nice lamar bridge loop this morning at 6am did the usual run in 39.18 minutes instead of just over 40 :) and didn't feel like i was trying too hard...nice run after a longish one yesterday...nothing feels out of place or twingey
swim clinic...i can't believe it we have only one left...after a big kids warm-up of 200...then 100 alternating kick/swim then 100 alternating drill/swim....we worked on perceived effort levels of 80, 85, 90 and 95%...x 2 getting times and stroke rates as we go...this is the first time i have ever timed myself in the pool...interesting but not great...actually i was disappointed...i feel like i am not there yet with the stroke and thus not able to focus on the speed...i am still too busy thinking touch pull roll catch zipper breathe...guess that just means it is time to practice...then a 100 continuous where i felt like it all just feel apart...argh...ok really time to practice
missed the first cap-tex workout for swim clinic...and apparently so did several others as they are also in swim clinic...i'm excited to see who is in the group...
Monday, March 31, 2008
bears birthday and random work
despite the bad news of the missing plants....j's birthday turned out to be very nice...a good sleep in followed by two pots of coffee and a big breakfast of farm egg omelets mine with the fake cheese and some crispy sweet/regular potatoes...yum...a few of the txfrogs dropped by on bikes and took j out for some late morning coffee...i finished up the homework and was out the door on a run...
decided to avoid all of the dowtown area as the cap 10k was/had happening(ed)...so i ran some of the familiar marathon course...up san jacinto to duval all the way to 45th then turned back around for a 7.75 mile out and back nice long run pace of 10min/miles...it was so humid it was hard to believe...i could have used twice the amount of water i had on me...so i re-hydrated a lot when i got home...
really just some more relaxing and cooking of the annual b-day lasagna in the afternoon...watched becoming jane (jane austin that is)...and had a (very small) slice of cheese cake...yum...i think he had a nice day...i sure did
today is catch-up day...as we are in the last week of swim clinic and the first week of cap tex training i am trying to figure out my training schedule for the next few weeks...yeah...still working on that...also (finally) put together a spreadsheet of races that i have done...and realized that i only started running seriously in late '06...as they say i have come a long way since then...
and trying to figure out my school schedule for next semester...no such luck with the classes on just two days...i have all days it looks like...i am also trying to get this nailed down so i can contact my professors soon to get tentative schedules...and try and make them understand that i am not going to be able to make it to class the day or two after IMAZ...hopefully they will understand...
finally put my 3m time into the pace calculator...kind fun to see where i am going to be running these next few weeks...time to pick up the pace!
decided to avoid all of the dowtown area as the cap 10k was/had happening(ed)...so i ran some of the familiar marathon course...up san jacinto to duval all the way to 45th then turned back around for a 7.75 mile out and back nice long run pace of 10min/miles...it was so humid it was hard to believe...i could have used twice the amount of water i had on me...so i re-hydrated a lot when i got home...
really just some more relaxing and cooking of the annual b-day lasagna in the afternoon...watched becoming jane (jane austin that is)...and had a (very small) slice of cheese cake...yum...i think he had a nice day...i sure did
today is catch-up day...as we are in the last week of swim clinic and the first week of cap tex training i am trying to figure out my training schedule for the next few weeks...yeah...still working on that...also (finally) put together a spreadsheet of races that i have done...and realized that i only started running seriously in late '06...as they say i have come a long way since then...
and trying to figure out my school schedule for next semester...no such luck with the classes on just two days...i have all days it looks like...i am also trying to get this nailed down so i can contact my professors soon to get tentative schedules...and try and make them understand that i am not going to be able to make it to class the day or two after IMAZ...hopefully they will understand...
finally put my 3m time into the pace calculator...kind fun to see where i am going to be running these next few weeks...time to pick up the pace!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
busy off day nice saturday...bad wake-up call
slept in on the off day (yeah 7.45am) j woke me up so i could get him off to work with a nutritious lunch and i could be on my way to the dentist...j said "we have been here long enough for you to have had two dentist appointments?!?" yes we have...amazing...
then the usual friday errands...HEB etc...homework...again with the gas laws and the chemistry...4pm interview with RoguEquipment...was thinking of doing a summer stint there ~20hrs a week...discount :) etc...good interview...josh the manager is really nice and very mellow CO dude...they will get back to me...
then to gingerman to meet up with j and some other TXfrogs...had a half pint of pear cider...and felt like a girl doing it...but hey...i am...then to Lamberts for dinner...yum...fancy BBQ
saturday ride with Amy....exploring routes out near the veloway and her casa...very nice ride...started out chilly but warmed up quickly...found a really nice IM pace out on the autobahn...if we were elites ha!...fast with a nice cadence...that feels right...~2hrs on the bike...very nice...time goes fast when you are just riding and chatting catching up etc...i love it...short run off the bike...no watch...i'm thinking about 15 minutes...
home for relaxing afternoon with j...baked him a cheesecake (my mom's? aunt virginia's recipe) but added a mixed berry glaze on the top...should be good...we will see today...made the chicken with 40 cloves of garlic and the pea and butter lettuce salad from this months Fine Cooking...both really good...watch sweet land on DVD...a very nice evening...
up this morning....happy birthday to my bear :) ...to find some of our plants stolen again...you thought it was ridiculous last time...this time it is more ridiculous...since the baskets are now chained to the porch they just stole_the plants out of the pots_...i mean are you kidding...who does this stuff....again reported to APD...and we are soon to have a very bear front porch...so much for making it welcoming...
then the usual friday errands...HEB etc...homework...again with the gas laws and the chemistry...4pm interview with RoguEquipment...was thinking of doing a summer stint there ~20hrs a week...discount :) etc...good interview...josh the manager is really nice and very mellow CO dude...they will get back to me...
then to gingerman to meet up with j and some other TXfrogs...had a half pint of pear cider...and felt like a girl doing it...but hey...i am...then to Lamberts for dinner...yum...fancy BBQ
saturday ride with Amy....exploring routes out near the veloway and her casa...very nice ride...started out chilly but warmed up quickly...found a really nice IM pace out on the autobahn...if we were elites ha!...fast with a nice cadence...that feels right...~2hrs on the bike...very nice...time goes fast when you are just riding and chatting catching up etc...i love it...short run off the bike...no watch...i'm thinking about 15 minutes...
home for relaxing afternoon with j...baked him a cheesecake (my mom's? aunt virginia's recipe) but added a mixed berry glaze on the top...should be good...we will see today...made the chicken with 40 cloves of garlic and the pea and butter lettuce salad from this months Fine Cooking...both really good...watch sweet land on DVD...a very nice evening...
up this morning....happy birthday to my bear :) ...to find some of our plants stolen again...you thought it was ridiculous last time...this time it is more ridiculous...since the baskets are now chained to the porch they just stole_the plants out of the pots_...i mean are you kidding...who does this stuff....again reported to APD...and we are soon to have a very bear front porch...so much for making it welcoming...
Friday, March 28, 2008
ride with friend!
thursday morning weight room with j in tow :) i love when we go to the gym together...it is nice to see someone that you know smiling at you when you look up in all those mirrors...not just the noisy gym guy...upped the weights...chest press, dead lift, bicep curls and leg extensions...
minor crisis mid morning...after returning from the LBS with my new-to-me saddle on for a test drive....my house what inside a line of yellow tape...with caution chemical spill on it...curious...so i flag down the nearest construction guy (they are doing some major digging in the road for the past week or so) all he can tell me is "big gas pipe" hmm...next guy...freaks me out and says things like...be prepared to evacuate and don't turn on any lights...fireman says go inside check on the cats come back in 15 minutes...after some stress of trying to get the cats prepared to evacuate...and me bloody and scratched...j came home to help me with this just in case...so 25 minutes later all was clear and it started to not smell like gas...yikes...well i didn't do so well on the quiz i had in school due to the study time being taken by emergency procedures...
my afternoon was much better though...as i got to go on a bike ride with amy!!! :) we started at LBS and went via bike route 31 into south austin...it was a very nice ride...1.5hs...and we got to chat and catch up a bit...lovely...warm...okay hot afternoon...still the wind is kicking my butt...but i guess it is making me stronger...and i got to see my friend two days in a row!!!
now it is time to make arrangements to procure the saddle from WhyIron...perhaps he will take something in trade as my baking skills improve daily...hmm must contact...does he like bread...or cheesecakes...we will see...
minor crisis mid morning...after returning from the LBS with my new-to-me saddle on for a test drive....my house what inside a line of yellow tape...with caution chemical spill on it...curious...so i flag down the nearest construction guy (they are doing some major digging in the road for the past week or so) all he can tell me is "big gas pipe" hmm...next guy...freaks me out and says things like...be prepared to evacuate and don't turn on any lights...fireman says go inside check on the cats come back in 15 minutes...after some stress of trying to get the cats prepared to evacuate...and me bloody and scratched...j came home to help me with this just in case...so 25 minutes later all was clear and it started to not smell like gas...yikes...well i didn't do so well on the quiz i had in school due to the study time being taken by emergency procedures...
my afternoon was much better though...as i got to go on a bike ride with amy!!! :) we started at LBS and went via bike route 31 into south austin...it was a very nice ride...1.5hs...and we got to chat and catch up a bit...lovely...warm...okay hot afternoon...still the wind is kicking my butt...but i guess it is making me stronger...and i got to see my friend two days in a row!!!
now it is time to make arrangements to procure the saddle from WhyIron...perhaps he will take something in trade as my baking skills improve daily...hmm must contact...does he like bread...or cheesecakes...we will see...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
swim swim
nice humid run this morning with tons of people out and about...perhaps getting ready for the cap 10k...was going to do that but not really up to "racing" right now...in gear change mode here...50 minutes...4.9miles...nice chatty run...feeling good
school...nutrition lab...it's actually coordinating well with the nutrition class lectures...(one does not have to take these classes together...non-majors/minors don't have to take the lab at all)...makes studies for the weekly lab quiz easy and helpful...got 100% :)
home...and off to progress to study...there is construction on the road in front of the house...i feel like my nephews when it's out there...all i want to do is watch the trucks dig and dump and dig and dump...so to be less distracted i went to the cafe...met amy (yeah!!!) and picked up a new-to-me saddle (thanks for the loan mr. enstone!) to test out on the rest of the rides this week...off to LBS in the am to get that put on
then a swim swim clinic night...worked on our skills for an hour...sculling (sp?) to learn the feel of the water...lots of drills...one armed...felt like i am getting somewhere with all this...hard to believe there is one week left...then in to watch the videos we filmed monday...eek!...must work on the catch and bending the elbow to get more water in there to push...must finish that stroke really get the triceps to press...but much better than the first video...
peanut butter cup cake...now bed time...lucky me !!
school...nutrition lab...it's actually coordinating well with the nutrition class lectures...(one does not have to take these classes together...non-majors/minors don't have to take the lab at all)...makes studies for the weekly lab quiz easy and helpful...got 100% :)
home...and off to progress to study...there is construction on the road in front of the house...i feel like my nephews when it's out there...all i want to do is watch the trucks dig and dump and dig and dump...so to be less distracted i went to the cafe...met amy (yeah!!!) and picked up a new-to-me saddle (thanks for the loan mr. enstone!) to test out on the rest of the rides this week...off to LBS in the am to get that put on
then a swim swim clinic night...worked on our skills for an hour...sculling (sp?) to learn the feel of the water...lots of drills...one armed...felt like i am getting somewhere with all this...hard to believe there is one week left...then in to watch the videos we filmed monday...eek!...must work on the catch and bending the elbow to get more water in there to push...must finish that stroke really get the triceps to press...but much better than the first video...
peanut butter cup cake...now bed time...lucky me !!
can you turn off the wind...
please...i got blown all over the place...on what has now become my tues/thurs afternoon ride...which means i am going to have to find another one soon or knowing me i will get bored of it...guess i could ride through town and head out zilker way...i have to search to see but i am hoping that there are some rides that start at the LBS
in the am did my usual weights in the almost empty gym...wonder where everyone is...maybe tuesday is not a gym day for most people...time to up the weights on chest press...leg extension...bicep curls...
oh i almost forgot...school was totally fun...well chem class...we got to play with liquid nitrogen...we are studying gas laws...and how temperature and pressure change gases...so N2 is liquid when it is very cold because the molecules slow down enough to be attracted to each other...Dr. Sparks froze a banana and used it to hammer a nail...then threw it at the wall shattering it and scattering banana bits on some students :) i dig chem.
in the am did my usual weights in the almost empty gym...wonder where everyone is...maybe tuesday is not a gym day for most people...time to up the weights on chest press...leg extension...bicep curls...
oh i almost forgot...school was totally fun...well chem class...we got to play with liquid nitrogen...we are studying gas laws...and how temperature and pressure change gases...so N2 is liquid when it is very cold because the molecules slow down enough to be attracted to each other...Dr. Sparks froze a banana and used it to hammer a nail...then threw it at the wall shattering it and scattering banana bits on some students :) i dig chem.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
chilly
so i've been freezing all day long and i think i am finally warming up...after the day is just about done...
6am barton springs run...40 minutes...lamar/pfluger bridge loop...felt good even after the long run yesterday...maybe the magic ice bath helped...did decide on the run that when it comes time to buy the wet suit i am going sleeveless...
errands and studies during the day....wrapped someones ;) b-day presents...cooked some orange chicken with swiss chard for dinner...
7.15 swim practice...after a 500 warm-up with drills...we got filmed again tonight...no clue as to what i was doing...probably not enough catch and my front arm is too high...we will see wednesday...more drills after that and some regular swimming thrown in...did a kick drill with the head above water...man that really pumps up the heart rate...weird!...swam a lot tonight...over 1000...and i don't feel like i am going to pass out so that means i am gaining fitness right???
i deserve a cupcake :P
6am barton springs run...40 minutes...lamar/pfluger bridge loop...felt good even after the long run yesterday...maybe the magic ice bath helped...did decide on the run that when it comes time to buy the wet suit i am going sleeveless...
errands and studies during the day....wrapped someones ;) b-day presents...cooked some orange chicken with swiss chard for dinner...
7.15 swim practice...after a 500 warm-up with drills...we got filmed again tonight...no clue as to what i was doing...probably not enough catch and my front arm is too high...we will see wednesday...more drills after that and some regular swimming thrown in...did a kick drill with the head above water...man that really pumps up the heart rate...weird!...swam a lot tonight...over 1000...and i don't feel like i am going to pass out so that means i am gaining fitness right???
i deserve a cupcake :P
Sunday, March 23, 2008
weekend update
as usual, off friday...spent it hanging out with j since he was off as well...got the taxes from the cpa...had a friend and his wife over for a few cocktails...hopefully they will be moving to austin in the near future...did clay pit to go since we were not prepared for having folks for dinner...it is nice when happy hour runs all the way into the evening...got to chill with the great ed for a while and that was great!!! we should do that more often...then the troops...sans me...headed to longbranch for more...
up saturday sort of early...out to the Y near southwest parkway...riding ~9am...rode the two or so miles to SWP and then did two loops of the road out there...i didn't go all the way to mopac...i turned somewhere around st. andrews...then back up but not all the way to 71...about a mile or so after the turnaround for the 30k...all in all about 28 miles...ran a mile off the bike...that felt really good...no cold toes like the last run-off-the-bike...also had a super note from teambaraka stuck to my car when i got back :) that made my run even better...
did some homework on Molarity of solutions and felt like i actually understood what i was doing not just following the steps...picked up an amazing farm share...there was asparagus...ok only like 5 spears but they were really good...made chicken enchiladas with tomitillo sauce...and watched notes on a scandal...
sunday, up early for swimming and getting j off to pgh and out old haunt...the sunday swim clinic watched some videos while jeremiah and i were given a drill workout to do in an empty pool...woo woo own lane :)...we just finished our 900 when the group jumped in for another 100...out of the pool by 8.15...in running gear and we were off to the rock...
bumped into whyiron and one of his live journal buddies out on their long run...it is so nice to see him when i do...which is rare...makes me smile...he looks prepared...met chuck, jordan and cindy for the 10 mile loop...nice and easy...dropped jeremiah off at the 35 bridge (he's in a recovery week)...it was the first double digit run since the marathon...that was good...i took it super easy and did a "finish strong"...oh yeah and we also bumped into Dr. Z out on the trail too...
baked some peanut butter cupcakes with super dark chocolate ganache as a reward for my want of cupcakes...to have after a variation on kale and sausage pasta...both very yummy...now i am off to reward myself some more with an episode of desperate housewives...i <3 netflix...
up saturday sort of early...out to the Y near southwest parkway...riding ~9am...rode the two or so miles to SWP and then did two loops of the road out there...i didn't go all the way to mopac...i turned somewhere around st. andrews...then back up but not all the way to 71...about a mile or so after the turnaround for the 30k...all in all about 28 miles...ran a mile off the bike...that felt really good...no cold toes like the last run-off-the-bike...also had a super note from teambaraka stuck to my car when i got back :) that made my run even better...
did some homework on Molarity of solutions and felt like i actually understood what i was doing not just following the steps...picked up an amazing farm share...there was asparagus...ok only like 5 spears but they were really good...made chicken enchiladas with tomitillo sauce...and watched notes on a scandal...
sunday, up early for swimming and getting j off to pgh and out old haunt...the sunday swim clinic watched some videos while jeremiah and i were given a drill workout to do in an empty pool...woo woo own lane :)...we just finished our 900 when the group jumped in for another 100...out of the pool by 8.15...in running gear and we were off to the rock...
bumped into whyiron and one of his live journal buddies out on their long run...it is so nice to see him when i do...which is rare...makes me smile...he looks prepared...met chuck, jordan and cindy for the 10 mile loop...nice and easy...dropped jeremiah off at the 35 bridge (he's in a recovery week)...it was the first double digit run since the marathon...that was good...i took it super easy and did a "finish strong"...oh yeah and we also bumped into Dr. Z out on the trail too...
baked some peanut butter cupcakes with super dark chocolate ganache as a reward for my want of cupcakes...to have after a variation on kale and sausage pasta...both very yummy...now i am off to reward myself some more with an episode of desperate housewives...i <3 netflix...
Friday, March 21, 2008
beautiful thursday
up and off to the gym in the dark...solid 45minutes of weights...almost time to up them at least on a few exercises...
to school to learn some gas laws...Charles' and Avogadro's...some stuff about volume and temperature and pressure relationships...a bit about some of our favorite water soluble vitamins including but not limited to choline, B12 and C...
home just after 3.15 and noticed my bike tire was flat again...hmm...did i change the flat wrong?...a quick e-mail to my all things tri guru teambaraka...and she assured me that it was the fault of the CO2 and not my skills at flat changing...(don't laugh...i'm still very new at all this)...so air in the tires and out the door before 4 for a beautiful afternoon ride...
did the backwards marathon course i did before...there was more traffic as it is not spring break but not bad...there are a bunch of bike lanes for me to hang out in...missed a turn for duval because i was just following the marathon course...it is still that familiar...but i knew where i was going so back to duval after a bit of traffic...18.53 mile 1h 10m
things i need to work on...balance while riding...to be able to signal properly with my left hand...i seem to have little control of the bike with just my right hand...and i think i need a seat with a split...one of those women's specific ones...i think.
all in all a good ride on a totally beautiful afternoon...
to school to learn some gas laws...Charles' and Avogadro's...some stuff about volume and temperature and pressure relationships...a bit about some of our favorite water soluble vitamins including but not limited to choline, B12 and C...
home just after 3.15 and noticed my bike tire was flat again...hmm...did i change the flat wrong?...a quick e-mail to my all things tri guru teambaraka...and she assured me that it was the fault of the CO2 and not my skills at flat changing...(don't laugh...i'm still very new at all this)...so air in the tires and out the door before 4 for a beautiful afternoon ride...
did the backwards marathon course i did before...there was more traffic as it is not spring break but not bad...there are a bunch of bike lanes for me to hang out in...missed a turn for duval because i was just following the marathon course...it is still that familiar...but i knew where i was going so back to duval after a bit of traffic...18.53 mile 1h 10m
things i need to work on...balance while riding...to be able to signal properly with my left hand...i seem to have little control of the bike with just my right hand...and i think i need a seat with a split...one of those women's specific ones...i think.
all in all a good ride on a totally beautiful afternoon...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
gym run
my training partner was feeling a bit under the weather this morning...*sigh* so i was up for a lonely run...j was going to the gym so i thought what the heck...i'll jump on the treadmill for my easy 40 minutes...uh yeah now i remember why i don't do that...and the reason why iron calls it the "dreadmill"....!!DUDE!!! that was boring...i had to through in a few intervals just to keep me interested...even the music wasn't helping...but anyway...i ran 4.4 miles 40 minutes...
my 3h lab class mid-day lasted~30 minutes...so i was home again and working on the lab that is due next week...now how does vitamin D3 react with the VDR and the VDRE to create active vitamin D3 that then reacts with mRNA coded with a calcium binding protein...hmm...let me think...
leftovers for dinner...j's in CA tonight...off to swim practice...where me and Travis had a lane to ourselves for awhile...did a 200 warm-up...100 (25 10x10 side kick 25 swim -repeat)...then i lost track...another 100 of something... i can never remember how much we swim...i'm thinking too much about the stroke and not about counting laps or lengths...one thing i do remember was a 50 relaxed swim...just relax...don't look like a robot...that felt nice...just to think about relaxing into the stroke and feeling the rhythm of it...
home...soy hot chocolate...thinking about the bed...soon...good training day...good solid swim...
my 3h lab class mid-day lasted~30 minutes...so i was home again and working on the lab that is due next week...now how does vitamin D3 react with the VDR and the VDRE to create active vitamin D3 that then reacts with mRNA coded with a calcium binding protein...hmm...let me think...
leftovers for dinner...j's in CA tonight...off to swim practice...where me and Travis had a lane to ourselves for awhile...did a 200 warm-up...100 (25 10x10 side kick 25 swim -repeat)...then i lost track...another 100 of something... i can never remember how much we swim...i'm thinking too much about the stroke and not about counting laps or lengths...one thing i do remember was a 50 relaxed swim...just relax...don't look like a robot...that felt nice...just to think about relaxing into the stroke and feeling the rhythm of it...
home...soy hot chocolate...thinking about the bed...soon...good training day...good solid swim...
rainy day workout
with the threat of serious storms brewing i was happy that tuesday is weights in the morning...had a good lifting session...
off to class...it started pouring as i was getting ready to leave so i pulled on my rain coat packed a bag for the gym...it looked like there would be no outside bike ride...and walked to school...it was nice to be back to class...i like school...
classes ended around 3.15 and again it was pouring...many students were caught unprepared for the change in the weather...(it got cold...fast) and were huddled in doorways...umbrella in hand and super rain coat on i walked the 12 or so blocks to the gym...
hopped on the stationary bike...rode hard for 50 minutes...5 cool down...all while studying my water soluble vitamins...called j on my way out the door to bum a ride...he was just leaving work...timing was perfect...
home for a happy hour visit from professor fee from savannah in visiting his sons who both live in austin...turkey meat loaf and mashed potatoes for dinner...and a documentary on Hubert Selby jr...it was a good day..
off to class...it started pouring as i was getting ready to leave so i pulled on my rain coat packed a bag for the gym...it looked like there would be no outside bike ride...and walked to school...it was nice to be back to class...i like school...
classes ended around 3.15 and again it was pouring...many students were caught unprepared for the change in the weather...(it got cold...fast) and were huddled in doorways...umbrella in hand and super rain coat on i walked the 12 or so blocks to the gym...
hopped on the stationary bike...rode hard for 50 minutes...5 cool down...all while studying my water soluble vitamins...called j on my way out the door to bum a ride...he was just leaving work...timing was perfect...
home for a happy hour visit from professor fee from savannah in visiting his sons who both live in austin...turkey meat loaf and mashed potatoes for dinner...and a documentary on Hubert Selby jr...it was a good day..
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
monday...
up ready to run by 6.15 nice and easy...feeling a bit like i had a long run the day before...we just kept it nice and easy...did i say that again...it was WARM outside...the humidity really up there...i'm going to have to get used to that again...
after the whole plant thing...i was off to home depot to buy chains and locks for the stuff on the porch and my new chair...so now all of our stuff is in jail
made the corned beef and veggies from bon appetite ...j dug the beef...me the veggies...who would have guessed...oh yeah everyone :)
off to swim practice...watched some videos of amazing pros at their best...it is cool to see what we are learning done right...in the water for 35 minutes of swimming...i could have done more...it was feeling good...it was warm...i was warm and i felt like i was actually getting somewhere...i could feel that the push of water after the catch was actually propelling me forward and helping me rotate...could feel that a lot when swimming with just fists...really exaggerating the catch...i think it is starting to come together...i say this now...i'll probably be singing a different tune Wednesday night...
after the whole plant thing...i was off to home depot to buy chains and locks for the stuff on the porch and my new chair...so now all of our stuff is in jail
made the corned beef and veggies from bon appetite ...j dug the beef...me the veggies...who would have guessed...oh yeah everyone :)
off to swim practice...watched some videos of amazing pros at their best...it is cool to see what we are learning done right...in the water for 35 minutes of swimming...i could have done more...it was feeling good...it was warm...i was warm and i felt like i was actually getting somewhere...i could feel that the push of water after the catch was actually propelling me forward and helping me rotate...could feel that a lot when swimming with just fists...really exaggerating the catch...i think it is starting to come together...i say this now...i'll probably be singing a different tune Wednesday night...
Monday, March 17, 2008
stolen
so got up and out around 6 this morning to go for my regular run at barton springs...noted that a potted plant was not on the porch but thought nothing of it since j was playing out in the yard yesterday and may have moved it...
got home from my run...noticed that not one but two large potted plants and two hanging baskets were missing from the porch...argh! just makes me sad...
reported to APD...we will see what happens...probably nothing...but if you are out and about and see four plants walking around that look like they ran away from home let me know...
got home from my run...noticed that not one but two large potted plants and two hanging baskets were missing from the porch...argh! just makes me sad...
reported to APD...we will see what happens...probably nothing...but if you are out and about and see four plants walking around that look like they ran away from home let me know...
weekend...
off friday...so i spent the day with sourdough...mixed early in the morning...it was ready to bake by 10pm...with j stuck in phoenix for the night due to a canceled flight it was a nice way to spend a friday night...
while bread was in the oven i was able to get everything ready for a saturday morning ride...filled bottles for the fridge to chill overnight...packed food...gear...even did a once over before bed and declared myself ready for ~40 mile ride...woke saturday to do the routine and was out the door at 8.15...at the spot at 8.30 and was getting ready to ride when hmm...no helmet...back home again to get it...riding by 9...nice ride...good route...fast at times...climbing at times...flat at times...thanks to my training partner for the lesson is flat fixing...i had a good time...opted to skip the run off the bike to see the husband :)
eat shower...back on the bike...this time the mtn bike...for some sunny afternoon shows in the grass for sxsw...home for dinner and back out to waterloo park for more shows as the evening progressed...ended up at emo's for the donnas...all this and in bed by 12...gotta love it
sunday solo run...with ipod...first time in a while...who doesn't love a little gangsters paradise while running...drove to the trail head closest to my house...and ran from I-35 to the dam back to town to the pfluger bridge and back around to I-35...totally nice run...enjoyed being out there...was able to just think a bit...was planning dinner party stuff for monday when i remembered that i have swimming on mondays right when i had planned to have guests...so like a jerk i had to cancel plans...argh i feel so badly...i hope i can make it up to them...anyway...very different from last weeks long run which was not so much fun...7.21 miles 1h 10minutes...
sourdough waffles for second breakfast...cleaned the house...got my homework done...roasted a chicken...watched a movie...very nice weekend...
while bread was in the oven i was able to get everything ready for a saturday morning ride...filled bottles for the fridge to chill overnight...packed food...gear...even did a once over before bed and declared myself ready for ~40 mile ride...woke saturday to do the routine and was out the door at 8.15...at the spot at 8.30 and was getting ready to ride when hmm...no helmet...back home again to get it...riding by 9...nice ride...good route...fast at times...climbing at times...flat at times...thanks to my training partner for the lesson is flat fixing...i had a good time...opted to skip the run off the bike to see the husband :)
eat shower...back on the bike...this time the mtn bike...for some sunny afternoon shows in the grass for sxsw...home for dinner and back out to waterloo park for more shows as the evening progressed...ended up at emo's for the donnas...all this and in bed by 12...gotta love it
sunday solo run...with ipod...first time in a while...who doesn't love a little gangsters paradise while running...drove to the trail head closest to my house...and ran from I-35 to the dam back to town to the pfluger bridge and back around to I-35...totally nice run...enjoyed being out there...was able to just think a bit...was planning dinner party stuff for monday when i remembered that i have swimming on mondays right when i had planned to have guests...so like a jerk i had to cancel plans...argh i feel so badly...i hope i can make it up to them...anyway...very different from last weeks long run which was not so much fun...7.21 miles 1h 10minutes...
sourdough waffles for second breakfast...cleaned the house...got my homework done...roasted a chicken...watched a movie...very nice weekend...
Thursday, March 13, 2008
big girl ride
after coffee and internet, cornflakes and toothbrushing i was ready to head to the gym for my second lifting session for the week... it was cloudy i had checked the weather and the chance for rain was low...woo woo...mtn bike to the gym...not so fast
went to put air in the tires and noticed something weird...on my back tire...the side wall had blown out and the tube was popping through...yeah...mtn bike is jealous i have been spending some time with the rocket-ship...both wheels off the bike into the car to go to the LBS _again_ this week...but after the gym..
lifting was good...empty and nice at 9ish in the AM...LBS was out of a set of mtb hybrid tires...off to shop #2...they only had one....bought it...off to shop #3 to get the other...had to have a matching pair since i was switching from big knobby off road tires to hybrid tires...and i ride a lot...home to spend an hour getting the bike all back together again...
f.r.u.s.t.r.a.t.i.n.g!!!
i was not in a super great mood...hrmm...
i decided to suck it up and go for a ride from my house out into real live traffic on my big girl bike...i wrote some directions on a piece of paper and taped it to the top tube of my bike...and off we went...me and the rocket ship played lets remember the marathon...
rode backwards on the marathon course from my house...up san jac...duval...north loop, shoal creek, great northern...and back down again...1h 20m...~19 miles at around 2pm...the wind was tough at spots but it was so much fun to ride...it totally made me smile...i must say it was a lot easier than riding my mtn bike on some of those roads...my commute home from school took half the time on the rocket ship...there were a bunch of places to start and stop and a bunch of places where there was just open road...
i returned home with a smile on my face...pleased with my first successful solo ride longer than 20 minutes :) and the frustration of the morning gone.
oh...and if you are coming downtown in the next day or so...make sure you are wearing black and those skinny jeans...i think there is a dress code order in effect :P
went to put air in the tires and noticed something weird...on my back tire...the side wall had blown out and the tube was popping through...yeah...mtn bike is jealous i have been spending some time with the rocket-ship...both wheels off the bike into the car to go to the LBS _again_ this week...but after the gym..
lifting was good...empty and nice at 9ish in the AM...LBS was out of a set of mtb hybrid tires...off to shop #2...they only had one....bought it...off to shop #3 to get the other...had to have a matching pair since i was switching from big knobby off road tires to hybrid tires...and i ride a lot...home to spend an hour getting the bike all back together again...
f.r.u.s.t.r.a.t.i.n.g!!!
i was not in a super great mood...hrmm...
i decided to suck it up and go for a ride from my house out into real live traffic on my big girl bike...i wrote some directions on a piece of paper and taped it to the top tube of my bike...and off we went...me and the rocket ship played lets remember the marathon...
rode backwards on the marathon course from my house...up san jac...duval...north loop, shoal creek, great northern...and back down again...1h 20m...~19 miles at around 2pm...the wind was tough at spots but it was so much fun to ride...it totally made me smile...i must say it was a lot easier than riding my mtn bike on some of those roads...my commute home from school took half the time on the rocket ship...there were a bunch of places to start and stop and a bunch of places where there was just open road...
i returned home with a smile on my face...pleased with my first successful solo ride longer than 20 minutes :) and the frustration of the morning gone.
oh...and if you are coming downtown in the next day or so...make sure you are wearing black and those skinny jeans...i think there is a dress code order in effect :P
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
sunny day!
woke up out of a funny/crazy dream where i was hired back at the old resturant in savannah for the summer...i kept saying "i don't live here" and my old boss kept saying "that's ok...we are so happy to have you back"...so yeah i have been thinking bout getting a summer job...thanks subconscious for reminding me!
banana, water, trigger point and out the door to barton springs....run at 6am with jeremiah...ran the first street bridge loop in 50 minutes...nice clam, chilly morning, felt good...as far as i can recall...why does it seem like so long ago!
breakfast with ximena at bouldin for many hours...yeah break!...saw david from the LBS having breakfast at the bar which reminded me that i needed to pick up a few things from them...a pump some nutrition for bike ride on saturday...then took x to lane four to pick up a new suit...she found one...NP...and she tested the waters this afternoon...i must see how it went...
home to read away the afternoon in the sun...whipped up an old recipe for sweet and sour tofu i used to make in college...i remember it being better...hmm...will have to work on that one...
off to swim practice this evening...nice time deconstructing the stroke again...forgetting to breathe because i am working on everything else...argh! yet so good at the same time...swam 1.5 hours...no idea about distance...i need to figure out a way to keep track...lap button on the watch??
phone date tonight with koos-potato!! from savannah...my dear dear friend who i never get to chat with...hurray!...very nice to catch up with her...as always...and now to bed with me.
banana, water, trigger point and out the door to barton springs....run at 6am with jeremiah...ran the first street bridge loop in 50 minutes...nice clam, chilly morning, felt good...as far as i can recall...why does it seem like so long ago!
breakfast with ximena at bouldin for many hours...yeah break!...saw david from the LBS having breakfast at the bar which reminded me that i needed to pick up a few things from them...a pump some nutrition for bike ride on saturday...then took x to lane four to pick up a new suit...she found one...NP...and she tested the waters this afternoon...i must see how it went...
home to read away the afternoon in the sun...whipped up an old recipe for sweet and sour tofu i used to make in college...i remember it being better...hmm...will have to work on that one...
off to swim practice this evening...nice time deconstructing the stroke again...forgetting to breathe because i am working on everything else...argh! yet so good at the same time...swam 1.5 hours...no idea about distance...i need to figure out a way to keep track...lap button on the watch??
phone date tonight with koos-potato!! from savannah...my dear dear friend who i never get to chat with...hurray!...very nice to catch up with her...as always...and now to bed with me.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
tuesday sleep in
up around 8 this morning...totally slept in due to break...off to the gym to try my new weight routine...jeremiah made me a copy of the workout from the past issue of triathlete magazine...11 moves for around the body all sport specific...seems to be a good routine...but i did add some bicep curls and a few ab exercises to round it out...and adjusted the suggestion for light weights lots of reps...and did what i would consider normal/heavy weights 8-10 reps, two sets...seemed perfect to me...not too much time in the gym but enough to feel like i actually got a workout in...
bought a new pair of jeans...with some birthday money i got from my aunt and uncle!! thanks guys!...home for lunch
veloway in the afternoon for a ~hour long ride....just loops...practicing my steering in the aerobars...hmmm that is a bit shaky...i am fine with nice slow turns but the quick more technical stuff is questionable...lots of little ones out with their moms as dads...must be break for them too...
nice sunny afternoon in the upper 60's...seared tuna, sesame noodles and bok choy for dinner...with a glass of local texas red...lots of piddling to do this evening...any suggestions out there for training logs?...i still haven't had a chance to check the one paul is loving...but want to know what options are out there...
bought a new pair of jeans...with some birthday money i got from my aunt and uncle!! thanks guys!...home for lunch
veloway in the afternoon for a ~hour long ride....just loops...practicing my steering in the aerobars...hmmm that is a bit shaky...i am fine with nice slow turns but the quick more technical stuff is questionable...lots of little ones out with their moms as dads...must be break for them too...
nice sunny afternoon in the upper 60's...seared tuna, sesame noodles and bok choy for dinner...with a glass of local texas red...lots of piddling to do this evening...any suggestions out there for training logs?...i still haven't had a chance to check the one paul is loving...but want to know what options are out there...
monday run swim
it is going to take me a while to get used to it being this dark in the mornings...sure there is the benefit of the evening light hours but it is tough to wake up in the dark...off to run at 6.15 at Barton Springs...now open and fully cleaned...a few more cars than last week but not that many...i think people were concerned about the approaching weather...a big line of thunderstorms...predicted to last most of the day...
did the lamar bridge loop in about 40 minutes ending with a light drizzle as we were getting into out cars...then down came the rain...nice timing for us!
had a nice day running random errands that have been on the to do list for months...the joys of spring break...i actually got to read for fun...j's article from artifact...and one of my new cookbooks...very cool...
off to swim clinic to watch video of us swimming to see where we need to improve...my hands flick out of the water and i need more elbow bend...my kick is a little fast and needs some more follow through...we were able to get into the pool after and practice correcting all of what we had just viewed...fun and hard to un-learn the way you have been swimming...forever...i'm getting there...and again it was over before i knew it...
home...warm shower...bed...sleep...sleep...sleep in!
did the lamar bridge loop in about 40 minutes ending with a light drizzle as we were getting into out cars...then down came the rain...nice timing for us!
had a nice day running random errands that have been on the to do list for months...the joys of spring break...i actually got to read for fun...j's article from artifact...and one of my new cookbooks...very cool...
off to swim clinic to watch video of us swimming to see where we need to improve...my hands flick out of the water and i need more elbow bend...my kick is a little fast and needs some more follow through...we were able to get into the pool after and practice correcting all of what we had just viewed...fun and hard to un-learn the way you have been swimming...forever...i'm getting there...and again it was over before i knew it...
home...warm shower...bed...sleep...sleep...sleep in!
Monday, March 10, 2008
sunday swim and run
a bit of a rude awakening at 5.30 (4.30??) sunday morning...man that hour...to get to the sunday swim clinic with the cobwebs out of my eyes...must.have.coffee...driving down lost creek blvd to the pool thinking...i _ran_ UP this hill?!...wow...deer grazing on the golf course...pool steaming against the 40 something temperature...
only 6 in the clinic...watched the sun rise while rolling for breath and trying to coordinate breathing, rolling, arms...it always seems to feel like we are just getting started then it's time to go...got filmed both above and below the water...maybe watch that monday to see what we are doing wrong...
big breakfast with j as he rolled out of bed ~11 :) some lazing about the house and off for a run...i was thinking an hour...but didn't really have a route....so i just ran...up to the capitol on to campus around back over 35 then home...55minute...but it was just an okay run...i felt fine...just didn't dig where i had been...there was some sort of sports event going on at UT so red river/MLK was packed with people not paying attention to the runner behind them...blah...and they were moving/planting some huge trees near congress and MLK...very strange day out there...
j built my birthday chair for me...he did a great job!...and i cooked indian food...early to bed...for some much needed sleep.
only 6 in the clinic...watched the sun rise while rolling for breath and trying to coordinate breathing, rolling, arms...it always seems to feel like we are just getting started then it's time to go...got filmed both above and below the water...maybe watch that monday to see what we are doing wrong...
big breakfast with j as he rolled out of bed ~11 :) some lazing about the house and off for a run...i was thinking an hour...but didn't really have a route....so i just ran...up to the capitol on to campus around back over 35 then home...55minute...but it was just an okay run...i felt fine...just didn't dig where i had been...there was some sort of sports event going on at UT so red river/MLK was packed with people not paying attention to the runner behind them...blah...and they were moving/planting some huge trees near congress and MLK...very strange day out there...
j built my birthday chair for me...he did a great job!...and i cooked indian food...early to bed...for some much needed sleep.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
First long ride
it was cold saturday morning but that was not going to stop me from getting out on the newly decked out rocketship for my first ride longer than 30 minutes...i bundled and layered and headed out to meet jeremiah and joanna for a 9am ride...
started out at the veloway nice and easy just getting used to things...the new aero drink bottle, and computer being in my face...being in the pedals again...steering in the aero bars...all that good stuff...did three laps or so then out on south mopac for some actual road riding...there was a nice big shoulder and not a lot of traffic or stopping so that was nice...it felt really good to be out there...back for another loop on the veloway...said bye to joanna and we headed out into the circle c (?) neighborhood for a few more miles...
back to the cars...into running shoes...and an easy 20 minute jog around just to get used to the run off the bike...that was my first "real" run off the bike...but i did ride my mtn. bike to most of my marathon training runs so i have done it before...it felt good...but my feet felt weird...i think that was from them never warming up in those bike shoes...
home around 12.30...eat...farm share pick-up...and back home to clean...since i slacked off all last week on the house work due to mid-terms it was a bit ichy...j was out meeting a friend (in town for SXSW) for coffee...so i rocked out to some old school bon jovi and got my cleaning done...
frog party at the Mexican-American-cultural-center with fire dancers, latin funk band, 2,000 people and free drinks (including green beer...) too bad i am recovering from a cold...i stuck with smart water...home not too late but had to set the clocks forward (ught!) so *blink* there goes an hour...swim clinic sunday am to make-up for the loss of wednesday :)
started out at the veloway nice and easy just getting used to things...the new aero drink bottle, and computer being in my face...being in the pedals again...steering in the aero bars...all that good stuff...did three laps or so then out on south mopac for some actual road riding...there was a nice big shoulder and not a lot of traffic or stopping so that was nice...it felt really good to be out there...back for another loop on the veloway...said bye to joanna and we headed out into the circle c (?) neighborhood for a few more miles...
back to the cars...into running shoes...and an easy 20 minute jog around just to get used to the run off the bike...that was my first "real" run off the bike...but i did ride my mtn. bike to most of my marathon training runs so i have done it before...it felt good...but my feet felt weird...i think that was from them never warming up in those bike shoes...
home around 12.30...eat...farm share pick-up...and back home to clean...since i slacked off all last week on the house work due to mid-terms it was a bit ichy...j was out meeting a friend (in town for SXSW) for coffee...so i rocked out to some old school bon jovi and got my cleaning done...
frog party at the Mexican-American-cultural-center with fire dancers, latin funk band, 2,000 people and free drinks (including green beer...) too bad i am recovering from a cold...i stuck with smart water...home not too late but had to set the clocks forward (ught!) so *blink* there goes an hour...swim clinic sunday am to make-up for the loss of wednesday :)
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Second birthday!
after a really nice actual birthday...i woke up late (7am!!)...and went for a swim with amy at big stacy...for some reason the wind would not turn off no matter how much we asked...just a nice easy 30minutes in the pool...then coffee breakfast tacos and presents!!! thanks amy!
the off to J and A to spend the gift certificate i got...i had packed the bike in the car in the am...so it was tri shorts, a jersey (team JandA), a computer for the bike...cages off the seat, mounted the flat kit and the aero bottle and threw in a tube for good measure...i am excited to give it a whirl all decked out...
rocked out to the Drop Kick Murphy's at Stubb's...totally sold out...totally packed...and lots of fun...they played some stuff off the new album...which i really like...some old songs that i love...and a cover of the song i think is called jail break...i'll figure it out and get back to you...it was awesome...even the openers were good...a gritty punk band from the UK and a ska type band from boston...would totally see either one again...
missed out on the what made Milwaukee famous show...but i promise i will get to one of there shows soon...i have heard such good things...
today is the first official bike ride...hope i don't eat it!
the off to J and A to spend the gift certificate i got...i had packed the bike in the car in the am...so it was tri shorts, a jersey (team JandA), a computer for the bike...cages off the seat, mounted the flat kit and the aero bottle and threw in a tube for good measure...i am excited to give it a whirl all decked out...
rocked out to the Drop Kick Murphy's at Stubb's...totally sold out...totally packed...and lots of fun...they played some stuff off the new album...which i really like...some old songs that i love...and a cover of the song i think is called jail break...i'll figure it out and get back to you...it was awesome...even the openers were good...a gritty punk band from the UK and a ska type band from boston...would totally see either one again...
missed out on the what made Milwaukee famous show...but i promise i will get to one of there shows soon...i have heard such good things...
today is the first official bike ride...hope i don't eat it!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
woo woo b-day
thanks everyone for the most excellent b-day wishes....you rock!!!....i go an Adirondack chair , some beautiful roses, some bike accessories and a free pass (gift certificate:P)to J and A ...like a kid in a candy store...thanks so much everyone...
especially bear...you rock my world :)
especially bear...you rock my world :)
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
ok, ok i'll update :P
so since the two people i know who read the blog asked me when i was going to update i decided i better get back in the swing of things here and start keeping track of where i am and what i am doing...
the monday after the marathon i swam at big stacy pool just to get the blood flowing in the legs...one thing i can say is that i will never look at the streets in this town the same way after running the marathon...memories....took two Epsom salt baths to help get the ich out...three days later i still had some pain in my right foot so i decided like a big girl to go get it checked out...i was having trouble putting full pressure on the foot during push off...i called advanced rehab friday morning i was in the office two hours later learning all about how i am missing two ligaments in both of my feet (this is from years of rolling my ankles playing soccer)...so when the muscles in the legs that stabilize the feet get tired i have no back up system for support and my feet "get floppy" as Dr. W. liked to say and a wee muscle in my foot got irritated (swollen) thus lack of push...
he did some ART work on my leg, calf and foot...then on to some rehab exercises and some TP work and four sessions later i am totally cured of that little issue...doing rehab exercises for the next month or so to get my ankles strong to help out with the lack of ligaments...
so this may sound like i was out of the game for a while rest assured this was not the case...after my first session with Dr. W. i said so when can i run...he said this afternoon if you want... :) ...he got a big smile from me that day because i wasn't planning to go for my first run until the following week...
so a full week and a few days off the feet and on tuesday morning Jeremiah and i were back out there at barton springs going for a 20 minute run...uhh yeah that was hard...the first run after the marathon...my head was totally ready my legs were a bit on the cranky side...we did 10 minutes out and 10 back...the first 15 were not so great the last 5 i could feel my legs starting to get back in the swing of things...
monday (before this first run) Jeremiah and i started our swim clinic...i was totally nervous to start...it's like the first day of anything...i just didn't know what to expect...but it turned out that the coaches are great...pool is nice and not everyone is looking at you when you swim....they are too busy...like us...trying not to drown as the stroke gets taken totally apart...becomes very awkward...but some how at the end is graceful and efficient???!!!...we will see on that one...but i am totally learning a ton and i love being in the water...
a short run with amy on saturday...nice to be able to catch up...and hard that i don't see her on schedule twice every week since i am not in the PR group...sunday off...monday swim...monday's workout was in the wind and 40's (don't worry mom the pool is heated)...we kept moving...hot chocolate for recovery
tuesday...lifting at Gold's...did my first mini legs workout...just testing the waters...but all went well with that...time to add "real" weights back on the legs...
ran this morning...good run...calm pretty day...congress bridge loop on the town/ladybird lake trail...55minutes...my longest since AT&T...i'm in no rush to ramp that up...swim 30 min at Stacy in the afternoon as a study break (it was totally crowded!!! i am thinking since BS pool is closed for cleaning...and it was a beautiful afternoon in the 70's) since i had a Chem. exam tonight during swim clinic...which i totally schooled :) and am making up my swim clinic sunday morning with Paul's group...
one more exam in nutrition tomorrow and it's spring break...woo woo...i will be able to spend sometime getting my training calendar settled and figuring out the next 6-8months of racing...
i saw a gray fox (? is there such a thing...it was _not_ a cat) on the way home from my exam tonight...treated myself to a soy hot chocolate in celebration of a good exam...and hopefully a good nights rest...
oh yeah and tomorrow i am 30 eek!
the monday after the marathon i swam at big stacy pool just to get the blood flowing in the legs...one thing i can say is that i will never look at the streets in this town the same way after running the marathon...memories....took two Epsom salt baths to help get the ich out...three days later i still had some pain in my right foot so i decided like a big girl to go get it checked out...i was having trouble putting full pressure on the foot during push off...i called advanced rehab friday morning i was in the office two hours later learning all about how i am missing two ligaments in both of my feet (this is from years of rolling my ankles playing soccer)...so when the muscles in the legs that stabilize the feet get tired i have no back up system for support and my feet "get floppy" as Dr. W. liked to say and a wee muscle in my foot got irritated (swollen) thus lack of push...
he did some ART work on my leg, calf and foot...then on to some rehab exercises and some TP work and four sessions later i am totally cured of that little issue...doing rehab exercises for the next month or so to get my ankles strong to help out with the lack of ligaments...
so this may sound like i was out of the game for a while rest assured this was not the case...after my first session with Dr. W. i said so when can i run...he said this afternoon if you want... :) ...he got a big smile from me that day because i wasn't planning to go for my first run until the following week...
so a full week and a few days off the feet and on tuesday morning Jeremiah and i were back out there at barton springs going for a 20 minute run...uhh yeah that was hard...the first run after the marathon...my head was totally ready my legs were a bit on the cranky side...we did 10 minutes out and 10 back...the first 15 were not so great the last 5 i could feel my legs starting to get back in the swing of things...
monday (before this first run) Jeremiah and i started our swim clinic...i was totally nervous to start...it's like the first day of anything...i just didn't know what to expect...but it turned out that the coaches are great...pool is nice and not everyone is looking at you when you swim....they are too busy...like us...trying not to drown as the stroke gets taken totally apart...becomes very awkward...but some how at the end is graceful and efficient???!!!...we will see on that one...but i am totally learning a ton and i love being in the water...
a short run with amy on saturday...nice to be able to catch up...and hard that i don't see her on schedule twice every week since i am not in the PR group...sunday off...monday swim...monday's workout was in the wind and 40's (don't worry mom the pool is heated)...we kept moving...hot chocolate for recovery
tuesday...lifting at Gold's...did my first mini legs workout...just testing the waters...but all went well with that...time to add "real" weights back on the legs...
ran this morning...good run...calm pretty day...congress bridge loop on the town/ladybird lake trail...55minutes...my longest since AT&T...i'm in no rush to ramp that up...swim 30 min at Stacy in the afternoon as a study break (it was totally crowded!!! i am thinking since BS pool is closed for cleaning...and it was a beautiful afternoon in the 70's) since i had a Chem. exam tonight during swim clinic...which i totally schooled :) and am making up my swim clinic sunday morning with Paul's group...
one more exam in nutrition tomorrow and it's spring break...woo woo...i will be able to spend sometime getting my training calendar settled and figuring out the next 6-8months of racing...
i saw a gray fox (? is there such a thing...it was _not_ a cat) on the way home from my exam tonight...treated myself to a soy hot chocolate in celebration of a good exam...and hopefully a good nights rest...
oh yeah and tomorrow i am 30 eek!
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