p.m run

This evening I picked up Barb and Tia and we took Tia and Ash to girls on the run at the Y. While the girls are in their class Barb, Amy, Christy and I ran around the Y property. We ran the first mile on the street and did the second mile in the back field and a final 3/4 of a mile looping the back parking lot a few times. I really like running in the field because it's such a challenge and my legs really feel it the next day.

mile 1 9:15
mile 2 10:00
last 3/4 of a mile was @9:35 pace

It was blazing hot outside but alteast there was a breeze!

a.m. workout

This morning T and I dropped the kids off at school and art camp and met at the Y pool. I had no plan but luckily T did. It's much more productive to follow a plan.

warm-up: 5x100 with 15sec rest
drills: 4x50 kick with 25sec rest
set: 2x200 with 25sec rest( first100 easy/second100 steady pace)
sprints: 4x25 with 30sec rest
cool down: 100 free easy

35min on the eliptical machine
I don't think we even broke a sweat on the eliptical. It was more social time since T can't run with us tonight. I was still cold from the pool for the first 20min.

Hot, Hot, Hot!

Today after cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, running errands and grocery shopping I decided to head out for my run. I left at 5:18. The neighborhood was nice and quiet since the Bucs were playing. I had planned on running 3 miles but .5 out I decided 2 would be good enough. I'm not sure exactly the temperature but it was atleast 90 degrees outside and the asphalt was like running on the surface of the sun!

I took a different route today doing a few laps around the toddler park and running up and down duckslough. Not exactly "new" scenery but definetely better than the dreaded loop!

mile 1-9:48
mile 2-10:15

I forgot to mention that my wonderful running girls bought me a Garmin. Now I know "exactly" how slow I'm running!

Note: Pomegranate Martini's and coffee don't count as pre-run hydration!

Back to Running, Back to Blogging

Lately I've been missing more runs than I'd like to admit. The excuses are endless. Thankfully I recently registered for the Oct 4th race for the cure 5k so now I HAVE to run. Training schedules are great for keeping me on track. I've wanted to participate in one of these races for a while but I thought my only option was the 3 day, which would be impossible with my schedule! I'm excited to finally be participating in a race for the cure run, ecspecially with my runner girls and other friends from the Y.

Tomorrow I have a "long" 3mi run planned.

Back to the Grind

Eventhough I had the best intentions of keeping up with my training on vacation it was a bust. I did one 3mi run and swam once in the ocean. The current was awful and I only swam about 200yds. There wasn't any room to bring my bike, which was a real bummer because there was a great golf cart path that went all over the island. I decided that I deserved the break and spent the rest of the week eating and drinking whatever I wanted. I was successful with keeping the kids on a good diet, got my father-in-law hooked on organic peanut butter and now my sister-in-law is a new vegetarian. Yay!

Since being home I have yet to really work out. Wed. night two kids were running fevers so I didn't teach class and I was off the rest of the week. On friday I finally hauled my lazy butt up to the gym. I decided to do a few brick work-outs.

1/2mi run
5min threshold bike
x3
push up series
abs on the captains chair

As soon as I finished I felt awful. Luckily I had a few minutes to spare to compose myself before picking up the kids. I felt crappy the rest of the day. I'm a believer in eating well to feel well, so I was feeling the wrath of my week and a half of bad eating. I will never take that many days off again. Tarpon is right around the corner and I have to get my butt in gear. Literally!

Ready for vacation!

It occured to me yesterday that I had not taken a "rest" day in over two weeks. So I decided to take two. I'm always telling people "the results are in the recovery" but I rarely take my own advice.

Tuesday we're heading to Boca Grande for a week of rest and relaxation. I defintely plan on running and I'm taking my mountain bike. I'm really looking forward to having some new scenery and doing some long runs. I have been less than enthusiastic about running lately and I need to get back in the game.

On vacation I should get some ocean swims in too. Hopefully Matt will get out there with me. He too is "training" for his first super-sprint triathlon. A few of the tri-girls husbands are planning on doing the Tarpon super-sprint in August. Maybe that's why we're all of a sudden considering the olympic distance for Longleaf. We're not at all competetive with eachother but with our husbands is a different story!!

Dunedin done, ready for Tarpon!

The Dunedin Beach triathlon was amazing. The water was calm, the bike course was curvy and the run was full of thick sand! This race was a lot of fun and training for it with my girls was a blast. We're already planning our next one for Tarpon in August. I learned a lot doing the Dunedin race and can't wait for Tarpon. I was scared for Dunedin but now I'm totally excited for the next one.

Today's swim with T:
100 free-warm up
4x100 free with last 25's sprint
100 buoy
50 kick
100 finger drags
100 touch ups

It felt good to get back in the water. I'm hoping to shave 2 mins off my swim time in Tarpon.