Almost There

Monday I swam 64 laps in 29:42 minutes. I miscounted my laps so it said 28:42, so I most likely had two more laps to swim. Oh well, it was a great time. I didn't have time to do anything else because I had to go grocery shopping and to Skyler's softball game.

Tuesday I rode my bike at home for 50 minutes. Not too bad. Then I went to yoga for an hour. I needed it. It's been probably a month or so since I got a good yoga session in. Tonight I will, sadly, only have time for swimming. I better make it good. Shin splints still bugging. Worried about run!

Oops

Well, Friday night I had a pretty good workout. I did the stair master for 30 minutes. Then I did some squats and arm weights. Then I did the elliptical machine for 25 minutes. Saturday we were supposed to have an elaborate workout involving swimming and biking, but it fell through. Instead I swam 64 laps at the gym in 30:10 minutes. I splurged on dessert today (I know I am so bad). I have two s'mores. Last night I had half of a brownie. Argh! At least I am working out a lot to work off the calories and fat. 6 more days!

Yeah

Last night I got a great workout. First, I did the stair master for 25 minutes. Then, I went to my spin class for 60 minutes. I pushed hard, as usual, and it felt great. Not sure what I am going to do tonight because tomorrow I am swimming. I don't want to run, my legs can't handle it. Probably just a lot of cardio, that's the only way I will be able to get rid of extra fat. 8 more days!

Better

Well, I swam again last night. Better than Monday. I swam 64 laps in 29:45 minutes. I like being under 30 minutes. After swimming, I did the elliptical machine for 30 minutes. I am bummed that I can't run yet. I have been icing my left shin for the past two days. Tonight I will go to my cycle class. Maybe before I can get some more cardio in. Race is in 9 days. Bummer part is that no one will be there to cheer us on. That always helps. At least Skyler will be there to cheer me through the finish line again.

Venting moment: I don't like it when people get on my case about eating healthy. People assume that my body is exactly how I want it and that I didn't need to do anything to get this way. I work very, very hard to keep my weight down. I don't get to eat sweets whenever I want. I don't get to come home from work and lounge around the house. I have to put in my time at the gym every day and eat non-good tasting food. And after all that, I am still not exactly how I want to be. I have tummy fat and wide hips. I hate that. Not hating, just saying.

Sucky!

I am so mad! Yesterday was going to be my big running outside day. Well, I got about a mile away from home before my shin splints came back in my left leg. There was no way that I wanted to ruin them more, so I stopped running. It took me quite a while to walk back home. The whole way I was fuming. All I can do is get mad! So I got home and decided that I would ride. I rode for about 2 episodes of Arrested Development, or 44 minutes. I told Skyler about my shin splints and he got mad at me for worrying about them. Of course I am going to be mad because our race is NEXT WEEK! He thinks I am too hard on myself. I seem to get shin splints right before every race because I up the amount of running that I do. Hopefully my run won't suck. Tonight I am swimming and doing some other cardio.

Ok start

Yesterday was the start of my two-week countdown to the St. George triathlon. I swam 64 laps in 30:22 minutes. I feel like my swim isn't getting better, almost worse. But maybe I just need to swim more often. Right now I want to focus more on the bike because that is the biggest chunk of the race. So after swimming I came home and rode my bike for 25 minutes. Tonight I will be running outside and doing yoga.

Meh.

Friday Skyler and I went to the gym together for the first time in probably a year. We have different schedules. Anyways, while he swam I began running only to start having shin splint pain. So I stopped after only 7 minutes. I did 30 minutes of elliptical instead. After I got home, I did 45 minutes on my bike. I am so glad that I have that trainer at home...it is helping me get more bike time.

Saturday I didn't go anything specifically geared towards training, but I got 5 workouts in for the week so I am happy with that. I made a training schedule for the next two weeks and I will be sticking to it. Tonight I am swimming for 30 minutes and then biking at home for 45 minutes. Good luck to me! Only 12 more days!

Ok I guess

Wednesday night I couldn't swim because of my lame shoulder so I do the elliptical machine for 30 minutes and then the stair master for 15 minutes. I did some squats too, and I was very sore the next day.

Last night Skyler had set my bike up on our bike trainer, so I was able to ride my bike at home (since I didn't have time to go to my class). I was able to ride for 45 minutes and watch an episode of Grey's Anatomy. I love it!

Tonight I am planning on running and swimming. Tomorrow I would like to bike. It should be a nice day tomorrow.

Baby Elise

An hour before I got to the gym I went to the doctor to get a cold sore checked out. While I was there, the nurse gave me a tetnas shot. I haven't had one of those for 15 years. I forgot how sore you get from them. Anyways, so I went to the gym and started off by running. I ran 3.1 miles in 23:30 minutes. Not bad (I was super frustrated because it took 15 minutes to wait for a treadmill!), and then I went to yoga with Jill. My deltoid muscle (left shoulder) would barely do anything without a ton of pain. I didn't realize how much I need my shoulder to do yoga. It was pretty much a waste of an hour. This morning I woke up with my shoulder hurting even more. I feel like such a baby. Tomorrow I should be all better, but that means I can't swim today. Oh well!

What happened?

Last night I swam 64 laps in 29:55 minutes. This is not a great time, but not bad either. The thing is that I felt like I saw swimming very well and fast. So either I miscounted my laps or I need more time in the water. Hopefully this Saturday Skyler and I will be swimming at Corona del Mar.

Get Fit 5K

Today Skyler and I ran in the Get Fit 5K in Placentia. We did this race last year also. We both kicked butt this year. Skyler finished with a time of 22:20 (that's close to what it is but I don't have the exact time) and I finished with a time of 23:06. Skyler was fifth in his age category and I was second (missed first by 3 seconds). I improved my time by 3:20 minutes. Last year I walked for about 30 seconds after the big hill, so that was a huge bummer. This year I was determined not to do that and accomplished my goals. After we got home I went swimming at the gym (I wanted to bike but Skyler is in the process of putting a Cat Eye speed-reader thing on it). I swam 64 laps in 29:45 minutes. Not bad. Three more week until St. George. We both did an awesome job today!

Awesome me

Last night I started off by doing the stair master for 20 minutes. Next I moved onto the elliptical machine for 25 minutes. Last, I did my cycle class for an hour. That was a lot of workout time. I am not sure if I am going to work out tonight because of my race tomorrow morning. After my race I am going to ride my bike. My goal is 25 minutes. That is 90 seconds better than last year. I am going to do great!

Swim Again

Last night I started off by running 3.1 miles in 23:15 minutes. I wish I was able to keep my pace up when I am not running on a treadmill. I want that time for my 5K on Saturday! I need to be pushing harder on my runs. At the very end of my run my shins started acting up. I iced them for about 15 minutes last night. Hopefully I will not develop shin splints again. After running I did some swimming. It had been about two weeks since I last swim. My start was a little rough because I was tired from the running. But I was able to do a good 50 lap swim in 23:50 minutes. Tonight is my cycle class. I am not sure what I will do tomorrow night, but i will keep it light because of the race on Saturday morning. I would like to do an ocean swim Saturday afternoon, but I am not sure what plans we have for the weekend.

Relief

Yesterday was April 15th and a lot more stressful than I thought it would be. After working a few extra hours than normal I was able to rush over to my old Anaheim gym and run into the beginning of my yoga class. It was well worth the rush! I needed the relaxation! Tonight I will be swimming and running.

Catch up

Friday night I did my normal Friday night routine. I ran 3.1 miles in 23:30 minutes, then did some weights and lunges, then the elliptical machine for 30 minutes. Not a bad workout.

Saturday I had to work so no workout.

Monday I ran outside so I could prepare for my 5K this Saturday. I ran 4.4 miles in 35 minutes. Not bad. I will be ready.

Tonight I am hoping to make it to my yoga class.

Bad, bad Elise

I haven't done any workouts since Monday. I feel horrible! I hate not going to the gym...I get so anxious. I am leaving work early today to make sure I have time to go to the gym. I am going to swim tonight. I would run so I think I will save that for tomorrow night because I don't want to swim at the gym late at night. Our 5K is next week and I was ready before the start of this week. Maybe I will run tonight and tomorrow. I think I can get 4 more running sessions before the race.

Quick Run Down

Friday night I ran 4 miles in 32 minutes. It was my endurance run. I am going to have to put in more miles to stat training for the Half Ironman, although I have a while before that happens (almost one full year). I did a little bit of weights and a lot of squats. I finished it with 20 minutes of the elliptical machine.

Skyler and I did a bike ride down to the beach and back this weekend. It is 13.5 miles, but 12 miles of bike trail. The wind was very strong on the way down. I made it in 50 minutes. Skyler zoomed ahead of me quite a few times and then backtracked so he did more miles that me. The ride back took 38 minutes. The wind really does make a difference.

Last night I was going to swim but realized I forgot my towel. Luckily I had brought my running shoes and was able to do the elliptical for 25 minutes and the stair master for 20 minutes. Not bad! Tonight is running, weights, and yoga!

Ohhhh

Last night I did 20 minutes on the stair master before I went to my cycle class. While in my class the teacher said something about not pointing your toes. So I thought, do I point my toes? I made an conscious effort to not point my toes and suddenly my calves are burning. I guess I had been getting more of a quad workout and now my calves will get to participate too. Hopefully tomorrow I can get a good bike ride in.

Good Job

Last night I ran 3.1 miles in 23:25 minutes. That is almost a 7:30 mile. I am feeling good about my 5K distance time. Our race is on April 19. My time last year was 26:26. Ouch! That was bad. It was partly due to my stop on the hill. I blew it but this year I will blow my time out of the water! I am aiming for 23:30. After my run I did the elliptical machine for 20 minutes. Tonight is my spin class. Whooo-hoo!

Go me!

Where to start? Well, I think I left off on Wednesday. Thursday I did my spin class. Friday night Skyler and I took the train down to Oceanside, along with our road bikes. We biked from the train station to our hotel, about 6 miles away. The next morning we got up super early to spectate the Ford half Ironman. It was awesome. I decided that I am going to do a Half Ironman. My goal is to be at that particular Half Ironman in two years, but maybe I will be ready next year. We will see.

Last night I swam 90 laps (!) in 42:30 minutes. My pace wasn't great but I was going for endurance last night. It was the furthest I have ever swam before...about 1.4 miles. For the half Ironman, the swim is 1.25 miles. I can do that no problem. I think my biggest issue is the run. My knees might not make it that long. I know I can endure 13.1 miles but let's see if my body will hold up. Right now I need to focus on my race that is in 1 1/2 months. I am so excited!

So I have been really stepping up my workouts lately and pushing myself further. I have been really proud of myself and have been seeing a difference in my body. The bummer is Skyler. Yesterday I was telling him about my amazing swim distance and he said that I should try doing the ab machines at the gym. Come on! I am working my butt off (literally) and he is just concerned that my abs aren't looking how he wants. Talk about a downer. Sometimes I get mad at him and I want to punish him by eating bad foods. But then I remember that ruining my body will punish me too. I want to look great, not for him, but for myself. Done ranting!