Miles Run: 70
Miles Bike: 50
Strength sessions: 4
Swim: 10
Races: 3
Overall not a bad month workout wise. Although strength sessions are slipping….how can they not with everything else I’m cramming in? My biggest victory was growing the nads to hit up Masters Swim, and going religiously every Monday morning at 6am. I’d pretty much prefer anything over that. Root canal anyone? It’s not fun being the sucky one in a pool full of accomplished swimmers, but I know it’s making me better too.
I had my first races of the year, finally…
The Eggshell Shuffle with the kids…
…the Cara 10-Miler with Wendy and Sara…
…and my first tri…with a 2nd place overall finish…still in shock on that front.
Swimming: I’m such a Jekyll and Hyde about it. It’s still SO hard. I count down the days til my tri when I won’t have to report to 6am Masters Swim anymore. But at the same time I find myself shopping more tris. I found one with a “short” 700m swim but then a 20 mile bike and a 4.5 mile run. Sigh.
Looking ahead to May(hem): Like many of you, I suspect, I’m in the thick of end-of-school crazy. Trying not to stress and not always succeeding with that. I put my own racing on the backburner this month because Thing 1 is in the final weeks of her track season. She had conference finals last weekend where she took 1st in the 200m, 1st in the 4x200m relay and 2nd in the long jump. Her school ended up as conference champions. Sectionals are next weekend and that morphs right into State Track, ice show rehearsals, 8th grade graduation, high school physicals and iPad setup, birthdays, summer school…and then my goal tri. So yeah tri training through May(hem) is going to be madness.
I’ll leave you with a bright spot. I managed to get my herbs and flowers in last weekend. I’ve got veggies ready to go into the big garden, but they’re not in….yet. Running and gardening are my much needed oases of calm this month.
How was your April? What’s fun for you in May? What’s calms you? Did you enter my giveaway?
I’m linking up today with Amanda for Thinking Out Loud Thursday.
Nice month! Pretty soon you’ll be searching USMS meets and wanting to compete in the pool. Masters meets are fun and there are people of all ability levels there!
Congrats to Thing 1 on her awesome finishes! April was a big race month for me, as well. May will be challenging because I’m kind of in between fitness goals. Not having a set workout plan means I really need to motivate myself to stay on top of my fitness.
Swimming is such a great workout, full body, no pounding. Bigfoot Tri is a good race and not too far from home: 750M Swim – 20K Bike – 5K Run.
You’re awesome! I’m right smack dab in the middle of ending my school year at work and ending the school year for both of my children one of which is graduating. So grateful for yoga to keep me centered and calm.
Congratulations on a fantastic month! You know, as much as the swim classes are grueling now, I bet that once they are over you will start to want to do them again. =) Ahhh, gardening! So exciting that you’ll soon have your own home-grown and bountiful crop of herbs and veggies to cook with!
Being a mom and trying to get everything else done can make one flip a lid. I keep trying to remind myself to relax, that I’m not BQ’ing or winning anything, just having fun. I’ll kinda be glad when schools out because doesnt it seem like the month of May is always insane with field trips and fees and outdoor activities??
What an awesome month! I am still focusing on strength training this month but come June 1st I will start marathon training…AHHH!
I really loved April! Mostly because the weather was warming up and there were a lot of birthdays to celebrate around these parts. As for May… I’d have to say that going to a blogger retreat next week definitely tops my list of exciting things happening this month!
You had a great month!! Man may has me doin a 30k on my bday (hey I finished and lived and only a week after getting out of bed with the flu! whoohooo). Next up I have a couple half maras at the end of the month. And maybe another half next week. toying with that silly notion! haha. yay for MAY I say….
Isn’t it great to look back on a month and think–wow! I did a lot? You had a great month and you are killing those swimming workouts! I can’t wait to see how your tri goes.
I’m glad you had a great month! I’m focusing on my diet, working out 5-6 days a week, and strength training.
Gardening calms me. I love to pull up weeds! I know…weird. But if the gnats are out, forget it! You had a great month. I don’t know how Moms with younger kids do it all! My swim cap is off to you. Congratulations to Thing 1 too!
I definitely feel like May and June will be busy months! Thats another reason why I haven’t signed up for any races yet, I feel like there is something going on every weekend!
Sounds like a great April. I pretty much finished school in April and now I am a Bachelor’s degree nurse! Looking forward to MAy!
Awesome month!! My April was ok…I really want to build up a good running base in May and I have a 10k on May 30 so hopefully that will be a good race to end the month!
How awesome that you’ve started to go to the Masters swim group. I have yet to find a group to swim with so I must say I am a bit envious!
Congrats on your age group finish!! That’s amazing! That’s a pretty solid sounding April right there!
Congrats on a great April! That’s a lot of training and racing. Kudos to you on those 6am swims. I cannot do morning swim. I tried it a few summers ago and felt like I was going to fall asleep in the pool…which was a bit worrying! Also I have zero speed in the morning, so anything fast was out! I think you should try that tri you mentioned. The good part about having a short swim and a longer bike and run is that you have more time to make up the swim deficit…at least, that’s how I see it! Good luck with Thing 1’s graduation etc. I have a 5th grader graduating this year…so excited to be saying goodbye to elementary school!
What a great April! Here’s to an even better May!
What a great April! I love May! and I will admit I am kind of glad I don’t have that end of the year craziness anymore! We do have one graduation (my stepson) but as the stepMom that doesn’t involve me much other than showing up in a skirt and keeping my mouth shut 🙂 I love that you have started the garden, that is one of my favorite things too!
Great month! I’m pretty sure you got in more strength training than I did, and I have no other training to distract me. This month, I’m focusing on increasing my strength training, and maybe picking up running as well. Hope you have a great month!
oh the dangerous tri web! I signed up for one, trained for it (and loved/hated the swimming just like you) did it, and now I want to do another! It’s a sick cycle by at least it’s healthy? LOL
Congrats on a strong month!! You are doing great with your swimming/training!!!
Way to go! Your April was awesome and very productive!! I am excited to read what May has in store for you! 🙂
You had an awesome month! Congrats on the 2nd place finish in your Tri and also to Thing 1 on her track conference finals! Sounds like you will have a busy May but I’m sure you will do great!
What a great month of training! You’re killing it! I was injured most of April so it was kind of a buzzkill month– looking forward to slowly getting back after in May. What calms me down? an elephant sedative.
May almost puts me over the edge each year! Great month for you, Marcia! Well on your way to that IronMan…
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OMG, totally just laughed out loud to “growing some nads”! Hilarious!!
Nice! I had two races and two massages to recover from the races!
We are suppose to get 2-4″ of snow here on Mother’s Day….your flowers would be DEAD here. In other bipolar Colorado updates: a 25-mile sucky hill-ridden trail race I was suppose to do with Melissa tomorrow has been cancelled due to….get this…too much rain. This is NOT the Colorado I moved here 25 years ago to!
That has nothing to do with anything you wrote here, but your flowers got me off on a tangent about this crazy weather! 🙂
I remember last year during May that I almost lost my sanity with two graduating seniors. Can I just say that life has taken a drastic turn as far as activities. You miss it…for about 3 days, then you quickly get selfish and sign up for a million races in May :).
Way to rock April, Louise. 22 weeks to TC, btw!
xoxo
I wouldn’t worry too much about dropping a few strength sessions – not with what you’ve got on your plate fitness wise. You can’t do everything.
April was great, but May is NUTS with the end of the school year.
nice work on the swim!! may is nuts, and i don’t have kids! 🙂 the marathon is a few days away and i’m so ready.