My goal for this week is to do Centergy once and Power once. I need the rest and there's no point in getting child care for the kids because I'm not training for anything yet. I've been swimming with them too and biked with them last weekend. We might get our bikes out again tomorrow unless it rains again.
Today (Wednesday) I went to Centergy. I have not gone in like two years. It's very similar...it's not changed a whole lot. It was a lot of seniors but I think the early morning class is more working people--similar to early morning Power. That is the only one I can go to. Because Rob is gone, I went to the 9:15 class and Derek & Kara went to the playroom. Derek went to Kids Strong which he loves and is his treat when Rob is out of town. Kara doesn't mind the child care.
The stretching was great. It hurt in some positions and I'm pretty tight in some areas. My flexability has never been that great hence why I why struggled in gymnastics as a kid. But I felt so much better afterwards. I need to do it once a week. It's really hard to schedule because it's at the same time as Group Power. It's not offered very often. I am going to try to go Thursday mornings if I can do Power on Friday or Saturday. I am thinking my gym might change the schedule anyway come September so that could affect things too.
At this point I would love to do a half marathon late fall or early winter. I think it would be feasible to run three times a week, swim once, Power once, and Centergy once. I question whether running only three times a week is enough? I've never trained for a long race and only ran three times a week. Going to look at some training plans before I commit.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
7/14 - 7/20
Monday - Rest
Surprisingly I am not that sore from Saturday but I still want to give my body a few days to recover. I am not doing another triathlon this summer as much as I would love to do the Mid Summer Triathlon or Best in the West. I think I could do the full sprint now with the 1/2 mile swim. The #1 reason being is the cost. Triathlons are $70-90--so much more than running races. I would rather put that money towards other things. It's also takes up a good part of a Saturday and I feel like our Saturdays in August & September are valuable and we have other things planned anyway. Some of my thoughts as to What Next? are any or all of the above: 1) take a flat repair biking class--this would help ease my nervousness about flats. The new REI offers a class once a month as does the Bike Peddler every few months. 2) work on my running and buy a Running GPS to track my mileage and speed. With that possibly train for a half marathon I would run in the fall or winter. 3) work on strength training and also go to Centergy once a week and work on yoga/flexibility 4) work on biking--tackle hills, do longer rides, try to ride with others (I'm almost thinking of tackling this next spring and just do normal rides at Minto Brown for the time being).
I really want to keep swimming Wednesday mornings. Once school starts I'll probably do Centergy on Thursday mornings for awhile and Group Ride on Fridays. That would mean trying to do Power on Saturdays which doesn't always work--we often have things on Saturdays. I could do Power Wednesday or Friday afternoons otherwise. Then Monday, Tuesday or Sunday would possibly be running days. My day off would be either be Monday or Tuesday.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles and 1 mile with Rob
Rob wants to start doing some kind of cardio. He hates running. I think he should bike instead. But he said he wants to run twice a week and have me run with him. The kids are finally at the age we can leave them for 15 minutes as long as run on our street--it's about a half mile to the end of the street and he only wants to run a mile for now. I ran 3 miles beforehand and did the last mile with him.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour, Group Power 1 hour
Wow pretty active day. I swam in the morning with Erica. Then I took the kids to the pool and played in the water with them. Then I went to Group Power at 5 PM. Then I played street hockey at night.
Thursday - Ran 1 mile with Rob
I wanted to go to Centergy but I had leg cramps during the night and was so tired from all the activity yesterday. I did do Rob's 1 mile run with him.
Rest of the week: Aside from swimming with the kids and short bike rides and walks with them, I am taking the rest of the week off. We're pretty active, but I am not doing any hard core workouts on my own. Rob & Hailey are in Philly and I really see no point of getting child care when I'm not training for anything. My body probably needs the rest after the triathlon. Next week I only plan on going to Group Power once and Centergy once and that's probably it. Once they are back from Philly I will put together some sort of exercise plan for the rest of the summer. Right now I am enjoying the break.
Surprisingly I am not that sore from Saturday but I still want to give my body a few days to recover. I am not doing another triathlon this summer as much as I would love to do the Mid Summer Triathlon or Best in the West. I think I could do the full sprint now with the 1/2 mile swim. The #1 reason being is the cost. Triathlons are $70-90--so much more than running races. I would rather put that money towards other things. It's also takes up a good part of a Saturday and I feel like our Saturdays in August & September are valuable and we have other things planned anyway. Some of my thoughts as to What Next? are any or all of the above: 1) take a flat repair biking class--this would help ease my nervousness about flats. The new REI offers a class once a month as does the Bike Peddler every few months. 2) work on my running and buy a Running GPS to track my mileage and speed. With that possibly train for a half marathon I would run in the fall or winter. 3) work on strength training and also go to Centergy once a week and work on yoga/flexibility 4) work on biking--tackle hills, do longer rides, try to ride with others (I'm almost thinking of tackling this next spring and just do normal rides at Minto Brown for the time being).
I really want to keep swimming Wednesday mornings. Once school starts I'll probably do Centergy on Thursday mornings for awhile and Group Ride on Fridays. That would mean trying to do Power on Saturdays which doesn't always work--we often have things on Saturdays. I could do Power Wednesday or Friday afternoons otherwise. Then Monday, Tuesday or Sunday would possibly be running days. My day off would be either be Monday or Tuesday.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles and 1 mile with Rob
Rob wants to start doing some kind of cardio. He hates running. I think he should bike instead. But he said he wants to run twice a week and have me run with him. The kids are finally at the age we can leave them for 15 minutes as long as run on our street--it's about a half mile to the end of the street and he only wants to run a mile for now. I ran 3 miles beforehand and did the last mile with him.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour, Group Power 1 hour
Wow pretty active day. I swam in the morning with Erica. Then I took the kids to the pool and played in the water with them. Then I went to Group Power at 5 PM. Then I played street hockey at night.
Thursday - Ran 1 mile with Rob
I wanted to go to Centergy but I had leg cramps during the night and was so tired from all the activity yesterday. I did do Rob's 1 mile run with him.
Rest of the week: Aside from swimming with the kids and short bike rides and walks with them, I am taking the rest of the week off. We're pretty active, but I am not doing any hard core workouts on my own. Rob & Hailey are in Philly and I really see no point of getting child care when I'm not training for anything. My body probably needs the rest after the triathlon. Next week I only plan on going to Group Power once and Centergy once and that's probably it. Once they are back from Philly I will put together some sort of exercise plan for the rest of the summer. Right now I am enjoying the break.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
7/7 - 7/13 - Taper Week
Monday - Yesterday (I'm writing this on Tuesday) I just was so nervous about the triathlon on Saturday I felt like I couldn't think of myself else. My kind was racing. I was incredibly nervous about the bike portion and getting a flat or not being able to clip in or falling...and getting lost to get to Hagg Lake...or arriving super late. I was able to calm myself down which I am really proud of. I enjoyed the rest of the day. We went swimming at VB's lake. It was nice to be in the water playing with the kids, laying on rafts etc. versus swimming laps.
Tuesday - Swam about 15 minutes open water in Silverton Res and about 45 minute bike ride
Rob had a visit in Silverton and we went along. So we swam in the res. When he came back, I was able to swim about 15 minutes. It was a good last open water swim before the tri on Saturday. On Sunday I somehow did not fasten my wet suit properly and I got major chaffing on my neck. As Rob said, "Wow it looks really bad." It does hurt, but it didn't affect me swimming at all today. I am going to pick up some bodyglide at the sport goods store. I also biked in clips all over the neighborhood around 5:30 when traffic was busy. I am such an anxious biker and feel like I'm back in the beginning of driver's ed. When I left the driveway it took me forever to clip in--worst yet. As time went on, I did fine. Probably nervous the most about the bike. I think my next tri goal will be to attack biking and focus on that. I know I will really love it more once I get over these fears like I had with swimming.
Wednesday - Ran about 2 miles around the track
I took the kids to the track this morning so they could run. I did one lap with Kara and then I ran with Hailey. The kids played in the long jump pit while my finished running. My chafed neck looks better today but it hurts more. :( It makes my whole neck sore. Starting tonight I feel like it's better than it was this morning. Pretty nervous about Saturday, but trying to stay confident too.
Thursday & Friday - Rest
Saturday - RACE! It went great but it was tough too. I am so glad I accomplished my goal. I blogged all about it on my other blog.
Sunday - Rest
Tuesday - Swam about 15 minutes open water in Silverton Res and about 45 minute bike ride
Rob had a visit in Silverton and we went along. So we swam in the res. When he came back, I was able to swim about 15 minutes. It was a good last open water swim before the tri on Saturday. On Sunday I somehow did not fasten my wet suit properly and I got major chaffing on my neck. As Rob said, "Wow it looks really bad." It does hurt, but it didn't affect me swimming at all today. I am going to pick up some bodyglide at the sport goods store. I also biked in clips all over the neighborhood around 5:30 when traffic was busy. I am such an anxious biker and feel like I'm back in the beginning of driver's ed. When I left the driveway it took me forever to clip in--worst yet. As time went on, I did fine. Probably nervous the most about the bike. I think my next tri goal will be to attack biking and focus on that. I know I will really love it more once I get over these fears like I had with swimming.
Wednesday - Ran about 2 miles around the track
I took the kids to the track this morning so they could run. I did one lap with Kara and then I ran with Hailey. The kids played in the long jump pit while my finished running. My chafed neck looks better today but it hurts more. :( It makes my whole neck sore. Starting tonight I feel like it's better than it was this morning. Pretty nervous about Saturday, but trying to stay confident too.
Thursday & Friday - Rest
Saturday - RACE! It went great but it was tough too. I am so glad I accomplished my goal. I blogged all about it on my other blog.
Sunday - Rest
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
6/30 - 7/7
Monday: Biked approximately 40 minutes at Minto Brown
Good run. Got out the door by 6:30 AM...kind of wanted an earlier start, but that's the way it goes. Good ride. I also biked in the evening with Hailey on the little bike path in Keizer...we went really slow. It was good to practice clipping in and clipping out.
Tuesday: Ran 5 miles
Got out at 6:30 AM again...good run.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour
Swam with Erica and we were the only ones in the pool. The whole gym was dead. Everyone is on vacation. My goggles were giving a head ache today and my stomach didn't feel quite right at times. I didn't feel like I had the normal amount of energy. I stuck with it and it was a pretty good workout. I am glad Erica still comes even if the rest can't make it.
Thursday - Track workout
I took the track workout off the facebook page and condensed it down a little bit. I did 2 mile warm up, 3 x 800 with 400 recovery, 1 mile with 400 recovery, 200 with 200 recovery, 800 cool down. I was the only one on the track--it was a nice workout. I went at the heat of the day around 2:30, but yesterday was not as hot so I was quite comfortable.
Friday - Rest!
Saturday - Group Power
Hard! But good.
Sunday - Swam about 40 minutes open water in VB's lake
It was so hot out! The water felt great. I had a really good swim too.
Good run. Got out the door by 6:30 AM...kind of wanted an earlier start, but that's the way it goes. Good ride. I also biked in the evening with Hailey on the little bike path in Keizer...we went really slow. It was good to practice clipping in and clipping out.
Tuesday: Ran 5 miles
Got out at 6:30 AM again...good run.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour
Swam with Erica and we were the only ones in the pool. The whole gym was dead. Everyone is on vacation. My goggles were giving a head ache today and my stomach didn't feel quite right at times. I didn't feel like I had the normal amount of energy. I stuck with it and it was a pretty good workout. I am glad Erica still comes even if the rest can't make it.
Thursday - Track workout
I took the track workout off the facebook page and condensed it down a little bit. I did 2 mile warm up, 3 x 800 with 400 recovery, 1 mile with 400 recovery, 200 with 200 recovery, 800 cool down. I was the only one on the track--it was a nice workout. I went at the heat of the day around 2:30, but yesterday was not as hot so I was quite comfortable.
Friday - Rest!
Saturday - Group Power
Hard! But good.
Sunday - Swam about 40 minutes open water in VB's lake
It was so hot out! The water felt great. I had a really good swim too.
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