Down...but not out!

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! I had hit a plateau and POOF...this morning, I'm down! On my way to my goal. WOO HOO!!!

Ditto Monday!

I did it...back on the saddle. This week has been HARD for me to find time!

50 minutes on the bike for 11.5 miles and 330 calories. Off to the UW basketball game to "sweat" a little more!

Woo hoo!

Just another day in paradise....

Yes, another day! I debated and debated, to go...or not to go....that was the BIG question! Well, I ended up going and now I feel better.

I did "sprints" on the bike....10 minute warm-up, then 1 minute on (110 rpm), 1 minute off (70 rpm)...all in all, I did 11.5 miles in 48 minutes and burned 230 calories. My goal is to get my 11.2 under 40 minutes by March 15th!

Wish me luck!

Call me TURBO!

Today I went ALL OUT. I mean ALL OUT!

It felt awesome. I swam for a little under 20 minutes and did my half mile...then I "transitioned" into my biking. I toweled off, put my bike shorts on and biked for 35 minutes...and 8.25 miles (215 Calories).

I feel AWESOME! My adrenaline is going and I feel like I can actually do this!

The pool was packed...

Wow! I got to the pool last night a little after 5pm and it was PACKED! There were only 2 lanes open for lap swim, one lane had 4 people in it, the other had 1. I selected the lane with 1.....

NOT A GOOD DECISION!

I swam with a "gentleman" who took up the entire lane...not because of his size, but because he swam straight down the middle of the lane. If I went to pass him, he moved left as I moved left or right as I moved right. A few times I had to do "half-laps" just to put enough space between us.

It was so frustrating. I understand that everyone has a right to swim at their own speed, but when you are not being considerate of others....it SUCKS! I even chipped my toenail on the side because he was hogging so much of the lane.

I swam my half mile and got the heck out of there...it was 18 minutes of POWER swimming and I WAS DONE!!!

ENDURANCE!

Today...I did it!

I walked for 2.9 miles...and rode the bike for 11.2 miles. Overall, it wasn't a speed day, it was all about GETTING IT DONE! I walked a constant 4.0-4.2 mphs and burnt 230 calories....then biked a constant 93 to 100 rpms and burnt 36o calories. It was a LONG work-out...but I'm glad I did it! I am going to shoot to do endurance on Mondays and speed on Wednesdays. At least for this week!

Coal Creek Hike!

Woo hoo! We did it...Rich and I went on about a 5 mile hike today! Then we went and checked out some bikes at Performance in Redmond! I didn't make the splurge yet, but I have a better idea of what I'm looking for!

This weekend!

This weekend Rich and I plan on going a LONG "Valentine's Day Hike"...plus, I plan to hit up the gym a few times to make up for my "unofficial" day off yesterday and my "official" day off today!

Wish me luck! I'll be running 3 miles before I know it!

Ouch! Hump Day!

I went for a ride last night...6.6 miles in 30 minutes and then headed over for a run. I started up on the treadmill and nearly collapsed. Besides not eating all day, my shins started aching. IT WAS NOT GOOD. I decided to walk it off and give myself a little break for the rest of the night.

Here's to that being the only pain during training!

Fat Tuesday!

I came home from work on Tuesday with a major headache and couldn't face going for a swim....I laid down for a bit and when I got up FELT SO MUCH BETTER!

Rich and I ended up going for a walk down and up our BIG hill 2 times...it was only about a 1.5 mile walk...but we got out there!

Weekends blow...

So I was a complete loser all weekend and DID NOT work out at all...I did read a little of my new Tri book...so I guess, I exercised my mind!

Tonight I headed back to the gym after work for my Monday - Run/Bike combo. I started on the treadmill and did 13/17 (walk/run) in 30 minutes for 190 calories and 2.1 miles...

Then I hit the "all" bike and worked my arms and legs for another 30 minutes...8 miles and 120 calories...

It was a MONDAY in all senses of the word and am just glad to have my workout done and some time to lounge!

4 for 4!

Woo hoo! Day 4 of this week...and I've successfully completed 4 workouts! Yippee!

I learned that the pool I swim at is a 25 yard pool...so it is appx. 36 lengths for a 1/2 mile. My goal is to get up to a full mile by month end and then shoot for more as time goes on.

For today, I swam a total of 40 lengths...with only 1 break (about 1 minute) between lap 20 and 21. I'm feeling so much more confident about my swimming and can't wait until I feel this good about my running!

Tomorrow is my day off...then back to the workouts on Saturday!

Two-Four-2009

Ok, so today was a LITTLE ROUGH. I mean, I packed my work-out bag, I packed my lunch, I even packed coffee this morning for Rich and I...what I didn't pack was my sports bra. Yikes! I never really understood the fuss until I tried to run in my "work" bra...and it was NOT PRETTY! I apologize to anyone at the Northshore YMCA from 5-615 tonight...I was the girl adjusting my bra constantly.

Well, even with a rough start, I managed to run/walk on the treadmill for 13/17 minutes for a total of 30 minutes, 185 calories and 2.1 miles. I can feel myself getting stronger, but am on day 3 this week and can feel it in my legs. After my time on the treadmill, I headed over to the bike and did 20 minutes, 150 calories and 4.5 miles.

I will double check my gym bag next time...but tomorrow it's back to swimming.

I also managed to pick up a few TRI books at lunch today to get me pumped and more prepared!

2/3/09

Today, still sore from my Lance Armstrong ride yesterday, went for a little swim. I mixed it up with breaststroke and freestyle and swam 40 laps in about 30 minutes. It had been a couple weeks since I was in the pool (that whole swimming with a cold thing = no good)...so it felt great.

Monday = Awesome!

Today I hit the gym after work to "blow off some steam" and biked for 30 minutes and 10.75 miles and 200 calories. I was truckin'. I then went to hit the treadmill for a walk/run and couldn't get my legs going. I walked for 15 minutes to cool down and burned 75 calories.

Back to swimming tomorrow!!! Thanks to Rich for putting up with me during this training...he even had dinner waiting for me tonight. Gosh, I'm spoiled!