OWS. That’s open water swim in case you wondered. I finally did my first one yesterday. My tri coach took me to a sweet baby lake, but in my head might as well have been an angry surf off the coast of Kona. We squeezed into our wetsuits and went for it. The sandy bottom [Read More]
You’re Made for So Much More
First here’s how last week’s workouts went: Miles run: 14 Miles Bike: 55 Swim: 5500 yds. Monday: Masters Swim 1 hr. + yoga Tuesday: 1 hr bike, 4 miles run Wednesday: 6 miles run, mile repeats+hill repeats Thursday: Cycle 20 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: 45 min swim (in wetsuit), 1 hr bike, 30 min run with [Read More]
Tuesdays on the Run and Swimtimidation. It’s a Thing.
I’m just back from a 6-day junket in the Allegheny mountains of Pennsylvania to celebrate FIL’s 80th birthday. More on that to come. First a recap of the training week: Total miles run: 23 Total miles bike: 22 Swim: Still not tracking but trust me it’s plenty Monday: Masters Swim from hell Tuesday: Bike/Run brick [Read More]
Masters Swim 101
The Wednesday Word over at Deb Runs is Courage. Since my brain is waterlogged from all the time I’ve spent in the pool lately, I have to apply this to swimming. I summoned my courage and stepped way out of my comfy zone when I decided I’d finally learn (well I’m still learning) to swim [Read More]
April Runfession Friday Linkup
How can it be the last Friday in April already? That means it’s time once again to enter the runfessional and cleanse your sweaty soul! Spill your run-, gym- and swimfessions, heck any confessions will do, tag me and link them up below. Let’s get to it, shall we? Because I’m a swimming mamma jamma [Read More]
How to Silence Your Inner Critic
Last week I was at the pool going through the motions of trying to swim when a coach approached. The Aquatic Director and Triathlon Swim Coach, actually. We talked about my goals (survive my first tri) and she asked to see my stroke. I swam out and most of the way back before I wigged [Read More]
Thinking Out Loud: Random Stuff
Yesterday was a good day in the pool. No creepers. I’m no longer embarrassed by what the lifeguard may think as he watches me flail and snort. I seemed to go further in the 30 minutes I force, I mean allow myself to swim. 1150 meters. I need to swim 800 meters for Espirit de [Read More]
You Look Like a Swimmer
Before we get to the swimming, some of you asked what my training weeks look like lately so here’s how my week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday Run 5 miles, Core/stability training Wednesday: 30 minute Swim Thursday Run 6.25 miles (800m repeats) Friday: 35 minute Swim Saturday 8 miles Sunday: Strength, 20 minute Swim [Read More]
February by Number
Who’s happy to put February behind us and turn the page to March? Raises hand. Here’s how February shook out here: Miles Run: 78 Races: 0 Swims: 11 Gym Days: 16 Unassisted Pullups: 3 Times the dogs slept thru the night: 5 Pool creepers: 2 Flat Whites: 2 Days til spring break: 20. You’d better [Read More]
Loving/Not Loving
Time for the February edition of Loving/Not Loving. Feel free to join in and tag me. Here goes: Loving: The lengthening daylight. Come on spring! Not Loving: Never ending single digit and below zero temps. Enough already. Loving: I lost weight on Diet-to-Go. Seriously the meals are so good. Not Loving: I don’t have any more DTG [Read More]