Monday - Ran 5 miles
New day. New week. Doing better today. Saw two other wonderful friends today I have not been able to hang out with since earlier in the summer. So incredibly refreshing to be with them. More at peace. Rob & I both had very bad insomnia last night. We both fell asleep around 11:45 and I slept until around 12:30ish and woke up to Rob tossing and turning. When he can't sleep he is all over the bed and extremely restless--he felt bad and went to the couch so I could sleep. But I couldn't sleep. We should have stayed up and watched movies since we were both so awake. I finally caved and took a Unisom at 1:30 AM hoping I wouldn't wake up overly groggy. I didn't fall asleep until after 2:15. Woke up to the cat meowing--turns out she had no water. I ended up locking her up in the laundry room around 4:30 AM. Finally slept uninterrupted until 7 and then slept another hour until 8. Crappy, crappy night. Some of it was anxiety--I couldn't get my mind to stop racing. Some of it might have been I took a longer nap later in the afternoon and that screws up my sleep. Rob is still not all the way better and coughing and congested. I got it mildly. I've had a scratchy throat at night and very mild cough. Thankfully I was not too groggy in the morning--I had an extra cup of coffee and that helped.
There was no way I was going to get up and run but I was able to do an evening run at 7:30. It was hot but not unbearable. I went through a whole little bottle of Gatorade. I did five miles. Good run. Hopefully good sleep. I hate Unisom and sleeping pills in general. Most of the time I sleep wonderfully and have not had the insomnia I struggled with as a kid and then had here and there in high school and college and when we lived in the Fruitport house.
Tuesday - Track Workout at Wendy Kroger Park--intervals and about 3 miles total
We both slept last night. It was just hard to get up because we were so tired from losing all that sleep the night before. So I didn't run in the early morning. I was busy all morning with a dentist appointment, swim lessons for the kids, and watching my friend's kids for two hours. I wanted to take the kids to the track because they need to run too if they are going to race next month. I knew more than likely the track would be in use with soccer tryouts or football or both. I kept putting it off. Rob said he wanted to go to karate and suggested I take the kids running at the park. The path at Wendy Kroger is 0.17 miles so six laps is a little over a mile. Derek & Kara ran three laps and Hailey ran six without stopping. She's doing better. I modified the track workout from the triathlon club for this week by cutting it in half and then tailoring it to Wendy Kroger's path versus the track. It worked out really well. I got a good workout in. I did 6 lap warm up, 3 laps with 1 lap recovery. 2 laps with 1 lap recovery, 2 x 1 laps with 1 lap recovery, 3 x 1/2 laps with 3 1/2 lap recovery, and then 3 laps cool down which equals just under 4 miles. Not bad. The kids ran, rode their bikes around the loop, rode their bikes on the trail, and played on the playground. It was perfect.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour
Nice to be back in the pool with the girls. We were all there. We did a workout they call "Oreo" where you do steady, fast, steady and then repeat it again with the pull buoy. I tried to focus on speed with the the fast tracks. It was really good.
Thursday - Ride
I wanted to go to Centergy in the morning. I decided I am going to make Centergy more of a priority until after Christmas and try to go to Power Wednesday or Friday afternoons or Saturday mornings instead of Power. If there are weeks I can't go then--I just won't be able to do Power. I really wish they weren't offered at the same--it stinks. This week I can't go to Power on Friday or Saturday because we have too many other things going on and I'm back to doing child care on Fridays. :( However during the night the cat was making all kind of ruckus because she somehow got locked in the girls's room so at 2:30 AM she was so loud scratching the door and meowing. After I figured out what the noise was, I got her out. Then I was awake for like well over an hour. So I slept in until 8 instead of getting up. I hate insomnia.
Our schedule worked out that I could go to Group Ride at 5:30 PM. I have not been to Ride in months. I really really enjoyed it. I know the inside cycling is going to help me so much with the outside. I really pushed myself and kept my gears high. I learned about better form with biking and how to keep my shoulders more relaxed.
Friday - Yoga 40 minutes
Since I couldn't make Centergy this week, I opted to do 40 minute yoga video instead. Wow my legs are so tight--it hurt in some spots. The flexibility training was good and a great way to start the day.
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Ran 3 miles
It didn't feel hot out when I started, but it was hot. Dry cleaners said 86 and Insurance Co said 93. Probably high 80's. Felt really thirsty and too warm. Glad I only did a short run today!
Monday, August 18, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
August 11 - 17
Monday - Half hour open water swim
We spent a good part of the day in Bend & Sisters. It was SO hot in Sisters--felt like high 90's. We got back to our campsite around 6 PM and went right to the lake. It was pretty dead compared to Sunday when it was jam packed. The kids were very content to play & swim (the water is pretty cold so they played by the shore most of the time). I was able to do an open water swim which was amazing! Suttle Lake is much clearer than the reservoir and VB's lake. Reminded me more of Hagg Lake. Very little lake weed too--I was so happy I was able to get a swim in.
Tuesday - 40 minute run on the beach
We got to Lincoln City early afternoon. I went running around 4. It was in the 60's but warm enough to run in shorts and t-shirts. No rain, but pretty cloudy. Love running on the beach! Always feel like I'm in my element.
Wednesday - 50 minute run on the beach
Ran around 5 PM and went the opposite way towards Newport. A little bit easier as they weren't many streams to jump over. And less crowded because I was going away from the city and the big resorts. It was very very foggy--could hardly see a quarter mile ahead. No rain though and still a great run.
Thursday - Bush Park Race--5K--around 26 minutes
My friend's son who was in my kid's running club was doing the mile run. I wanted to go see him and then do the 5K afterwards. The kids were staying home with Rob as they were pretty tired from the trip. Starting the 5K I didn't feel as good as normal--dry throat and fatigued. The air felt so humid to me even though I don't think it's overly humid. It's only in the mid 70's so not extremely hot. Once I was about seven minutes in the race, I felt better. I found a pack to run in which was mostly high school cross country girls. I always get passed on the downhill as it's not strength. In the last mile the lady in my age category that kept trying to pass me walked so I stayed ahead of her the rest of the race. I felt really good because some of the girls were slowing down and walking and I was able to hold my pace. I finished around 26. I usually am around 24 or 25--but this course is mostly grass and trail with some big hills. I stuck around because I thought I placed. Turns out I got second in my age group! There are so many elite runners at this race I never come to close to placing--was excited that I did this time.
Friday - Power
I went to 5 PM Power and I love the instructor. She pushes us hard and it's so good. Except I am so incredibly sore today. Back, triceps, biceps, legs. I pushed it pretty hard. The shoulders track was by far the hardest. Struggled on triceps and biceps as well. It was really good though.
Rob is getting over being sick. Super congested and fever. Kara had it so mildly for only a day. It hardly affected her energy level or her sleep. He got hit hard. Curious if anyone else is doomed or if it's isolated. We've not had a pass around sickness in a very very long time. My throat is mildly sore right now, but I have had on and off allergies basically all summer.
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Approx. 40 minute bike ride
Yesterday was a very cruddy day and I can't really go into details why--except that it had nothing to do with the kids or our church or our families or Rob--just an isolated event. We're slowly dealing with it. I am thankful for my awesome summer friend who was there at the right time by God's grace and sent me an encouraging e-mail this afternoon. I just NEEDED to get out the house and think and I think best when I'm in motion. So I biked at Minto Brown. I hadn't ridden my bike since the triathlon. It helped a lot. It was a good ride.
We spent a good part of the day in Bend & Sisters. It was SO hot in Sisters--felt like high 90's. We got back to our campsite around 6 PM and went right to the lake. It was pretty dead compared to Sunday when it was jam packed. The kids were very content to play & swim (the water is pretty cold so they played by the shore most of the time). I was able to do an open water swim which was amazing! Suttle Lake is much clearer than the reservoir and VB's lake. Reminded me more of Hagg Lake. Very little lake weed too--I was so happy I was able to get a swim in.
Tuesday - 40 minute run on the beach
We got to Lincoln City early afternoon. I went running around 4. It was in the 60's but warm enough to run in shorts and t-shirts. No rain, but pretty cloudy. Love running on the beach! Always feel like I'm in my element.
Wednesday - 50 minute run on the beach
Ran around 5 PM and went the opposite way towards Newport. A little bit easier as they weren't many streams to jump over. And less crowded because I was going away from the city and the big resorts. It was very very foggy--could hardly see a quarter mile ahead. No rain though and still a great run.
Thursday - Bush Park Race--5K--around 26 minutes
My friend's son who was in my kid's running club was doing the mile run. I wanted to go see him and then do the 5K afterwards. The kids were staying home with Rob as they were pretty tired from the trip. Starting the 5K I didn't feel as good as normal--dry throat and fatigued. The air felt so humid to me even though I don't think it's overly humid. It's only in the mid 70's so not extremely hot. Once I was about seven minutes in the race, I felt better. I found a pack to run in which was mostly high school cross country girls. I always get passed on the downhill as it's not strength. In the last mile the lady in my age category that kept trying to pass me walked so I stayed ahead of her the rest of the race. I felt really good because some of the girls were slowing down and walking and I was able to hold my pace. I finished around 26. I usually am around 24 or 25--but this course is mostly grass and trail with some big hills. I stuck around because I thought I placed. Turns out I got second in my age group! There are so many elite runners at this race I never come to close to placing--was excited that I did this time.
Friday - Power
I went to 5 PM Power and I love the instructor. She pushes us hard and it's so good. Except I am so incredibly sore today. Back, triceps, biceps, legs. I pushed it pretty hard. The shoulders track was by far the hardest. Struggled on triceps and biceps as well. It was really good though.
Rob is getting over being sick. Super congested and fever. Kara had it so mildly for only a day. It hardly affected her energy level or her sleep. He got hit hard. Curious if anyone else is doomed or if it's isolated. We've not had a pass around sickness in a very very long time. My throat is mildly sore right now, but I have had on and off allergies basically all summer.
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Approx. 40 minute bike ride
Yesterday was a very cruddy day and I can't really go into details why--except that it had nothing to do with the kids or our church or our families or Rob--just an isolated event. We're slowly dealing with it. I am thankful for my awesome summer friend who was there at the right time by God's grace and sent me an encouraging e-mail this afternoon. I just NEEDED to get out the house and think and I think best when I'm in motion. So I biked at Minto Brown. I hadn't ridden my bike since the triathlon. It helped a lot. It was a good ride.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
August 4 - 10
Monday: Ran 3 miles
I slept really good and felt very awake at 6:30 AM. I just did a simple three mile run, but it was nice to be out there. It felt great.
Tuesday: Track workout: 1 mile warm up, 800, 600, 400 with 400 recovery, 800 cool down
I did the triathlon club workout of the week--I just cut it in half. I was hoping to get to the track by 6, but it was more like 6:30. At least I got there. There was another group running. They were not elite runners--I think it was a walking group because they didn't run very much. The problem was they didn't follow the track etiquette. It's my understanding Lane 1 & 2 are for fast runners and the rest for slow runner and walkers. That's the way it is when the tri club practices. They wouldn't move over for me at all. It wasn't that big of a deal, but I had to maneuver around them all the time and keep changing lanes.
Wednesday: Centergy
I was able to go to day centergy because Rob is off this week. My friend Karen was there too because she's on a 21 day membership. It felt so incredibly good to stretch. The ab workout was good too. The room just feels so hot to me. I sweat almost as much as in Power and it's not as intense of a workout.
Thursday: Power
Alarm went off and I was going to back to sleep. I was awake and knew it would be awhile before I'd fall back asleep if I ever did. So I made it to Power and it was great to be there. I pushed myself and kept my weight around the same it was when I went two weeks ago.
Friday: Swam half hour
I did a plan off swim plan. It was so much lighter than the last one. I almost needed more of a workout. I'm sore from Power and tired today so I didn't push myself too hard. I also worked on breaststroke a little bit. I had been informally practicing in the pool when we take kids swimming.
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - 3.9 mile hike
We were in Suttle Lake and the kids wanted to do the hike around the lake. It's relatively flat--just a few ups and downs. We said we'd go one quarter of it and decide to either turn back thus doing half or keep going and complete it. The kids were doing really well. Kara actually hiked the best and complained very little "when she could be the leader" and set the pace. I was wearing my Nikes, but for some reason my left little toe hurt almost like it was blistering. It hurt and was forced me to go slow at the end. Still a great hike though. I love Suttle Lake!
I slept really good and felt very awake at 6:30 AM. I just did a simple three mile run, but it was nice to be out there. It felt great.
Tuesday: Track workout: 1 mile warm up, 800, 600, 400 with 400 recovery, 800 cool down
I did the triathlon club workout of the week--I just cut it in half. I was hoping to get to the track by 6, but it was more like 6:30. At least I got there. There was another group running. They were not elite runners--I think it was a walking group because they didn't run very much. The problem was they didn't follow the track etiquette. It's my understanding Lane 1 & 2 are for fast runners and the rest for slow runner and walkers. That's the way it is when the tri club practices. They wouldn't move over for me at all. It wasn't that big of a deal, but I had to maneuver around them all the time and keep changing lanes.
Wednesday: Centergy
I was able to go to day centergy because Rob is off this week. My friend Karen was there too because she's on a 21 day membership. It felt so incredibly good to stretch. The ab workout was good too. The room just feels so hot to me. I sweat almost as much as in Power and it's not as intense of a workout.
Thursday: Power
Alarm went off and I was going to back to sleep. I was awake and knew it would be awhile before I'd fall back asleep if I ever did. So I made it to Power and it was great to be there. I pushed myself and kept my weight around the same it was when I went two weeks ago.
Friday: Swam half hour
I did a plan off swim plan. It was so much lighter than the last one. I almost needed more of a workout. I'm sore from Power and tired today so I didn't push myself too hard. I also worked on breaststroke a little bit. I had been informally practicing in the pool when we take kids swimming.
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - 3.9 mile hike
We were in Suttle Lake and the kids wanted to do the hike around the lake. It's relatively flat--just a few ups and downs. We said we'd go one quarter of it and decide to either turn back thus doing half or keep going and complete it. The kids were doing really well. Kara actually hiked the best and complained very little "when she could be the leader" and set the pace. I was wearing my Nikes, but for some reason my left little toe hurt almost like it was blistering. It hurt and was forced me to go slow at the end. Still a great hike though. I love Suttle Lake!
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Goal for next week...
The past week I have felt like singing Bruno Mar's lazy song--"Today I don't feel like doing anything--" What turned into a week off became two weeks off. I got a lot done around the house. I played street hockey, gardened, rafted on the Deschutes for six hours, took the kids swimming almost every single day. In terms of exercise--just didn't have it in me. I didn't run with Rob. I took the kids to the track and watched them run and timed them--but didn't run myself. I just didn't want to. Rob said not to feel guilty because I am not training for anything and rest is really good. My moods have been up and down roller coaster like and I think exercise or lack thereof affects it.
Next week I hope to get back into it again. Even though the following week we're on vacation--I can still run and maybe even do a swim in Suttle Lake. My goal for this coming week is:
Monday: Run at the track
Tuesday: Run in the neighborhood
Wednesday: Swim with triathletes
Thursday: Centergy
Friday: Group Power
Saturday: Long Run
I am not going to focus on biking much until this winter. Once school starts I might try to go to Group Ride once a week and increase that to twice a week after Christmas. Until then I am going to try to get to Centergy once a week--I might not have time for it after Christmas once I go to Ride more often.
Next week I hope to get back into it again. Even though the following week we're on vacation--I can still run and maybe even do a swim in Suttle Lake. My goal for this coming week is:
Monday: Run at the track
Tuesday: Run in the neighborhood
Wednesday: Swim with triathletes
Thursday: Centergy
Friday: Group Power
Saturday: Long Run
I am not going to focus on biking much until this winter. Once school starts I might try to go to Group Ride once a week and increase that to twice a week after Christmas. Until then I am going to try to get to Centergy once a week--I might not have time for it after Christmas once I go to Ride more often.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
7/21 - 7/27
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.
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.
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
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