triathlon training for a mom of 4 (almost 6) kids!

real life training plan from a real life mom

Saturday, July 31, 2010

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40 min "insanity" video

50 min yoga video

Friday, July 30, 2010

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

Thursday, July 29, 2010

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50 minutes bike

3 sets crunches/pushups

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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3 sets pushups/crunches

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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1 hour yoga

swim 1 mile

Monday, July 26, 2010

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run 5 miles

1 hour spinning class

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Saturday, July 24, 2010

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hiked 11 miles! HARD and so fun!

Friday, July 23, 2010

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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...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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rode 17 miles (hard)

ran 4 miles

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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swam 1 1/2 miles

1 hour spinning class

Monday, July 19, 2010

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ran 4 miles - with my GROUP again!!!

3 sets of:
100 jumprope
30 pushups
100 crunches

1 hour yoga

Sunday, July 18, 2010

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

Saturday, July 17, 2010

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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

Friday, July 16, 2010

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rest (traveling)

Thursday, July 15, 2010

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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

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

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3 sets of:

100 jumprope
30 pushups
100 crunches

1 hour yoga

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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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 :-)

Monday, July 12, 2010

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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!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

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ran 30 minutes and it felt GOOD!

3 sets of:
30 pushups
100 crunches

on the hotel room floor :-)

Saturday, July 10, 2010

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traveling...

Friday, July 9, 2010

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helped run kids' triathlon

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

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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!!!!!!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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45 minute HARD swim workout

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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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

Monday, July 5, 2010

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sprint swim workout

Saturday, July 3, 2010

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today and tomorrow - REST

Friday, July 2, 2010

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1 hour walk (4.2 miles)

20 minutes weights - arms and stomach

30 minutes cardio - rowing machine and elliptical

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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rode bike 1 hour (13.5 miles)

45 minute walk

15 minute ab workout