Lost My Mojo

Ok I lost my mojo for about a week. I just couldnt get myself into it and also I had a lot of family birthdays last week. I was in a funk. With the marathon I was training with a friend and also we did it with a whole group at the Running Room. It helped that my sister Dory gave me a pep talk. This week I am getting it back into it. I started a program that I printed off from the web site Tri-Newbies. Its for intermediate sprint triathletes. I have to do two sports Mon-Thurs, then Fridays off and then Saturdays and Sundays a bike or run. Each sport 3 times a week. I was doing each sport twice a week. The program starts 18 weeks before the race but my race is in 15 weeks so I have to start 3 weeks into it. So far Im doing good except for last night. Andrea convinced me to buy everyone McFlurries since she made supper and I am a big pushover.....so I had an oreo mcflurry. Bad. Which basically cancelled out the 6 k run I did. Monday - I ran 9 K, Tues - I biked for an hour, did weights with my arms and swam 30 lengths. Wed -I ran 6 k....I was supposed to swim too but...you know...the McFlurry thing. Tonight I plan on hitting the gym doing the bike and weights and then at 9 swimming. Its so hard going out at 9 to Swim! Maybe I will try doing the gym before swimming then I wont be tempted to skip the swim....or maybe Ill end up skipping the whole thing! Then I would screw up the whole week so I cant do that!

My Bits

Tuesday night I worked out at the gym as usual...as usual...as usual. I have to say my workout at the gym is getting very boring. The same thing every time. The same machines. I have been upping the weight but I have to mix it up more. And .....I am sick of the same songs on my MP3. Sorry Slash...not you. I need some new music and a new routine. I have been noticing some progress though in my stomach and arms. Starting to see more muscle although I cannot break 150 lbs which is frustrating me. I hate that number. That is a Clydedale number. That means I would qualify as a heavy person in a running race. I am going to do more cardio. I want to be leaner and in the 140s. I just want to get rid of the muffin tops and the saddle bags. What lovely names we have for our "bits". Thats my favourite word for our bits. Thats what the british guy on the show "How to Look Good Naked" uses. It sounds pleasant.

Wednesday night I went for a 6K run. My plan was to go for a run when I got home from work and then swim at 9 o'clock. (Trying to do more cardio to get rid of "the bits" remember). But when 9 came I had an upset stomach. Too bad. Couldnt go. I didnt argue with my stomach because I was sitting comfortably on the couch with Esther watching America's Next Top Model. I was so disapointed....not.

Not Much Energy

I dont have much time and I am behind in my blog. Here it is:

Thurs: Gym- weights and 1/2 hr on the bike.

Sat: 16 K Bike ride in the morning. 6 K run in the afternoon. I was really tired but wanted to fit in a run. Well when I left for my run it was nice but then a storm started coming in and the wind was blowing like crazy. I was running against the wind and not going any where. Also I felt sick to my stomach for some reason. Not a good run.

Sunday was supposed to be really nice and in the high 20s. Well it was rainy and cold. So I didnt get in as much training as Id hoped. Also Monday I was supposed to swim and didnt. Im feeling really tired and I shouldnt be. I hate it when I dont have much energy. Maybe its the weather...maybe its stress...I dont know...maybe I will ask the doctor.

Wanting Warm Weather

I worked very hard at the gym last night. High poundage and I ran on the treadmill with my fastest time at 8.2! It seems I should have more results for the amount of work I do. A 40-ish celebrity said "When you are older you have to do twice as much work with half the results." Thats definately true and if you stop it comes back quicker and then it takes forever to get rid of again. So I will keep plugging away at it. Tonight I dont know if I will go to the gym after work or just do some weights and go swimming at nine. I should probably fit the gym in because its supposed to be really warm on the weekend so I wont want to be in the gym then. Its biking and running and running and biking baby. Cant wait!

Finally Swimming Again

I almost missed another workout. Esther had a band concert. But like I said before daughters come before working out. The concert was great and it was finished at 8:50. I had my gym bag already packed so I quickly brought Esther home and headed for the gym wearing my dress clothes. I finally got to go for a swim! How long has it been? Two weeks? It felt great to be swimming again. All the regulars were there. I think my stroke is improving. I can swim in a more relaxed state. I think I need to lengthen my time. I usually go about 1/2 hour. My swim/gym days are mixed up now though. I will do the gym tonight and tommorrow and swim Friday night. I have to swim Friday night! I usually take Fridays off but I have been taking Mondays off because of church meetings but I think that is done this week. I should be doing each sport at least twice a week. Doesnt leave much time for housework and laundry. Oh well.

Tree Trunk Legs

I went for a bike ride Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon about 18K each time. They were great rides. Saturday morning we went down Thornton Rd which is busy for the first part but then goes into the country. Very hilly which is good practice. My fastest speed was 42 kph. Sunday we went to my brother-in-law's house in Pickering and rode along the lake on the bike path. It is a beautiful path. Beautiful scenery. Don is teaching me about gearing. He told me to put the gear to 1.1 and go up this really high bridge. It was really easy with that gear I couldnt believe it. I always keep it on the highest gears and stick with the top 5 gears. I have to get used to changing them more often and keep my rpms up. I am really enjoying biking and hopefully I will get faster. I had to work so hard to keep up with Don and Ed and they made it look so easy. But when we were finished I had that great feeling in my legs again....like they were tree trunks. Don and I always ask each other that after a ride....are you feeling tree trunks?

I Hate Osteitis Pubis

I went for a 6K run outside last night. It was nice out but as usual I felt really slow. Also I am feeling my injury (osteitis pubis) again which really worries me. I will have to stick to biking and swimming for the next few days. I have been doing everything Im supposed to..heating pad, glucosomate, stretching.... I feel like its never going to go away. Its not that its really painful it just feels weak and like its pulling or straining. I just worry about making it worse and having to start all over again. It took a year and a half of not running to heal it! There is an exercise the chiropractor told me to do that I havent been doing. I'll try that. But I cant afford to rest it too long. I have too much training to do!