Go Me!

Yesterday afternoon I swam my fastest 80-lap time ever! I swam it in 34:36 minutes! I was so excited to tell Skyler, but he didn't seem interested. It sucks to not have him care sometimes. I really need someone to be excited with me so that I will have the motivation to get better. And even worse is that Skyler won't train with me. I have asked him so many times to swim with me, but he won't. He is a big baby!

The Lone Biker

Last night I ran 3.5 miles in 27:30 minutes and it felt great! Next, I did a little bit of weight lifting, but only worked on my legs. Last, I went to yoga where she worked my arms and shoulders.

This morning I went on a bike ride. The other two girls couldn't be there, but I still went. I am glad I didn't get their messages or else I would not have gotten up to ride. I rode 15.2 miles on the river trail in 50:53 minutes. I felt a little slow this morning, but maybe that is because it had been a whole week since I last rode. I also rode to the river trail so that adds another three miles to my total miles. I need to ride two more times this week and twice next week. Only 11 days until our Pacific Coast!

Longer Pool

Last night I swam at the Anaheim Hills pool. It is about two strokes longer than my Orangewood pool. I swam 80 laps in 37:44 minutes. I felt good about my swim and tried to push it as much as I could. Tonight will be a long night at the gym since Skyler will be gone (he went deep-sea fishing). Running 3.5 miles, weight lifting, and yoga.

Rest of the Week

Wednesday night I went on my women's bike ride. It was in Whiting Ranch again. I want to take Skyler there. Thursday I ran 3 miles at lunch. My time was a little slow, but it is so hot in Chino in the middle of the day. Last night Skyler and I went on our first mountain bike ride together. I struggled a little at first, but it went well. We both had fun and Skyler taught me a couple of new things. Hopefully we can go again soon!

Tonight we are leaving for Lake Mead so my training will have to be swimming and wake surfing! Can't wait! Two weeks until our race!

Start of Bike Wednesday

Last night I did my long gym day. I started with a 2.75 mile run (I really had to go to the bathroom!). Next, I did some weight lifting. Then, I did 15 minutes on the elliptical machine. Last, I went to my one-hour yoga class. It was a good day and I am feeling a little sore today.

This morning I did a 15 mile road bike ride. We finished it about 55 minutes. It was great! I ran over a rock at the very end and popped my back tire. At least it was at the end. Tonight I will practice changing my tire quickly. Also, I will be riding my mountain bike tonight!

Swim

Last night I did a 80-lap swim (big surprise) in 35:20 minutes. That is slower than last time. Booo! Our next race is less than three weeks away. I will be ready...I need to work on my sprinting though!

Bike Weekend

Saturday late morning, I went on a road bike ride to the beach. After getting on the river trail, it took me 44 minutes to ride to the beach and 37 minutes to come back.

Saturday afternoon I went on a women's bike ride in Carbon Canyon. It was an easy ride but a lot of fun. I went with Carrie, Kelli, and Kim. Hopefully we can ride frequently. I am the only one without kids, so I am the easiest to work around. We rode for about 1.5 hours.

I HATE SHIN SPLINTS

Why won't they go away? I have rested, iced, massaged, eaten bananas...yet my left leg still has them. I am planning on going to the doctor but I already know what he(she) will say, stop running. That is not an option. I will be visiting a doctor after my two triathlons in September!

Other Big News: I signed up for a Half Ironman!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally committed to it! It is the California 70.3 Ironman. It is on April 4, 2009. I am super excited, but so nervous. Can I even run 13.1 miles? I haven't even done that without shin splints. This race was super expensive...$280/person. Race fees are killing us, but I don't mind too much because this is what I train for!

I also signed us up for the Muddy Buddy. There are a lot of our friends who say they want to do this race also. It will be fun to have a lot of people we know on the race course.

Catch Up

Wow, it has been almost two weeks since I have posted. I have been a bad girl! We left for our trip on July 31 and returned August 10. During that time I ran twice, lifted weights once, and did the stairmaster once. I did a little swimming every day while hanging out in the ocean, but nothing serious. I also gained three pounds on the cruise! AHHHHH!!!

I got back to business immediately!
Monday- swam 80 laps in 34:49 minutes. Great time, especially for not swimming for about three weeks.
Tuesday- ran 3.8 miles in 35 minutes. Time wasn't great but I enjoyed the run. Still having problems with my left knee. I think the knee cap might have been knocked out of place when I fell running two months ago. After my next two triathlons I will get it looked at.
Wednesday- met for bike ride but no one showed. I rode by myself and it was nice. I rode almost 14.5 miles in 51 minutes. I really enjoyed it. I would like to ride two mornings during the week. One with the girls, and one with Skyler. Tonight is mountain biking night.