Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Rest
Had not planned on taking this day off. Not motivated.
Wednesday - Ran 2 miles
I am running Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving so I did a short easy 2 mile road in preparation for tomorrow and to figure out what to wear. Weather tomorrow is supposed to be the same as today...and then rains this weekend.
Thursday - Turkey Trot 5k 24:08 - PR!!
The weather was perfect for the race. It was pretty cool out in the morning, but manageable. I wore a long sleeve t-shirt, running tights, knit hat, and gloves and I was fine. I started out trying to keep up with these fast people near the front, but they took off. I was able to maintain my pace. Only two or three women passed me. By Mile #2 I was starting to feel that nausea feeling I got when I ran Hope for Health. I didn't have to stop and throw up, but I was pushing myself extremely hard. I had to back down a little bit and then I felt better. I was very thrilled to see I beat my personal record by 5 seconds and I placed second in my age category. Because the race company was having computer glitches, they couldn't figure out the winners. I didn't know I placed second until a couple hours later on the race website. I thought I placed and waited forever, but they never fixed it. So they gave our pies away to random people. We were told we would get an e-mail with a free pie coupon, but I haven't received it yet. Oh well. Nothing I can do about it.
Friday & Saturday
The last couple days we've been enjoying some fabulous much needed family time. It's been so wonderful. Rob & I have also been staying up past midnight and sleeping in...and not eating terrible...but not eating great. I know it's not going to last. I plan on running Monday morning.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
11/17 - 11/24
Monday - Rest
Had planned on starting up again, but very overwhelmed. Not sick anymore thankfully. But it's an overly busy insane week. So much going on. I am feeling a little discouraged too. Trying to move on.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
My dear wonderful friend took Kara all morning even though she had her own stuff going on. She knew I needed a break. Love her. I went running around 9 AM and the rain just beginning to stop. It was wet and rainy, but not pouring. It was hard to run. I haven't worked out in ten days. I didn't have to stop at all. I just felt like I was going super slow. I know I can get back into again. I am still planning on doing Turkey Trot next week.
Wednesday - Swim 1 hour
It's a week later as I am writing this. Last week was totally insane in so many ways. As I had a conversation with someone, God strengthens and molds our character through difficult times. I totally saw evidence on that last week. Swimming was really good last week. Kristin was back and had a bike injury. We were able to share a lane as she can't do some of the other strokes yet...she's still faster than me on freestyle. The triathlon club is now posting workouts on the facebook page and advertising the Wednesday morning swim times so I imagine the pool will get busier again.
Thursday - Power
So great to be back at Power, but hate being inconsistent with it. I can't increase my weight and everything hurts afterwards. It wasn't too bad this time around.
Friday - Rest
I had planned on going to Ride, but I had a very stressful day ahead (that turned out to be even more stressful than originally planned) and I chose to sleep until 6:30 AM.
Saturday - Ran 5 miles
Beautiful run in the cool late fall air and no rain! We are currently on a long spell of clear skies and crisp cool air--perfect for running. It won't last forever so I feel like I need to soak it up while I can. I really enjoyed this run. I haven't done a longer run in a few weeks so it was hard at points. It helped clear my mind.
Sunday - Ran approx. 5.5 miles
Derek had a birthday party at Super Bounce so I thought I would try running the pedestrian path along Salem Parkway. We have so few good running/bike paths here. I had never done this one before because it's all the way out in Keizer. It was great to run on a quiet trail. I think I will takes the kids to it in the spring to bike. It's pretty flat as well with a small incline in some places. Good run overall and again perfect weather!
Had planned on starting up again, but very overwhelmed. Not sick anymore thankfully. But it's an overly busy insane week. So much going on. I am feeling a little discouraged too. Trying to move on.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
My dear wonderful friend took Kara all morning even though she had her own stuff going on. She knew I needed a break. Love her. I went running around 9 AM and the rain just beginning to stop. It was wet and rainy, but not pouring. It was hard to run. I haven't worked out in ten days. I didn't have to stop at all. I just felt like I was going super slow. I know I can get back into again. I am still planning on doing Turkey Trot next week.
Wednesday - Swim 1 hour
It's a week later as I am writing this. Last week was totally insane in so many ways. As I had a conversation with someone, God strengthens and molds our character through difficult times. I totally saw evidence on that last week. Swimming was really good last week. Kristin was back and had a bike injury. We were able to share a lane as she can't do some of the other strokes yet...she's still faster than me on freestyle. The triathlon club is now posting workouts on the facebook page and advertising the Wednesday morning swim times so I imagine the pool will get busier again.
Thursday - Power
So great to be back at Power, but hate being inconsistent with it. I can't increase my weight and everything hurts afterwards. It wasn't too bad this time around.
Friday - Rest
I had planned on going to Ride, but I had a very stressful day ahead (that turned out to be even more stressful than originally planned) and I chose to sleep until 6:30 AM.
Saturday - Ran 5 miles
Beautiful run in the cool late fall air and no rain! We are currently on a long spell of clear skies and crisp cool air--perfect for running. It won't last forever so I feel like I need to soak it up while I can. I really enjoyed this run. I haven't done a longer run in a few weeks so it was hard at points. It helped clear my mind.
Sunday - Ran approx. 5.5 miles
Derek had a birthday party at Super Bounce so I thought I would try running the pedestrian path along Salem Parkway. We have so few good running/bike paths here. I had never done this one before because it's all the way out in Keizer. It was great to run on a quiet trail. I think I will takes the kids to it in the spring to bike. It's pretty flat as well with a small incline in some places. Good run overall and again perfect weather!
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
11/11 - 11/17
Monday & Tuesday - Rest, rest, rest.
Monday was a very difficult day. I was so looking forward to Veteran's Day and having all three kids home. But Derek & Kara are still struggling with conflict management. When Derek is not feeling well and tired, he is absolutely crazy. The whole day wasn't terrible. When I took them out, it got so bad I almost had a panic attack in JP Penny. It was that bad. My cold got progressively worse as the day went on. Last night I felt overly fatigued, stuffy nose etc. On Tuesday I woke up still feeling bad. As the morning went on, it has gotten worse. I have no appetite. I have chills. I just want to sleep. I had to cancel my child care job this afternoon. Thankfully it's just Anna and she can stay at after care at school. But I still feel bad. I hate cancelling. I never had to do it last year with Annabelle. Now after being home less than five minutes Kara picked another bad fight with Derek and I am ready to lose it. I NEED to get better and get over this cold. Lots of rest today. I can do it.
Rest of the week - I took the rest of the week off. I was still fighting a bad cold and then I was dealing with some crummy anxiety.
Monday was a very difficult day. I was so looking forward to Veteran's Day and having all three kids home. But Derek & Kara are still struggling with conflict management. When Derek is not feeling well and tired, he is absolutely crazy. The whole day wasn't terrible. When I took them out, it got so bad I almost had a panic attack in JP Penny. It was that bad. My cold got progressively worse as the day went on. Last night I felt overly fatigued, stuffy nose etc. On Tuesday I woke up still feeling bad. As the morning went on, it has gotten worse. I have no appetite. I have chills. I just want to sleep. I had to cancel my child care job this afternoon. Thankfully it's just Anna and she can stay at after care at school. But I still feel bad. I hate cancelling. I never had to do it last year with Annabelle. Now after being home less than five minutes Kara picked another bad fight with Derek and I am ready to lose it. I NEED to get better and get over this cold. Lots of rest today. I can do it.
Rest of the week - I took the rest of the week off. I was still fighting a bad cold and then I was dealing with some crummy anxiety.
Monday, November 4, 2013
11/4 - 11/11
Monday - Ran 5 miles
I had planned on going to the Track Workout. It was lighter this morning. I really just wanted to run alone. I wanted to be alone in my own thoughts and not run laps. I got out the door at 5:45 and had plenty of time when I got home to shower and be ready before Judah got here. It was a great run. Cool morning air. No rain yet. It's supposed to rain later in the morning and pretty much the rest of the day. Feeling better today.
Tuesday - Rest Day
Now almost positive the mood swings from last weekend were 90% related to PMS. Because my energy level and moods are better.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour 5 minutes
I was a minute or two late (although I think Tracey & Erica were early) so I didn't get a lane by them. I was by myself on the far end. I did their workout. Usually I modify it so I'm at the same place as them. This time I didn't modify it. So I didn't do the whole thing, but I did do quite a bit. It felt great to get in the water. The pool was busier and I like it when there a bunch of people.
Thursday - Group Power - 1 hour
Today is the only day this week I can go to Power so I felt like I was dragging myself there. Once we got started, I was glad I was there. It was almost the same workout as last Saturday. I cannot believe how much the core workout at the end hurt--it was hard. I think I would benefit from doing more core workouts. The kids have been doing great this week and so have I. It is such an insanely busy week, but next week we have very little going on. It will be a nice break.
Friday - Sunday
On Friday I went roller skating with the middle school girls. Which actually was a blast and brought back memories of junior high skating parties. Surprisingly it was a workout! We had an all night party which was really fun. It only made cold symptoms worse. Saturday I got through the morning OK (Rob had to work until 2) and took a long nap in the afternoon. I was so tired I went to bed at 8:30 PM. Yesterday my cold was bad again and I took a half hour nap in the afternoon. I decided I would take Monday off from exercise as well so I could sleep in one more day, get caught up on sleep, and allow my cold to get better. It is getting better and I am grateful for a day off.
I had planned on going to the Track Workout. It was lighter this morning. I really just wanted to run alone. I wanted to be alone in my own thoughts and not run laps. I got out the door at 5:45 and had plenty of time when I got home to shower and be ready before Judah got here. It was a great run. Cool morning air. No rain yet. It's supposed to rain later in the morning and pretty much the rest of the day. Feeling better today.
Tuesday - Rest Day
Now almost positive the mood swings from last weekend were 90% related to PMS. Because my energy level and moods are better.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour 5 minutes
I was a minute or two late (although I think Tracey & Erica were early) so I didn't get a lane by them. I was by myself on the far end. I did their workout. Usually I modify it so I'm at the same place as them. This time I didn't modify it. So I didn't do the whole thing, but I did do quite a bit. It felt great to get in the water. The pool was busier and I like it when there a bunch of people.
Thursday - Group Power - 1 hour
Today is the only day this week I can go to Power so I felt like I was dragging myself there. Once we got started, I was glad I was there. It was almost the same workout as last Saturday. I cannot believe how much the core workout at the end hurt--it was hard. I think I would benefit from doing more core workouts. The kids have been doing great this week and so have I. It is such an insanely busy week, but next week we have very little going on. It will be a nice break.
Friday - Sunday
On Friday I went roller skating with the middle school girls. Which actually was a blast and brought back memories of junior high skating parties. Surprisingly it was a workout! We had an all night party which was really fun. It only made cold symptoms worse. Saturday I got through the morning OK (Rob had to work until 2) and took a long nap in the afternoon. I was so tired I went to bed at 8:30 PM. Yesterday my cold was bad again and I took a half hour nap in the afternoon. I decided I would take Monday off from exercise as well so I could sleep in one more day, get caught up on sleep, and allow my cold to get better. It is getting better and I am grateful for a day off.
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