catch up post

sorry about the delay in posting...it is hard to, once i get on a schedule, to change it up and still get everything done...and this week has been a conglomeration of two schedules so i still can't get it right yet...next week things should smooth out a bit...so here's the scoop

wednesday barton springs run at 6am. did the congress loop(~5.6 miles) in 55 minutes...it felt really good..to get a nice mid week mid distance run in and not complain about something...weather was good...not too many people...

my class was canceled so i was able to work on lots of homework and try and get prepared for the exams i have coming up...still have more to do but it was nice to get a jump on it..

wed. night was the last swim clinic...sad to say so...it has been a great experience for me...i learned a ton from the T3 coaches...we got a pitch from Mo for training with them...then in the water to practice our gears...80,85,90,95% efforts...i need to practice more on that too...then a 200y time trial...3.53...for me...i have no idea of what to make of that time...as it is the first time that i have ever been timed on that type of distance...and i have no idea what a "good" time is for swimming...i was tired by the end of it...and feeling like i _need_ more aerobic fitness fast...stuck around after clinic for a few pointers on flip-turns from Mo...i think with some practice i can do them just fine...i did two where i actually pushed off the wall...facing the right way! :) all in all i was much happier with the practice than i was monday...i know there is still a lot i need to work on and i also know that i am going to be in the pool/barton springs a lot more in the next seven months...

thursday am weights...time to up some of the others now too...more on bicep curls, lat pull downs and shoulder raises...also hoping to incorporate this core workout i found in an old runner's world from amy....i love when she gives me stacks of magazines that she is done with!...but i think i can do it at home rather than at the gym...just need to blow up the exercise ball again :)...also have been using the TP roller on running days but i need to be using it twice a day on all days...must. start.habit...my calves the big one and the other one...are still very tight...i think adding a yoga session in there is going to help me too...i miss yoga and i know that it is going to help with my flexibility and my core strength...but where to fit it in on the schedule is another thing...can you do yoga on your off day?

good chem class...my prof rocks!...we got to watch a bunch of reactions in solution...and learned about oxidation/reduction reactions...if all my chem professors could be like dr. sparks i might be a chemist :) but alas i know this is not the case...sigh...nutrition class was lame...we learned bout zinc and then watch a video on minerals...as the prof left...hmm...and is not going to be there tuesday...we have an optional movie day then...the video on minerals was made in 1997 and i find it funny that it seems so dated...kind of like watching Mtv from the 80's...

drove to LBS and did the bike route31 ride that amy showed me last week...did most of what we did...about 1h10m nice ride...i love riding...then back to LBS for my first day of Cap-Tex-Tri training...we learned about bike fit, safety on the road and how to change a flat...it was a big group but really really nice to see some of the marathon ladies again :) ...i had David from the shop check me out on the bike to see why i am having this slight pain in my knee...(i have no idea if it is from running, biking or lifting)...and we found that one of my cleats was a bit different than the other...so i was pushing more forward on my toe and not on the ball of my foot...so hopefully that is all fixed as i will get a good chance to test it out this weekend at the pedal power ride:) oh and i must discuss payment for that saddle from whyiron...i love it

today is off day...but i might toss some yoga in to loosen up...nothing major...just feeling a bit stiff...to treat myself since j gets to go to italy..i am getting a massage monday at advanced rehab...hopefully to help flush the grit out of my muscles...maybe a little yoga will help the process

happy birthday to my sister -in-law :)

oh yeah and i am (cross your fingers they have my size) going to buy my wet suit today and get started swimming in barton springs