Monday - Rest
Monday is my designated rest day. But I kind wish I would have ran because it was a rough day! Crazy with the kids and trying to meet too many deadlines.
Tuesday - Walked 1.52 miles pulling a large wagon with two kids in it
I had planned on running at lunch. Then I had to last minute go out to the complete over side of town and take photos for the Banner. Which I didn't mind too much. The weather was great and I could use the photography practice. I was going to run at 5:30 while Rob was making dinner. Hailey really wanted to ride her bike to swim lessons and I am not sure how much longer she is going to be able to do that. This might be the last warm sunny week for awhile. I am crossing my fingers it's not. So I walked behind pulling both Derek & Kara in the wagon. My arm killed by the time I got home and I was having a hard time catching my breath. I decided not to run. It was enough of workout for me.
Wednesday - Swam 10 minutes, tread water for 15 minutes
What is up with this week!? SO much going on. I went to the gym this morning around 6 and forgot my goggles. I didn't have running clothes along otherwise I would have switched and ran or at least ride the bike. I worked on flutter kicks front and back. I tried doing freestyle with the kickboard, but without goggles I couldn't do it. I couldn't coordinate shutting my eyes with everything else. I could not stay straight--kept hitting the sides. My eyes were starting to burn. So I switched to the other pool and tread water. Which wasn't all bad. I really wanted to work on my freestyle. I guess getting up and getting going is a good accomplishment and I shouldn't be so hard of myself.
Thursday - Swam 20 minutes, tread water 10 minutes
Swimming went SO much better today. Did not forget my goggles. Goal for today was legs, legs, legs. I did two lengths on my back hugging the kickboard like I did in lessons last week and one lap with the kickboard for free style. I did four laps freestyle without the kickboard with little short breaks in between each length (much shorter breaks than I used to take). I feel better about the strokes and it's getting easier. Endurance level is better. Hope to get some swims again in next week before lessons again.
Alarm went off and I tempted to sleep in. It's really hard to get up after youth group the night before. I couldn't fall back asleep. Which is a good thing because my body is used to getting up early.
Friday - Swam half hour
Today was another better swimming workout. I worked on freestyle without the kickboard almost the whole time except for one lap on my back and one length with kickboard. The pool was very busy. Water aerobics in the whole warm pool plus one lap of the exercise pool. A nice older lady swimming laps let me share her lane with her. I was a little nervous about running into her--I'm not the straightest swimmer. But it was OK. She actually was done ten minutes into my workout. I am still doing the scissor kick on one side and I really, really worked on that. I made some progress. I did one full lap non-stop. I did a total of about six laps freestyle with little short breaks (less than a minute) in between each length except for the one lap non-stop. I couldn't do that a month ago. I recall getting out of the pool after two laps feeling dizzy and exhausted. I still wish I could more continuous without having to take breaks, but I have to be patient with myself. On Wednesday I am going to try to do two laps non-stop. I won't be able to get into the pool until then because we're leaving for camping in a couple of hours. My gym membership only allows me to go Wednesday - Sunday. Next week is going to be just as busy as last week. The only big thing I have to prepare is Moppets. I don't have to teach preschool next week nor is there youth group.
Saturday & Sunday - It was a pretty busy weekend camping at the coast! No runs or swims to fit in. Pretty tired by Sunday night.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
September 17 - 23
Monday - Rest Day
I thought it would easier to bike on Sunday afternoons versus Monday mornings. It's getting darker much earlier and I am always back too late when I bike. I am pretty active on Mondays anyway. I clean for 2-3 hours on Mondays and get caught up on laundry. Plus I went on a walk to the store with the kids.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
Rob took a later lunch and I was able to run during it. I felt very thirsty and hot. I think we hit the high 80's or low 90's. Not used to running in the heat. I had to walk a little bit up a hill. I ran through the Sumpter neighborhood. Dumb city of Salem shut off the water fountain in Sumpter Park...what's the deal? I don't think it's been working all summer.
Wednesday - Swam half hour
So I now I start my quest in becoming a swimmer. I worked on flutter kicks, arms, and basic freestyle stroke. I think I am making small improvements but still need lots of practice. Hailey's teacher Audrey said the key is perfecting the straight legs so you get full strokes and this is exactly what I am struggling with...yet improving. I am thinking after I have done with this session of swim lessons, I might book a private lesson with Audrey sometime before Christmas. I need to buy a pull buoy soon and I am hoping Big Five has them. I swam for about twenty minutes and tread water for ten. Hoping to get in the pool again tomorrow morning. There are A LOT of swimmers in the mornings but thankfully I didn't have to wait for a lane.
Thursday - Swam 45 minutes
Well today was the first time I walked away from the pool more confident and less frustrated. I am slowly getting it and figuring how to swim without feeling like I am going to lose a lung. Someone took away all the kickboards except for this flimsy yellow one that was very hard to practice flutter kicks with. I tried anyway. I did about 4-5 laps practicing legs and breathing with the kickboard. Then I practiced arms with the pull buoy I bought yesterday. I did one lap freestyle with no kickboard or pull buoy and even that went pretty well. I wish I wasn't so tired after only 20 minutes, but my stamina is slowly getting better too. I tread water for 15 minutes and watched the seniors playing water volleyball. I do miss Group Power and I miss running, but it is refreshing to try something new. It's fun to try something Hailey is so interested in too. We joke we have to work on the same things--straight legs. I don't mind so much swimming in the mornings--it is a nice way to start the day.
Friday - Swam half hour
Today went even better! I did two laps practicing flutter kicks with the kickboard. Then I did three laps practicing freestyle with the kickboard. Then I did two laps with the pull buoy. Then I did two laps freestyle. My stamina is better. Not getting worn out nearly as quickly. Still struggling with keeping legs straight and breathing issues now and then, but on the whole I think I have learned a lot and improved significantly in the last two weeks!
I found a sprint tri training program I really like. If I did the Stayton Tri in May, I'd start the training program in early February. Which is a couple months out but will be here before you know it.
Saturday - Swam 40 minutes
Swim lesson this morning. So Josh was back and he was early. He had already set up equipment. I told him I usually started with flutter kicks. I did one lap with the kickboard. He said, "You're not flutter kicking. You're scissor kicking." Crud. So he had me practice flutter kicking with the kickboard. Better but still off. He had me sit on the edge of the pool. Then I went back and forth on my back to get the "flutter" movements. Then he said, "You might already be flutter kicking when you do your freestyle." He asked me to do the freestyle. He said I was getting it. I was just scissor kicking on one side once in awhile. He said he sees a lot of improvement and I look more comfortable in the water. Yay! Enjoying swimming so much more. I am going to keep working on flutter kicks this week. My goal is to do two full laps non stop by the end of the month.
Sunday - Recreational Swimming
I had hope to go biking in the afternoon. It was such a nice day! Andrew & Cheryl invited us over and we couldn't turn down an end of the summer swim. It was great! I did a few laps with Hailey but mostly played with the kids. Everyone was pretty tired by the late afternoon, but we still managed to get through evening church.
I thought it would easier to bike on Sunday afternoons versus Monday mornings. It's getting darker much earlier and I am always back too late when I bike. I am pretty active on Mondays anyway. I clean for 2-3 hours on Mondays and get caught up on laundry. Plus I went on a walk to the store with the kids.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
Rob took a later lunch and I was able to run during it. I felt very thirsty and hot. I think we hit the high 80's or low 90's. Not used to running in the heat. I had to walk a little bit up a hill. I ran through the Sumpter neighborhood. Dumb city of Salem shut off the water fountain in Sumpter Park...what's the deal? I don't think it's been working all summer.
Wednesday - Swam half hour
So I now I start my quest in becoming a swimmer. I worked on flutter kicks, arms, and basic freestyle stroke. I think I am making small improvements but still need lots of practice. Hailey's teacher Audrey said the key is perfecting the straight legs so you get full strokes and this is exactly what I am struggling with...yet improving. I am thinking after I have done with this session of swim lessons, I might book a private lesson with Audrey sometime before Christmas. I need to buy a pull buoy soon and I am hoping Big Five has them. I swam for about twenty minutes and tread water for ten. Hoping to get in the pool again tomorrow morning. There are A LOT of swimmers in the mornings but thankfully I didn't have to wait for a lane.
Thursday - Swam 45 minutes
Well today was the first time I walked away from the pool more confident and less frustrated. I am slowly getting it and figuring how to swim without feeling like I am going to lose a lung. Someone took away all the kickboards except for this flimsy yellow one that was very hard to practice flutter kicks with. I tried anyway. I did about 4-5 laps practicing legs and breathing with the kickboard. Then I practiced arms with the pull buoy I bought yesterday. I did one lap freestyle with no kickboard or pull buoy and even that went pretty well. I wish I wasn't so tired after only 20 minutes, but my stamina is slowly getting better too. I tread water for 15 minutes and watched the seniors playing water volleyball. I do miss Group Power and I miss running, but it is refreshing to try something new. It's fun to try something Hailey is so interested in too. We joke we have to work on the same things--straight legs. I don't mind so much swimming in the mornings--it is a nice way to start the day.
Friday - Swam half hour
Today went even better! I did two laps practicing flutter kicks with the kickboard. Then I did three laps practicing freestyle with the kickboard. Then I did two laps with the pull buoy. Then I did two laps freestyle. My stamina is better. Not getting worn out nearly as quickly. Still struggling with keeping legs straight and breathing issues now and then, but on the whole I think I have learned a lot and improved significantly in the last two weeks!
I found a sprint tri training program I really like. If I did the Stayton Tri in May, I'd start the training program in early February. Which is a couple months out but will be here before you know it.
Saturday - Swam 40 minutes
Swim lesson this morning. So Josh was back and he was early. He had already set up equipment. I told him I usually started with flutter kicks. I did one lap with the kickboard. He said, "You're not flutter kicking. You're scissor kicking." Crud. So he had me practice flutter kicking with the kickboard. Better but still off. He had me sit on the edge of the pool. Then I went back and forth on my back to get the "flutter" movements. Then he said, "You might already be flutter kicking when you do your freestyle." He asked me to do the freestyle. He said I was getting it. I was just scissor kicking on one side once in awhile. He said he sees a lot of improvement and I look more comfortable in the water. Yay! Enjoying swimming so much more. I am going to keep working on flutter kicks this week. My goal is to do two full laps non stop by the end of the month.
Sunday - Recreational Swimming
I had hope to go biking in the afternoon. It was such a nice day! Andrew & Cheryl invited us over and we couldn't turn down an end of the summer swim. It was great! I did a few laps with Hailey but mostly played with the kids. Everyone was pretty tired by the late afternoon, but we still managed to get through evening church.
Monday, September 10, 2012
September 10 - 16
Monday: Biked 50 minutes
I am a little overwhelmed with a lot of the work I have to get done this week and next. I don't want to be all stressed and on edge that I can't enjoy Hailey's birthday. I can't get as much done in the afternoons since Derek doesn't nap as much and sometimes Kara doesn't either. I can get cleaning done no problem. It's more church work and Banner work that is next to impossible. I hate doing it at night as I am pretty much done with doing anything productive by 8:30 PM. So I am going to have to do early mornings all week which I am OK with and doing much better with. I got up at 5:30 and worked on ETM stuff until 6:30. I had meant to bike from 6:30 until 7, but didn't get back until 7:20. Oops...my route took longer than I thought. It was a great ride though especially through the Rees Hill neighborhood. There was a light sprinkle in the air. Supposed to just rain a little today and then get sunny again. Thankfully the kids clothes were all laid out and Hailey was ready for school with even five minutes to spare. Now I have to shut off the computer and get some cleaning done and do preschool with Derek. I cannot believe how much e-mail/facebook/blogs/the web in general distracts me. I am thinking about having Thursdays be a day I completely give up the computer for the whole day. I think I need to do this. I do need e-mail for the Banner, but even that I don't do every single day.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
Good day today. I still feel behind on things I had hoped to get done by today. I know it will get done in time. I have spent a lot of quality time with the kids and I guess that is more important. Was really tired last night though. I let myself sleep in until 6:30 AM. I wanted to get up at 5:30 and write my devotional, but I figured I would work on it this afternoon (which didn't happen) but I still have time to get it done. I did run my regular 3 mile route and it felt wonderful to be outside in the morning. The whole run was great. If anything I am exercising on a regular basis in the morning and that was a huge goal of mine. I took Derek, Kara, and Annabelle to Riverfront Park and Holly and her girls were there for part of the time too. We did go for a long walk around the loop and walked down by the docks to see the ducks. Such a relaxing time to be outside and the weather was perfect. We were at the park almost two hours but Kara could have easily stayed longer. I think they'll be tired tonight!
Wednesday - Swam for 20 minutes
I could not go to the gym in the morning and I was not going to try and go at night with all the church stuff going on tonight. Rob made it work so I could during his lunch. I did not have time to both swim and bike. I really need to swim at least three times a week so I can keep practicing the things I learned. Swimming is still quite frustrating and I don't know how in the world I am going to be able to swim more than two laps non-stop. My tendency is to quit something when it gets hard and regret it. Really I should not think it is going to be easy or come naturally. Of swimming, biking, and running--swimming takes the most skill and is the hardest. And I am the least experienced in it. I am actually doing better and felt more confident. It's just a matter of time.
Thursday & Friday
It's been a harder week emotionally and schedule wise. Wednesday was both the Coffee Break kick off and Family Night kick off which is the start of ETM. I felt like I was running all day. I made the dumb mistake of drinking a Mountain Dew at 8:45 PM and I didn't fall asleep until after midnight. Half of that was due to the caffeine...the other half stress. I couldn't make it to the gym. Thursday night was same story different verse. I went out with Mandi and had one 12 oz Jamaican beer...that would only be one. I had a headache starting around 11 PM that woke me up off and on all night long. I worked like crazy all afternoon making Hailey's cupcakes...like three and a half hours with no break. I was not drinking enough throughout the day. I was probably a bit dehydrated to begin with. I could not go the gym at anytime during the day even though it was Rob's day off because we had quite a bit planned. It was still a good day and the headache was in and out all day...might be related to allergies. Having allergy symptoms again.
Saturday - Swimming 40 minutes
Josh did not show up this morning. I heard the instructors kind of frustrated with him and then I saw him walk in like 20 minutes into the lesson. We had a different instructor that I think was also a 18 something young guy. I didn't catch him name. We also had another classmate who is doing a triathlon next month and struggling with swimming...glad I have more time to work on it. No way could I do it next month. Anyway the instructor was really really good. Better than Josh. He actually gave me direction on what to do, asked me if I knew what I was doing wrong, and gave me specific workouts. He worked with all of us individually and it was great. Swimming is still so incredible frustrating. I wouldn't say I don't like it. I don't like the fact I can't do it very well. The new teacher said to tread water 15-20 minutes, then work on flutter kicks, arms, and rotations. I think I am going to really focus on swimming the next month or two and Group Power once or twice a week. That will only mean running and/or biking once or twice a week. I need the swim practice! Twice a week is not enough. He said I need to be more comfortable in the pool and that means more practicing.
Sunday - Rest Day
I am a little overwhelmed with a lot of the work I have to get done this week and next. I don't want to be all stressed and on edge that I can't enjoy Hailey's birthday. I can't get as much done in the afternoons since Derek doesn't nap as much and sometimes Kara doesn't either. I can get cleaning done no problem. It's more church work and Banner work that is next to impossible. I hate doing it at night as I am pretty much done with doing anything productive by 8:30 PM. So I am going to have to do early mornings all week which I am OK with and doing much better with. I got up at 5:30 and worked on ETM stuff until 6:30. I had meant to bike from 6:30 until 7, but didn't get back until 7:20. Oops...my route took longer than I thought. It was a great ride though especially through the Rees Hill neighborhood. There was a light sprinkle in the air. Supposed to just rain a little today and then get sunny again. Thankfully the kids clothes were all laid out and Hailey was ready for school with even five minutes to spare. Now I have to shut off the computer and get some cleaning done and do preschool with Derek. I cannot believe how much e-mail/facebook/blogs/the web in general distracts me. I am thinking about having Thursdays be a day I completely give up the computer for the whole day. I think I need to do this. I do need e-mail for the Banner, but even that I don't do every single day.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
Good day today. I still feel behind on things I had hoped to get done by today. I know it will get done in time. I have spent a lot of quality time with the kids and I guess that is more important. Was really tired last night though. I let myself sleep in until 6:30 AM. I wanted to get up at 5:30 and write my devotional, but I figured I would work on it this afternoon (which didn't happen) but I still have time to get it done. I did run my regular 3 mile route and it felt wonderful to be outside in the morning. The whole run was great. If anything I am exercising on a regular basis in the morning and that was a huge goal of mine. I took Derek, Kara, and Annabelle to Riverfront Park and Holly and her girls were there for part of the time too. We did go for a long walk around the loop and walked down by the docks to see the ducks. Such a relaxing time to be outside and the weather was perfect. We were at the park almost two hours but Kara could have easily stayed longer. I think they'll be tired tonight!
Wednesday - Swam for 20 minutes
I could not go to the gym in the morning and I was not going to try and go at night with all the church stuff going on tonight. Rob made it work so I could during his lunch. I did not have time to both swim and bike. I really need to swim at least three times a week so I can keep practicing the things I learned. Swimming is still quite frustrating and I don't know how in the world I am going to be able to swim more than two laps non-stop. My tendency is to quit something when it gets hard and regret it. Really I should not think it is going to be easy or come naturally. Of swimming, biking, and running--swimming takes the most skill and is the hardest. And I am the least experienced in it. I am actually doing better and felt more confident. It's just a matter of time.
Thursday & Friday
It's been a harder week emotionally and schedule wise. Wednesday was both the Coffee Break kick off and Family Night kick off which is the start of ETM. I felt like I was running all day. I made the dumb mistake of drinking a Mountain Dew at 8:45 PM and I didn't fall asleep until after midnight. Half of that was due to the caffeine...the other half stress. I couldn't make it to the gym. Thursday night was same story different verse. I went out with Mandi and had one 12 oz Jamaican beer...that would only be one. I had a headache starting around 11 PM that woke me up off and on all night long. I worked like crazy all afternoon making Hailey's cupcakes...like three and a half hours with no break. I was not drinking enough throughout the day. I was probably a bit dehydrated to begin with. I could not go the gym at anytime during the day even though it was Rob's day off because we had quite a bit planned. It was still a good day and the headache was in and out all day...might be related to allergies. Having allergy symptoms again.
Saturday - Swimming 40 minutes
Josh did not show up this morning. I heard the instructors kind of frustrated with him and then I saw him walk in like 20 minutes into the lesson. We had a different instructor that I think was also a 18 something young guy. I didn't catch him name. We also had another classmate who is doing a triathlon next month and struggling with swimming...glad I have more time to work on it. No way could I do it next month. Anyway the instructor was really really good. Better than Josh. He actually gave me direction on what to do, asked me if I knew what I was doing wrong, and gave me specific workouts. He worked with all of us individually and it was great. Swimming is still so incredible frustrating. I wouldn't say I don't like it. I don't like the fact I can't do it very well. The new teacher said to tread water 15-20 minutes, then work on flutter kicks, arms, and rotations. I think I am going to really focus on swimming the next month or two and Group Power once or twice a week. That will only mean running and/or biking once or twice a week. I need the swim practice! Twice a week is not enough. He said I need to be more comfortable in the pool and that means more practicing.
Sunday - Rest Day
Monday, September 3, 2012
September 3 - 9
Monday - Biked for one hour (plus lots of cleaning & playing with kids in the pool)
What a great Labor Day! The last couple years we've had barbeques/pool parties at friend's houses. This year a lot of our friends had other plans or were out of town...or wanted to get home projects done. We kind of decided to keep it as a family day and take our kids to the Dallas Aquatic Center. Hailey has been asking to do this all summer wanting to go to the Kroc Center. We found Dallas was almost half the price and still had a water slide and lazy river. We had so much fun with our kids. It kind of reinforced we need to guard our family too. We love our friends and we're pretty social--we have a lot of different friends of various ages. But we need times when it is just "us" and maybe even more so now that our kids are a little older. That just hit my mind today while we were out.
I did a bunch of cleaning this morning and later this afternoon. I did work up a sweat especially going up and down the stairs.
I ended the day and the summer for that matter with a bike ride at sunset. It was awesome! I love biking!! I biked in the Battlecreek neighborhood and this bratty little kid tried me to cut me off on his stupid scooter. I kind of wish he would have hit me so he would have dealt with the consequences. Riding through the Wes Bennet neighborhood was better and the Sumpter neighborhood as well. So nice to be out. There were so many people biking, walking dogs, playing sports in their yard. I can't believe summer is officially over. I feel like it went so much faster this year compared to other summers. We did just about everything we set out to do. I did want to take the kids on another hike. It still stays warm here in September so I might do that the weekend Rob is in Washington. Or maybe even in October when the colors are changing.
Bring on the fall! School starts tomorrow first thing.
Tuesday - Ran 2 miles
I got out the door by 6:45 AM. I meant to get out there earlier, but I am such a dork with setting my alarm. I don't think I put the switch all the way to "On" when I went to bed. I'm so not used to setting my own alarm--was always dependent on Rob. Now he wakes up to his ipad alarm which I woke up to this morning. I managed to get a good 2 miler in and it felt nice to start my day that way. I ran pretty strong. I just did the Wendy Kroger to Idylwood route.
Wednesday - Swam 15 minutes, Biked 22 minutes
I originally was going to go to Group Ride. Rob didn't get home until 10 PM and I kind of wanted to spend time with him. I didn't fall asleep until after 11. I didn't sleep great, but I still managed to get out the door by 6 AM. I can't get in the pool until 6 anyway because the Masters Swim Class is from 5 AM - 6 AM (and there's no way I am going to that!). Swimming is still hard and a little frustrating. I have to remind myself when I started running I could barely run a mile. I have made progress--it's just been slow. I went on the stationary bike afterwards for twenty minutes plus a two minute cool down which was a little easier.
It really has been a good first week of fall. I am amazed at my energy level and good moods. I honestly have not felt this great in years. Dealt with a little friend drama this week (thankfully not with any of my friends here in Oregon--much more stable friendships) and Hailey and some of the other girls are dealing with some of their own. Funny how I have found similarities between the two and the age difference is almost thirty years. I feel at peace surrendering it to God.
Thursday - Group Power & Ran 3.1 miles on treadmill
Group Power was harder this morning. I felt a little "off." Normally the legs track at the beginning is one of the easiest for me, but I struggled my way through it. I felt better as the workout went on. I love the instructor but she doesn't change things up very much. Like it's been almost the exact same workout the past three times I have gone. I guess that's not a big deal. I am hoping to go to the 9 AM class tomorrow and I know that instructor does things a little different. So we'll see. I really think the gym messed up by moving the schedule around. They were hoping people would go to Group Ride after Group Power. But Power ends when Ride is already fifteen minutes into the workout. No one wants to go into a class when it's 1/3 of the way over. Plus the people who would go to Power twice a week and Centergy the other days can't do both anymore. I kind of hope they go back to Monday & Wednesday. I guess it doesn't affect me that much.
My run went much better. I felt really strong the whole time and ran about a 9:40 pace.
Had Moppets this morning and took the kids to the park after lunch. I am tired! It is only 2 PM. Here's hoping for a second wind because it's really not worth it to take a nap if I have to go pick up Hailey soon.
Friday - Ran 3 miles and Group Power
I dropped Hailey off at school and then parked my car at the gym. I ran outside through the Battlecreek and Wes Bennet neighborhoods. It was getting hot already!! I was sweating buckets. The run felt great especially along Reed--that is probably my favorite part. Lots of others out running.
Then I went to the 9 AM Power class which is a whole different crowd than the early morning people. I think the early morning crowd is a lot of working people whereas the 9 AM people are a lot of stay at home moms or retirees. Even though it was all new tracks (some I remember from 1 1/2 years ago) I kind of like the early morning instructor better. Power hurt! It was intense. I am not crazy about doing it two days in a row. I think that was part of the problem. Every single muscle in my arms, shoulders, and chest hurt. There were some tracks where I had to take extra breaks. I am doing very well at push ups. I can do almost all of them on my toes whereas I could do maybe two about a year ago.
Saturday - Swam 40 minutes
Today was my first adult swim class. And my teacher is probably about 16 years old...maybe 18. And it's a guy names Josh who was not fully confidence in his ability to teach two adults probably in their 30's. I was not sure how old the other student is--she didn't speak a lot of English. Basically I get to pick what I want to work on and then I can ask Josh about technique and ability. It would have been nice to know this at the very beginning because I was kind of standing around for like five minutes wondering what I was supposed to be doing. Oh well. I did learn quite a bit though. I learned breathing...I was doing it all wrong!! I can't believe it. I also learned how to swim with those foamy things between your thighs so you can work on your arms. I saw some of the swim team members at Northwest Aquatics where Hailey takes swimming doing that. I worked on straight legs for quite awhile. My goal is to be able to do nine laps by Christmas so we'll see! I really need to practice though. So I am think I am going to try and swim 3-4 times next week. That might mean cutting out one Group Power (I don't think I can go on Friday anyway). I do want to run at least twice a week because I don't want to lose my running. I know I can easily increase my mileage again, but I love running and want to keep it up. I might want do a 5k later on this fall.
Sunday - Rest Day
Busy busy Sunday!
What a great Labor Day! The last couple years we've had barbeques/pool parties at friend's houses. This year a lot of our friends had other plans or were out of town...or wanted to get home projects done. We kind of decided to keep it as a family day and take our kids to the Dallas Aquatic Center. Hailey has been asking to do this all summer wanting to go to the Kroc Center. We found Dallas was almost half the price and still had a water slide and lazy river. We had so much fun with our kids. It kind of reinforced we need to guard our family too. We love our friends and we're pretty social--we have a lot of different friends of various ages. But we need times when it is just "us" and maybe even more so now that our kids are a little older. That just hit my mind today while we were out.
I did a bunch of cleaning this morning and later this afternoon. I did work up a sweat especially going up and down the stairs.
I ended the day and the summer for that matter with a bike ride at sunset. It was awesome! I love biking!! I biked in the Battlecreek neighborhood and this bratty little kid tried me to cut me off on his stupid scooter. I kind of wish he would have hit me so he would have dealt with the consequences. Riding through the Wes Bennet neighborhood was better and the Sumpter neighborhood as well. So nice to be out. There were so many people biking, walking dogs, playing sports in their yard. I can't believe summer is officially over. I feel like it went so much faster this year compared to other summers. We did just about everything we set out to do. I did want to take the kids on another hike. It still stays warm here in September so I might do that the weekend Rob is in Washington. Or maybe even in October when the colors are changing.
Bring on the fall! School starts tomorrow first thing.
Tuesday - Ran 2 miles
I got out the door by 6:45 AM. I meant to get out there earlier, but I am such a dork with setting my alarm. I don't think I put the switch all the way to "On" when I went to bed. I'm so not used to setting my own alarm--was always dependent on Rob. Now he wakes up to his ipad alarm which I woke up to this morning. I managed to get a good 2 miler in and it felt nice to start my day that way. I ran pretty strong. I just did the Wendy Kroger to Idylwood route.
Wednesday - Swam 15 minutes, Biked 22 minutes
I originally was going to go to Group Ride. Rob didn't get home until 10 PM and I kind of wanted to spend time with him. I didn't fall asleep until after 11. I didn't sleep great, but I still managed to get out the door by 6 AM. I can't get in the pool until 6 anyway because the Masters Swim Class is from 5 AM - 6 AM (and there's no way I am going to that!). Swimming is still hard and a little frustrating. I have to remind myself when I started running I could barely run a mile. I have made progress--it's just been slow. I went on the stationary bike afterwards for twenty minutes plus a two minute cool down which was a little easier.
It really has been a good first week of fall. I am amazed at my energy level and good moods. I honestly have not felt this great in years. Dealt with a little friend drama this week (thankfully not with any of my friends here in Oregon--much more stable friendships) and Hailey and some of the other girls are dealing with some of their own. Funny how I have found similarities between the two and the age difference is almost thirty years. I feel at peace surrendering it to God.
Thursday - Group Power & Ran 3.1 miles on treadmill
Group Power was harder this morning. I felt a little "off." Normally the legs track at the beginning is one of the easiest for me, but I struggled my way through it. I felt better as the workout went on. I love the instructor but she doesn't change things up very much. Like it's been almost the exact same workout the past three times I have gone. I guess that's not a big deal. I am hoping to go to the 9 AM class tomorrow and I know that instructor does things a little different. So we'll see. I really think the gym messed up by moving the schedule around. They were hoping people would go to Group Ride after Group Power. But Power ends when Ride is already fifteen minutes into the workout. No one wants to go into a class when it's 1/3 of the way over. Plus the people who would go to Power twice a week and Centergy the other days can't do both anymore. I kind of hope they go back to Monday & Wednesday. I guess it doesn't affect me that much.
My run went much better. I felt really strong the whole time and ran about a 9:40 pace.
Had Moppets this morning and took the kids to the park after lunch. I am tired! It is only 2 PM. Here's hoping for a second wind because it's really not worth it to take a nap if I have to go pick up Hailey soon.
Friday - Ran 3 miles and Group Power
I dropped Hailey off at school and then parked my car at the gym. I ran outside through the Battlecreek and Wes Bennet neighborhoods. It was getting hot already!! I was sweating buckets. The run felt great especially along Reed--that is probably my favorite part. Lots of others out running.
Then I went to the 9 AM Power class which is a whole different crowd than the early morning people. I think the early morning crowd is a lot of working people whereas the 9 AM people are a lot of stay at home moms or retirees. Even though it was all new tracks (some I remember from 1 1/2 years ago) I kind of like the early morning instructor better. Power hurt! It was intense. I am not crazy about doing it two days in a row. I think that was part of the problem. Every single muscle in my arms, shoulders, and chest hurt. There were some tracks where I had to take extra breaks. I am doing very well at push ups. I can do almost all of them on my toes whereas I could do maybe two about a year ago.
Saturday - Swam 40 minutes
Today was my first adult swim class. And my teacher is probably about 16 years old...maybe 18. And it's a guy names Josh who was not fully confidence in his ability to teach two adults probably in their 30's. I was not sure how old the other student is--she didn't speak a lot of English. Basically I get to pick what I want to work on and then I can ask Josh about technique and ability. It would have been nice to know this at the very beginning because I was kind of standing around for like five minutes wondering what I was supposed to be doing. Oh well. I did learn quite a bit though. I learned breathing...I was doing it all wrong!! I can't believe it. I also learned how to swim with those foamy things between your thighs so you can work on your arms. I saw some of the swim team members at Northwest Aquatics where Hailey takes swimming doing that. I worked on straight legs for quite awhile. My goal is to be able to do nine laps by Christmas so we'll see! I really need to practice though. So I am think I am going to try and swim 3-4 times next week. That might mean cutting out one Group Power (I don't think I can go on Friday anyway). I do want to run at least twice a week because I don't want to lose my running. I know I can easily increase my mileage again, but I love running and want to keep it up. I might want do a 5k later on this fall.
Sunday - Rest Day
Busy busy Sunday!
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