Awwww!

After reading my Triathlete magazine yesterday, I got super pumped to start training for real. But I still can't run and I am so frustrated. I will never take running for granted again, I promise. So yesterday I did the eliptical machine for 15 minutes and then some weights and then my yoga class. Tonight I will take off for family dinner but tomorrow I am going to try cycling.

Good but Bad

Yesterday I swam 80 laps in 38 minutes. That's not a bad time and I feel like I got a good workout. The bummer part is that my foot injury is still here and I can't run. I really want to run again. I hope my foot heals soon.

Last Week

Tuesday I attempted to run. I ran 3 whole miles and felt ok, but the next day my foot was hurting again, so I think I am going to lay off the running for another week or so. Oh, I ran 3.1 miles in 24:50 minutes. Wednesday I swam, but I was having a hard time with it. I felt like I was swimming really slow. Maybe it was because there were a lot of people in the pool and the water was slooshing a lot. I swam 64 laps in 30:15 minutes. No gym for the rest of the week because Skyler and I went to Las Vegas. I did do a lot of walking. I probably walked about 6 miles.

Swimming again

Last night I swam again. I swam 64 laps in 29:50 minutes. It went ok. I want to see progress, especially since this is the only exercise I have been doing for two weeks. My doctor said that cycling would be ok, but I don't want to push it. Argh!

Better

Monday night I swam 64 laps in 29:20 minutes. My time is getting better. Well, it better be because I have only been swimming lately. Tuesday night I attempted yoga. It was ok but I couldn't do a lot of stuff on both feet so my right leg is getting even more stronger than my left leg. Yesterday I went to the doctor and I have metatarsalgia which is a pain of the metatarsa bones. He said to stay off my foot as much as possible so I guess that means I will be swimming tonight.

This sucks

I injured my foot somehow while snowboarding last weekend. I am going to get it checked out next week. So in terms of training, I can only swim. Yesterday I swam 70 laps in 33:20 minutes. It was a little slower than I swam on Monday, but I am ok with it. I will be swimming again tonight. Hopefully I can get some weight lifting in also.

Swim Week

Last weekend we went snowboarding at Mammoth. It was definitely a great workout for my legs. Well, I think I pulled a tendon or something in my foot because I am having a hard time walking on it. So yesterday I swam because I didn't want to put pressure on my foot. I swam 64 laps in 29:40 minutes. That is a better time. My foot is still feeling weird today so I think I should stick to swimming this week.

Go Elise!

I have made it to the gym three days this week! I am having a great start. Last night I went to a new spin class at my new gym. I really liked the instructor (Heather B). I did 8 minutes of the eliptical machine before class. Wednesday night I ran 3.3 miles in 26 minutes. Then I did some weights for about 15 minutes. This weekend I am going snowboarding so that will work my muscles a lot!

Wow! Long lost friend!

I went swimming tonight at the gym. It was wonderful. I looked back at my old posts and discovered that I hadn't swam in a month...since January 7. I was actually a little scared to begin swimming again because I knew it had been a while, but once I started swimming everything came back to me. It felt so good. I swam 50 laps in 23:47. Then I did the stair machine for 20 minutes. This was a good start to my training. Tomorrow I will ran and do weights. Today I weighed 109.

Yeah, I did it!

I made it to the gym two times this week. I guess that is not too bad for a start. But the bummer part is that I feel like I have to work my way up to where I was just a few weeks ago. Running three miles is so hard now. I can do it though. Saturday I ran 3 miles in 24:18 minutes. Then I did the stair machine for 5 minutes. This week I will start kicking butt again. Speaking of swimming and biking, I haven't done those things for about a month. It will be hard to get back into those again. I can do it though. I am ready to look great. I told Skyler that I will be down to 105 in two months, if my muscle doesn't weight too much.

Not as bad as I thought

Well, I think I forgot to mention that I have been pigging out for the past two weeks, along with not working out. I expected to gain about 4 pounds. But last night I weighed myself at the gym and the damage isn't too bad. I would say that I gained about 2-1/2 pounds. The bummer part about that is that I probably gained more than that and lost muscle too. Anyways, I finally made it back to the gym last night. I ran 3.1 miles in 24:40 minutes and then did the eliptical machine for 6 more minutes. That's a good start. Tonight I am hoping to go to a spin class. Good luck to me!

Big Time Slacker

We have been so busy with the holidays and moving that I have not had the time to get to the gym in two weeks! I can't believe that it has been that long! I am planning on going tonight. I will probably run. I need to start my triathlon training. Ok, I think my plan will be to use two weeks to get back into the swing of things, and then I will start my training. I will be training for each event twice a week and going to the gym 5 days a week. One of the days will be a double event day. Good luck to me! My goal is three triathlons this year, with improvement on all repeat events.

Yeah

Last night I went to that SET class and my yoga class. I am definitely feeling the pain today...not as bad as last week though. Tonight I am hoping to swim. I don't want to get out of practice.

Hurry! NOT!

So yesterday I went to the gym thinking that I had to be done by 6:00 to go out to dinner. But it ended up that we didn't go. But I still have a pretty decent workout. I ran 3.1 miles in 24:45 minutes. Then I jogged for another 1/2 mile. I did the moving stairs for 8 minutes. Tonight I will probably do the two classes again. I need to work my muscles from the SET class.

Relief

Thankfully I was able to make it to the gym on Saturday morning. I was worried I wouldn't meet my goal of working out three days a week during the off-season. I ran 3 miles in 23:45 minutes. Next, I did weights for about 20 minutes.

Sore Body

Yesterday I couldn't decide on what to do at the gym so I decided that I would try out a new class. I went to a class called SET (Strength Endurance Training). It was a combo between cardio and weight lifting. After the class I stayed for yoga. My muscles are so sore today. It feels good though. Tonight I would like to swim.

Change of Plans

Last night I was planning on going to a spic class. I did not get to the gym in time so I ran instead. I ran 4 miles in 32 minutes. I was going to do weights next but the weight room was pretty full, so I did the moving stairs for about 10 minutes.

Short but Sweet

Last night we had plans so I made a quick trip to the gym. I swam 64 laps in 30:46 minutes. My swim time has really been sucking lately. I was doing so good before. Maybe I just need more time in the water.

Not Bad

Last night I ran 4 miles in 32 minutes. It is hard to run so far on the treadmill. I get easily bored. I would rather run 5 miles every day outside. It is too dark to do that. Then I did 10 minutes on the moving stairs. Tonight I am going to try to swim, if I get home with enough time to go grocery shopping and make dinner.

Hey...

So I haven't posted for a few days. Thursday I swam 80 laps at the gym in 38:52 minutes. Not a great time, but I have never swam that far before. Need to work on my speed more. Friday I did some cardio and weight lifting. Last night I went to a spin class. Tonight should be a good one too!