Today I am doing my first swim meet since highschool, so yeah, more than 25 years ago LOL
biking first of course, can't miss that
pretty excited - yawn.... 5am afterall
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
core, swim, run
Tired -but great morning ahead - Thursdays are my easy morning workouts - they are hard, don't get me wrong, but I don't have to start until 9am!! :)
off I go
off I go
Sunday, January 31, 2010
my head
it hurts - and i didn't even drink last night. Maybe I should have just taken 3 motrin and gone back to bed. Yet here I sit, faithfully shoving myself out the door to make my 6am bike class.
i know that workouts improve my depresssion
i know they will improve my endurance, strength, speed
must press, on , must proceed
i know that workouts improve my depresssion
i know they will improve my endurance, strength, speed
must press, on , must proceed
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
oh yeah, my run
Ran 4 miles in the 20 degree blistery weather - it was GREAT!!!
just gotta stick to the plan my trainer lays out - no questions asked, just do :)
just gotta stick to the plan my trainer lays out - no questions asked, just do :)
post swim!
This is my reminder for tomorrow when I'm not wanting to go bike class:
at 5am this morning, i SO did NOT want to leave my house to go and swim, shoved myself out the door into the bitter cold and left at 5:55
3000 meters later, feeling invigorated, ready to tackle anything - most immediately a 40 minute run after I re-fuel, i am VERY happy that I went
Go Wednesday !!!
at 5am this morning, i SO did NOT want to leave my house to go and swim, shoved myself out the door into the bitter cold and left at 5:55
3000 meters later, feeling invigorated, ready to tackle anything - most immediately a 40 minute run after I re-fuel, i am VERY happy that I went
Go Wednesday !!!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
killer calves
No, I'm not talking about farm animals :)
For all the swimming, biking and running; along with the weight lifting and core strength training, I was blown away by the step and strength class that i did on Thursday.
This is a class that I was a regular at for a good 2 years before discovering Triathlons. I could bust a move around that 1+ foot high riser!! Well thursday, I was feeling rather confident - did my 2500yd swim and headed up to core class. Step follows core and I had time and forgotten my ipod (so running was out) and decided to stick around for this class I hadn't attended since last spring.
I did GREAT - my endurance has improved to the extent that I could go full on intensity and not miss a move. Mixed in with step are 3-4 breakouts for freeweight lifting and lunges/squats. Again, I did great - my bootie got down far just the way it should.
So I woke up Friday, with the tightest, most sore calves e v e r - now today Saturday, I'm walking like a duck. It's good pain, but it hurts!!!
Never underestimate the power of changing up your routine with a different workout that wakes up a different set of muscles haha
PS hopefully, my swim workout goes well this morning - i did run 4 miles on the treadmill last night - after walking the first 1/4 mile, i got up to a jog and then a 6.0 pace for the remainder and it was fine. I was dying again shortly after though lol
For all the swimming, biking and running; along with the weight lifting and core strength training, I was blown away by the step and strength class that i did on Thursday.
This is a class that I was a regular at for a good 2 years before discovering Triathlons. I could bust a move around that 1+ foot high riser!! Well thursday, I was feeling rather confident - did my 2500yd swim and headed up to core class. Step follows core and I had time and forgotten my ipod (so running was out) and decided to stick around for this class I hadn't attended since last spring.
I did GREAT - my endurance has improved to the extent that I could go full on intensity and not miss a move. Mixed in with step are 3-4 breakouts for freeweight lifting and lunges/squats. Again, I did great - my bootie got down far just the way it should.
So I woke up Friday, with the tightest, most sore calves e v e r - now today Saturday, I'm walking like a duck. It's good pain, but it hurts!!!
Never underestimate the power of changing up your routine with a different workout that wakes up a different set of muscles haha
PS hopefully, my swim workout goes well this morning - i did run 4 miles on the treadmill last night - after walking the first 1/4 mile, i got up to a jog and then a 6.0 pace for the remainder and it was fine. I was dying again shortly after though lol
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Day 3
It's wednesday - crash day
by now my body has quite enough of getting up at at four and just go toss some salt in the wound, it's actually 3:45 that i have to get up on Wednesdays
Met with my new dietician yesterday, she says it's because I don't eat/hydrate , so hopefully if things go as planned, next wed I'll be in better shape
in the meantime, guzzling coffeee
90 min indoor bike class on deck!!
by now my body has quite enough of getting up at at four and just go toss some salt in the wound, it's actually 3:45 that i have to get up on Wednesdays
Met with my new dietician yesterday, she says it's because I don't eat/hydrate , so hopefully if things go as planned, next wed I'll be in better shape
in the meantime, guzzling coffeee
90 min indoor bike class on deck!!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
4:59am
When my radio alarm jolted me from my nice deep sleep at 4:15am, I had to remind myself 25 times that i do in fact want to be strong enough for the biggest race of my upcoming season, The Door County 1/2 Ironman.
i DO want to do this race which is so far off in time, July 18, 2010... it DOES take advance training :)
time for a 3 hour indoor bike class :)
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