Day 17 - 22
Still resting my foot - it has kept getting better even though it has taken longer than expected. I have been flexing it as if I were running to see if I still feel discomfort while running - I do.
I have decided to wait for it to fully heal in order to avoid any long term damage - luckily, I am on a long training plan and I am not worried that I will be able to catch up.
Day 20
I went on the River City Rockin ride today! I did the 15 mile ride because I was concerned that my foot would be an issue and it was not at all! I am going to take it safe and only work on swimming until it can fully heal; but this ride was mentally reassuring that I will be able to run/ride again!
Day 22
Getting in the pool tonight and taking it easy!
My Personal Life:
I have been in overdrive with putting together all kinds of baby things! Swing, Check; Travel System, Check; Clean and ready to move-in nursery, Check!
I am not sure what is harder, putting together all of this stuff or getting rid of all the boxes!!!! :)
Monday, April 23, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Day 15 and 16
Day 15 and 16
Still resting the foot - I expect to be back in full force by Saturday! My foot has gotten much better since Sunday; however, it still hurts a little when I put pressure on it.
Still resting the foot - I expect to be back in full force by Saturday! My foot has gotten much better since Sunday; however, it still hurts a little when I put pressure on it.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Day 14 - Foot Injury!!!!
Day 14
Just when I thought that I had control over my body and training, I made a dumb mistake! This is unlike any injury I have ever had before; all of my injuries in the past have been from overtraining.
Alright, so here is how it happened! I went to an open water swimming clinic today in an indoor pool; you would think that it would be outdoor, but we learned technique so it helped that it was in controlled water. I made it through most of the workout when we decided to start oturning over people which is a way to get around them if you were stuck in a pack of people. Turning over someone requires you to do this twisting motion with your body where you corkscrew through the water. When I went to corkscrew, I kicked my right foot into my left heel - the top of my right foot had an awful pain. The pain got significantly better pretty quick so I continued with the workout even though I felt it anytime I put pressure on it.
When I got out of the pool during a short break, I had to put more pressure on it and it hurt a lot more. I decided to leave to put ice on it and I have had a slight limp to avoid the pain since. I instantly started thinking what it could be; is it a bruise? Did I break the bone? Did I do something to it that I do not have the knowledge to diagnose? A lot of thoughts that scared me because a serious injury could put me out of training for long enough to scrap my entire Half-Ironman :(
I talked to a member of our tri team that did a presentation on injuries and really knows his stuff. Here is an X-ray of a broken foot:
If you feaked out, don't worry! That is not my foot - I intentionally searched for "xray broken foot" on Google just to get a rise out of some of you :D :D :D
I did not have an Xray done on my foot because my friend from the tri team told me that based off what I am telling him, he does not think it is anything that will keep me off my feet for much longer than a few days to a week! After talking to him, I am expecting it to be a little worse tomorrow but much better by Thursday. I will give it time to heal - he thinks it is just a contusion on my foot. He made me feel a lot more reassured after our discussion.
NOW, ON TO THE GOOD STUFF - My Windy Ride
(BEFORE MY SWIM CLINIC)
I logged on to Facebook by a message that says "Hope you got your bike ride on before the winds picked up". Well, knowing that I did not get my bike ride on before seeing that message, I was in for a doozy!
25MPH winds welcomed me as I got on my saddle from my garage. I planned a 90 minute ride and I still did it, I knew it was going to be a painful ride when I started heading South on a straight away that I normally break around 19.1 on and I could barely break 13 MPH and I was working harder!
The wind was blowing from the South to North and I did not get the tail wind as much as a typical out and back because my course went mostly East-to-West-to-East and when I did go South by the river, the river caused all kinds of crazy crosswinds! However, just to give you an example of how strong the wind was that held me back 6 MPH when I was working harder - I went North on that same rode and caught a tailwind and I was able to pick the speed up on my bike over 30 MPH!!! It was a great feeling that I needed, especially towards the end of my ride.
All-in-all, I was satisfied with my ride!
Here is a link!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/168428241
Just when I thought that I had control over my body and training, I made a dumb mistake! This is unlike any injury I have ever had before; all of my injuries in the past have been from overtraining.
Alright, so here is how it happened! I went to an open water swimming clinic today in an indoor pool; you would think that it would be outdoor, but we learned technique so it helped that it was in controlled water. I made it through most of the workout when we decided to start oturning over people which is a way to get around them if you were stuck in a pack of people. Turning over someone requires you to do this twisting motion with your body where you corkscrew through the water. When I went to corkscrew, I kicked my right foot into my left heel - the top of my right foot had an awful pain. The pain got significantly better pretty quick so I continued with the workout even though I felt it anytime I put pressure on it.
When I got out of the pool during a short break, I had to put more pressure on it and it hurt a lot more. I decided to leave to put ice on it and I have had a slight limp to avoid the pain since. I instantly started thinking what it could be; is it a bruise? Did I break the bone? Did I do something to it that I do not have the knowledge to diagnose? A lot of thoughts that scared me because a serious injury could put me out of training for long enough to scrap my entire Half-Ironman :(
I talked to a member of our tri team that did a presentation on injuries and really knows his stuff. Here is an X-ray of a broken foot:
If you feaked out, don't worry! That is not my foot - I intentionally searched for "xray broken foot" on Google just to get a rise out of some of you :D :D :D
I did not have an Xray done on my foot because my friend from the tri team told me that based off what I am telling him, he does not think it is anything that will keep me off my feet for much longer than a few days to a week! After talking to him, I am expecting it to be a little worse tomorrow but much better by Thursday. I will give it time to heal - he thinks it is just a contusion on my foot. He made me feel a lot more reassured after our discussion.
NOW, ON TO THE GOOD STUFF - My Windy Ride
(BEFORE MY SWIM CLINIC)
I logged on to Facebook by a message that says "Hope you got your bike ride on before the winds picked up". Well, knowing that I did not get my bike ride on before seeing that message, I was in for a doozy!
25MPH winds welcomed me as I got on my saddle from my garage. I planned a 90 minute ride and I still did it, I knew it was going to be a painful ride when I started heading South on a straight away that I normally break around 19.1 on and I could barely break 13 MPH and I was working harder!
The wind was blowing from the South to North and I did not get the tail wind as much as a typical out and back because my course went mostly East-to-West-to-East and when I did go South by the river, the river caused all kinds of crazy crosswinds! However, just to give you an example of how strong the wind was that held me back 6 MPH when I was working harder - I went North on that same rode and caught a tailwind and I was able to pick the speed up on my bike over 30 MPH!!! It was a great feeling that I needed, especially towards the end of my ride.
All-in-all, I was satisfied with my ride!
Here is a link!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/168428241
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Day 12 and 13
Day 12
I went to the pool this moring and was really looking forward to biking this evening - by the time I got home from work it was raining heavily and I decided to hold off until it slowed down. It did not slow down until it was too dark so I chose not to ride. I have a ride planned on Sunday for 90 minutes that I will harder on to make up for my missed workout! I am two weeks in to my training plan and this is the first workout missed. I will try not to let this happen again :-/
Day 13
REST!!! Well, Ashley and I went to a birthing class and I got to wear a fake 30-lb pregnant belly with a very strong elastic strap that prevented me from fulling inhaling. The facilitator dropped a pen on the floor and asked me to pick it up; little did she know that I just finished up my P90X2 program a couple weeks ago and I was able to squat like a pro! She complimented me with "strong legs", ha ha! Here is a picture for your enjoyment!!
I went to the pool this moring and was really looking forward to biking this evening - by the time I got home from work it was raining heavily and I decided to hold off until it slowed down. It did not slow down until it was too dark so I chose not to ride. I have a ride planned on Sunday for 90 minutes that I will harder on to make up for my missed workout! I am two weeks in to my training plan and this is the first workout missed. I will try not to let this happen again :-/
Day 13
REST!!! Well, Ashley and I went to a birthing class and I got to wear a fake 30-lb pregnant belly with a very strong elastic strap that prevented me from fulling inhaling. The facilitator dropped a pen on the floor and asked me to pick it up; little did she know that I just finished up my P90X2 program a couple weeks ago and I was able to squat like a pro! She complimented me with "strong legs", ha ha! Here is a picture for your enjoyment!!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Day 11
Day 11
I slept in this morning and went running when I got home from work - I experienced the first demotivating thought since I started the training.
Before my Run
I started thinking about how tired I was this morning and how I am looking forward to sleeping in on Sunday. I thought that maybe I could skip the swimming planned for tomorrow because I know that I can swim 1000 yards already.
During my Run
I took a nice and slow run that last 60 minutes and was a little over 6 miles. During this run, I thought about if I would go swimming tomorrow because I was so tired.
I started telling myself:
EXCUSES!! When I got to the third excuse I realized the truth, that I was making excuses because I was tired and lost focus. The training is not easy and I will need to remind myself of this over the next 129 days! If I want the reward, finishing, then I need to work hard for it!
While running up a hill, a woman slowed down because a car was coming in the opposite direction; I am grateful that she noticed me to slow down but she still scared me when her car mirror came very close to touching me and I had to jump in the grass to avoid it. She was not going fast enough to hurt me but it was still a little scary because she could have accidentally ran over my foot or something!
While running on the first long stretch of road, there were a ton of tiny little bugs flying and I probably looked pretty funny when I started swatting them all away from my face :D
After my Run
I stretched and regained the motivation to continue my training tomorrow! Excuses will keep you from your goal and I am not letting anything get between me and the finish line - okay, maybe several hundred triathletes that are faster than I am can get between me and the finish line ;) But I WILL FINISH!
Tomorrow
1000 Yard Swim
45 min Bike
I slept in this morning and went running when I got home from work - I experienced the first demotivating thought since I started the training.
Before my Run
I started thinking about how tired I was this morning and how I am looking forward to sleeping in on Sunday. I thought that maybe I could skip the swimming planned for tomorrow because I know that I can swim 1000 yards already.
During my Run
I took a nice and slow run that last 60 minutes and was a little over 6 miles. During this run, I thought about if I would go swimming tomorrow because I was so tired.
I started telling myself:
- I needed to take a break
- I have been training hard
- I could actually over-train and cause problems
- If I rest then I can go harder on another day
EXCUSES!! When I got to the third excuse I realized the truth, that I was making excuses because I was tired and lost focus. The training is not easy and I will need to remind myself of this over the next 129 days! If I want the reward, finishing, then I need to work hard for it!
While running up a hill, a woman slowed down because a car was coming in the opposite direction; I am grateful that she noticed me to slow down but she still scared me when her car mirror came very close to touching me and I had to jump in the grass to avoid it. She was not going fast enough to hurt me but it was still a little scary because she could have accidentally ran over my foot or something!
While running on the first long stretch of road, there were a ton of tiny little bugs flying and I probably looked pretty funny when I started swatting them all away from my face :D
After my Run
I stretched and regained the motivation to continue my training tomorrow! Excuses will keep you from your goal and I am not letting anything get between me and the finish line - okay, maybe several hundred triathletes that are faster than I am can get between me and the finish line ;) But I WILL FINISH!
Tomorrow
1000 Yard Swim
45 min Bike
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Day 10
Day 10
Not much on this day! Just a 1200 yard swim :) I woke up at 5:30AM and made it to the pool around 5:55AM - Swam until about 6:30AM.
I practiced a couple flip turns so I do not have to stop and turn around each lap - I ended up getting a lot of water in my nose, lol. I will practice more and more each time I go!
Not much on this day! Just a 1200 yard swim :) I woke up at 5:30AM and made it to the pool around 5:55AM - Swam until about 6:30AM.
I practiced a couple flip turns so I do not have to stop and turn around each lap - I ended up getting a lot of water in my nose, lol. I will practice more and more each time I go!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Day 9
Brrrr - It is cold out there! :D
Another early morning! I usually have plans on Tuesday night that prevent me from working out in the evenings; tonight, I went to a volunteer meeting with my fellow Team 13 volunteers and talked about the upcoming season.
This morning my workout consisted of a 30 minute slow run followed by a 35 minute slow bike. My phone said that it was 56 degrees before I went outside so I put on light clothing; my phone said it was 44 degrees when I finished an hour later!! I was freezing! I was alright during my run; it wasn't until I got on the bike that I felt the wind. I will not let that happen again - on my run/ride days I will have some heavy and light gear picked out for the next morning until it starts warming up again :)
Here are the links to my workouts:
Run: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/166679046
Ride: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/166679056
Volunteer Meeting
I have talked about it before - Team 13 - this group played a huge role in helping me where I am today. I learned about Team 13 on the YMCA Half Marathon website and thought that it would be nice to train with other people who are trying to accomplish the same goal I have; over 350 people were showing up to the trainings!!
I participated in the Team 13 trainings in 2010; I decided that 2011 was the year to pay it back. I have started volunteering for Team 13 and it has been so rewarding to see people battling the same challenges I did just a couple years ago.
Tonight I met with some of the other volunteers to mainly socialize and talk about what we are going to do this upcoming year. Team 13 starts on July 10th so I will only have a little over a month of training left before I can give full focus to Team 13. Before my Ironman event, I will do everything I can (including getting up early) to make it to the trainings - After my event, I will just focus on Team 13/Half Marathon training so my work load will be lightened.
30 to 13
In addition to Team 13, I started 30 to 13 at work last year; it is a goal to get 30 people to cross the finish line in October. Last year, 30 to 13 had 15 finishers; I hope I can get it to 30 this year!!! It was inspiring to see all of the people who did not think they could do it, do it!
Another early morning! I usually have plans on Tuesday night that prevent me from working out in the evenings; tonight, I went to a volunteer meeting with my fellow Team 13 volunteers and talked about the upcoming season.
This morning my workout consisted of a 30 minute slow run followed by a 35 minute slow bike. My phone said that it was 56 degrees before I went outside so I put on light clothing; my phone said it was 44 degrees when I finished an hour later!! I was freezing! I was alright during my run; it wasn't until I got on the bike that I felt the wind. I will not let that happen again - on my run/ride days I will have some heavy and light gear picked out for the next morning until it starts warming up again :)
Here are the links to my workouts:
Run: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/166679046
Ride: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/166679056
Volunteer Meeting
I have talked about it before - Team 13 - this group played a huge role in helping me where I am today. I learned about Team 13 on the YMCA Half Marathon website and thought that it would be nice to train with other people who are trying to accomplish the same goal I have; over 350 people were showing up to the trainings!!
I participated in the Team 13 trainings in 2010; I decided that 2011 was the year to pay it back. I have started volunteering for Team 13 and it has been so rewarding to see people battling the same challenges I did just a couple years ago.
Tonight I met with some of the other volunteers to mainly socialize and talk about what we are going to do this upcoming year. Team 13 starts on July 10th so I will only have a little over a month of training left before I can give full focus to Team 13. Before my Ironman event, I will do everything I can (including getting up early) to make it to the trainings - After my event, I will just focus on Team 13/Half Marathon training so my work load will be lightened.
30 to 13
In addition to Team 13, I started 30 to 13 at work last year; it is a goal to get 30 people to cross the finish line in October. Last year, 30 to 13 had 15 finishers; I hope I can get it to 30 this year!!! It was inspiring to see all of the people who did not think they could do it, do it!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Beginning of Week 2 - Day 8
Week 2
Day 8
Slept in until 9AM and enjoyed an episode of The Price is Right; after that, got to work on the yard :)
I had two workouts planned for today - Running for 40 minutes and swimming 1,600 yards.
RUN
My love for running has continued to grow; for some reason, I enjoyed my run more than I usually do. It is easy to take things for granted - I am so thankful for the ability to take part in this training which includes running. While on my run, I started to feel a tingle in my knee which got me thinking about how I am lucky to be able to do what I do! I am confident that the tingle was more mind over matter, but, I am icing it just to be safe :)
SWIM
Went to the pool and did the following workout:
During my swim, I had a headache, about halfway through my main portion of the workout, which is unusual - but it went away pretty quick.
I have gotten my bike ready for my early morning run/ride and I am about to go to bed - Good night!
Day 8
Slept in until 9AM and enjoyed an episode of The Price is Right; after that, got to work on the yard :)
I had two workouts planned for today - Running for 40 minutes and swimming 1,600 yards.
RUN
My love for running has continued to grow; for some reason, I enjoyed my run more than I usually do. It is easy to take things for granted - I am so thankful for the ability to take part in this training which includes running. While on my run, I started to feel a tingle in my knee which got me thinking about how I am lucky to be able to do what I do! I am confident that the tingle was more mind over matter, but, I am icing it just to be safe :)
SWIM
Went to the pool and did the following workout:
- Warm Up - 6 x 100 Yards
- Main - 4 x 400 Yards
- Cool down - 2 x 150 Yards
During my swim, I had a headache, about halfway through my main portion of the workout, which is unusual - but it went away pretty quick.
I have gotten my bike ready for my early morning run/ride and I am about to go to bed - Good night!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Training - Day 6 and Day 7
Day 6 = REST!!!!!!
I was looking forward to this much needed rest! Very glad that I was able to make it through my first week without feeling overwhelmed. I would imagine that the first couple weeks would be the hardest while I am trying to build new scheduling habits.
Although I am looking forward to another rest day on Saturday; I am also looking forward to getting better at the sports I am practicing!
Day 7 - Easter
Well, just because Jesus has risen does not mean that I have to miss a planned workout! My early morning ride gave me a great opportunity to socialize with a few friends and burn off some Calories that I will be consuming while eating my mom's amazing Hash Brown Casserole :D
I woke up at 6:45AM so I could meet some friends at 7:30AM to start our ride. We had a great ride to the river front and back; took the long way so we could stretch the time out! There was a pretty strong head wind when I first started the route which was slightly demotivating; but I just planned to do my best and have a great time with friends! Luckily, we did not go in the direction of the head wind much so it was not too bad.
Coming towards the end of my ride, I had wondered if my hamstring was going to act up like it did a few days ago. After finishing, my hamstring feels great; I will cross my fingers that it will last!
After having a few days off from running, I am looking forward to getting back to it tomorrow! Running is the sport that made me fall in love with fitness!
I was looking forward to this much needed rest! Very glad that I was able to make it through my first week without feeling overwhelmed. I would imagine that the first couple weeks would be the hardest while I am trying to build new scheduling habits.
Although I am looking forward to another rest day on Saturday; I am also looking forward to getting better at the sports I am practicing!
Day 7 - Easter
Well, just because Jesus has risen does not mean that I have to miss a planned workout! My early morning ride gave me a great opportunity to socialize with a few friends and burn off some Calories that I will be consuming while eating my mom's amazing Hash Brown Casserole :D
I woke up at 6:45AM so I could meet some friends at 7:30AM to start our ride. We had a great ride to the river front and back; took the long way so we could stretch the time out! There was a pretty strong head wind when I first started the route which was slightly demotivating; but I just planned to do my best and have a great time with friends! Luckily, we did not go in the direction of the head wind much so it was not too bad.
Coming towards the end of my ride, I had wondered if my hamstring was going to act up like it did a few days ago. After finishing, my hamstring feels great; I will cross my fingers that it will last!
After having a few days off from running, I am looking forward to getting back to it tomorrow! Running is the sport that made me fall in love with fitness!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Training - Day 5
SWIM
I started at 5AM this morning; made it to the pool about 5:45AM. My workout at the pool included:
400 Yard warm-up
8 x 100 yards
6 x 25 yards cool-down
My training plan calls for each of the 25 yard cool-down exercises to be slower than the last; I am already slow so that was hard for me :) ha ha!
BIKE
I got home from work about 5:20PM and left for my ride around 5:45PM. I rode for 45 minutes, mostly in the big ring which is not the norm for me. I was in the small ring for about 1 mile when one of my friends from the Tri-Team passed me going up a hill like he was barely trying! I quickly switched it into high gear and remained in the bigger ring for a majority of the work out!
After riding I got off and could feel that my hamstring was sore and I could still feel it, hours later :(
I foam rolled for about 10 minutes and my hamstring is feeling much better; I am about to go to bed and I hope it is not killing me in the morning!!!
I started at 5AM this morning; made it to the pool about 5:45AM. My workout at the pool included:
400 Yard warm-up
8 x 100 yards
6 x 25 yards cool-down
My training plan calls for each of the 25 yard cool-down exercises to be slower than the last; I am already slow so that was hard for me :) ha ha!
BIKE
I got home from work about 5:20PM and left for my ride around 5:45PM. I rode for 45 minutes, mostly in the big ring which is not the norm for me. I was in the small ring for about 1 mile when one of my friends from the Tri-Team passed me going up a hill like he was barely trying! I quickly switched it into high gear and remained in the bigger ring for a majority of the work out!
After riding I got off and could feel that my hamstring was sore and I could still feel it, hours later :(
I foam rolled for about 10 minutes and my hamstring is feeling much better; I am about to go to bed and I hope it is not killing me in the morning!!!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Training - Day 4
This morning I woke up motivated to run for 60 minutes; I felt great and thought about what I wanted to wear. I almost decided to run without a shirt on (don't get too excited, ladies) - I decided to wear a shirt and I am glad I did! I took a step outside and instantly realized that it was much cooler than the previous days. By the time my GPS watch got connection, I was freezing! The wind was blowing so hard and it was 45 degrees out, my shorts and short sleeve shirt did not keep me warm.
I felt a sprinkle after running for 6 minutes and I had a feeling it was going to start raining - it did, but luckily only for about a minute.
I finished my run by going at a much slower pace than normal - this is inteded to be a recovery run. I had a great time running and it went by fast.
Here is a link to my workout:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164910588
I felt a sprinkle after running for 6 minutes and I had a feeling it was going to start raining - it did, but luckily only for about a minute.
I finished my run by going at a much slower pace than normal - this is inteded to be a recovery run. I had a great time running and it went by fast.
Here is a link to my workout:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164910588
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Training - Day 3
Easy day! I went to the pool and swam!
My workout included:
4x 75 yards - No rest and on the last 25 yards I did backstroke
3x 400 yards - no rest in between and I increased power each 400 yard increment
150 yard cool down!
Swimming is boring, but it gives me a lot of time to think about the most random things; today, I mostly thought about how it was not long ago that I could not swim 25 yards without needing to catch my breath!
I am getting ready to go to bed so I can wake up at 5AM to run for an hour before work!
My workout included:
4x 75 yards - No rest and on the last 25 yards I did backstroke
3x 400 yards - no rest in between and I increased power each 400 yard increment
150 yard cool down!
Swimming is boring, but it gives me a lot of time to think about the most random things; today, I mostly thought about how it was not long ago that I could not swim 25 yards without needing to catch my breath!
I am getting ready to go to bed so I can wake up at 5AM to run for an hour before work!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Training - Day 2
Mommy, look at that man....
Yup, I heard that this morning - I can only imagine it was because I decided to wear my tri suit for the first time.....it is a one piece ;)
This was the first time I wanted to quickly transition from a run to a ride - my reasoning for doing this had nothing to do with recreating an actual tri transition, where participants go from one exercise to another; I have to get to work so I needed to get my workouts done with as little time wasting as possible.
My goal was to run for 30 minutes and then ride for 60 minutes; typically, a triathlete will ride then run - I had to run first because I feel safer riding my bike in the light and I had to start while it was still dark.
I started around 5:40AM and did not finish running until 6:10AM, starting riding about 5 minutes later! I had to start getting ready for work at 7AM so I only rode for 40 minutes.
I even saw one of my triathlete friends out running while I was cooling down on my bike!
Here are my two workouts!
Running: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164370365
Cycling: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164370369
Yup, I heard that this morning - I can only imagine it was because I decided to wear my tri suit for the first time.....it is a one piece ;)
This was the first time I wanted to quickly transition from a run to a ride - my reasoning for doing this had nothing to do with recreating an actual tri transition, where participants go from one exercise to another; I have to get to work so I needed to get my workouts done with as little time wasting as possible.
My goal was to run for 30 minutes and then ride for 60 minutes; typically, a triathlete will ride then run - I had to run first because I feel safer riding my bike in the light and I had to start while it was still dark.
I started around 5:40AM and did not finish running until 6:10AM, starting riding about 5 minutes later! I had to start getting ready for work at 7AM so I only rode for 40 minutes.
I even saw one of my triathlete friends out running while I was cooling down on my bike!
Here are my two workouts!
Running: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164370365
Cycling: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164370369
Monday, April 2, 2012
Training - Day 1
I do not work on Mondays; so today, I woke up and took the dogs to the groomer and then came home and did a 40 minute run at an easy pace. After my run I had to shower and go to the dentist for a cleaning :) - I love leaving the dentist office after having my teeth cleaned. Once I got home, I mowed the grass and then rinsed off to go swimming! Very busy day!!
At the pool, I swam the following:
Warm up: 4x200 yards
Main: 1500 Yards
My swim coach was there who is also the person that can certify me to swim in open water; open water typically requires a 1200 yard swim so I asked if i could swim the 1500 and she would count that towards my certification and she did :)
After swimming 1500 yards, I had to retrieve 3 rings and a 10lb ball at 7ft deep to finalize my open water certification - I am now open water certified and I knocked it out while training so I do not have to make a special trip.
RIGHT NOW:
It is 9PM and I am about to go get my bike ready so I can wake up in the morning and run 30 minutes followed by a 60 min ride!
FEELING:
Great! I am not fearing any injuries and I am stretching a lot just to be safe!
At the pool, I swam the following:
Warm up: 4x200 yards
Main: 1500 Yards
My swim coach was there who is also the person that can certify me to swim in open water; open water typically requires a 1200 yard swim so I asked if i could swim the 1500 and she would count that towards my certification and she did :)
After swimming 1500 yards, I had to retrieve 3 rings and a 10lb ball at 7ft deep to finalize my open water certification - I am now open water certified and I knocked it out while training so I do not have to make a special trip.
RIGHT NOW:
It is 9PM and I am about to go get my bike ready so I can wake up in the morning and run 30 minutes followed by a 60 min ride!
FEELING:
Great! I am not fearing any injuries and I am stretching a lot just to be safe!
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