Get In Gear 5K

I came, I ran, I almost puked, but I sure did conquer! I just finished the Get In Gear Minneapolis 5K http://getingear10k.com/results.html. My unoffical race time was 37:24 which is a PR..SWEET! I did the first mile in 12:15, the 2nd in 12:00 min and the last mile was a bit more challenging because my left knee decided it didn't like me..grrrr! I pushed through the pain and made my way across the finish line. Then I did everthing in my power NOT to puke. That's a first and it wasn't a good feeling. I drank some water and felt way better. Now it's time for a shower, and lunch.

Good Workout Yesterday...This Week..What to Do

So yesterday my workout buddy and I got a chance to workout at the gym..it had been quite awhile. So I did 2 miles on the treadmill in 28 minutes! Then I did 1000 meters in the pool..that felt good. Today I plan to run outside after work today. So my workout plan for the week..because Saturday April 25th is the Get In Gear 5K run. I need to do my prep for the week.

Monday: Run 1.75 miles (outside)
Tuesday: Swim 1600 meters
Wednesday: Run 2.00 miles (at the gym or outside depends on weather)
Thursday: Bike 30 minutes
Friday: swim or rest day
Saturday: 5k Get In Gear Run in Minneapolis

Week looks great!

Day Three..Arizona April 11, 2009

So on day 3 my mother and I went to Cardio Ball Interval class. It was my favorite class of them all, but my body was so sore from Pilates and Jazzercise. I did my best. Man can this elderly people move. It was a really neat class that incorporated the big balance balls and the slo-mo balls. I need to find a video so I can do routines like that at home because it will sure work my abs and that's where i need HELP. After that class I spent some time doing laps in the pool. It felt nice to swim and stretch out my body with the least amount of impact. It was colder and rainy yesterday so I had to swim indoors..sad I know.

In the afternoon my mom, Tim, and I drove down to Glendale and went on a tour of the Cardinals Stadium. Talk about neat. We got to go all over to the floor, the loft/suites, press box, tunnel, visitor locker room..etc. Very cool.

Last night we ate broiled chicken, baked potatoes, and steamed veggies...yummy.

Day Two..Arizona!

So this morning my mom and I did a Jazzercise class...not too sure how I felt about it. Those elder people sure can move though. For the most part all I could think of during the entire class was..."geeee I could be running on the treadmill..boy would that be nice." So I guess that means I probably didn't like it. I did get a workout...because i sure can feel my abs, quads, hams etc.

After class we came home and I took a shower and a quick cat nap. Then we ventured to Thunderbird Park in Glendale, AZ to go hiking in the moutains. It was fun. We were out hiking for 2 hours or so.

Once we finished hiking we drove to a shopping area near Lake Pleasant. I got to visit Ulta, my fav!!! Picked up a foundation brush, some blush, and a new purple sparkly eye shadow. After that we popped into Pier One Imports so my mom could show me this adorable red leather chair...on clearance for $500. I just hope the Fargo store has one...it's super cute and perfect for my living room.

We ate dinner at Lakeside Bar & Grill. I had Coconut Shrimp and a baked potato, mom had pecan crushed trout, and Tim had a mushroom cheeseburger. Oh and I had a Mojito..ymm!

Tonight when we got home we played dominos..we each won a round and have plans to continue tomorrow evening...they are going DOWN!!!!

Day One...Arizona!

Well on Wednesday April 8th I bored a plane from Fargo, ND to Minneapolis, MN...it wasn't too crowed and was very nice. Prior to boarding the plane I popped 2 motion sickness pills to a relaxor pill...and um yeah...DIDN'T HELP! I still got really sick and got visited the airport restroom for a bit longer than I would have wanted. Then I walked from gate "C" something to the complete opposite end of the airport to G19. On the way I walked with a gal from my plane and we got to talking and found out she was going to Seattle and her husband was in the guard and my friend Stacy's sister Steph was going to Seattle to visit her husband in the guard...and yep they knew eachother. She also teaches in the same school district that I do. Small world!
Then I found a seat near the window. The nice people across from me were teachers too on their way to Arizona too. Then their cousin sat down. He goes to UND and happens to know my 2 cousins Erik and Mitch..Even smaller World.
The next craxy thing that happened was I ran into people from Hibbing...from my Church. It was so random and fun...they were going to Arizona too. Even sat across from me on the plane.
So we took off from Minneapolis at 9:30pm central time. I struggled on the plane ride. It was so crowded. I did fall asleep off and on. The way down was very very bumpy and I got sick again. I once again spent way more time in the bathroom. I called my shuttle guy Fred and he picked me up in his Scion B. Very nice man. We talked about movies on the 40 min drive to my parents.
I arrived at 12:00am..2am my time...ugh. I fell fast alseep.

This morning I work up and visited with my mom and Tim. My mom took me to pilates class...man is that tough. I can't wait to go to a class back home. Then we went for coffee with the nice ladies from pilates.

We ate some lunch at home and took off to the dental office. Jill had her teeth cleaned...rather painful..but so worth it.

Tim grilled pork chops and we had steamed potatoes and beans...yummy. Now we are off for a walk that my computer is UP adn RUNNING on the wireless internet..man was that a task.
So far Arizona is fun and sunny!

2 Workouts 1 Day

So a friend and I decided to arise, on our day off, to workout at the butt crack of dawn. In theory it was a great idea, but in all reality..man am I TIRED. However, the good news is I was able to run 2.30 miles and then swim 1000 meters....Yippy! Now I'm exhausted, tired, and hungry. Hmmm what to eat...what to eat?? So the month of April and workouts has started off quite well. Tomorrow I plan to bike and then run a short distance..it's always a good idea to practice that transition from bike to run. I hope to do an outdoor tri this summer and I need all the bike to run transition practice I can get. I have decided I will probably swim again on Sunday and then take Monday off since I have to go back to work that day. Tuesday my friend and I are going to hit the pool and Wednesday I will probably run again. Then Wednesday night I hop a plane to ARIZONA Baby!! My mom has a week of exercise classes, facial, massage, pedi and mani etc etc...I can't wait for fun in the sun.

What April has in Store!

Well March did not go so well for my workouts...at least not nearly as well as I would have liked. I went swimming today for the first time in 2 1/2 weeks. Last week was filled with sandbagging and the YMCA Downtown was closed since it's really close to the river. The week before they said the pool was CLOSED for CLEANING...my friend Stacy found out the pool reopened on Wednesday. I could have swam many many days....grrrr..ugh..phoooey! I did get some decent running in, but with the FLOOD both YMCA's closed as did everything else and I wasn't able to run indoors. Plus I left town for a weekend in there too. My goal, for April, is to get back in the game and get into my workout groove. I have 6 days before I leave for Arizona where I plan, or my mom has planned, a week full of workouts. We're doing Jazzercise, Pilates, Yoga, Spin class, Running (on my own on that one), and LAP SWIM OUTSIDE....YEAH!!!
My April Goals:
Running..........20.00 miles
Cycling............30.00 miles
Swimming......14,000 meters

I will accomplish this..even if it kills me.