Upper Body - ?

I call this workout "Lag, Sag and Drag." I thought I could bust it out, but I was wrong. After the 3 mile run and the 13 miles on the bike, the Ladder Golf Tournament, and the chasing my 2 & 4 year olds all over my brothers gigantic back yard, then not getting to bed til almost midnight and up bright and early at 7, I just could make myself do push-ups and shoulder presses today. I tried, and couldn't break 10 or 12 on each set, so I quit.

Hey, I'm not SuperWoman.

Triathlon - I Do That

Do I REALLY know what I'm getting in to!?

More Miles

Cycling 13 miles / 59:00

David and I rode our bikes out to my brother's place for the celebration this evening. It was really nice to ride with my hubby - but I will admit that I asked him to reign it in just a little. He's very speedy!

We rode 6.5 miles out, had our fun, and rode home under the "bombs" bursting in air. A GIANT thank you to my brother, who left his car here and drove our van both ways for us - AND - my sister in law who kept the older kids late and brought them home so we could get the Little ones home and to sleep.

Nice day for it - my face is a little red, but it will be better by morning. Happy Independence Day!!

Another Try at Running

Run 3.1 miles / 33:43

Took it easy on the hamstring. I used a run walk ration of 4/1 minutes and tried to stay loose and focus on the joy of the run. The leg was fine, a little tender at the end. Some ice and it feels just fine.

I think I will trade Wednesday's run for a bike ride, then try to hit it again on Friday with a little longer run of 5 miles. My training schedule for the Half on 9/3 has me up to 8 mile long runs, so I need to get back to it. I'm not at all afraid of not being able to run my next race - I just would like the time to train myself to do it better than my last race.

Here's to a lifetime of running - no matter what the pace!

Sunday Ride

Cycling 12.5 miles / 59:00

Just a little spin on the new wheels. My new bike is amazing with a capital AHHH... I only meant to be gone about 30-40 minutes, but it was so dang much fun that when I got back home, I went on by and down the other trail.

My rear is going to need to get used the smaller, harder saddle on the new bike. My old bike was a comfort series with a big, cushy seat. I'm sure it's just like anything else...just take some getting used to - and a few bruises - before it evens out. ;o)

Saturday Surprise

Sold my old bike the next day - so it was sorta even...

Friday Brick

Swim - 700yd / 30:00

Bike - 15mi / 60:00

I figured out why the call it a brick workout. Because when you're done, your legs feel like jell-o and your feet are heavy like bricks.

I got to the gym at a little after 5 this morning. I wore my swim suit there for convenience sake. I attempted to lay out my cycling clothes for the locker room "transition."

My swim was great, it was very nice to be in the water twice this week. I warmed up with my fave strokes and then did some kick and pull drills. I'm practicing my free-style stroke and trying to work on it one piece at a time.

I went to change for my bike ride and realized that I had forgotten a necessary support garment. I improvised by spinning out my suit and wearing the tank top portion with my bike skirt - worked great! I spun the "wheels" off of that stationary bike, and felt great.

I'm getting more confident! If I had cut the bike ride back to 12 miles and then ran a 5k, I would have completed a sprint triathlon. I have one in mind for next year - glad to see that I am physically capable - now I can work on SPEED! Muahahaha!!