i did it!!!

i finished!

here are my results:
swim: 34:24 (i think that's the fastest i've EVER swam a mile!)
transition from swim to bike: 4:30 (i told you i wasn't in a rush!)
bike: 1:50:42 (ugh...i don't even like to think about it...SO hard!)
transition from bike to run: 1:53
run: 1:03:45 (slower than i wanted...but my REAL goal was to not walk...so...)

total time: 3:35:12!

you can read all the details on my family blog

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4.7 mile run...EASY and slow (in 1 billion degree weather!)

rode my sister's bike for a few minutes to get used to the gears again

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1 hour yoga

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swim 3/4 mile
run 4ish miles RIGHT after

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1 hour spinning class

2 sets of pushups/crunches/jumping jacks

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rest

(+ 8 mile bike ride with family)

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GREAT 6.5 mile run!!!

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swam 1 mile
battling migraine

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4 mile hill run

1 hour aerobics

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BRICK:
15.5 mile bike
2 mile run

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4 mile run

30 minutes yoga

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1 hour spinning

20 minutes cruches/pushups

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rest

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40 min "insanity" video

50 min yoga video

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6 1/2 mile run...slow but felt GREAT!

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50 minutes bike

3 sets crunches/pushups

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3 sets pushups/crunches

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1 hour yoga

swim 1 mile

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run 5 miles

1 hour spinning class

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REST!

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hiked 11 miles! HARD and so fun!

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ran 5 miles

did my own little triathlon:
swam 17 laps (1/2 mile)
biked 20 miles
ran 1.5 miles

felt GOOD!
100 degree weather...

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rode 17 miles (hard)

ran 4 miles

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swam 1 1/2 miles

1 hour spinning class

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ran 4 miles - with my GROUP again!!!

3 sets of:
100 jumprope
30 pushups
100 crunches

1 hour yoga

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rode 19 miles
HOT out there... {100+ degrees}

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ran 4 miles!
first increase in mileage and it felt pretty good.
i'm slow...but that's ok.
just glad to be RUNNING!

30 minutes yoga

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rest (traveling)

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ran 3 miles and it actually felt GOOD...like i wasn't going to die.
excited to run 4 miles next time!
building up...slowly...

1 hour yoga

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3 sets of:

100 jumprope
30 pushups
100 crunches

1 hour yoga

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ran 3 miles! (HARD! breathing was hard...not my muscles...which is so frustrating)

ran 1 mile with Rebekah (more a walk/run)

yoga with Pat for 50 minutes :-)

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3 sets of:

100 jump rope
30 pushups
100 crunches

30 minutes of yoga - WITH pat! :-) fun!

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3 sets of:

100 jump rope
30 pushups
100 crunches

30 minutes of yoga - WITH pat! :-) fun!

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ran 30 minutes and it felt GOOD!

3 sets of:
30 pushups
100 crunches

on the hotel room floor :-)

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traveling...

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helped run kids' triathlon

that's all i have in me... :-)

i ran!!!

3 sets of:
30 pushups
100 crunches
100 jump rope

ran for 30 minutes...well, ran 2 minutes, walked 1 min over and over.
on the treadmill.
total of about 2 1/2 miles.
it felt GREAT!
the test will be how my hip feels tomorrow morning.

i was at the gym running.
and i kept having to take the hUGE smile
OFF my face...people probably thought i was NUTS!
it felt SO good!!!!!!

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45 minute HARD swim workout

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3 sets of:
100 jump rope
30 pushups
100 crunches

swam 1 mile +a few laps of kicking

1 hour yoga

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sprint swim workout

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today and tomorrow - REST

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1 hour walk (4.2 miles)

20 minutes weights - arms and stomach

30 minutes cardio - rowing machine and elliptical

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rode bike 1 hour (13.5 miles)

45 minute walk

15 minute ab workout

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45 minute swim workout - HARDEST i've ever swam! WOW!
followed by a 30 minute bike ride - 7 miles - BIG hills

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swam 1 1/2 miles

rode bike 30 minutes - 8 miles - BIG hills

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1 hour spinning class

1 hour yoga

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rode 10 miles on my sister's road bike that she's letting me borrow!!
fun!

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walk 3.5 miles

swam 45 minutes...worked on stroke count (just learned that on wednesday!)

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rest

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a REAL {1 hour} swim workout led by a COACH! fun!!!

20 minute ab video

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swim 1 1/2 miles

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sprint swim workout

weekend

NOTHING today or tomorrow.
ugh.

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spinning class

crunches/pushups

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45 minutes elliptical/bike

crunches/pushups

NEEDED to SWEAT!

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swam 1 1/2 miles
felt GREAT!

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went to dr.

diagnosis:
torn tensor fasciae latae (where all the "stuff" - ligaments?? - that runs along the outside of my leg from my knee to my hip meet at the top of my hip)

have to NOT run for 4 weeks - ahhh!
BUT i can swim and possibly bike

i haven't done anything since last thursday...for 5 days!
planning on swimming tomorrow

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taking a break...very tired and my hip hurts...

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5 mile run

1 mile swim

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45 minutes aerobics tape

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4.5 mile run

level 1 of the shred

45 minutes cycling
30 minutes yoga

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5.3 mile run

sprint swim workout

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rest day...at the Nationals game! :-)

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12 mile run

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1 hour Firm video

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4.5 mile run

sprint swim workout - last day at my current gym...

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level 3 of the shred. LOVE it!

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4.5-5 mile run (my gps died)
1 hour yoga
45 minutes spinning

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8 mile run (memorial day)

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rest day

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25.5 mile bike ride followed by a 6.2 mile run!!!!
that's the last 2/3 of my triathlon!
it felt great!

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3.8 mile walk/run

1 hour Firm video

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4.8 mile run...sprinted up repeated hills. wow.

swam 1 mile without stopping.
then swam another 1/2 mile.
GOOD swim!

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level 3 of "the shred"

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4.6 mile run

45 minutes yoga

1 hour spinning

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4.6 mile run

sprint swim workout

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rest day

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12 mile run - felt a little better than last week...but not great

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day off - needed it...for myself AND my kids

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5 mile run (with some sprints)

45 minute Firm video

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3 mile walk

level 2 of Jillian Michael's 30 day shred - she is SO hard core!

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4.7 mile run

45 minutes yoga

1 hour spinning

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slept in - didn't run.

sprint swim workout.

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rest day

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12 mile run.
awful.
hardest ever.
probably walked a total of 1 of those miles.
but done.

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3.8 mile walk/run

1.5 mile swim (in 50 minutes)

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20 minute ab video

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did level 1 of Jillian Michaels' 30 day shred...feeling VERY tired...didn't give 100% but i liked it!

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4.8 mile run

1 hour yoga

50 minutes spinning

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4.7 mile run

ladder sprint swim workout

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12 hours of putting on a yard sale!

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4 mile run/walk

deck of cards workout

hours of pricing for yard sale!

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5.5 mile run

20 minute ab video

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9 hours of yard sale pricing/organizing ;-)

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4.7 mile run

45 minute yoga class

1 hour spinning class

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45 minute Biggest Loser DVD

1 mile swim +10 laps (with my eyes closed...)

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rest day

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12 mile run - the first 6 miles we had a 9:11 pace! the second 6 miles was closer to 9:40 pace. but still pretty good for me!

8.25 mile bike ride - BIG hills

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4 mile run/walk

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4.9 mile run - felt strong! hills...and had enough to "kick it" on them!

sprint swim workout - felt REALLY strong!

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45 minute Firm video

plus

20 minutes Ab video

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5.8 mile run

1 hour yoga

45 minutes spinning

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5.5 mile run

1 mile swim (NO stopping!) +12 laps

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REST DAY!

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12 mile run

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sprint swim workout

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4.5 mile run

1 hour aerobics tape

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1 hour aerobics tape

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4.7 mile run

45 minute yoga class

1 hour spinning class

*ran 3 more miles during rebekah's soccer practice...1/2 mile warm up, 2 miles at 8:00-8:30 pace, and 1/2 mile cool down

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4.2 mile run

deck of cards workout

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rest day

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rode my bike 25 miles!
that's the total distance i have to ride for the triathlon...

it was fine.
super windy (which made me so MAD!)

but i didn't swim a mile or run 6 miles either :-)

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6.3 mile run

some situps and pushups

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5.1 mile hill run

swim sprint workout

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1 hour Firm aerobics

plus some additional weights....

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5 mile run

45 minute yoga class

1 hour spinning class

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5.2 mile run

swam 1 mile +10 laps (all i had time for)

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12 mile run - felt GREAT!!!

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3.9 mile run

sprint swim workout

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5 mile run (first 1/2 of run was hill repeats!)

20 minute ab video

SO sore from spinning/yoga on tuesday...but i DO feel stronger after my "break" last week!!! yay!

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1 hour Firm exercise video

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4.5 mile run

45 minutes yoga

1 hour spinning

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4.7 mile run

200 crunches
80 pushups (the girl kind...)

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19 miles bike

3 mile run right after the bike
the first 1/2 mile i couldn't feel my legs
by 1.5 miles i could feel my legs and they didn't feel good
by 2.5 miles my legs felt good!

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on vacation from march 28-april 1
didn't run/bike or swim.
did do lots of hiking.

today:
ran 5.6 miles

deck of cards workout

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12.5 mile run

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swam 1 1/2 miles...really pushed myself...swam faster than usual for that long of a distance

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4.1 mile hill run

deck of cards workout

1 hour spinning class

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40 minutes of Biggest Loser DVD

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4.6 mile run

Firm workout

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5 mile run

sprint swim workout

race!

5k (actually...3.2 miles...) in 26:54 - 8:26 pace!!!

1 hour bike ride OUTSIDE! 13.7 miles

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45 minute walk/run

swam 1 1/2 miles

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4.5 mile hill run

deck of cards workout

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1 hour Firm aerobics tape

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4.8 mile run

1 hour yoga

1 hour spinning

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5 mile run

ladder swim workout

rest

day of rest.
i love sundays.

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AWESOME 12 mile run!
in the wind and rain.
and it really WAS awesome!

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swam almost 1 1/2 miles

ran out of time because i had the cutest conversation with my 75 year old friend.
heard about his children (6 of them) and grandchildren and the cottage "up north" they are about to head to.
and his wood burning stove.
and the new gazebo they have for this summer...the Amish built it.

and did you know he eats 1 cookie a day?
1/2 of the cookie after lunch
and 1/2 after dinner :-)

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4.75 mile run

deck of cards workout

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1 hour aerobics workout

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4.6 mile run

1 hour yoga

1 hour spinning

ahhh...feels so GOOD to be healthy again!!

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4.5 mile run

sprint swim workout

on the women's retreat

50 minute "fit" class

8 mile run

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deck of cards workout

1 hour spinning class

headed away for the weekend...not sure what my training will look like...but bringing my running shoes with me!

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i'm back!!!

4.5 mile run - felt GOOD!!!
did a short aerobics video...to feel "normal" more than anything

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still sick.
still nothing.

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sick.
resting.
trying to get better.

i'm NEVER going to be ready for this triathlon!!

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swam 1 1/2 miles
tried to do the sprint workout but my body said NO.

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11 miles - 11 R O U G H miles...sick with a head cold...but i pulled it out. it was ugly.

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nothing.
need a day with my God and my kids.

{i feel like ever since i started this blog, my "training" has been the most sporadic it ever is! sorry! but, i guess that's "real life" as a mom, huh??}

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somehow pulled out a 4.5 mile run and doing my deck of cards workout...have a cold and wanted to die

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Leslie Sansone's 3 mile Walk away the pounds video {was feeling "blah"...hard, hard day the day before...and coming down with a cold}

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5.5 mile run
1 hour yoga
1 hour spinning (focused on strength today = lots of riding with lots of tension...wow!)

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4.5 mile run

went to the gym to swim...but they did some maintenance on the pool over the weekend and the water temp was 60 degrees - that's COLD! way too cold for me to get in. luckily i was still in my running clothes, so i still worked out for an hour...

10 minutes on the rowing machine
15 minutes on the elliptical
10 minutes on rowing machine
15 minutes on the elliptical

{i'm ADD on those cardio machines at the gym...and i was also trying to workout my chest/shoulders like i would have if i had been able to swim but still get my heart rate up}

then i did...

15 pushups/50 crunches 4 times (total of 60 pushups and 200 crunches)

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rest day :-)

plus a 1 hour walk with the fam...for fun, NOT exercise!
LOVE getting fresh air in the sunshine!

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12.5 mile run
for the record - it was an awful run...so hard...i was dying...but i pulled it out thanks to the ladies that run with me. i love good runs. but it's also nice to know i can pull out a long run even when it's hard.

doing my best to recover now...and move on with our weekend!

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1 hour speed walking
1 hour aerobics video (transfirmer ultimate calorie blaster!)

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5 mile run
deck of cards workout

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swim - ladder workout

5.5 mile run
1 hour yoga {it's "flow yoga"...i'm kinda loving it. i "flipped the dog" for the first time! yowza!}
1 hour spinning {interval stuff...}

12 mile run
200 crunches (4 sets of 50)
60 pushups (4 sets of 15)

nothing.
rest day :-)

nothing.
i'm either all or nothing.
and saturdays = long runs and it would just be painful.
either go to the gym and run 12 miles on a treadmill (NOT happening)
or try to run 12 miles outside where there's only 1 lane cleared in the snow all around town and make all the drivers mad.

i just couldn't do it.

monday is a holiday.
maybe i'll get a long run in then?
but i don't think there's going to be much melting between now and then...

i'm trying to tell myself that "rest" is just as good for my body as a good long run.
it's not as good for my attitude, though...

ran 5 miles.
swam 1 1/2 miles.

1 hour Firm workout

{trying not to freak out that i'm "out of my routine!}

videos

what video's do i use in my basement?? {here ya go, Holly!}

i have 2 full sets of The Firm VHS (oh, yes!) tapes!
i LOVE LOVE LOVE them....i've used them for years (obviously...since they are vhs!)
i have to do them on this little tv that is like 8 inches and has a vcr built into it.
comical.

i also use The Biggest Loser DVD...a friend gave it to me as a gift (and i LOVE it!)
it has 5 or 6 sections - each one 20 minutes long (low cardio...high cardio...boot camp...strength and sculpt) and you "create" your own workout with them.
it's cool.

the only other video i use is a Denise Austin one.
it's called "Fit and Fabulous for every age" or something like that.
it's cheesy...but a great combination of cardio and strength training.

nada

{snowed in and having fun}

ran 5 miles {shopping center parking lot again}

45 minute yoga class

1 hour spinning class

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ran 5.1 miles...mostly around a shopping center parking lot because of the 3 feet of snow.

swam a "ladder" workout:

400 m warmup
25 m swim
25 m sprint
50 m swim
25 m sprint
75 m swim
25 m sprint
100 swim
25 m sprint
125 m swim
25 m sprint
150 m swim
25 m sprint
150 m swim
25 m sprint
125 m swim
25 m sprint
100 m swim
25 m sprint
75 m swim
25 m sprint
50 m swim
25 m sprint
25 m swim

400 m to finish it up!

cross-training??

4+ hours of shoveling!!!

and tomorrow is a day of REST!

Friday, Feb 5

12 mile run (from 5:15-7:15 am...so does it count for more?? :-)
did my long run today because of the 2 feet of snow that is falling outside.

1 1/2 mile swim (34 + 17 laps...too tired to add them up :-)) in 55 minutes (including the conversation i had with the man i was sharing a lane with. he was so cute! at least 30 years older than me. and gave me a run for my money! with his snorkel breathing thing and all! he said to me at the end, "go get 'em kid!" KID! love it!)

day 1 in writing

this is nowhere near day 1 of my "training"...but i don't know how else to start this!

we're just going to dive in with today's workout:

5 mile run
45 minutes cross training (workout video in my basement)...a little cardio...mostly strength training

my goal

this goal has been in my head and heart for awhile...

i am doing an international triathlon on august 14, 2010!

we all know i love to exercise.
i always have.
and i've grown to love it even more the last couple years.
i became a runner shortly after having bailey.

and i became a swimmer 2 years after that.

i couldn't do either of those things for more than about 1 minute when i started them.
if I can run or swim...anyone can.

i'll admit that one of the biggest driving forces in me to do those things was weight management.
i've always struggled with my weight.
and exercise helps me keep it under control.

but i've realized over the last year or so that it's not about that anymore at all.
it's truly because i love it.
and i need it...i need it for my sanity.

this also kinda scares me a little bit...to need something so badly.
so, i'm trying to take better care of myself...and not overdo it so that i don't injure anything.

i even started doing yoga once a week (that's all i can handle....)
but i'm starting to enjoy it a little bit and i really think it's good for my body to stretch and all.

i have 1 goal in finishing this triathlon.
i want to finish feeling strong.
i don't care about my time.
i just want to feel strong at the end.

i'm in pretty good shape right now.
i'm running a faster pace than i ever have before.
i'm running more miles a week than i ever have before.
if i'm going to do this...now is the time.

the day i signed up for it, my stomach was upset for the rest of the day.
and i'm sure it will be like that the day before.

but i know i can do this.
so i am.
technically, i could probably do it tomorrow...but i hope to train some towards my goal of feeling STRONG at the end.
i shouldn't have to work out for many more hours a week...i'm just going to have to bike more (right now all i'm doing is a 1 hour spinning class a week!) and run less...which i don't love...but i'll do.

what exactly is an international triathlon?? we start with a 1500 meter (a little less than a mile) swim in a lake (totally weirds me out! i only swim in a pool!!!)
these pics are from the luray website from the last 2 years

then we bike 25 miles
ok...besides not having one of those "triathlon suits" to wear...and hating wearing a cap to swim...it gives me a headache...i also don't have the "right" kind of bike. i can use the bike i have {a hybrid} but i will have to work twice as hard as the people on road bikes {they cost like $2000...not happening...you really can "buy" time in a triathlon!} hoping maybe to borrow a bike?? but, if not, i can use mine.

then we run a 10k (6.2 miles) at the end.
running is my thing.
so i love knowing that this is the last part.

am i crazy?
yes, totally.
but i'm so excited about this!!!

so...this is a real-life training plan for someone with kids and other priorities in life
{but i guess you also have to be highly motivated to workout...and slightly crazy :-)}