Bad Luck Left Leg

Friday I didn't have time to do a full-blown training session so I decided to go for a run. This is what happened! It still hurts three days later! So that was a bust!

Saturday Skyler and I went for a hill climb bike ride. It was nice! I like being able to practice my hills. Our total time for 1:35:00 minutes. The total distance was 24 miles. Keep in mind that there were two really tough hills in there! I enjoyed it a lot! Only 19 more days!

Feeling Great

Last night I did the stairmaster for 25 minutes and then went to my spin class. I felt amazing after I finished! My body shape is looking better than it has in recent weeks. My stomach is my biggest flaw right now. Everything else looks great, but my stomach doesn't fit the style of the rest of my body. I am going to try to cut down on calories in a few places. I think my breakfast can be improved and I can eat less salt for my dinner. Swimsuit season is upon me and I need to be ready!

Goodbye Scale!

For the past three weeks I have watched my weight rise two pounds. I have been quite bummed about this. We live in a weight-obsessed society so oh course it would bother me. But then I realized that my weight just tells me how many pounds I am. It doesn't take into account my muscle gain or fat ratio. So although I have gotten down to 108 within the last six months and am currently at 110, I feel better about my body than I did six months ago. I would rather weight more and have a better looking body. Do I really want to look skinny and malnourished and have to watch everything that goes into my mouth? No! I would rather work hard, have a toned, lean body, and weigh a few more pounds. I am done weighing myself...I will be going on looks only!

Bike Ride

Last night I did my Weir Canyon bike ride. I realize now that it will always be windy in the late afternoon. My total time was 1:22. Time to trail: 7 minutes. Time to Weir canyon: 30:15 minutes. Time back: 36 minutes. Total home: 9 minutes. I feel like I am getting faster and definitely more comfortable on my bike. Tonight is my spin class. I work on my hills in there. Tomorrow night I am not sure I will be able to work out. Saturday not sure either.

I ran!

Yeah! Last night I ran 3 miles in 24:30 minutes. The time isn't great, but I have a guess that my speed is what got me in trouble a few months ago. I started running faster and faster every day and then BAM!, I couldn't run anymore. So I will run slow for now. I know I can run faster. And during the race I will. After running, I did a little of weight until I saw Jill. Then we went to yoga class. I am feeling sore today...that's a good thing. Tonight I want to bike. Maybe I will try riding down to the beach and back. It is further than Weir Canyon by about three miles. We will see!

Go Me!

Last night I swam 80 laps in 35:30 minutes! I was so excited for my time! I am getting faster! And, I was tired after I finished. Tonight running, weight, and yoga.

End of Week

Friday I swam 80 laps in 36:30 minutes. Not bad, but it is slower than Monday's time. Saturday I did a mountain bike clinic from 8-12. I probably got about 45 minutes of riding in. Then I ran about 2.5 miles. It was super hot so it was more of a run/walk. Even though I worked out every day last week, they were all short (except for my bike rides). It worked out to be a total of 4 days, in terms of the amount of time. This week I need to put in more time. Tonight I am swimming. That's all I have time to do. The rest of the week should go well. Less than four weeks until our race!

Feel Good

Last night I started off by doing the elliptical machine for 25 minutes. Then I went to my spin class for 60 minutes. Tonight I am thinking about swimming, if I can get off work early. Tomorrow I am going to a mountain bike clinic. I don't know if I will get a work out or just learn about how to ride. It should be fun though.

Windy Bike Ride

The funniest part about riding my bike is that my bike seems to pull to anything that is in the middle of the road. If there is a giant rock, my bike wants to run it over. If there is glass, my bike wants it. Luckily I have good tires so I feel protected. Anyways, I did the Weir Canyon ride. It took 31 minutes to get there and then 36:44 minutes back (10.5 miles each way). It takes about 8-10 minutes to get to/from the trail. I saw my friend Ben on the trail. I was surprised he recognized me except for when I thought about it, there aren't many girls on road bikes on the bike trail. Plus he knew what kind of bike I ride. Tonight I am planning on my spin class and cardio before. I realized that I need to start working on my arm muscles more. People can see those more than my legs and stomach and I want them to look amazing. I have good muscles, they just aren't defined (yet). Push-ups every day!

Not bad

Last night I ran 3.08 miles in 26:18 minutes. I am more excited about the distance part (obviously, since my time wasn't good). I ran outside too. It felt great. It was super hot and I loved it. Tonight I will be doing a bike ride.

Relief!

Last night I swam. Thankfully, this made my sunburned legs feel so good. But every time I did a kick turn I had to bend my legs and push off the side of the pool, which was painful, but not as bad as I felt all day. So I swam 80 laps in 35 minutes flat. That is about the same time that I swam last Monday. I only swam once last week so I am glad that my time stayed consistent. Tonight I am doing yoga, but I am unsure exactly what I will do before. I want to run, but that still leaves me with an hour before yoga starts. I don't want to do that SET class again. Hmmm....

Tomorrow I should be swimming, but maybe I will bike instead. Not sure. Thursday I am planning on my spin class. Friday, running and weights. Saturday, bike ride. Should be a great week!

Bad Idea

Friday night I didn't get to work out because of a family dinner thing. Saturday I went running! Yeah! I ran 2.5 miles in 22 minutes. It is really hard to hold back and not run further and faster, but it will be worth it. After my run Skyler and I rode our bikes to the beach. It was pretty windy in the way down. We stayed at the beach for about two hours with his family. Somehow I missed putting sunscreen on the backs of my legs and I got fried! Ouch is an understatement! It hurts to even move. We rode to the beach in 45 minutes (trail only) and rode back in 38 minutes. It was a good workout but the consequences of the sun made it horrible!

Bike Ride

Wednesday I went for a nice bike ride. I rode from home to Weir Canyon and back. It is 24 miles. My time to Weir Canyon from the trail start was 32 minutes. My time back was headed towards 34 minutes (because of the head wind). It may have been longer but I forget to stop my stopwatch. Oh well. It was a good ride and I sprinted at the end. I didn't work out last night, but I am hoping to tonight. Not sure when I will be able to between doing work and tending to possible house guests. At least I have my bike ride for tomorrow. Four days isn't bad, but it isn't what a triathlete would do.

Ouch!

Last night I ran! It felt so good! I am not trying to push it so I am running slower and shorter. So I ran two miles in about 17 minutes. Horrible time. I wanted to run faster but my leg was kinda hurting. Later I realized that it wasn't my shins hurting, but the huge bump on my leg from a shinner I got from softball the night before. So that was good news. Next I went to a SET class, which turned into a Lift class. Last, I did yoga. I spent a long time at the gym yesterday, but I didn't feel worn out. I think I need to fix that. Tonight I want to ride my bike!

Wowwie, Maui!

Maui rhymed with Wowwie, which is the only reason I wrote that. Wowwie isn't even a word but it perfectly describes my swim yesterday. I swam 80 laps in 34:55 minutes! That is my fastest 80 lap time yet. AND I did a split time on my one mile mark and the time was 27:55 minutes, not surprisingly, my fastest mile time yet. That makes me feel so good. I am getting better. Too bad the swim is the shortest part of the race. But I do need the practice because I have tended to freak out on the swim during each race (except for my first). Camp Pendleton is only a month and a week away. I am nervous just thinking about it right now, but I am positive I will do fine.

Good Example

If I could do the same training I did last week every week then I would be so happy. Friday night I swam 80 laps in 35:50 minutes. Then I ran 1.5 miles (I know, it is short and slow, but I will eventually get there). Then I did the elliptical machine for 30 minutes. Then I did some squats, lunges, and arm weights. Saturday morning Skyler and I did a 30 mile ride, which included some big hills and a strong head wind going back. My legs were shaking after we finished. I hope I can get a bike ride like that in every Saturday. So, last week I was able to do every event twice. The only improvement I see is to do longer runs, then it will be perfect.

Tonight I am planning on swimming. Tuesday-running and yoga. Wednesday-swimming. Thursday-biking. Friday-leaving for Lake Mead. Saturday-maybe swimming at Lake Mead. Hmmm...maybe I could take out my Wednesday swim and make it a bike ride instead. Sounds great!

First Bike Ride

Last night I decided on a change of plans. I ditched swimming and decided to ride my bike instead (I knew I would miss my spin class tonight so I wanted the bike training more than the swim training). I rode the same distance as I did on Saturday (Orangewood to Weir Canyon). The total distance is 24 miles. I did it in 1:25:43. This is the time from door to door. I think I did my ride on Saturday in about 1:30:00 minutes. But the catch about last night was that there was a heavy head wind on the way back. My mile pace dropped a lot on the way back, but I still managed a faster time than last week. I am going to watch my times and see what happens. I definitely feel faster on my new bike. Adjusting to aero bars is kinda hard. I need to figure out how to not let my shoulder blades hurt. It was fun though!

Tonight, no training. Lakers party. Tomorrow night I would like to do my late-night gym night. Maybe swimming, running, other cardio and weight lifting.

I did it!

Yesterday as I got out of my car to go into the gym, I looked down and noticed that my shin splints were gone! I was so excited! I immediately headed to a treadmill, did a 2 minute warm-up, then ran 1.5 miles. I ran at a slow pace (6.5mph), but it felt so good. After, I did the elliptical machine for 20 minutes and then some weight lifting. I ended with my yoga class. After I got home I noticed that my shin was a little swollen. I will wait until probably Saturday before I try running again. I don't know how I will work up to six miles in six weeks, but I will give it a try.

Tonight I was planning on swimming, but it looks like I won't make it to my spin class tomorrow, so I think I will give my bike its first real test run (if it doesn't rain)!

Hard to Believe

Last night I swam 80 laps in 35:42 minutes. I thought I might be two laps off in my counting, but the time seems about right. I hope it is because I am getting faster! I love it!

I am going to try running for real tonight....a nice long (maybe 1.5 miles run). It will be great!

New Bike

Saturday morning I started off my day with my last ride on my Fuji Finest bike. I rode 24 miles total in 80 minutes. I rode towards Yorba Linda instead of the beach. I forgot that it would be windy on the way back. It was a nice ride though. A side benefit is the tan I am getting by riding on Saturdays.

Saturday afternoon Skyler and I picked up our new bikes. They are awesome! We took them for a short test-ride yesterday. It is kinda scary to ride in aero position, but I think I will be used to it in no time.

Tonight I am swimming. Good luck to me. 47 more days!