A little Technology and a bit of Training

It's a funny thing knowing that this blog is sitting here waiting for me. Over the past few days I have had several silly inspirations for topics. The only kicker is actually sitting down and putting my thoughts into words. I find myself today at the Classic Bean, the local coffee shop eatery that has cheap PBJ's on wheat and free internet! I never thought that would be the combo that got me excited. A few things that I have been up to lately involve technology and training for Ironman Arizona.

A couple of months ago I realized it was time for me to get a real cell phone. My husband and I have been getting away with a pay-as-you-go Tracfone for quite a while as neither of us are 'talkers'. Recently starting my own business changed that in a HUGE way! I never knew I had that much talking in me, or as I recently discovered, via dwindling minutes not even half way through the month, that Jeff was a talker too. We both now have cute little Blackberry's which in order to afford, we cancelled our landlines. I had heard others talk about horrendous cell phone bills and trying to make the most of precious minutes. I never wanted to join that club. We'll, I am now an official card carrying member! With over half the month left and little time left until the .40 per minute started, the panic led me to an amazing discovery...SKYPE!!! I know...I know, I am probably a little behind the times in this find, but I see it as my salvation. I signed up for SkypePro and now I can call any # for FREE. OK, there is that $3 a month charge but compared to .40 per minute, that means FREE in my book. It is soooo fun! I can call anybody and set up conference calls without the worry of racking up the charges. As long as I am with my computer and on-line I am good to go. If I can keep the calls on my cell limited (and I get Jeff to do the same) we just might not break the bank with this months cell bill.

My second discovery (again a little behind the times) was YouTube! I had a 6.5+ hour workout in my basement on Saturday of which 5.5 were on my bike. My mom had been telling me about all the YouTube Ironman posts (she is obviously much more hip than I am). Since I was all set up on the Computrainer staring at my laptop anyway, I plugged in YouTube and started watching. WOW...I was so inspired and entertained as well as terrified by all the Ironman journey's chronicled on the web for anyone to replay. I did not do the best job of holding my steady 110-120 watts. I would find myself caught up in the videos and riding along with these other amazing athletes that have gone somewhere that I hope to go. Sorry coach, I just spiked the watts for a little while, I swear!