Reached My Goals....Plus New Goals!

Well it's been awhile since I posted.. but that's what happens when you leave town for over a week! The good news is I MET my 2008 workout goals! I swam over 150,000 meters, biked over 700 miles, and ran over 160 miles. I'm so proud of myself...I deservea pat on the back. I have decided that my goals for 2009 are to:

Swim 175,000 meters

Bike 1,000 miles

Run 200 miles....& eat healthier!

I'm looking forward to getting back into my workout routine tomorrow when I return to good ole Fargo. I've spent over a week and a half in northern Minnesota with family. I love my family dearly, especially my new niece, but I'm ready to return to my apartment, my bed (I'm moved bedrooms A LOT..what an adjustment), and the gym! I cannot wait to go for a run. It will be so great!!! I look forward to starting off the year with a workout bang!

Need to Meet My 2008 Workout Goals!

So I'm really excited to finish out the 2008 year strong and meet my running, biking, and swimming goals. At this point I have met my biking goal of 700 miles, in fact I even exceeded it by 7 miles!!! I still need to get down to business on the swim and bike. My lungs were affected again with a nice cough as well as a sore throat. I was able to do some running during this time, but I was afraid to get in the pool. I was also EXTREMELY tired this week and struggled to get out of bed at 4:45 am to make it either to the gym or to the pool. I am saddened by the fact that I did not make it to the pool this week. However, I have plans to make it in there tomorrow for my last 1,000 meters, but I plan to do 2,000! I will then be getting up Monday morning to run by last 1.15 miles to reach my running goal. However, since I'm on Christmas Break (YIPPY!) I will be able to take extra time and I will probably do a 3 mile run. My friend Stacy encouraged me to exceed my goals and so why not! The more workout the happier I am. I'm off to work now.

2 Workouts...1 Day!

Ok so yesterday I went and did 2000 meters in the pool at 5:30am. Then went to work for the day. Following a crazy, annoying day at work, I went back to the gym and did 171.6 miles in a spin class. It was rough I must say. Mental note to self....don't take 6 months off from a spin class, boy does it stink to get back into it. Needless to say I felt great after working out twice in one day, plus I got my fried pickles with Stacy's Birthday dinner. However, my left knee is in pain today. Oops.... I must have pushed it a bit too hard. Good thing someone was nice and bright and invented Ibruphoren. Well I'm getting closer and closer to my year end goals... I can't wait! Now I'm off to work once again. No workout today my body needs a day off.

Someone Made Me Do It!

Grrrr & Yawn is what I was thinking this morning when my alarm woke me up earlier than normal. My "friend" wanted me to get up and meet her at the gym about 15 mins sooner than I usually get there. Now on a typical 8-9 hour night sleep..sure no problem.. but on a 6 hour ish sleep...NOT SO GOOD. I was so sleepy I almost walked into 2 people on the way into the locker room..(seriously didn't even see them). Then I got out into the lifting area and there was my friend....no "yay you're here," no "hello," no "good morning..." just..."You're Late!" oops... I really did try to get there by 5:15 am.. but I was dreaming and that beeping noise as part of my dream...my brain just wasn't getting that it was also my alarm to get my butt out of bed. So I was on a machine and feelin the burn in my butt cheeks asap. After that 15-20 mins we hoped on the bikes and road for 35 mins or so. I did 13 miles...BOOYA! That's my new word....at least this week. I don't know what I did different but I usually don't pump out that many miles on the upright... must have been those endorphins from lifting. So now I'm awake, alive, alert, not so enthusiastic..but then again I'm going to work. Thanks for the work out and swift kick in the keester...my friend!

Goals...I Want to Meet!

Ok so I'm all set to accomplish some workout goals as the year is winding down. If I swim 4500 meters in the pool by December 31st I will have swam 150,000 meters this year...um can we say CRAZY...but awesome. Ok so then I started thinking what about my bike and run. So I have biked 676.65 miles so far this year so I have decided I need to break 700 miles by 12-31-08 which means I need to get in 23.35 miles on the bike, and I'd prefer to have it be in a spin class, by the end of the month. The running started off rocky but I'm really getting into it. So far I have ran 136.1 miles and I figure a realistic goal would be to break 150 miles. So I must run at least 13.9 miles this month, which shouldn't be a problem! This goal setting is a great idea... no wonder there are so many self help books and goal setting guru's in this world.. they must make a fortune!

Back into the Swing of Workouts!

I must say this week I'm back into the swing of my workouts and routines. Last week was a start, but this week I've gotten to swim twice, run 3 times, and bike once! Tomorrow my friend and I are planning to swim and then do a spin class! Wahooo! I can't wait for that. It's going to kick my butt, but it will be so worth it. I haven't been on a spin bike since.... oh June! I'm off to work!

I Get to Workout Again!

So as my stats for October show...my run and bike were pretty PATHETIC!!! The Bike Ride on the 11th really hurt me...literally. That was a huge set back. I have not been on a bike since that day. I have not run since the 16th when my back went out. I did log a lot of swimming meters...so that is the bright side. Then I got sick last Monday and have been out of the workout world since then. The last day I worked out was Sunday October 26th. Tomorrow I've deciced that I am going to get up and hit the bike at 5:30am tomorrow and try to get back into the swing of things. I'm not ready to run yet since my cold and cough are still present, but I think I can handle a 30-40 minute ride on the bike. Plus I'm really excited to read my new Teaching Magazine that came in the mail the other day. If I'm feeling better Wednesday I'm going to run in the morning because I have a jewelry party at 6:30pm that night. I hope I get a good turn out. Anyway, I'm off to do work...because a special ed teachers job is NEVER done!

Where have my Workouts Gone??!!

Ok ok so I haven't gotten to do much this month, it's rather depressing. The Breast Cancer Awareness Ride in the cold and drizzle put me out of commission. I spent multiple days in the chiropractors office trying to get my back out of pain. So my back is pretty much on the right track again and I got approval to run 1 mile...wow a whole mile. Then again it's way better then no running at all. So I was looking forward to running this week, but then I had to go an get sick! I am so not a fan of being sick, especially when I have to miss work. The kids at school looked at me and said, "no offense ms. k, but you look like crap, go home and don't breathe on me!" I laughed and took their advice. I slept for a day and a half. I'm beginning to feel better, but I'm not 100% yet. My last workout was the pool on Sunday and I was able to do 2500 meters in the pool, which was awesome!!! However, I do not believe I will get to run, swim or bike again this month. So like I said, October kind of became a dud of a workout month. Grrrrrr!!! I need to get well and get back on the bandwagon of workouts, workouts, and more workouts! I'm off to work.. I need to make a Health Puzzle Packet to help my students that work at a faster pace.

Pushed in the Pool!

Thanks to a friend this morning I was pushed really hard in the pool. It was great! I was able to do 2600 meters. I did a lot of sprinting, which was awesome. My friend and I also raced, but I lost. It wasn't a Micheal Phelps photo finish. Then I did some packing for a friend and moving of some boxes and clothes. We did a lot and it went so quick. Now I'm off to my massage, which I sooooo need. I will probably be sawing zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on the table.

A Swimming Kind of Weekend

Well this week has been surrounded with some swimming. Every since last Saturday's Breast Cancer Awareness Bike Ride, my body has not rebounded as well as I would have liked or expected. The cold and damp weathe really triggered a lot of pain and stiffness in my neck and back. I spend 3 days in at the Chiropractor's office this passed week. The car accident I was in 2 year ago has really effected me and my body. I'm not going to let it get me down though. I push through the pain, but I do end up paining for it. On Thursday, I thought I felt good, so I went for a run. However, I was on sit-up #2 when my back/neck spasmed and I wanted to cry. I decided crying in the middle of the Y was not the way to go, so I got up and out of there as fast as I could (ok a turtle could have moved faster), but the point is I was in pain and wanted out. I came home and got ready for work, and called my Chiropractor to see if he could get me in ASAP. I knew what needed to be done and I wanted my back to just crack, crack, crack! Well he was able to fit me into his schedule and boy did it snap, snap, snap!!!! Then I was able to lie on the hydrotherapy table, which i didn't want to have to leave. So I decided running or biking needed to be halted for a while. I was able to swim 2000 meters Saturday morning and another 2000 meters today. My body feels pretty good, but that's the best part about swimming, there's no impact. I'm not sure what or if I will be doing tomorrow. Maybe a bike ride or a walk on the treadmill. I just don't want to be the die hard workout person at the gym at 5:30 am, Walking on the treadmill. Well I'm going to watch a few more minutes of football and call it a night.

In the Pool

Today was a nice day for a swim. Ok maybe if it was 80 degrees outside, instead it was like 48 something when I hauled my butt off to the pool this morning. It was still a good swim and a great way to start my day. I had taken Sunday and Monday off to recover from the 28 mile bike ride on Saturday. My body just ached from the cold and workout. I'm beginning to feel better now though. The swim did help, but now my head is a bit plugged and I feel like I've been underwater today. Maybe that's what Spongebob feels like....hmmmm??? Anyway, I would like to get moving on running this week but I'm not sure it's going to happen as soon as I would like. I need to drive someone to the airport in the morning so I'm going to be moving my workout to the afternoon. I think I may try to run or even bike. Thursday I'm going to swim again, I think. This week of workouts has been derailed. Next week will be back to normal, if not more intense!

Ride for Breast Cancer Awareness

I did it! I'm so very proud of myself and my friend Stacy. We braved the cold and rain to ride 26.1 miles for Breast Cancer Awareness. It was great. I probably looked like an idiot in all my get up but it was so worth it. I had 2 layers, plus softball socks, on my legs, 4 shirts and a fleece vest to keep the upper body warm. Then I thought to myself.. hmmm how will I keep my ears warm when I'm wearing a helmet. So I put on my thinking cap. I came up with cutting off the top of a pair of tights and double layering it over my ears. It worked slick! Now if only I would have put the long tight part on my arms for a second layer there...better luck next time. Now I'm back at home, curled up on the couch, and tucked tight under a blanket.

Back in the Swing of Things

So I swam 2000 meters on Sunday and it felt GREAT! The day kind of ended up being mostly a lazy day after that. I ended up watching Nascar...not so sure I think that's a sport yet..even though they say 800 pounds of pressure is on the driver as he makes turns..or something like that. Anyhow, Monday morning I awoke to a tummy ache, an oh my gosh.. trip to the bathroom. Whatever I ate or a touch of the flu bug did not like me...AT ALL. With all that I cancelled my run for the day and since I spent 45 mins visiting the toilet bowl.. I caved in and called in sick to work. I hated doing that but knew if I had to visit the toilet I wanted to visit one that was familar to me. I slept away the day. I felt better by midafternoon and ate some soup. The rest of the day and into Tuesday I just felt hot..& cold, cold & hot. It passed and as of this morning I'm back in the swing of my workouts. I thougth I'd start off easy and do a ride on the upright bike. I did 9 miles. Tomorrow I plan to run and then swim on Friday. I can't wait for the 25 mile ride on Saturday!

Ran Outside

So I woke up this morning for my Wednesday morning swim, but I felt tired, chilled, and my ears were plugged. Therefore, I decided it be best to postpone the swim to Thursday or Friday. I slept in until 6am...wow...I just realized that sleeping in is 6am... I'm sad. So my day went quite well and after school I decided to go for a run outside. I know what a way to start my October workouts.. and outdoor run. It was GREAT. I did 2.88 miles in 40 minutes. I haven't ran outside in a very very long time so it was very refreshing. I came home to make pork chops, beans, and mashed potatoes...yummy! Now I'm watching Burn Notice and gearing up for Criminal Minds!

My Day

ok so you will see a lot of uncapitalized words in this post due to the fact that my shift key is broken! it's really really annoying especially when you are trying to complete paperwork. anyhow, i've done my venting...i'm good to go. so i played in a softball tourament on saturday and boy have i been sore. it had been 2 months since i picked up a bat or ran to first base. good thing i never had to run beyond 1st because i bet i'd hurt even more. we lost all of our games but it was fun and something to do. so i took sunday off to recover. i did ride 8 miles yesterday at the gym. this man tapped me on the shoulder and said, it's quarter after. ooops i totally lost track of time as i was reading my magazine. i felt like a dork. so today i decided to run to see if it would help loosen my legs... gosh galle gee it did. my legs feel great now. so now i know how to solve that problem: stretch and run. tomorrow i will be hitting the pool and i'm very excited since i haven't been in since last week! that's a long time. i'm also really excited because my friend stacy and i are going to do the trek breast cancer awareness 25 mile bike ride on october 11th. i signed up on sunday and paid my entrance fee. i'm so looking forward to doing an official bike event outdoors. i just hope its a nice day. as for now i'm off to work, meetings, more paperwork, and kids. at least i have dinner with friends to look forward to this evening!

Run Jill Run!

I'm so proud of me! I'm up to 18.73 miles and there are still days to run in September. This is the most I've ever run in a month....wait I mean EVER. It's a great feeling. I guess it's hard to believe that a year ago at this time I could barely run 1.5 miles in 30 some minutes and now I'm running 3 miles in 40 minutes. I couldn't even run for 40 minutes a year ago. I've come a long way. Anyhow, a day full of training today on a computer program. Good news is I get to go back again tomorrow. Well it's late and I may be up early and in the pool, on the bike, or taking a day of rest. I haven't decided. I guess we will see.

Wake Up With a Run!

Boy did I need to do some running today to wake my body up. I have had 2 busy weekends in a row and next weekend will just keep the streak alive. The busy weekends usually do not cut into my workouts, just my sleep, but that's not good either. It will be an early to bed week. I did however decide to take Saturday off and just get a few extra hours of sleep and then go to my side job. Yesterday I made it up and downtown to swim 2000 meters in the pool. It was rather busy and then I realized that the 3 men that were there probably come later in the day, but NOT during football season. Maybe they will open up the pool early again this fall so we don't have to rush a workout just to make it in time for kick off. This morning I was so tired and almost thought I should cancel my workout but I decided what better than a run to wake me up. So I did 2.15 miles on the treadmill. Not my best but something. It also noticed, after updating my September Stats, that I stand a strong chance of running more this month then any month all year!! Yeah for me! Well I better fuel my body and eat my breakfast and then head into work.

Best Run Since May & Nice Early A.M. Swim!

So yesterday I ran 3.0 miles on the treadmill. That's the most I've ran since the Fargo 5k in May! I was so proud of myself. Then I woke to the lovely sound of an alarm clock at 4:45 am to hit the pool. I was in by 5:30 am. I was able to do the first 1000 meters in a lane ALL TO MYSELF, ok so I'm a little selfish when I swim. Then I had to share. I ended logging 2000 meters in the pool and it was a great wake up call. However, I did drag through the day. I'm kind of suprised, then again it could have been that early morning meeting to learn a new program. It was rather sleep enducing. Ooops! Tomorrow I'm going to hit the bike for at least 40 minutes and hopefully log 8 or 9 miles.

Only 31 Meetings Left to Go

On Friday I went to the gym and did 8.2 miles on the bike before heading in to work for my 1st meeting of the school year. I figure I have 32 meetings to run this year, 1 down, so 31 left to go! The meeting went great, and I was very happy. My ride was good too.. I think it really woke me up and got me pumped for my 8am meeting. Saturday morning I found myself in the pool logging 2000 meters in 45 minutes. I was pretty satisfied, but I would have liked to had done more had I had the time. On Sunday I decided with company in town and the times for lap swim it would be best if I ran, so I did. I put 2.3 miles in on the treadmill. Today I was back on the bike at 5:25 am and was able to do some fabulous work related reading and cycle 8 miles while doing so. It was a long day though. A busy day too. I'm ready for bed. Good night to me and my little eyelids, that will be waking in the wee hours of the morning. It's going to come WAY TOO FAST.

Yeah the Pool is OPEN!!

I was so excited that the pool is open again it didn't even phase me when my alarm sounded at 4:51 am. I know that's crazy early but I was so excited to jump in and go for a lengthy early morning swim for the first time since August 24th. It was rather busy at 5:30am, but it settled down about 6am. I was able to do 2000 meters and my friend Stacy was there too! We motivate eachother so that's a good thing. Anyway, with the early morning swim it became an early morning arrival at work too. The good news is.. I LIKED IT. I got soooooo much stuff done with no one around to distract me. So tomorrow I will be hitting the gym to run, perhaps a bit earlier so I can head to work early again. I realized I now have 10 meetings in the next 8 weeks... YIKES. Good thing I'm going to watch Hairball on Friday it will be good, quality "ME" time.

Wow! It's September

I'm totally amazed at how fast August went, let alone the summer. I believe it just FLEW by. (tear tear). Anyway, last night was a late night, but I did make it to the gym for my early morning workout. I was able to log 8 miles today. It was a good ride and I was able to get in a good read too. School/work was a busy day but I was able to accomplish A LOT! The kids seem to be easying into the year. Today they all seemed pretty tired. The long weekend and gloomy day probably didn't help. I think tomorrow will be a day in the pool!

Sunday Run!

I decided to get up early again and run today. I did really well for myself. I ran more than I have in a very long time..like May..in one run. I did 2.8 miles in 40 minutes today. I actually did 2 miles in under 30 minutes again. I was very proud of myself. I also finished the month of August with the most logged miles in running with a final total of 16.5 miles. August was also my month for most logged miles in the pool of 22, 500 meters. It was a great workout month I just hope with school/work now that I can still continue to log all these miles/meters aka my workout. I guess it will happen since my life is pretty much eat, sleep, work, and workout! It's a great life!!!!

Up Early on a Saturday to Bike!

Well I had a long week at school but I was up early every morning, except Friday(rest day) to workout. I felt refreshed, awake and ready for each school day. Monday I ran, Tuesday I bike, Wednesday and Thursday I ran again. Today I got up and hit the gym at 6:30am to ride the bike. I put in 11 miles this morning while reading an informative article about IEPs and interventions. It was very beneficial for me as an educator. I forwarded the articles on to my friend Stacy to get her profession opinon. Today I'm working at my second job, my part-time job, as an optical technician. I have worked here since 2000 while I attending school for my undergrauate degree and just never left. It's a great working environment and I get free contacts. Can you imagine, those of you that wear contacts, how nice it would be receive free contacts for 8 years!!!! My pocket book loves me. While as much as I love typing I should be getting back to filing paperwork.

Back to School..Back to School....

So I went to bed really early last night...like 7:30pm. I know I'm crazy. Well today was the first day back to school and I like to arrive early so I figured I hit the gym early. So I was up and at the gym by 5:30am. I ran 2.30 miles in 33 minutes. The mats were full so I headed home to shower up and head off to school. Overall, the day went well. I'm really beginning to like this early morning workout routine because now I can just head home and relax. Plus I can eat dinner right away and I don't have to worry about waiting to workout. Anyway, it's hard to believe another is underway. Tomorrow I'll be hitting the upright bike with Stacy at the butt crack of dawn. I can hardly wait. I'm thinking I will be going to bed early again, but not as early as last night.

Last Day in the Pool for a Week!

I'm really proud of myself today for swimming 3000 meters. I wanted to beat what I swam in June and so I did. I logged 22,500 meters in August. I wish I could have met my goal but with my allergies and the pool being closed I did my best. I am sure not ready for school to start tomorrow. So NOT looking forward to that at all. I did just finish my draft for Fantasy Football. I wasn't paying close enough attention because I drafted ALOT of players that have a bye week 4. Oops... so I loose that week or I do some dropping or trading. We'll see. Anyway, I'm thinking about plopping myself down on a couch and relaxing.

Couldn't Sleep

So last night I just could not fall asleep. The night before.. no problem, yet I was awoken an 1 1/2 into my slumber...not cool. Then last night so much stuff was running through my mind... I couldn't take it. I would have rather been running for real. Needless to say the alarm went off..which felt like 3 minutes later...and it was time for the gym. My mind was still going so it worked out all right. I did 2.30 miles on the treadmill...I even had a personal best today and completed both miles in 15 minutes a piece. I was so proud of me. My knees didn't hurt today either so that was good. Well I'm off to work... not really looking forward to a conversation I must have today with a fellow teacher. Hopefully it will go well (not a chance in Hell!!) I can only hope.

Beginning to like...

So I've now done an early morning workout 3 days in a row. I've swam, ran, and now biked prior to going in to work, yes I said it...work! I'm back to work. Grrrrr! I ran 2.1 miles yesterday which is good since I haven't ran in 2 weeks. I also did some ab work. Today I did 7.7 miles on the upright bike and walked to stretch out on the treadmill for 10 minutes. Now I'm off to school to sit and learn something.

Day Four of Swimming!

Well I did somewhat of a dress rehearsal this morning. I practiced getting up early to swim at the gym downtown and then head to work. The swim went great but I had to run an unexpected errand so the drive to school was slightly interrupted. I guess I will have to do it "for real" one day and hope I make it to work on time. I really do like working out in the morning though compared to the afternoon/after work. I think I'm going to try running tomorrow morning and then head to work. At least Y West is closer to my house and school. At least I did get 2000 more meters in today. I kicked my friend Stacy's butt in the pool today. She wanted to be done but I made her do 500 more meters. I think she silently wanted to kick my ass, but refrained. She said thanks after so it's all good. I figure I owe her.. she kicks my ass on the bike. It's kind of a give and take friendship. He he. Alright off to watch Travis play soccer. I hope it's not too hot and not too cold.

When People Don't Show Up to Work

So I called the YMCA this morning to make sure the pool was open today as well as the time. I arrived at the pool and the lights were off. The doors were locked, and I was was wet. Well I had already put my swimsuit on and showered so I could hope right in the pool. When I went to get it there was another woman waiting too. So we waited, and waited, and waited....finally I ran to look down the hall to see if the lights were on yet. Anther girl was in the hall and asked me about the pool too. She said she would check upstairs. She came back with another swimmer and the information that the lifeguard got her dates mixed up, she was on her way. So we waited again. It wasn't until 11:45am that I finally got to get in the pool. I swam 2000 meters in 44 minutes. Once again I did an endurance swim. It felt great. I came home and proceeded to sit on my couch and drink a smoothie. I think I'm actually ready for the school year to start... I can't believe I said that, but I think I'm beginning to get a little bored. I think I like the idea of having work to do, but in all reality it's going to be A LOT more than I am asking for. This year is going to be a tough one, but I'm going to make it. Well tomorrow is my last day of vacation so I guess my wish for work to do will come true.

Endurance Swim

So I swam again. I think Phelps is motivating me. It could also be that I know that school is starting soon and the pool will be closed for an ENTIRE WEEK! So I decided to just pump out the laps in the pool today and take no breaks. I did 100o meters at a slow and consistent pace and then I sped up on the next 500 meters. Then I decided to sprint every other length. The final 500 meters I sprinted every other lap. I finished in 57 minutes!!! I am so proud of myself. I kind of like swimming without stopping. I actually think I'm finally starting to loose weight/inches. I've only worked my butt off (well not really cause it's still there) all spring and summer. It probably helps that I am currently 46 days caffeine, pop, and coffee free!

Yet Another Swim Day!

After a late night of watching Phelps win his 6th Gold medal and the women take gold and silver in gymnastics I headed to bed rather late. Yet I did manage to wake up at 6:30 am and hit the pool. I stayed pretty consistent for the first 100o meters. The next 500 meters I did some sprinting, which felt great. The final 500 I did in UNDER 10 minutes which for me is a personal best!!! I was able to sprint it out in 7 minutes so now I need to duplicate it tomorrow when I hit the pool yet again. I do not know what I'm going to do when I have to go back to school/work next week. Not to mention the week after that when the pool is CLOSED for an entire WEEK!! (tear...tear...) I guess I'll have to pick up the slack by doing some running and biking. Which will be a nice change. I'm actually curious to see how the new gloves I bought today will do when I ride. My hands seem to go numb when I ride, so I thought I'd try gloves with more padding. I'm off to relax and enjoy this 91+ degree day!!

Swim...Bike...but no Run!

Today was an early start to the day. My friend Stacy and I thought we would do a Tri of our own today. A swim, bike, and run. Well we started off in the pool by 7:15am and swam 1000 meters. I felt pretty good after that. The next step in the plan of attack was to drive to my place and take off on our bikes from here. We mapped a route on mapmyrun.com the other day to Sabin, MN and back. It turns out that it was 23.8 miles round trip, and we did accomplish that in about 1 hour and 50 minutes. We were cruising along and all was fine. We felt bad for the dead racoon on the side of the road, until we smelled it.. YUCK... PEE YOU...!!! Ok so we continued on. At one point we decided to up the speed and just pound it out.. it was great, it was fun, I was flyin...ok ok you caught me Stacy was flyin.. I was drafting:) But on the way back I was totally flyin, actually we both were...then again the wind may have been on our back. But I'm no meterologist so I cannot confirm that. It was a great ride and a slight bumpy ride. As we were riding I thought to myself.."gee we're gonna run after this, na I don't think so that would just be crazy." Just then my friend said, "hey I'm willing to scratch the run??!!" I was like ok sounds like a great idea. So it became a swim, bike, drink water, water, and more water. Overall, it was a great workout. The weather was beautiful (according to Hutch Johnson). Now I'm off to watch the fabulous Olympics and watch Phelps swim again.

The Swim that went On & On

Ok, so I took 2 days off from working out do to a sore back and some congestion. I'm thinking that 4 days in the pool last week wasn't the brightest decision. Anyhow, I slept most of yesterday. Some said I was "Lazy," but I prefer to think of it an involuntary muscle workout. So last night I forced myself to stay awake and am I glad I did, to watch the US Men's Relay Team win the GOLD! That was awesome. So that was motivation to get my butt up this morning and haul myself off too the pool. The first 1000 meters felt like they took 2 hours to accomplish. I couldn't get my body moving. The final 1000 meters went much better. I decided that sprinting was about the only thing that was going to make my body move and end what seemed like the swim that never ended.

8000 Meters by 8-8-08

I'm feeling very accomplished this week as I completed 8000 meters in the pool by 8-8-08! I must admit it took a lot to get my butt out of bed, but I was fully motivated to complete my goal. I'm thinking the task was a bit more difficult seeing as I biked 17.1 miles last evening. It was a great ride with only 1 near death experience. Basically a miscommunication with my riding buddy. I said "Yellow" and in my head I thought "GUN IT!" and she thought I meant "Stop!" So she stopped and I did my very best to brake, unclip, drag my foot, slide, wobble, and stear myself up onto the curb. I believe my heart was in my stomach or my stomach was in my heart... not too sure just know I was so glad I made it through in one piece. We will be discussioning our lingo for cycling prior to our next ride, for safety reasons:)

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