Swim

Wednesday night I swam at the Orangewood gym I swam 88 laps in 39:05 minutes. I felt that I swam fast. This is a 26.6 lap time. After that, I did the elliptical machine for 20 minutes.

Yesterday I was planning on riding my road bike. Then it looked like rain so I decided to use my trainer. Well, I haven't used my tri bike on the trainer yet and found that I didn't have the right skewer to use. So I ended up doing lunges and steps for 25 minutes and did my new shin streching for 30 minutes. I got some new stretches to do so hopefully my inflammation will start going down. I would like to do a 10k on Thanksgiving, but I don't think I will be able to. I would rather heal quicker and not do it.

Last Weekday Ride

Since the daylight savings will be ending on Sunday, Carrie and I decided that we needed to get one last weekday ride in. We rode Peter's Canyon last night. My legs are a little sore since I haven't worked out since Thursday. Tonight I am going to swim and do other cardio. I need to get rid of my stomach fat. It's gross and I wish it would go away. The rest of my body is fine. Anyways, my goal for the rest of the year is to work out 4 days a week, 3 of those days must be triathlon specific. It will be hard with birthdays, holidays, and family events coming up. I like this time of year though. I also need to watch what I eat. Eat slow and limit sugars!

Swim Again

I'm feeling great! I swam 98 laps in the Anaheim Hills pool, which means I swam 2450 meters, aka 1.53 miles. It swam it in 48:15 minutes. I must have been off the other day with my lap count because I swam 2 laps less and had a similar time. 

I am feeling pretty good about myself. I have been doing crunches every morning, like I have been for a long time but now I am starting to do crunches that affect my lower abs. I am definitely seeing progress. When I start running again, I think I will definitely see a difference. 

I have been doing the leg exercises my physcial therapist suggested but it still feels like my shin is being affected. I have a list of questions for her on Thursday.

Biking on Empty

Last night I went on a bike ride down to the beach (well, not quite to the beach, but about 1.25 miles from it). It took me 8:10 minutes to get to trail, 29:25 to get 1.25 miles from beach (10.75 miles), 37:29 minutes to get back, and 10:15 to get home. Notice the huge difference in time. Well, it was windy both ways, but especially windy on the way back. Also, I think I ran out of energy on the way back. I was pushing pretty hard on the way there because I had a biker group drafting off me for about 9 miles. I only had water in my bottle when normally I have Cytomax (we are out). But it was still a good ride. Tonight I will swim again. Tomorrow, not sure. Saturday I will bike again. Next week is the Muddy Buddy. I am so ready for that!

Whoa Mama

I forgot mt running shoes so I decided that I would have to swim further to make up for not being able to do other cardio. For I swam 100 laps in a 25 meter pool, which means I swam 2500 meters! Holy cow! That is 1.56 miles! I swam that distance in 48:34 minutes. I might be off two laps, but it doesn't matter. I swam for 48 minutes straight! I don't feel that I swam my fastest, but it was definitely a good swim. Tomorrow I would like to ride my bike. It would be nice to go to the beach and back, that would be 27 miles, three miles farther than my Weir Canyon ride. We will see. I will be so bummed when the time changes and I can't ride my bike after work anymore. Only one and a half weeks left!

Change of Plans

Last night I went mountain biking and tonight I will swim. I forgot to bring my running shoes so it will be swimming only. I will just have to swim longer to make up for it.

Ride with Skyler

Saturday afternoon Skyler and I were able to squeeze in a bike ride. We rode Whiting Ranch, which I had ridden twice before, but Skyler had not done. It turned out to be a pretty hot day and once we got to the long hill, we were sweating like crazy. It was a fun ride! I actually went off a jump. It was scary because I should have pulled up a little higher. Practice makes perfect! Tonight I will be swimming.

Back on the Bike

Yesterday afternoon I got back on my bike for the first time since the OCTRI. I have felt a little unmotivated because I am done with triathlons for the year, but I needed to get back into shape. I did the Weir Canyon ride. 8:34 to trail, 33:49 to Weir Canyon, 35:18 back, 10 minutes home. It was definitely not my fastest time, but it was great to be back on my bike.

Huge Slacker

I have taken a lot of time off from training. I needed time to recover from the OCTRI and then I got sick. As much as I wanted to train while sick, I knew it wouldn't be wise. But on a good note, I have started my training again.

Sunday morning I went on a mountain bike ride with Carrie. We rode Peter's Canyon. It takes us less than an hour.

Monday I swam 88 laps. I discovered that the pool at my gym is 25 yards, not 25 meters, which means I have been measuring my distances incorrectly. 88 laps is 1-1/4 miles. I swam 88 laps in 39:05 minutes. Next, I ran one mile in 8:30 minutes. I ran so that my shin would swell up a little bit so when I went to my physical therapist appointment on Tuesday, I would be able to have something to show. 

Tuesday I went to my appointment. It went very well. I got my foot taped and she showed me some exercises to do. I seem to have lazy muscles so I have to re-learn how to walk on my left foot. Crazy! No running for a while, but I will survive.

Today I would like to bike. We will see.

Swim!

I finally got to the gym this week! I went on Tuesday after work. I swam 78 laps in 33:40 minutes. I wanted to ride my road bike so bad yesterday but I went home early from work because I am sick. I didn't want to make it worse by pushing my body. I might go swimming tonight, I haven't decided yet. I am not fully recovered yet. I can't wait until I am back to normal. I went for my bone scan on Tuesday afternoon and it came back negative! Oh, that's just great! Now there's nothing wrong with me! I must just be making it up! Boy this is beyond frustrating. I go to the physical therapist on Tuesday and hopefully that doctor can shred some light on my problem. I hope I can run again someday!

OCTRI

Here are a few pictures from the Orange County International Triathlon that Skyler and I did last week. Skyler's muscles look like they are bulging out of his skin! That's my husband! 

A Little Relaxation

I am taking a few days off to recover from my race. My legs are finally feeling close to normal again, although my calves are still sore. I want to jump back into training, but I don't want to injure myself. But doing nothing is really hard. I can't eat as much because I don't need to calories because I am not burning any. I don't like limiting my food intake. My plan is to swim tomorrow and enjoy it!