One Step at a Time

Awesome run this morning.  The wind was bitter, bitter cold! 

Felt pretty good.  Triathlon training starts next week!  So excited!

Swam 2000 yds this a.m.  There were people at the gym.  I shared a lane for awhile with another girl. 

First 200 yds, I thought I was going to die!  My legs felt like lead.  I haven't swam in over a week but I didn't think it would be this bad!  Thankfully things got better!

Towards the end, I was feeling really good! 

this morning was cold and windy. No surprise! But, we were strong runners and finished against the wind. It was a great run. Didn't do anything all weekend because I was in WY where it was below my "cold" threshold while on vacation!

Need to get off the computer and go bike for at least 30 minutes before I go to bed. Swimming in the a.m.!

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I did it! 30 minutes on indoor bike trainer. So much harder than stationary bike @ the gym w/ an array of channels to choose from!!! Oh, well! It was nice not to have to drive to the gym.

Now, if I can get to sleep in the next five minutes, I will be lucky to get 5 1/2 hours of sleep!!!

Swam 1700 yds @ masters class this a.m. and practiced flip turns. I need lots of practice on the flip turns!!! Hope to get some more biking in this evening!

~Andrea

Beautiful morning to run! It was lightly snowing when we started our run. There was almost no wind! The run felt good. Avg pace was 9:23. My garmin died during the run. Thank goodness for my partner!

By the time we were finishing up it was snowing pretty good!

Didn't do anything!!! My daughter competed in Federation for her piano.  She earned a Superior.

Went to the beauty college and had my hair cut and colored.  Love it!

Went on a date in the evening.

Real tri training starts on Monday!

Swimming with a tri coach this a.m. was great. I was relieved that he didn't tell me I was hopeless. Swam about 1000 yds. Hope to get in some biking tonight.

Running in the a.m.! Haven't talked to my running partner in days!!!

I have to guess on the mileage because I forgot to charge my Garmin.  Silly me!

It was a great run.  Needed to run about 2 more miles.  Still have things to talk about!

The wind was cold as usual but about halfway through the run it died down.  It was really nice.

Biked for 30 minutes last night on the indoor trainer.  That was a killer!  It got the adrenaline going, though, and I was able to have the energy to unload/load the dishwasher and put in a load of laundry! 

Swam 1000 yds last night. It felt really good. I got to the gym at 11:20 p.m. and the guy at the counter said, "Just so ya know, we close in 30 minutes." I looked at the clock and said, "Forty!" You can do a lot in 10 minutes....don't try to take my time from me!

I got my workout done and as I was swimming my cooldown laps, they turned the lights off! I love swimming in the pool with just the pool lights on!

It was hard to get up this morning, though.

Hope to bike tonight.

I just couldn't get myself out of bed this a.m.  I SO need my running partner to motivate me, but she wasn't available.

I did play volleyball for 1 1/2 hours and basketball for an hour.  Does that equal at least a couple miles??

Ran with my running partner. It was a fabulous run.  Of course, it was windy which made it difficult.  One rude truck driver tried to run us off the road.  I hope he had an awful day!  ;-)

Took my car to the shop before I realized that I needed to do some grocery shopping.  Ugh!  So, I hitched up the bike trailer and rode to Macey's.  Ok, to be honest, my daughter pulled the trailer to the store, I pulled it on the way home.  Remind me not to buy two 20 packs of diet pepsi, milk, and ice cream when I have the bike trailer.  It was a tough 2.5 mile bike ride.

To top off my exercise for the day, I went dancing!  Had tons of fun!

This morning's run was fantabulous!!!  8:57 average pace.  Felt really good.  Don't know why we ran so fast up 90th south.  It was a tough stretch!

During the last 30ft of the sprint at the end I tweaked my ankle just a bit and almost bit the dust.  Grateful for the lamp pole that was close by!  I hung on for dear life!  LOL

No damage to the ankle.  Felt a bit of soreness for a couple strides after that, but was good in the end!

So thankful to my running partner.

Swam 1500 yds this a.m.  It felt ok.  Didn't push it too hard.  500 yds warm up.  4x200 w/ 20 sec between.  200 cooldown.

Meeting w/ tri coach tonight for biking--probably my weakest of the three sports.  Will definitely be eating humble pie tonight!

Single volleyball and/or basketball later tonight if all goes well at home.

Played vball and bball last night!  It was a fantastic night.  Basketball was amazing.  Had a few good steals and even made a 3 pointer!!!  It was so cool!  Counted that as today's workout!  Basketball is the equivalent of a speed workout, right? :-)

I am very grateful for construction sites that have clean port-a-potties!!! 

Other than the need of port-a-potties, it was a great run!  Had lots to talk with running partner about. 

Felt a bit drained during the first half of the run.  Started to feel better about mile 6.  We ran out onto the pier at the lake at Daybreak.  It was fun.  I offer my apologies to the seagulls that we disturbed!

Going to Vegas tomorrow for a week.  I have no idea how I'm going to get my workouts in!  Ugh!

I am in Vegas for the week.  My casino doesnt have a fitness room!  What's up with that?  I ran outside!  It was scary!  That could explain why my avg pace was 20 seconds faster!!! 

All in all it was a good run!  Missed having someone to talk to.

Because of the conference I am attending, I may not have time to run very often.  Hopefully at least two more times!

Still in Vegas.

It was so hard to wake up this a.m. to run.  Went to a place last night and listened to a band called Yellow Brick Road.  It was really good.  The lead singer is friends with some of the people I was with so didn't get out of there till late.

Returned to the hotel at 3:00 a.m.!  Got up at 7:15 a.m. to run.  The wind was crazy-strong.  I thought about going back to bed.  It took forever for my Garmin to find satellites......in the meantime I stood in the bitter wind freezing to death! ;-)

I ran on Boulder to Russell to Broadbent to Kimberly Ave, I think.  As I was about halfway done three police officers drove by really, really fast.  I thought about following them to see what the excitement was about.  Didn't because I was on a schedule and needed to get back.

About 1/2 mile from the end I checked the time.  According to my watch I had 35 minutes to be showered and out the door!  I panicked!!!

Sprinted back to the hotel!!!  As I approached the entrance I realized that my watch doesn't switch time zones!!!  I still had 1 1/2 hours!!!  LOL

My avg pace was 9:11.  I run faster in the dark.  When unknown persons/monsters might be chasing me, I tend to run faster!

One more run in Vegas and then I'll be home!!!  I usually don't run on Sundays but I will view it as a nice Sunday leisurely run. 

It was a great run this morning!  It was so good to be with my running partner again!  I felt a bit sluggish because of my hectic week in Vegas, not enough sleep as usual and eating way too much food!  Buffets are really bad for me!  Especially when cheesecake is for dessert!

There wasn't very much wind this morning so we ran south along 4000 w, then west on 9000 S.  We were booking it up 90th.  It felt good to push it!

We almost got hit by cars three times!!  We were both wearing vests and I had a flashing headlamp on.  What more do we need to do?  Oh yeah!  Run in the daylight!  :)

After running I went to the gym and swam 1000 yds.  Felt strong.

In the evening, while the kids were at Scouts and Young Women, I went to the gym and swam again.  I didn't keep track of the yards.  Swam for about 35 minutes.  Swam drills.  I was exhausted.

I went to single's vball later.  Stayed for about 1/2 hour.  The game wasn't very exciting.  Then I went to the gym.....again.  This time I shot baskets.  It was awesome!  The 3 pointers were going in! 

Today was NOT an awesome run.  I couldn't find my socks.  I couldn't find my headlamp.  Had to steal batteries from kids iHome speakers for the headlamp.  I felt horrible.  Was five minutes late to meet with my running partner. 

The wind was so strong today and brilliant me had this idea to run our regular backwards which put us into the wind for longer!

In the end, it was a good run.  Last 1/2 mile was a 7:46 pace.  That's what happens when the the strong wind is with me instead of against me.  That was part was fun!

Might play vball and bball again tonight.

I went to Master's Swim this a.m.  Swam a timed 500 yd - 9:18.35  I was happy with that.  I haven't timed that long before.

Swam a total of 1900 yds, I think.  It felt great!

Later in the morning I got hit with a migraine.  It put me down hard!  Now it is afternoon and I'm feeling much better.  I think I will run and bike tomorrow, weather permitting!

Biked 15 miles with my daughter!!!  She is 15 and I signed her up for the Goldilocks bike ride.  Really tempted to get her a Goldilocks jersey!  She deserves it, right??

Biked 20 miles.

Left my running partner hangin' today!  Feel so bad.  Forgot that we talked about running!  I am a loser! :(

Swam later in the day.  Just 1000 yds.  It felt good.  Was slightly slighted when I had to share a lane with someone!  I usually have the pool to myself when I swim late at night.  Today was at 5:00 p.m.  There were actually 4 people using the pool!!!  It was a mad rush! ;)

Had a great run this a.m.  Sure wish someone would turn OFF the wind!  Holy cow it was blowing!

Probably won't run tomorrow, unless someone wants a running partner!  Might go swimming.

Going to Florida on Thursday!!!  Sunshine here I come!  Should be able to run on Friday and Saturday.  I am told that my friend lives across the street from a park with a 2 mile trail and three blocks from a nature hiking trail!  So excited for new running terrain!  I've never been to FL before.  This should be fun!  Too bad I haven't lost the 10 lbs I wanted to lose before going!  Oh, well! Next time.

This morning was a good run.  Had lots to talk about with running partner.

Avg HR: 155.  I think I need to run more and talk less!

Avg pace was 9:26.

Gotta get serious about tri training but the weather is not cooperating.  Supposed to bike 90 minutes today.  In the rain............I don't think so!

Biked Goldlilocks this last weekend with my 15 yoa daughter.  It was her first real ride.  We loved it!  signed up to ride next year.  We rode 42.8 miles.  Next year it will be 60!

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Evening workout consisted for swimming 1500 yds.  Went to Gold's Gym at 10:45 p.m.  Shock of my life.....there were other people swimming!  Usually I have the pool to myself at that time of night.  It was good to see other people using the pool instead of just sitting in the hot tub.