met T for a swim at 8:30pm. we both agreed that swimming in the evening felt better than an early morning swim. just as we were about to get in the water the heat lightening stuck again. DANG IT! swim cancelled.
went home & settled for a 5K run. took Scott's ipod (which weighs a ton) and left on my run without anything to track my pace. i soon realized that ive become a runner that depends on electronics. when did this occur? i ran a good pace, i think. it felt like 27:00 minutes judging on past runs. i returned home with a plead for my own ipod, that isn't as big as a pc, and a watch to track my pace. i mistreated my last ipod when i got caught in the rain running and my Garmin, which wasn't even a year old, died on me before i ever correctly calibrated it. Dear husband, I promise to be more responsible with my next piece of equipment....HELP!
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
run
Drove to foxwood to run with Teresa tonight. started our run around 7:30pm, hot as usual. ran out of foxwood, across trinity blvd into champions club where we turned left where there are changes in the elevation. We found ourselves between an average 10-11 pace overall. most of our focus was on T's heart rate which was in the 180's. she let me wear the heart monitor, oh yeah and the awesome watch to verify that it was reading correct. then she made me give it back! the equipment seemed to be correct. we ran a total of 5 miles with a few brief walks to let T recover from her tachycardic heart! overall we had a good run and treated ourselves to a slushy G2, yum!
swim cancelled
got up at 5am and turned Scott's alart off which was set for 5:30 instead of mine. At 5:07 he had to get up & reset his alarm & turn my snooze off. OOPS.
met Teresa at the gym at 5:30. there were 3 clouds in the sky with heavy heat lightening. we realized our swim was cancelled so we decided to do a light workout on the elipticals. i ended up on the treadmill since there wasn't 2 together so me & T could chat while working out. T's legs were sore from weight training the day prior so we kept it light, plus we are planning to run tonight. i got in about 30 minutes of cardio. scott got to the gym around 6 and came over to us to announce that i was not allowed to do anymore early morning workouts because i interupted his last 1/2 hour of sleep. OOPS again. sorry Scott :( Plan to swim on Friday again.
met Teresa at the gym at 5:30. there were 3 clouds in the sky with heavy heat lightening. we realized our swim was cancelled so we decided to do a light workout on the elipticals. i ended up on the treadmill since there wasn't 2 together so me & T could chat while working out. T's legs were sore from weight training the day prior so we kept it light, plus we are planning to run tonight. i got in about 30 minutes of cardio. scott got to the gym around 6 and came over to us to announce that i was not allowed to do anymore early morning workouts because i interupted his last 1/2 hour of sleep. OOPS again. sorry Scott :( Plan to swim on Friday again.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
08.03.09 seventh swim
Grace did not want to swim with us this morning. me & hannah went to the Y pool at 10 am this morning. swam a little different this am. i swam alternating between 100 meters free-style, 100 kick board & 100 arm work out with the floats. i was so impressed that i was able to swim 100 meters without rest during the free-style. i swam a total of 1050 meters. at the end of the swim i pushed myself & swam 150 meters without rest. this swim was a breakthrough. i was able to breath better, pace myself better and push myself. im liking this swimming thing :)
i met a lady named Carol who was ripped and impressive. she asked to share the lane with me so i think that motivated me a little more to push myself. she is 50 and has been swimming for 10 years. all she does is swim 1 hour 5- 6 days a week and 1 hour of pilates once a week. i didn't know that swimming could rip you out like that! that offered even more encouragement.
i met a lady named Carol who was ripped and impressive. she asked to share the lane with me so i think that motivated me a little more to push myself. she is 50 and has been swimming for 10 years. all she does is swim 1 hour 5- 6 days a week and 1 hour of pilates once a week. i didn't know that swimming could rip you out like that! that offered even more encouragement.
07.31.09 sixth swim
took the girls to the pool around 10 am for a swim. they swam a few laps with me but soon found friends and went to the lap pool to play on the diving board. I swam 700 free-style, 200 kick board & 200 arm work out with the floats. i swam for an hour.
later that morning me & Scott went to the suncoast bike shop to look at bikes. i told the guy in the bike shop that i was looking for a tri bike. i soon learned that it wasn't a tri bike i should be looking for. i was in a state of confusion as they explained all the different "road bikes" and the difference from one model to the other. i focused on the fact that the 2.1 was faster and lighter than the others and found myself liking the new 2010 colors as well, pearl while, heather gray and a little yellow in the trim. i learned my size is the 50 cm bike & that all the extras add alot more money into the bike purchase. we didn't purchase the bike this day. Scott went home & looked at Craigs list and other used bikes for sale. nothing panned out though. i got excited about the 2.1 Trek bike i first layed eyes on.
later that morning me & Scott went to the suncoast bike shop to look at bikes. i told the guy in the bike shop that i was looking for a tri bike. i soon learned that it wasn't a tri bike i should be looking for. i was in a state of confusion as they explained all the different "road bikes" and the difference from one model to the other. i focused on the fact that the 2.1 was faster and lighter than the others and found myself liking the new 2010 colors as well, pearl while, heather gray and a little yellow in the trim. i learned my size is the 50 cm bike & that all the extras add alot more money into the bike purchase. we didn't purchase the bike this day. Scott went home & looked at Craigs list and other used bikes for sale. nothing panned out though. i got excited about the 2.1 Trek bike i first layed eyes on.
07.29.09 run
met Teresa and Barb at Teresa's house for an 8pm run. the skies were questionable so we stayed in the neighborhood. once we reached the foxwood gate to trinity blvd the lightening & thunder started. we ran back to T's house & ended up with total mileage of 2 1/2. while we did our post stretch the rain came down, it felt soooo good! too bad, i felt strong this run.
fifth swim 07.29.09, 2nd swim w/ T
second swim with Teresa at 5:30 am. was able to better judge how long it would take me to each breakfast, get my suit on & get to the gym. met T at the Y pool. i was a little tired from the previous swim the morning prior. i swam 600 meters while T did alot more, easily. all i remember about this swim was after it was over we planned to run 5 miles that evening. i came home after the swim & took a nap around 8:30 til 9 am to get me through.
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