No More Days Off!

So, I wasn't as dilgent last week as I should have been... I bailed on Spin Wednesday morning to sleep in and took Thursday off. I did run on Wednesday night though.

Saturday was an 8mile run and I haven't ran that far since I was training for 1/2 marathon a few years ago. I did it in an hour and 21 minutes which is just over a 10 minute mile so I was happy with that. But my legs started to get sore Saturday night and are still sore today (Monday morning). I was supposed to ride Chilly Hilly but bailed on Saturday night :-( I should have rallied on Sunday morning but my legs were sore and not sure how I would do on a 33 mile bike ride with a bunch of hills?

Tonight is swim practice and then rushing home to watch the Bachelor finally! Please don't pick Vienna!!!!!

The count down is on!

It is barely over a month until the Lava-Man tri is Hawaii! My injuries have healed (ankle and elbow)!
Today was running track practice so we did a 10 minute warm-up, then ran 800's as fast as we could (2xaround the track) and then 400 recovery (once around track) then a 10 minute cool down. It was a good practice, I was averaging about a 9 minute mile which is really good for since I'm not a big runner.

Last Saturday we biked 25 miles then ran 4 miles, it was an awesome sunny morning so the ride and run were beautiful! I completed this in just under 3 hours... not sure if I'm impressed or depressed... ah hell I worked out for almost three hours that ROCKS!!!!

This Saturday we are running 6-8 miles, hoping it doesn't rain. I have a few trips coming up and will challenge me to get my workouts in while I'm out of town.

Crazy Couple Weeks

I'm a bit behind on my blog... guess I'm not a very good blogger :-( Here are the highlights of the last couple weeks.
Two weeks ago on a Saturday which is our long workout, we road 26 miles, the longest ride to date! It was good, one really challenging hill but I road my way (slowly) to the top and enjoyed the ride down.

Unfortunately, not long after the hill I had my first experience with forgetting to clip my feet out of my pedals before attempting to stop and tipped over.... it's was like slow motion, the bike and I went together. I was fine but got a nasty bruise on my elbow where it hit the ground to break my fall. At least know one I know saw me fall but lots of people in cars did!

Then I was off to DC for work and managed to get up at 6am (3am pst) to run on the treadmill. I was having a good workout until the fire alarm went off and my run was cut short at 3 miles.

This past Saturday was a HUGE workout, bike 20 miles and then run 4 miles (or 40 minutes). I worked out for 2 hours and 17 minutes! I'm off to Palm Springs this week to visit my parents so hoping to get in a few good swims and runs in the heat to see how my body is affected. Many of you know that I'm not good at exercising in the sun.... gives me migraines and makes me nauseous. What I was thinking signing up for a triathlon in Hawaii is beyond me... wishful thinking I guess.

Tired

This past week as been good but tiring, if you workout a lot aren't you supposed to have more energy? I'm always tired.... My legs are sore from Tuesdays weight training, yesterdays spin challenging and Mondays swim was ok. I slept in this morning so need to hit the gym tonight.

I'm still not running, my ankle is still bothering me a bit so I'm hoping if I let it rest it will heal faster.

Committed & Recovering

A week has passed since my incident with the stairs and my ankle is doing much better. I'm back at the gym swimming, cycling and cardio machines. The only thing I can't do is run.... this will pose a problem at some point given it's my weakest part of the process.

Yesterday was recommitment to TNT and guaranteed I would raise $5900 or pay the difference. It was scary to sign this paperwork and know I'm financially on the line for this. I have a couple of fundraisers planned and hoping this will get me where I need to be.

Yesterday, was also the first day with new trainer and it was good! I think I'm going be sore later today but having someone push you is inspiring. Katie (my workout partner) and I do weights on regular basis but Kevin (trainer) really pushed the limits! We will be doing this twice a week with him and looking forward to our bikini bodies!

Strong vs The Stairs

The week was off with a BANG! I hit the gym on Monday morning for 30 minutes of cardio and then weights. Off to work and things were going well. At 7pm I left for the pool for our coached swim from 8pm - 9pm. It had been a couple weeks but I was working on my stroke and gliding with the best of them.

A bit tired after that but rallied to watch the Bachelor with a glass of wine and Katie.

Tuesday morning, I woke up a little late but rallied to jump on the treadmill and get a run in before work. While coming down the stairs, I missed a step, twisted by ankle and landed on my ass. I had to lay there for a few minutes because I was feeling light headed. I finally found my way to the couch, called my brother and off to the Dr. I went.

Thankfully, my ankle is not broken but it is nice and sprained.... this puts a bit of glitch in my tri-training :-( I've been resting my ankle, icing, elevating and taking Advil in the hopes it heals quickly. Today it feels a bit better but still swolen and sore.

Damn those stairs!

A big day of workouts

Getting back into the swing of things this week has been hard. Monday I got in a little cardio and weights but missed swim practice cuz I fell asleep (guess I was tired). Tuesday, I couldn't get it together...

But Wednesday, I rocked it out! I hit a 6:15am spin class then straight to weights. I was feeling good about the day but one more workout to go, I had running practice at 7pm and shockling I did pretty well!

The goal this morning was to get a swim in but all of those workouts yesterday kicked my butt and I couldn't get out of bed in time :-( I'm yawning as I type this, one of those big, eye watering kind of yawns....

Maybe I will get a walk with the dogs in after work...
But tomorrow is spin and weights again for sure!