One Step at a Time

Wow!  I have really slacked on keeping this thing updated.  I shall repent! :-)

I completed Echo triathlon on July 10!  It was so awesome.  OK, it was very painful at times, but the swim was great!  That is the thing I was worried about most!  My overall time was 3:15 which I am happy with for my first one.  I am really happy w/ my run.  Average mile pace was 8:43.  No one passed me on the run.  The first two miles of the run were extremely difficult.  Had a stomach cramp like I have never had in my life!  It was intense.  After that went away, I just concentrated on picking off the next person in front of me.

I saw a girl in front of me by quite a ways and she started walking.  Decided then that she didn't deserve to beat me, so I picked up the pace and passed her and two others!  Wahoo!!! 

Hoping to do Sprint triathlon on August 28.  Just need to find funding!  LOL

Anyway, todays run was nice and slow.  Kinda windy.  Talked the whole way.  Had to tell running partner everything that had since last time we had run together.

Nice run.  Not too fast, but lots of it was gradual uphill!  Excited to start putting in some miles for SGM training.  Started training program for a sprint triathlon in August.  So many races, not enough time or $!!!

This morning was pathetic.  Had no energy.  Haven't eaten well all weekend.  Didn't eat or drink before run.  Better luck tomorrow!

Compared to yesterday's run, today's was an Olympic performance.  I was a much better runner today!  It was awesome.  About mile 3 a guy jumped onto the path about 1/4 mile in front of us.  Our competitive nature took over and we picked up the pace and passed him.  Then we ran out onto the pier at Daybreak to enjoy a moment or two of beauty.

Temple Hill killed me today!  Ok, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but I lost my momentum when I was just about to the top.  Caught up to running partner on the way down. 

I really could have used a nap when I was done, but I didn't even let the Bed Monster into the ring!  I won the fight before it even started.  Was early to work.  Took a 10 minute nap in my car! 

Now it is going to take me until mid afternoon to become fully awake and alert!

Evening workout:  An hour of intense volleyball!  It was awesome.  Then went to the gym - 20 minutes hard on stationary bike followed by 10 minutes running.  100 crunches.  Would have done some strength training but for some silly reason they close the gym at midnight!

Swam 1200 yds.  Felt good.  500 warmup. 10 x 50 sprint.  200 cool down.  Three minutes in the hot tub. 

Today was a tough rough.  Kept up with running partner pretty well for the first three miles.  Next four were a struggle.  I would tell myself to keep with her until the next corner or the next traffic light.  Managed to keep w/ her till the end, but had to work for it.

Her garmin showed 8:49 avg mile pace and mine was 9:00 min.  I think I'll go with hers!!!

So tired today.  Need to stop going to the gym at 11:00 p.m. and getting up at 5:00 a.m. to run!  Sleep is an important part of training, too, right???? :-)

It was a nice run.

Haven't run this far for a long time!  It was a good run, but I totally lost it after mile 8.  Was tough to keep going.  Thought of many good reasons that it would be ok to stop!  But, I didn't!!!  9:02 avg pace.  I'm ok w/ that!

Still need to get to the gym and do some strength training.