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!