Run w/ Striders 09.07.09

Special Labor Day run this am with the Striders. we all met at 6:30 am for a 6 mile run. this was Jenn's longest distance so far. she kept a great pace & when she needed to take a break she walked a fast pace. me & T ran ahead a few times & doubled back to get her to add distance & encourage Jenn. the last couple miles were the toughest. T pushed herself through it and we helped run Jenn in. GO TEAM! it felt good to start the holiday off that way with good friends & an excuse to eat junk with our families:)

bike 09.06.09

Rode the trail with T in the heat of the day. we rode about 11-12 miles at an average 18 mph. came real close to running into a deer, close encounter. i was suprise at how fast my hands reacted to grabbing the breaks. my speech was alot slower to respond-i yelled "oh deer" which did not give T a clear indication that we were about to run into one. she was looking towards me in conversation & the deer came out from the other direction. luckily T's bad luck had run out :)

run w/ striders

6 miles this am while the sun was coming up....BEAUTIFUL..felt good to meet other striders going out and coming back with words of encouragement..With T with me we occupied our 1:08 run with good conversation..Great start to the holiday weekend :)

swim 09.04.09

1200 meter swim..started with 300 meter free-style warm-up, then drills of 100 kick & 100 arms then 175 free-style with 50 sprint then back to 100 kick/100 arms and 300 free-style..good swim and off to small group with goggle rings around my eyes :)

Run 09.03.09

Thought I was running with jen but she never showed..where did my jenny go...first mile was with Hannah & Grace-run/walk. they are excited to run the Julia's Run For a Reason 1 mile at starkey next month. Grace talked the whole time, the more we ran the more she chatted (so funny). After dropping them off I continued to run...Total miles 4...Average pace breakdown:
mile 1- 9:21
mile 2- 9:00
mile 3- 8:54
mile 4- 8:31

cant wait for the fall weather :)

spin 09.02.09

woke up this morning excited to hit the trail with Tara & noticed that the skies were grey. unfortunately it started to rain enough to be concerned about a slippery trail so I settled on spin class instead. glad i did. Robin taught an excellent 45 minute class.

run 09.01.09

since it was overcast i had a great idea to run at the hottest part of the day. funny how it seems less hot outside until you start running. total miles were 4 with an average pace of the following: mile 1: 9:01
mile 2: 8:51
mile 3: 8:46
mile 4: 9:45 (cool down)

my face was glowing red & my body was in need of hydration. looking forward to the fall weather :)