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March Recap and a Giveaway

Miles Run: 72 Lowest mileage since December. Blah.

Miles on Bike: 20 First outside rides of the year!

Pool Swims: 10 sessions. This month I started to calculate distance rather than just swim for 30 minutes. My longest swim was 1300 yds.

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Ocean Swim: 1. This wasn’t great because of the salt-in-the-mouth factor but I didn’t have the fear of the water that I used to. Huge progress here.

Strength workouts: 10

Yoga Sessions: 7

Notes: This was not a great running month. My focus was on swimming and I’m thrilled to say, although I’ve got a long road ahead still with form, breathing and endurance, I’m feeling more confident with it. I snorkeled on vacay for the first time ever. I’d always been way too fearful of deep water in the past. We kayaked thru some pretty big ocean swells and I was fine. The old me would not have been. I’m calming down about my tri later this month. That said, I’ve got a 10-mile race I am ill prepared for. And I developed some awful upper respiratory congestion that has kept me from running so far this week.

Here’s what April looks like so far:

April 4: 5k with kids

April 18: 10 miler with BRFs

April 25: 5k

April 26: Tri. No wigging out, just breathe.

Alright let’s get on with the giveaway. Back in high school I had a calendar/planner/assignment notebook thing I carried around called a Chandler’s. Academic-fiscal-jul-jun-daily-appointment-book-15-min-appts-4-7-8x8-black_149324 Anyone remember those? In addition to school assignments, I had it pasted with all sorts of motivational things I’d cut from my Teen, Seventeen and Glamour Magazines. It was like a day planner and vision board all in one. Gosh I wish I’d kept one to look back at now for a good laugh! Fast forward to now and running journals. I’ve been on Daily Mile for years but face it, it’s not my fave, and I don’t look back on it hardly ever. When Erica from Journal Menu invited me to try one of her customized running journals, my old Chandler’s flashed before my eyes and I was all over it. running log You can design the cover anyway you want. I went with a combo of strength and running for motivation. It’s so much more than just blank pages inside:

  • Each page features an inspirational quote
  • 5k, half and full marathon training plans
  • Stretching and Injury prevention tips
  • Place for race plans and race reviews
  • Pace charts
  • Daily entries have space for sleep, nutrition, goals, route and more.

Seriously the goodness inside this journal blew me away. Not a runner? There are also journals for yoga, fitness, triathlon and general day planners too. Build your book the way you want it. This is totally a great gift idea.

Seriously this is the coolest #training log ever. Check it out! @journalmenu #fitfluential #sweatpink

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WIN IT! One lucky reader will win the customized journal of of his/her choice. US residents only please. Note: I was sent a journal free of charge for review purposes. All thought and opinions are my own.

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I’m linking up with Erica and SD Mom for the Wednesday Giveaway Roundup.

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Comments

  1. No joke, I was literally just thinking that I needed a new organizational system (as I was getting out yet another notebook and post-its…)
    Thank you!
    I’m having trouble picking one, but the PR all over the place one gave me a giggle!

  4. I’m pumped for your race. Nothing can make you happier than overcoming your fears. it’s easy to put on shoes and go run but it’s another to get in a big body of water and not be able to see the bottom!

  6. Wow it would be so hard to pick just ONE cover! But what a cool opportunity, to design something so personal! Thank you for the giveaway!

  7. OMG I opened this post with the intention of asking where did you get the journal because I LOVE it! (from what I saw on your pic, and to see that its a giveaway!! Wow! Super excited!!! I would LOVE the same one, run fast lift heavy, so awesome!!!!!

  8. OMG I opened this post with the intention of asking where did you get the journal because I LOVE it! (from what I saw on your pic, and to see that its a giveaway!! Wow! Super excited!!) I would LOVE the same one, run fast lift heavy, so awesome!!!!!

  11. Ok, I have to admit I have a HUGE fear of swimming in the open water. I love the ocean, but not swimming in it! Serious anxiety attack the few times I have even attempted!!

  14. Well, don’t be down about the lack of runs, it sounds like you’ve made great progess on the swimming! Something to be excited about! I love journaling my workouts but don’t have a good one right now! Would love to try one of these!

  15. What a cool journal!!
    Cool that you are tracking your swim distance now instead of just the time!!!

  16. Looks like such a cool planner! It would be great to combine the one I already use with one for fitness and motivation.

  21. Oh my gosh I would LOVE this!!! Looks like such a great way to keep track of everything- love that it has pace charts and inspirational quotes too!

  23. You are killing it with the swims! Great job! And I am so happy to hear you got to snorkel! 🙂

    Hope you feel better soon!

  30. Oooh! Can’t wait to hear about your tri later this month. How awesome to get your first open water swim in! It will be awhile before that happens here for us in NH. It is finally 50 today but apparently we are due for snow tomorrow!

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