
   The way the test is conducted is by breathing into a very tight fitting mask and the tester increases the effort every minute until you can't go any more. Let's just say I left a nice puddle of sweat under my bike. Here is picture from the beginning of the test when it was "easy". I'll save the really gross pictures of me for the next post.

2. I am really enjoying being on twitter! I am able to chit chat with other triathlete bloggers around the country as well as the usual blogger suspects that I have already met in person. I have made lots of Internet friends and even turned some of those friends into real life friends. Yay blogger friends!
3. Katie wrote a fabulous #3 on her Three Things Thursday post- click her name to go and check it out. I want to echo what Katie said. While I have been active my whole life, I am totally new to triathlon and don't have too much going for me except my motivation and drive. I was not a competitive swimmer starting at age 3. Hell, I just learned how to swim this past November and I still find swimming more than 500 meters at a time difficult. I never ran more than a mile until I was in college and never did any sports that involved running. The fastest mile I ever ran was at the end of last weekends 10 miler and I threw up at the end. I am an average cyclist who almost falls over every single time I have to unclip my feet at a stop sign. This is my journey and I need to be proud of that...9 minute miles and all :)