Day 37

I swam last night. I felt really good, but part of that was because there was only two other people in the pool. I swam 53 laps (1/4 halfway) in 23:43, 88 laps (1.25 miles) in 38:58, 106 laps (1.5 miles) in 47:12. That seems pretty fast compared to the other day. Let's keep that up.

Tonight I am going to my spin class. I want to sprint a 5K before the class.

Day 38

It's hard to believe there are only 38 days until our race. It still seems so far away. Well, I got my new running shoes yesterday and took them out for a test run. I ran 7.4 miles in 63 minutes. Great distance, but my right arch bone is still hurting. I'm not sure why it is suddenly acting up. I am going to try tightening my laces more.

Tonight swimming.

Day 39

Swimming sucked! Why am I so tired? I swam 106 laps in about 50 minutes. I'm glad I can swim the distance, but my times have not been improving. Have I hit my highest potential?...I hope not!

I got my new running shoes today and I plan on using them!

Day 40

Mountain biked with Carrie. Just did Peter's Canyon. My legs were so tired!

Day 41

Snowboarded for 8 hours! Boy, my legs are tired!

Day 42

Nothing.

Day 43

I went to the gym. Started with 25 minutes on stair master. Ended with 60 minute spin class. It's been a while since I've been to spin and it was tough. Good workout though.

Day 44

I know, I'm dumb! I ran again today and had the same problem with my arches. It is not a muscle problem, but a rubbing on shoe problem. I ordered new running shoes two days ago and they should be here on Tuesday. I won't run again until then. I also think the problem could be the lacing of my shoes. I have the no-lace laces on there right now. They may have become loose and my feet are moving around too much.

I ran 5.8 miles in 50:00 minutes. Not bad considering I felt very tired and my arches hurt a lot.

Tonight spin class!

Day 45

I swam. But not fast. I did some drills at the start and then I swam 1-1/4 miles (88 laps) in 40:00 exactly.  I should be at least a minute faster. I have reported that I swam that distance in 38:19 before. I need to get better quickly!

Day 46

I ran at the gym since I hadn't ran at all the previous week. Something is definitely wrong with my shoes because I got huge blisters on the insides of my arches and my arch bones hurt. I ran 6.5 miles at an 8:00 mile pace. I also started doing the Perfect Pushup.

Day 47

Nothing

Day 48

It didn't rain on Saturday! Whoo-hoo! Skyler and I went on a long road bike ride. We did all of the Yobra Linda hills. Our total distance was 40 miles, but it took 3 hours because of all of the hill climbs and a little easy riding. It was great though. Good practice for HIM.

I didn't do any running last week so I am going to try to run an extra day this week, starting tonight.

Day 49

Nothing

Day 50

Last night I went on a short 45-minute mountain bike ride. It felt great to be back on the trails. Too bad it's going to rain all weekend! Argh!

I want to run tonight, but I don't think I have the time. I'm going out to dinner with some girlfriends. Oh well. Running and swimming tonight!

Day 51

Last night I went to a swim clinic. It was awesome! I got to work on my swim stroke and breathing on both sides. I felt like I was drowning when I tried to breathe on my left side. The time flew by so fast and before I knew it, we were done. I think my total swim distance was 1600m, but it was split into drills. We worked with buoys too. I bought one yesterday so it was my first time using one. My hips are sore today....something that has never happened before.

Tonight I am going on a mountain bike ride with my friend Mike. It should be fun!

I need to do some running this week so I don't lose what I worked up to last week.

Day 52

Yesterday was a little nostalgic. I swam at the Anaheim Gateway gym, the gym where I learned how to swim. It was nice to be back in the pool after a week and a half off. Times: 53 laps - 23:32, 72 laps 31:33,  106 laps 47:30. Not bad. 

Tonight I am swimming again, but this time I am going to a swim class in Laguna Hills. I am excited to get some feedback on my technique.

Day 53

Nothing. I am swimming tonight.

Day 54

Snowboarded for six hours!

Day 55

Snowboarded for six hours. Awesome!

Day 56

Friday-nothing.

Day 57

Who-hoo! I ran at the gym. I guess it's been a running week. I ran 6.55 miles in 51:40 minutes. I like running on a treadmill because I can control my pace.

Day 58

Nothing

Day 59

What's wrong with me? I'm so slow! I ran 5.5 miles in 47 minutes on Tuesday. I can run faster than that...I thought I was. Maybe it's the stopping and starting at stoplights that is messing me up. Who knows! I just know I need to improve!

Day 60

Am I in a slump? I didn't feel like working out too much yesterday so I went for a  short run. I ran over to my friend's house to deliver a birthday card. It was about a three mile loop. Lame!

Tonight I am going for a long run. Tomorrow I will try to swim after a service activity I am attending from 5-8. Thursday I will do my spin class. Friday-off. Saturday and Sunday-snowboarding.

Day 61

Since my left shin is still in recovery, I can't run far distances yet. So when Skyler signed up for the Surf City Half Marathon I was super jealous. I was stuck running in the 5K. I actually enjoyed it though. I pushed hard (not too hard) and didn't feel wiped out after I finished. And I finished with a great time: 23:34. I thought I did better than my 5K last year (23:08), but I didn't. Still ok though. I finished 7th out of 276 in my age group and 48th out of 1621 women. My pace was 7:36. I haven't run that pace since I start running again. I was definitely happy with my time.

Day 62

9 weeks from today! I finally got out on my road bike and it felt great. It was about 75 degrees out and the sun was shining. I did a 40-mile bike ride. I rode from home to trail to Lakeview, turn around, to beach to home. 40 miles total. It took my 2 hours 20 minutes. Not bad. My actual time on the trail was exactly 2/3 of the total race distance. I felt good on my ride. I would like to do this distance or more at least once a week, also doing a spin class once a week, and when the time changes I will ride in the morning twice a week.

Day 63

Nothing! It's Friday!