Yeah for Wednesday!

Yesterday I ran 3.1 miles (instead of 3 miles) to practice for my 5K that I just signed up for next month. But I did keep track of my 3 mile time also. I ran 3 miles in 22:40 and 3.1 miles in 23:20. I am so proud of myself. I am going to kill my time from last year...I think it was around 25:30. After running, I did the elliptical machine for 20 minutes.

Make-up Work

Since I didn't swim very far on Saturday morning I decided to make it up by swimming 80 laps last night. I swam it in 37:00 minutes. Not a bad time for the distance. My 64 lap time was 29:34 minutes. Only one and a half months until our St. George Triathlon. I signed us up for the Get Fit 5K Run in Placentia on April 19. It will be a good warm-up.

6 days in one week!

Thursday I went to my spin class. I only got to do the stairs for 8 minutes before class. Class went fine. Friday night I ran 4.5 miles in 36:25 minutes. That was my endurance run for the week. I did weights for about 25 minutes. My legs were sore the next day. Saturday I tried to teach my friend Jill to swim at the gym. I didn't do too much swimming myself, probably only about 16 laps and they weren't fast. But I can say that I made it to the gym 6 days in a row. Awesome! Tonight I will make up my swimming by swimming longer. Goal: 80 laps!

Going strong

Last night I swam for about 30 minutes. I practiced my sprint swimming. I timed myself swimming 10 laps, then I had a break. My goal was to get faster each time. I did it! I am trying to be able to recognize my speed. Sometimes I don't know if I can swim faster. Anyways, I did this 5 times. I need to start adding something else in my swim workout days so that I am getting more accomplished. Swimming for 30 minutes just isn't cutting it. Maybe I can add cardio or weight lifting in there. Tonight is my spin class. I would like to do a little cardio before but I am working at my dad's today so I don't know if I can get there in time.

Ok

Yesterday I swam 64 laps in 29:58 minutes. Not bad! Need to improve speed and technique. I am going to be teaching my friend Jill how to swim on Saturday.

Whew!

What a successful training week! I got a lot accomplished! Well, Wednesday I didn't workout because I was feeling kinda sick. Thursday I did a little cardio and weight lifting, then I went to my cycle class. I am trying to push myself hard in that class and I think it is paying off. My thighs are getting pretty big, but now the rest of my body is out of proportion. Oh well...more motivation to even it out. Friday night I ran 4 miles in 32 minutes. I was working more on endurance than speed. I need to have both. Saturday I did something different. I got my road bike out and took my first ride of the year. Actually it is pretty sad that it is the middle of March and I am just getting my bike out. I did a 32 mile round-trip ride to a cupcake bakery in Costa Mesa. Yes, I rode my bike to get cupcakes! Well, I didn't want to waste gas driving there if the cupcakes weren't good, but it would have been worth it because I loved the cupcakes. And the chocolate chip cookie was amazing too! The ride was tough because I had a very strong head wind the entire way to the beach. On the way back it was so much easier. I was getting about a 5 minute mile on the way there and a 3 minute mile on the way back. What a difference! I took a tumble too while struggling to catch my falling water bottle. A little scratch on my knee was worth it to get to eat those yummy cupcakes. I am only bummed that I waited until I got home to eat them because then I had to offer Skyler half.

Go yoga!

Yesterday I did a pretty decent workout. I ran 3 miles in 23:00 minutes. Actually, that is a great running time. Then I did a little bit of weights until yoga class. The class was super full last night. At least Jill and I got our usual spots. I will not be working out tonight because I am not feeling too well. I woke up this morning feeling pretty miserable. Oh well....tomorrow is another big workout day!

Swimming, Drowning, same thing

Yesterday was my swim day. Right before I got in the pool my swim cap ripped in half. I have never swam without a cap before, but I figured it would be fine. The pool was full also. I started swimming and felt like I could barely swim. I felt like I was sinking, my bangs were in my face, and I was going really slow. It was pretty much how I swim in a race. So I figured out my problem during races....I am not used to swimming with a lot of other people. So I need to be thankful when the pool is full at the gym. Saturday I made tentative plans to ride my bike to the beach. Last Saturday had such beautiful weather so hopefully that continues. Oh, I swam 50 laps.

Bad/Good

So I am bad for not keeping track of my training last week, but I am good for doing some training. Wednesday I swam 80 laps (1 1/4 miles) in 35:50 minutes. That is a pretty good time considering how far I went. Thursday I ran 2 miles in 15:45 minutes, then I did my cycle class. Saturday I went for a 20 minute jog. It was a really nice time outside so I had to.

Good/Bad

Monday I started off the week well. I ran 4 miles in 31:22 minutes. It was a great run! Last night I didn't get to the gym because I had a lot of house cleaning to do. Tonight I am planning on swimming and maybe doing weights. We will see!