Weeee!

Sunday- ~2 hour bike
Monday- 1 1/2 hour fixed gear ride
Tues-15 minute run
Wed-30 min run
Thurs-2 hour ride, Legs, 25 minute run
Fri-back/bis/tris and total body workout while teaching Boomers Class
Sat-70 minute run

Totals: 5 1/2 hours bike, 1 hour 45 minutes running, 7 hours 15 minutes Cardio
8-9 hrs total training

Good week!

Ahhh Saturday

Was a good day! Got that five mile run in with Kim! First mile or so was pretty rough, but the rest of it went by pretty quickly as we were so busy chit chatting. Hung around with her for a bit eating pumpkin bread and talking some more. Then it was home for a shower and back out again. Met up with Kelly at Borders to go brainstorm business ideas. Got some good ideas out there and now I have a list of things to do more research on. Am working on that right now...working on that and a chilled Amstel Light. :) Hung out with Kelly for a bit, ended up going to the mall to return some stuff and shop a bit. Came home, changed, and then met up with the kiddo and hubby for dinner at Friendly's. Apparently, Connor didn't get his nap in because he was a bit of a crankster. Kept trying to dash off across the restaurant. But he did eat all of his mac and cheese! Not sure what is on the schedule for tomorrow, want to get in a weight training session. I've only done back so far this week. Have been trying to focus a bit more on cardio. Maybe I'll just do a total body circuit workout or something...dunno. Could pull something out of the Making the Cut book. Anyways... after that will probably spend a couple hours hanging out with one of my good girlfriends. Have been trying to finish up this book I got while I was home visiting my folks, but can't seem to focus.

Good Byes....

Today was just yucky! Did my first ride using a fixed gear bike. Was going to be a short ride, but it turned into two hours. The last half hour was pretty freaking miserable, was completely soaked. Spent the entire ride with one foot clipped in and one not. Was a bit bizarre, but def a great workout! Thought I was going to have to work late, but ended up cutting out a bit early. Wasn't really any reason for me to be there and one of my really good friends is leaving tomorrow for North Carolina so I wanted to stop by and help her pack up. Am really going to miss her! Also found out I don't have to work this weekend! Def happy about that, now I'll def be able to get a run in! Have been promising to go out running with Kim for a while now, so can finally do that. Want to get about 5 miles in. Am doing well with the no junk food thing. Gotta whip those abs back in to shape again. :) Am hoping to be at the gym by 7:30 tomorrow morning so I can do some weights. I think abs and back are on the agenda! Man I feel beat....long week.

Focus

I can't seem to focus lately, I'm all over the place. And it's making me a bit crazy. :) At least for the next week or so I am back to the no junk food eating. I've been eating out of boredom lately and also out of stress...which is a habit I thought I'd kicked. So here's the plan, since I clearly need one!

Upcoming Races (or potential races):
Feb 21 Colchester Half Marathon
December 7th Pearl Harbor Masters 5 miler
January 4th Kelleys Pace Frostbite 5 miler
January 4th Boston Buildup Series #1 10K
January 17th Tri to Help Indoor Triathlon
April 19th Wrenthem Duathlon
June 20th Pat Griskus Olympic Distance Triathlon
September 13th Firmman RI Half Ironman ???

Week #1 Half Marathon Plan

Wed-2 mile run
Thurs-Long Bike (or run with Kim) depending on weather Work 1-?
Fri-Back/Abs work 9-5
Sat-Bis/Tris work 10-2??
Sun-Shoulders/Chest 5 Mile Run or Bike (depending on Thursday)

Now I just have to stay injury free! =) Hoping to include some swimming next week. Might be able to squeeze something in over the weekend, but those days are usually open swim days and the pool is a mess of kids and "pleasingly plump" navy wives. (I promise that phrase isn't mine, it was one of the chicks Bobby and I tag-teamed into joining the gym today). Oh fuck it , I was trying to be nice...fat lazy chicks. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow, because clearly this girl could use a nice long bike ride with a lot of ugly hills. And now snuggling up in bed with a good book is sounding like a very good idea...especially with the rain pouring down.

The Week in Review

I can run again! Put a gel heel insert on the side that was bothering me and things are much improved! Ran for 30 minutes on the treadmill and then did another 30-40 minute trail run. :) Feels good to be back! The front of my shins were bothering me after the trail run as well as my right knee but I think that might be due to not stretching well enough before hand. Bad me! I am in Virginia for the weekend! Took my parents puppy out for a jog/walk this morning and the jogging downhill part seems to have cleared up the tightness in my shins! Feels good to be home again. Stayed up late-ish drinking wine, eating peanut butter cookies and reading. Its been a while since I've had the focus to pick up a book and read. The 8+ hour car ride was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Connor was a doll. He entertained himself for the majority of the trip and was a real cutie at the rest stop where we ate lunch. Right now I am enjoying some really delicious coffee made in my parent's new Keurig Coffee maker. Was disappointed to discover that they spent 150 bucks on the thing, otherwise I might have considered adding one to my collection of kewl kitchen appliances. I think it just might make the perfect cup of coffee! Not sure what I was thinking when I packed because I brought next to nothing for myself. Was weird to discover that I fit into all my little sister's clothes anyhow so I needn't have bothered to pack anything anyways! :) I wonder how far I could get with my parent's dog before they noticed he was missing....he is such a sweetie. Loaded with energy, but with a little bit of training he'd be fine. Make a great running partner over the winter. In addition to the running, also got some good strength training sessions in. Haven't been out bicycling yet, but I brought everything with me so I can hopefully get out today or tomorrow. Funny I didn't remember to pack PJs, but the bike I remembered! lol....