Monday - Rest
Going to rest one more day. I slept terrible Saturday night after climbing. My sunburn on my neck and face kept me awake plus muscle cramps in my thighs. I actually slept better the night before in the tent. Rob slept better at home. Sunday night I slept a little bit better but thighs still ached and glutes. I will rest one more day and run tomorrow morning. I am eager to get my muscles going again--it helps. I am still pretty tired and sore.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
Yesterday I was very sore and fatigued. I had zero energy. I was able to take a nap and that helped a little. But still just frustrated with how tired I was and how I felt I could hardly do anything. The kids were really getting to me because they just get so bored and fight. We need school and a routine.
This morning it was very hard to get up, but I got out the door at 6:45. I ran three miles on my regular route. My thighs are still very sore and tight. Running helped loosen them up. I probably ran a little slower than normal, but it was not painful. It felt great to get moving again.
Wednesday - Swimming 1 hour
I swam with the triathletes. It was tougher this morning. I felt like I was going extra slow. It was good to get out and be consistent with my Wednesday swims though. One of the competitive triathletes was there (she originally was the one who invited me to Wednesday swims) and asked me if I was doing any triathlons this late summer/fall. I confessed to her I have been really struggling with open water. I felt kind of awkward, but I am not going to pretend I'm a die hard athlete who can do it all because I'm still very much learning. My swimming still needs quite a bit of improvement. Yesterday was better in terms of energy. I didn't take any naps. I didn't feel as edgy either. I am not really sore anymore either.
Thursday - Group Power 1 hour
It was the same workout as last two weeks. Next week they change it up. So many push ups, but they weren't as hard as last few weeks. I increased my weight on most tracks as well. School starts next week and trying to figure out how to schedule my workouts. I'd like to run three times a week versus two and still want to swim and bike as well. My idea right now is Monday: Running (intervals/track) Tuesday: Regular run Wednesday: Swim Thursday: Power Friday: Group Ride Saturday: Off Sunday: Long Run This would only mean swimming and biking once a week versus twice. I can do stationary bike after Power--I usually have enough time. I will probably not do brick workouts until later in the winter when it gets closer to tri season.
Friday - Ran 4 miles
I did a run this morning at around 8 AM before Rob & the older two left for Portland. It was really humid. I couldn't catch my breath at certain points. I ate so horrible today I am almost ashamed. It was special outings and I don't normally eat like this at all. I probably gained a whole extra pound. Yuck. Don't feel the need to do My Fitness Pal again though because my weight has been really steady. I just can't eat like I did today very often or it will go up. :(
Saturday - Rest but lots of cleaning
I had a sinus headache off and on Friday and ate terrible as stated above. I had a stomach ache when I went to bed. I woke up at 2 AM and felt yucky. It was cramping but I did not feel like it was a bad stomach bug. I tend to get anxious when this happens and have a hard time relaxing. So I laid on the family couch and took a bunch of deep breaths and fell asleep until around 5. I felt significantly better. Then I went back to bed and slept until 8. I had planned on going to the gym in the morning but ditched that idea at 2 AM. I did do a ton of cleaning. I think I cleaned from 9:30 AM until 4:30 PM with a half hour break. Not to mention on Friday I did about 4 hours of work at church taking down wall paper and priming. Lots of labor lately. I have a little more to do on Monday.
Sunday - Ran 1 mile
Just no motivation and I don't know why. I think I'm just tired from all the cleaning, organizing, and working at church. Only mile today. I had energy and strength to run more--just not motivated. Hailey & I are going to do a 5K in September. We ran one mile. She ran the first half straight at a great pace. Took a short walk break and ran the rest of the way. Her mile time was about 12 1/2 minutes. Not a bad start.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
August 18 - 25
Monday - Ran 3 miles
Monday mornings are hard. They are going to be even harder once school starts because I have to start earlier. I got out the door by 6:45. I ran three miles. It was fine. My right knee is slightly giving out at times. I am going to use poles when I hike on Saturday or I'm worried it is going to give totally out or I will get bursitis. I probably am due for new running shoes and have to add to the list of other things I need to buy. :( I also slept funny again last night and left shoulder and neck hurt again. That didn't really affect my running at all. I got a gift card for a massage and will probably get it after we climb St. Helens.
Tuesday - Outside Biking - 1 hour - approximately 14 miles
Hard to get up again today. Managed to get out the door by about 6:10 AM. I biked to Minto Brown. My seat still needs to be fixed and I have to go to the bike shop. I have to wiggle it back into place after I over a bump and feel like I am doing a butt dance. Biking there is almost downhill the whole way. Biking back was much harder...I was pretty tired. All in all it was great ride and good way to start the day. Plus I like biking at Minto in the morning when the steam is coming off the pond and the river is so calm.
Rob is not sick but has some stomach thing and really hoping it's isolated and I don't get it. His appetite is pretty normal and he went to work so hoping it's nothing major. We've been SO blessed with little illness this whole year. Just colds which most of us can handle pretty well.
I was reading previous entries from a few years ago when I was struggling with anxiety. It's really good to have it recorded and trace patterns. I have been on an antidepressant Welbutrin which is different from Prozak, Zoloft, and Paxil which are related for a year now. It has really evened out my moods. I still get irritable and anxious at times, but it seems less severe and doesn't last for days. Honestly sometimes it seems to only last 1 hour or so and I can find my way out of it. I can think clearly and make sound decisions. I still exaggerate at times and can be dramatic...some of that is part of my personality and who I am...but I have learned to express myself in a more positive way. Some people who are very introverted are encouraged to show more emotion and express their feelings. I, on the other hand, have had to learn to find a poker face and keep my emotions under control until I can express them in the right context. Not always easy, but not nearly as hard as it used to be.
Wednesday - Swam 40 minutes
My tri friends are on a biking expedition. They told me ahead of time they wouldn't be at the pool this morning. I opted to go after the other tri people had already left. These are the hard hard core tri people who compete like every single weekend and place. They hadn't been at the pool for months, but they were there this morning. I got to the pool as they were leaving. Mornings have been hard this week. I am so tired and don't want to get up. I have been fighting it bad. I almost went back to sleep and was going to say to "Screw it" to swimming this morning like six times. I managed to get out the door by 6:10--a little later than I hoped. I am going to have to go earlier once school starts. I did get a good workout in. I worked on specific drills I needed to work on. As much as I love swimming with others I was able to do the whole workout at my own pace and not worry about keeping up...or condensing down the workout. My 50 yard swim time is still about 1 minute 20 seconds and I worked on some speed drills as well. I know I love summer especially the daylight, warm weather, open schedule. Today I just feel ready for fall and want to get moving with it. The kids need it too. They are ready for school.
Thursday - Group Power - 1 hour
Power was better today. Not nearly as painful as past two weeks. A little easier to get up this morning even though I did contemplate not going. Kara is not feverish and ate most of her breakfast, but she's coughing pretty bad and wants to lay on the couch. She has skipped her nap for the past five days and I know she's overtired. Hoping I don't get sick tonight or tomorrow or Saturday as we're climbing Mt. Saint Helens. I think I could still climb with a cold and take it slow so hoping it's not much worse than that.
Friday - Rest
It was Rob's birthday and we had a couple things planned. Plus we had to drop the kids off at VB's house at 3:30 PM and depart for St. Helens by 4:30. I wanted to run, but was sore from Power. Decided to rest.
Saturday - Mt Saint Helens Climb - 10 hours
I am doing a blog post about it on my other blog. We started around 8:15 AM and reached the summit by around 2. We sat at the summit for close to an hour. We made it to the tree line just after 5 and were back to camp around 6:15 PM. Long day, but what an accomplishment! It was not like a hike...more like a rock climb. The forest was about 2 miles. Once we were out the forest it was climbing boulders. There was no marked trail, just poles pointing you in the right direction. Then it was all loose rock to the top. Rob really struggled the last two hours or so. He couldn't catch his breath and it was causing him to feel sick and have no appetite. We think he might have a form of asthma. The air was getting thinner and he couldn't breathe very well--he almost quit and was going to sit and wait for us. He kept going. Jennifer and I left the group and pushed our way to the top. I felt pretty good most of the climb...tired at times and sick of the boulders...but overall good. Rob flew going down. At times I was having a hard time keeping up with Rob, Jennifer, and Karen but I am much shorter climbing over the rocks. I was so thankful I had my hiking poles! They helped so much. Craig and Joy took their time on the rocks and were behind us. But they caught up to us at the tree line. We only saw Matt, Devin, Adam, Matt & Denise at the summit but we realized they were only 15 minutes ahead of us. They actually took longer going down than going up whereas it was the other way around with our group. It was very exciting to have completed it. I am very sore, but I love hiking! Karen and I were already talking what hikes we want to do next.
Sunday - Rest
Monday mornings are hard. They are going to be even harder once school starts because I have to start earlier. I got out the door by 6:45. I ran three miles. It was fine. My right knee is slightly giving out at times. I am going to use poles when I hike on Saturday or I'm worried it is going to give totally out or I will get bursitis. I probably am due for new running shoes and have to add to the list of other things I need to buy. :( I also slept funny again last night and left shoulder and neck hurt again. That didn't really affect my running at all. I got a gift card for a massage and will probably get it after we climb St. Helens.
Tuesday - Outside Biking - 1 hour - approximately 14 miles
Hard to get up again today. Managed to get out the door by about 6:10 AM. I biked to Minto Brown. My seat still needs to be fixed and I have to go to the bike shop. I have to wiggle it back into place after I over a bump and feel like I am doing a butt dance. Biking there is almost downhill the whole way. Biking back was much harder...I was pretty tired. All in all it was great ride and good way to start the day. Plus I like biking at Minto in the morning when the steam is coming off the pond and the river is so calm.
Rob is not sick but has some stomach thing and really hoping it's isolated and I don't get it. His appetite is pretty normal and he went to work so hoping it's nothing major. We've been SO blessed with little illness this whole year. Just colds which most of us can handle pretty well.
I was reading previous entries from a few years ago when I was struggling with anxiety. It's really good to have it recorded and trace patterns. I have been on an antidepressant Welbutrin which is different from Prozak, Zoloft, and Paxil which are related for a year now. It has really evened out my moods. I still get irritable and anxious at times, but it seems less severe and doesn't last for days. Honestly sometimes it seems to only last 1 hour or so and I can find my way out of it. I can think clearly and make sound decisions. I still exaggerate at times and can be dramatic...some of that is part of my personality and who I am...but I have learned to express myself in a more positive way. Some people who are very introverted are encouraged to show more emotion and express their feelings. I, on the other hand, have had to learn to find a poker face and keep my emotions under control until I can express them in the right context. Not always easy, but not nearly as hard as it used to be.
Wednesday - Swam 40 minutes
My tri friends are on a biking expedition. They told me ahead of time they wouldn't be at the pool this morning. I opted to go after the other tri people had already left. These are the hard hard core tri people who compete like every single weekend and place. They hadn't been at the pool for months, but they were there this morning. I got to the pool as they were leaving. Mornings have been hard this week. I am so tired and don't want to get up. I have been fighting it bad. I almost went back to sleep and was going to say to "Screw it" to swimming this morning like six times. I managed to get out the door by 6:10--a little later than I hoped. I am going to have to go earlier once school starts. I did get a good workout in. I worked on specific drills I needed to work on. As much as I love swimming with others I was able to do the whole workout at my own pace and not worry about keeping up...or condensing down the workout. My 50 yard swim time is still about 1 minute 20 seconds and I worked on some speed drills as well. I know I love summer especially the daylight, warm weather, open schedule. Today I just feel ready for fall and want to get moving with it. The kids need it too. They are ready for school.
Thursday - Group Power - 1 hour
Power was better today. Not nearly as painful as past two weeks. A little easier to get up this morning even though I did contemplate not going. Kara is not feverish and ate most of her breakfast, but she's coughing pretty bad and wants to lay on the couch. She has skipped her nap for the past five days and I know she's overtired. Hoping I don't get sick tonight or tomorrow or Saturday as we're climbing Mt. Saint Helens. I think I could still climb with a cold and take it slow so hoping it's not much worse than that.
Friday - Rest
It was Rob's birthday and we had a couple things planned. Plus we had to drop the kids off at VB's house at 3:30 PM and depart for St. Helens by 4:30. I wanted to run, but was sore from Power. Decided to rest.
Saturday - Mt Saint Helens Climb - 10 hours
I am doing a blog post about it on my other blog. We started around 8:15 AM and reached the summit by around 2. We sat at the summit for close to an hour. We made it to the tree line just after 5 and were back to camp around 6:15 PM. Long day, but what an accomplishment! It was not like a hike...more like a rock climb. The forest was about 2 miles. Once we were out the forest it was climbing boulders. There was no marked trail, just poles pointing you in the right direction. Then it was all loose rock to the top. Rob really struggled the last two hours or so. He couldn't catch his breath and it was causing him to feel sick and have no appetite. We think he might have a form of asthma. The air was getting thinner and he couldn't breathe very well--he almost quit and was going to sit and wait for us. He kept going. Jennifer and I left the group and pushed our way to the top. I felt pretty good most of the climb...tired at times and sick of the boulders...but overall good. Rob flew going down. At times I was having a hard time keeping up with Rob, Jennifer, and Karen but I am much shorter climbing over the rocks. I was so thankful I had my hiking poles! They helped so much. Craig and Joy took their time on the rocks and were behind us. But they caught up to us at the tree line. We only saw Matt, Devin, Adam, Matt & Denise at the summit but we realized they were only 15 minutes ahead of us. They actually took longer going down than going up whereas it was the other way around with our group. It was very exciting to have completed it. I am very sore, but I love hiking! Karen and I were already talking what hikes we want to do next.
Sunday - Rest
Monday, August 12, 2013
August 11 - 17
Monday - Ran 3 miles
It feels like summer is over and it's a tad bit depressing. I LOVE summer and I feel like this summer went way, way, way too fast. We've done so much but I wish we had time to do even more.
I did get out this morning and ran 3 miles around the Sumpter Park neighborhood. It was a really good run.
Tuesday - Biked 50 minutes
It's been a little bit of an adjustment having Rob back at work and very busy with pastoral stuff. Not the mention the fall kick off for fall programs is looming and I don't feel ready for it. Thankful that I don't have a lot going this week so at least I can get stuff around the house etc.
I did get my bike out a little later than expected so I could not bike to Minto. I did bike the Rees Hill loop and it was a good ride. My bike seat needs to be tightened and adjusted--it's loose and not right at all. My friend from church looked at it briefly and wasn't sure how to fix it. If Rob doesn't have the tools I am going to go up to the bike mechanic at the end of the street. I am still not as motivated to bike. I just wish we had trails like the ones behind my parent's house. Biking at Minto is so nice but you have to dodge and go through so many high traffic areas to even get there. Once the rain comes and it's darker in the mornings I won't be able to bike outside so I guess I should enjoy while I can.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour
Really worked on my form today. I realized I was swimming and not fully utilizing my right side...like it was numb or paralyzed or something...not totally following through. I worked on that today. My right arm is sore which is good...means it's getting stronger. I felt like this increased my speed too. I did about 3/4 of the triathlete's workout. Glenn suggested swimming with the kickboard as a target of where my arms need to go so I am going to do that later in the week when I do my shorter swim. It's really been a great week. Despite summer feeling so short, I am feeling good.
Thursday - Group Power 1 hour
So it's Launch Week at the gym and the theme is "Go Big!" and you're supposed to wear costumes. I almost showed this morning in Derek's play construction hat or Hailey's princess crown or some other costume. I decided to wear my big Red and white M & M socks and red t-shirt with the dogs and cats on it. Glad I didn't go all out because NO ONE was wearing costumes. The early morning crowd is very serious...or they just haven't woken up...or both.
Power had an emphasis on "body" which meant we did not use the bar as much. Which I liked. Except for ALL the push ups which were grueling. The triceps track was by the far the hardest with all the tricep dips and push ups. I struggled on the overhead presses on all the tracks too. I felt good and glad I could make it two weeks in a row. Doing well with being disciplined and scheduled and need to keep it up.
Friday - Backwards Brick: Group Ride (50 minutes) & Swim - 1/2 hour
It's been SUCH a great week of exercise. Loving it. I went to 8 AM Ride. The kids slept in and so did Rob. 7:45 felt like sleeping in to me after the several early mornings this week. I had not been to ride in awhile. I wish I would have not taken the bike in the back because it was harder to hear and figure out what was going on. It was a good workout. I swam doing my own workout--the pool was SO busy. I like the early mornings when it's quieter. I worked on form again. Also worked on sighting (swimming with eyes closed). Also worked on arms with the pull buoy.
Saturday - Rest
I think I deserved it!
Sunday - Run 4 miles
I actually got out before church and ran for the first time in probably years. It's the best time to run but never motivated enough to do it. The neighborhood is so quiet and there's no traffic...just other runners. Saw quite a few. Also bought a new chord for my ipod so I could put new songs on finally. The run went really well. I ran the Sumpter route. Going to slowly increase my mileage.
It feels like summer is over and it's a tad bit depressing. I LOVE summer and I feel like this summer went way, way, way too fast. We've done so much but I wish we had time to do even more.
I did get out this morning and ran 3 miles around the Sumpter Park neighborhood. It was a really good run.
Tuesday - Biked 50 minutes
It's been a little bit of an adjustment having Rob back at work and very busy with pastoral stuff. Not the mention the fall kick off for fall programs is looming and I don't feel ready for it. Thankful that I don't have a lot going this week so at least I can get stuff around the house etc.
I did get my bike out a little later than expected so I could not bike to Minto. I did bike the Rees Hill loop and it was a good ride. My bike seat needs to be tightened and adjusted--it's loose and not right at all. My friend from church looked at it briefly and wasn't sure how to fix it. If Rob doesn't have the tools I am going to go up to the bike mechanic at the end of the street. I am still not as motivated to bike. I just wish we had trails like the ones behind my parent's house. Biking at Minto is so nice but you have to dodge and go through so many high traffic areas to even get there. Once the rain comes and it's darker in the mornings I won't be able to bike outside so I guess I should enjoy while I can.
Wednesday - Swam 1 hour
Really worked on my form today. I realized I was swimming and not fully utilizing my right side...like it was numb or paralyzed or something...not totally following through. I worked on that today. My right arm is sore which is good...means it's getting stronger. I felt like this increased my speed too. I did about 3/4 of the triathlete's workout. Glenn suggested swimming with the kickboard as a target of where my arms need to go so I am going to do that later in the week when I do my shorter swim. It's really been a great week. Despite summer feeling so short, I am feeling good.
Thursday - Group Power 1 hour
So it's Launch Week at the gym and the theme is "Go Big!" and you're supposed to wear costumes. I almost showed this morning in Derek's play construction hat or Hailey's princess crown or some other costume. I decided to wear my big Red and white M & M socks and red t-shirt with the dogs and cats on it. Glad I didn't go all out because NO ONE was wearing costumes. The early morning crowd is very serious...or they just haven't woken up...or both.
Power had an emphasis on "body" which meant we did not use the bar as much. Which I liked. Except for ALL the push ups which were grueling. The triceps track was by the far the hardest with all the tricep dips and push ups. I struggled on the overhead presses on all the tracks too. I felt good and glad I could make it two weeks in a row. Doing well with being disciplined and scheduled and need to keep it up.
Friday - Backwards Brick: Group Ride (50 minutes) & Swim - 1/2 hour
It's been SUCH a great week of exercise. Loving it. I went to 8 AM Ride. The kids slept in and so did Rob. 7:45 felt like sleeping in to me after the several early mornings this week. I had not been to ride in awhile. I wish I would have not taken the bike in the back because it was harder to hear and figure out what was going on. It was a good workout. I swam doing my own workout--the pool was SO busy. I like the early mornings when it's quieter. I worked on form again. Also worked on sighting (swimming with eyes closed). Also worked on arms with the pull buoy.
Saturday - Rest
I think I deserved it!
Sunday - Run 4 miles
I actually got out before church and ran for the first time in probably years. It's the best time to run but never motivated enough to do it. The neighborhood is so quiet and there's no traffic...just other runners. Saw quite a few. Also bought a new chord for my ipod so I could put new songs on finally. The run went really well. I ran the Sumpter route. Going to slowly increase my mileage.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
August 5 - August 11
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
It's been a very long time...too long. I wanted to exercise during VBS week, but it was way too hard. Rob & I were busy from 7 AM sometime until late in the evening every single day. I got a sore throat that got progressively worse as the week went on. On vacation I had planned on getting some runs in but no motivation whatsoever. I did get three open water swims in at the cottage and both Glenn & Megan coached me. It was super helpful and my swimming has improved because of it.
This morning I started up again and did an easy three mile. I went slow and I can tell I have not run in a couple weeks. It was not overly tiring nor painful.
Came back to see a homeless guy sleeping in front of the church sanctuary doors. Nice. Not sure how our church should be involved in South Salem's ongoing homeless young adults problem.
Wednesday - Pool Swim with triathletes- 1 hour and 10 minutes
Rob & I were having a lengthy conversations with my on going struggles with mornings and why anxiety seems to hit me once the alarm goes off. I always assumed it was anxiety or worse just plain laziness. I realized I am the not most disciplined person when it comes to different areas of my life. I can trace that back to several things. I tend to take the "easy way out" and regret it later. Rob asked if it would be OK if he would gently nudge me out of bed so I can get my workouts in. Come fall, early mornings is the ONLY time I can work out. I watching some of teachers kids from ILS and one of my MOP friend's kindergarten girl. The income is going to be so helpful and I feel like I am at a place where I will enjoy this and can take pride in it...I would not have been successful if I tried to do this a few years ago...even last year. I enjoyed watching Annabelle last year and that was enough prep for me to take on more this year. So I have to get my morning routine on now as it will take a couple of weeks to get a good system going.
I am not really training for anything right now. My main reason is I am not comfortable enough yet to do an open water sprint triathlon. I am shooting for next June. I also need to watch my finances. I need a good running GPS and I'm also planning a trip to LA with my best friend from Michigan to visit a mutual friend. I also will need new running shoes come winter. I need a new chord for my running ipod. I should probably buy a spare set of goggles and swim cap eventually. I want to take a biking maintenance course sometime in late 2013 or 2014. It all adds up!
I was very disciplined this morning and went to Master Swim. There were a lot of people there. I really worked on my form and tried to remember the things Glenn & Megan told me. I felt like I was going so slow. Normally I can do 3/4 of the triathletes workout, but I felt like I was only doing 1/2. They said it was a longer and tougher workout today so I didn't feel quite so bad about my slowness. Plus I have not swam with them since right around the 4th of July. I feel like my form is a lot better. Near the end of the workout I felt way more comfortable.
Thursday - Group Power
This morning I made it to Power and I can't even remember the last time I was there. I am thinking it was right before the 4th of July. I knew it would hurt...and yep...it was hard. All of it. But it was great to be there and start strength training again. I feel like I can continue with early mornings. I am feeling good about it. Once school starts I think I am only going to do Power on Thursday mornings and not cardio afterwards. It's too much. I will probably need to shower at the gym anyway so I can make it on time before the kids need to get ready for school. I didn't do any cardio this morning because the kitchen was a disaster and I wanted to get it cleaned up before the kids woke up...and I knew it would take me awhile.
Weekend - rest
I was hoping to workout more than three times this week. I have been having female problems since Friday morning that has caused fatigue and cramping. We also had a very busy weekend running from one activity to the next. Looking forward to starting up again next week.
I am not going to push myself to do open water swims right now. I need to work on my stroke in the pool. We were at Andrew & Cheryl's pool this weekend and I was showing my stroke. Rob said it still looks off. He is a better swimmer than me, but he has not swam laps in a long time. He did plead ignorance on some things. He said he thought you were supposed to breathe on the same side whereas my swim teacher said you do bilateral breathing and breathe on multiple sides. That is how the people I swim with on Wednesday mornings do it. I am not following through enough on my right side which is why I am constantly veering off to the right. I thought about signing up for Adult Swim Lessons this fall at the Kroc Center again. I really want lessons where the teacher gets in the pool with you and demonstrates the strokes which is not what my teacher did. So I will probably take them at the gym I go to. The instructors there work with triathletes. The problem is that it costs almost twice as much so it might be a couple weeks before I could do it--maybe longer.
It's been a very long time...too long. I wanted to exercise during VBS week, but it was way too hard. Rob & I were busy from 7 AM sometime until late in the evening every single day. I got a sore throat that got progressively worse as the week went on. On vacation I had planned on getting some runs in but no motivation whatsoever. I did get three open water swims in at the cottage and both Glenn & Megan coached me. It was super helpful and my swimming has improved because of it.
This morning I started up again and did an easy three mile. I went slow and I can tell I have not run in a couple weeks. It was not overly tiring nor painful.
Came back to see a homeless guy sleeping in front of the church sanctuary doors. Nice. Not sure how our church should be involved in South Salem's ongoing homeless young adults problem.
Wednesday - Pool Swim with triathletes- 1 hour and 10 minutes
Rob & I were having a lengthy conversations with my on going struggles with mornings and why anxiety seems to hit me once the alarm goes off. I always assumed it was anxiety or worse just plain laziness. I realized I am the not most disciplined person when it comes to different areas of my life. I can trace that back to several things. I tend to take the "easy way out" and regret it later. Rob asked if it would be OK if he would gently nudge me out of bed so I can get my workouts in. Come fall, early mornings is the ONLY time I can work out. I watching some of teachers kids from ILS and one of my MOP friend's kindergarten girl. The income is going to be so helpful and I feel like I am at a place where I will enjoy this and can take pride in it...I would not have been successful if I tried to do this a few years ago...even last year. I enjoyed watching Annabelle last year and that was enough prep for me to take on more this year. So I have to get my morning routine on now as it will take a couple of weeks to get a good system going.
I am not really training for anything right now. My main reason is I am not comfortable enough yet to do an open water sprint triathlon. I am shooting for next June. I also need to watch my finances. I need a good running GPS and I'm also planning a trip to LA with my best friend from Michigan to visit a mutual friend. I also will need new running shoes come winter. I need a new chord for my running ipod. I should probably buy a spare set of goggles and swim cap eventually. I want to take a biking maintenance course sometime in late 2013 or 2014. It all adds up!
I was very disciplined this morning and went to Master Swim. There were a lot of people there. I really worked on my form and tried to remember the things Glenn & Megan told me. I felt like I was going so slow. Normally I can do 3/4 of the triathletes workout, but I felt like I was only doing 1/2. They said it was a longer and tougher workout today so I didn't feel quite so bad about my slowness. Plus I have not swam with them since right around the 4th of July. I feel like my form is a lot better. Near the end of the workout I felt way more comfortable.
Thursday - Group Power
This morning I made it to Power and I can't even remember the last time I was there. I am thinking it was right before the 4th of July. I knew it would hurt...and yep...it was hard. All of it. But it was great to be there and start strength training again. I feel like I can continue with early mornings. I am feeling good about it. Once school starts I think I am only going to do Power on Thursday mornings and not cardio afterwards. It's too much. I will probably need to shower at the gym anyway so I can make it on time before the kids need to get ready for school. I didn't do any cardio this morning because the kitchen was a disaster and I wanted to get it cleaned up before the kids woke up...and I knew it would take me awhile.
Weekend - rest
I was hoping to workout more than three times this week. I have been having female problems since Friday morning that has caused fatigue and cramping. We also had a very busy weekend running from one activity to the next. Looking forward to starting up again next week.
I am not going to push myself to do open water swims right now. I need to work on my stroke in the pool. We were at Andrew & Cheryl's pool this weekend and I was showing my stroke. Rob said it still looks off. He is a better swimmer than me, but he has not swam laps in a long time. He did plead ignorance on some things. He said he thought you were supposed to breathe on the same side whereas my swim teacher said you do bilateral breathing and breathe on multiple sides. That is how the people I swim with on Wednesday mornings do it. I am not following through enough on my right side which is why I am constantly veering off to the right. I thought about signing up for Adult Swim Lessons this fall at the Kroc Center again. I really want lessons where the teacher gets in the pool with you and demonstrates the strokes which is not what my teacher did. So I will probably take them at the gym I go to. The instructors there work with triathletes. The problem is that it costs almost twice as much so it might be a couple weeks before I could do it--maybe longer.
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