Training Schedule: Monday August 25- Sunday August 31

Monday: Day Off!
Tuesday: Run 5 mi with some hills
Wednesday: Coached Swim
Thursday: Ride 20 mi flat
Friday: Swim 1500’ yards.
Saturday: Ocean swim/ Run @ TBA
Sunday: Run 7 mi flat

WOOHOO!!

So I completed the mock tri. It went well. More details to follow as I need a nap.

Freaked Out!

So it has been a while again. What is new and exciting?

On Monday I was swimming in the ocean and I was a long ways from shore by myself. Atticus was standing back on shore keeping an eye on me, as most normal people would still be on shore. I am trying to get used to my new wetsuit (one of these days I will post the video of me trying on a wetsuit for the first time). I was out swimming and doing fine when a very large shadow passed underneath me. I was fine right away with this however after I started to bob like a cork and looked back to shore and exactly how far away I was and that I was all by myself. My heart rate skyrocketed and I started to panic, so off I went as fast I as could back to shore, I kept looking over my shoulder the whole time to see if there was a wave coming in, but I think secretly I was worried about what I saw. I did have a decent size wave hit me on the way in and it took my cool new swim goggles with it. DANGIT!! So not only did I run (swim) from a shadow I lost my new goggles. Now that I think about it I am pretty sure what I saw was a sea lion, but it was definitely freaky being out there by myself.

This Saturday we have a mock tri. We are actually going to the location in Malibu where the tri in September is going to be held and we are doing the course, all of it. I am secretly (though it is not much of a secret if I am writing it here) excited, nervous & scared. We shall see how it goes and I will let you know.

Training Schedule: Monday, August 18- Sunday August 24

Monday: Day Off!
Tuesday: Run 4 miles
Wednesday: Coached Swim
Thursday: Ride 18 easy miles
Friday: Swim 1500 yards
Saturday: Mock Tri at Zuma Beach 6:30 am
Sunday: Choose weakest sport and repeat Tuesday or Thursday.

Training Schedule August 11th to August 17th

Monday: Day Off!
Tuesday: Run 3 miles
Wednesday: Coached Swim
Thursday: Bike. Ride 20 miles
Friday: Swim 1800’ yards
Saturday: Coached Run
Sunday: Run 6 miles

A Kick In The Shorts...

Thursday night I received a big old kick in the shorts.

We went and visited Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. We went to a wing that has the children with Leukemia & Lymphoma. The kids ranged in age from 6 months to 18 years.
I have never seen such bravery as these kids and the treatments that they are currently going through. There were quite a few kids that were so upbeat you would not have guessed how sick they were and that they were in the hospital.

We took coloring & activity books, stickers, word searches, sudoku, CDs, & DVDs for the kids to have.

I now do not have any excuse for the days when I do not feel like training. I will just have to think of the amazing kids that I met last night and remember how brave they are for what they are facing.

What A View!!

Last night was swim practice. Before practice and after work I had about an hour of time so I decided to go and do some interval training in the hills around the pool. It was fun and I ended up by some houses that were being built on top of the hill overlooking the valley where the pool was. There was hole in the construction fence so I decided to go and check out the view. These homes were framed with some drywall in the process of being installed. The view was fantastic. These homes were about as high as you could get in that area. So I did a little exploring and walked around a corner in one of the homes and there was a coyote sitting about 6 feet from me. I think we were both equally surprised, I left right away. I think that we were both up there for the same reason though as the view was incredible.

On the way back down to the pool I got lost as I must have missed a turn or took an extra turn at some point. Eventually though I did make it back down to the pool although it was definitely a different route than what I took on the way up.

Swim practice went well; I am definitely feeling stronger in the water. We also got our uniforms and our wetsuits last night.

Tonight we are going for a visit @ the Children’s Hospital.

Mother Ocean Had Her Way With Me!!

Last Monday I went and did some swimming in the ocean to get used to the waves. The plan was to do a bunch of swimming then come in and run down the beach a ways, come back and repeat. This worked for a period of time. Then one time on my way in, I was swimming hard and feeling good. Then all of a sudden my face was driven into the ground then I felt myself spin in a 360 then my face was driven into the ground again then another 360 then all of a sudden I was laying on the beach. Then I was wondering what the heck just happened and dang my nose hurts. After wiping myself off and finding out that I was ok then Atticus recounted what he had seen.

He saw me swimming in, then he saw nothing then my yellow hat, then my bare feet, then my yellow hat again and then my bare feet. Then all of a sudden I was lying on the beach.

Sometimes Mother Ocean just has to remind you how strong she is by chewing you up and spitting you out.

Saturday’s training was good we did intervals for an hour. It was run for 3 minutes as fast as you can but maintain it for 3 minutes then 3 minutes of recovery. This we repeated for an hour. At the end of the hour I was really glad it was done. This is supposed to make us faster and I can only get faster.

After training some of us on the team did a fund raising car wash. We had a really good time with that and seemed to raise a decent amount of money.

The race is only 6 weeks away and I am really starting to get anxious about it. I cannot believe it is coming up so quickly.

Training Schedule: August 4th - August 10th

Monday: Day Off!
Tuesday: Bike. Ride 20 mi with some hills followed an easy 10 minute run.
Wednesday: Coached Swim
Thursday: Run 3 miles
Friday: Swim 1600’ yards.
Saturday: Coached BRICK
Sunday: Run 6 miles easy on a flat terrain

This week's focus is CONFIDENCE.