Day 5

Wow, I feel lazy. Nothing.

Tonight I am swimming. Tomorrow I will jog. Then, I'm done. Only a few more day!

Day 6

3 hours of snowboarding

Day 7

6 hours of snowboarding

Day 8

Nothing

Day 9

Nothing.

Day 10

I did a fast bike ride to the beach and back. My time back was fast! I averaged 3:00 miles. Awesome! 27 miles total

Swam with Carrie at the gym. Did a lot of drills.

Day 11

Last night I swam at the Anaheim Hills gym (which has a 25 meter pool). I swam 80 laps in 37:50 minutes. That is the exact distance of the race. After, I swam another 20 laps doing drills.

Tonight I am cycling fast to the beach and back. Then I will swim at the gym with Carrie.

Day 12

I did a long run. I ran 9.6 miles in 80 minutes flat. That puts my pace at 8:20, which is great! I can't believe how fast the race is coming up! I have cut out all unnecessary sugar until after the race. Then cupcake time!

Day 13

Sunday=nothing.

Day 14

Two workouts:

First, bike ride with a hill climb. I did the same ride I did on Thursday, but I added one hill climb in Bryant Ranch. I biked for about 2 hours, 30 minutes. I messed up my watch so I don't know my actual time.

Second, I went to the gym. I ran 3.1 miles in 23:26 minutes. Then I did some weights, squats, and lunges. Last, I did the elliptical for 15 minutes. It was a tiring day.

Day 15

Somehow I got off count by one day (I think). So Day 15 is actually Friday, which I did nothing.

Day 15

Another bike ride! Yeah! I rode far! 7:00 minutes to trail (1.5 miles), 30:00 minutes to Weir Canyon (10.2 miles), 23:02 minutes to Green River (7 miles), 26:00 minutes back to Weir Canyon (7 miles), 35:39 to Orangewood (10.2 miles), and 9:15 home (1.5 miles). 37.2 miles total and 2 hours, 11 minutes total. About a 3:30 minute/mile pace. Not bad!

Day 16

Swam 88 laps (the distance of the race) in 38 minutes. Really good! I swam another 30 laps doing drills and sprints

Day 17

Went on a road bike yesterday. I didn't fall off my bike....yippee! 8:17 to trail, 41:01 to beach, (12 miles) 38:28 back, 9:11 home. Not bad. Based on my recent rides, I would hope for a 3:30 mile pace for my race. That would put me at 3 hours, 15 minutes. That puts me a little under my goal of 3:30 hours for the race. Here is my goal again, in case I forgot to mention:

Swim 40 minutes

Transition 5 minutes

Bike 3 hours, 30 minutes

Transition 3 minutes

Run 2 hours

Total Time 6 hours, 18 minutes

Goal Time 6 hours, 30 minutes

Good luck to me!

Swimming...leaving right now!

Day 18

I did a switcheroo. Changed from swimming to running. I ran 9.1 miles in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 41 seconds. My average pace was 8:20. Soooo good!

Day 19

Nothing

Day 20

Went on a 15 mile mountain bike ride with Skyler and the boys. Total time was about 2-1/4 hours. I was feeling a little under the weather so I didn't do any more training.

Tonight I will be swimming.

Day 21

Nothing!

Day 22

I almost missed my spin class but I got lucky. But first I did elliptical for 20 minutes.

Day 23

First, I did a short run. I ran 4.8 miles in 40 minutes. Definitely an improvement in time...PLUS part of the run was up Bastanchury hill! Later that night Jill and I went to the YL gym. I did the stair master for 30 minutes then I did weights for another 30 minutes.

Day 24

Tuesday I rode the Weir Canyon ride. 24 miles total. At the end of my ride I got twisted up in my bike and fell. I re-opened my left knee scar and bruised my right ankle bone. Lame! I don't have my times because I accidentally erased them.

Day 25

Swam at the Brea gym. I thought I swam 106 laps, but I seem to be 2 laps off. First half 22:25 and second half 23:33. If I average the speed on the second half and add two more laps to first half then I get 23:18 for the first half. That would give me a total time of 46:51, which is the fastest I have swam 106 laps (1-1/2 miles) ever! Awesome.

After, I did the elliptical machine for 20 minutes.

Since the time changed, I have time to ride my bike after work now! I will be riding tonight!

Day 26

Nothing

Day 27

Finally got on my road bike! I rode 40 miles in 2 hours 15 minutes. It was quite windy when I got near the beach. It was a great ride though. If I can keep that pace during my race then I will be fine.

That night I swam with a group at Newport Dunes. We swam probably 1200 meters.

Day 28

Nothing

Day 29

Ran 3.1 miles in 23:45 minutes. Went to spin cycle with Jill.

Day 30

Swam with Carrie. We did drills and sprints. Probably 1200 yards total.

Day 31

Skyler and I went on a night run on the Fullerton loop. 55 minutes. Not sure of distance.

Day 32

Skyler has my buoy so I just swam distance. I swam 106 laps in 34:10 minutes. 53 laps in 23:25 and 88 laps in 39:15 minutes. Good workout.

Tonight...not sure if I will do a long or short run.

Day 33

Rode Peter's Canyon with Carrie.

Day 34

Since I didn't have my road bike (in for a tune up) and I didn't have anyone to go mountain biking with, I went for a long run. The longest run of my life. I ran 9.4 miles in 1 hour, 24 minutes. That put me at a 9:00 mile pace, but I'm still happy that I ran for that long!

Day 35

Day of rest

Day 36

I ran a 5K in 23:40 minutes! Then I went to me spin class. Great workout!