I was inwardly cheering, "Yeah! We beat the 60% chance of rain" until the last .5 miles...then little buckeroo and I got wet. So we cut it a little bit short. It was perfect running weather, 66* and overcast. The 10 mph wind wasn't bad because of the route I chose, but it could have been a bear if I had went the straight, flat route right from my house that is my go to if in a hurry route. I chose the more senic and shielded by trees route and it paid off with the wind!
The run with the stroller and wind felt good. I think I am getting back into the groove!
http://runkeeper.com/user/clyoungsey/activity/38757472
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
TR5: 25/15
That's 25 minutes running (a little over 2 miles) and 15 minutes swimming. The endless pool took a bit to get used to, but I think I got it now. I think it simulates lake swimming more than a regular pool does. I have no idea how to gauge how I did, but I didn't drown. I swam 15 minutes at 300-400psi, which is supposed to be .27 miles. I don't know what that means. All I know is that I didn't drown and when I googled, I was right:
SWIM TRAINING IN AN ENDLESS POOL is like swimming in open water – no turns, no shared lanes, no stopping. By eliminating turns you get a better understanding of your true open water endurance.
So it should be harder than a "normal" pool and it initially felt that way. Took me a bit to get back far enough that I wasn't getting a nasal cleansing from being too close to the waves. I actually had to turn it up, because to 300psi was too slow. I kept catching the current.
Here is what it looks like...
SWIM TRAINING IN AN ENDLESS POOL is like swimming in open water – no turns, no shared lanes, no stopping. By eliminating turns you get a better understanding of your true open water endurance.
So it should be harder than a "normal" pool and it initially felt that way. Took me a bit to get back far enough that I wasn't getting a nasal cleansing from being too close to the waves. I actually had to turn it up, because to 300psi was too slow. I kept catching the current.
Here is what it looks like...
Monday, June 6, 2011
Tri/Cross Training: Solo bike
Whoo Hoo, I got to ride my bike by myself, without 75lbs following me. I actually think the unofficial "resistance training" is helping me build muscle and speed and making it easier when I am on my own. I have noticed it in the runs and now in the bike. I was right around 4 minute miles for 6 miles, which means I need to kick it up a knotch to about 12 miles and drop my time by about 1 minute per mile. The good news, I felt as though I could have done more, so I probably should have, but as always, mommy only gets so much time.
http://runkeeper.com/user/clyoungsey/activity/38381734
http://runkeeper.com/user/clyoungsey/activity/38381734
Back on Track, First Brick Workout Tomorrow
I am putting it out there in cyberspace that I am committing to doing my first multisport workout tomorrow. I have been avoiding the pool like the plaque because a) it is diefferent and new b) I didn't have the equipment (which I am getting today) and c) had no time without kids (we won't even get into the undesireable view of me in a one-peice suit). Tomorrow, the trifecta of excuses is done-so. I will have the time, equipment AND now accountability so I will do it.
I am planning a 3 mile run followed by a swim session in the endless pools at the college. Now that I have publicly announced that, I have to do it. Today, I start the insanity of getting the house ready for the dual birthday parties we will be doing on Saturday. I forsee me doing enough house/yard work to be equivilent to running a half-marathon calorie wise!
I am planning a 3 mile run followed by a swim session in the endless pools at the college. Now that I have publicly announced that, I have to do it. Today, I start the insanity of getting the house ready for the dual birthday parties we will be doing on Saturday. I forsee me doing enough house/yard work to be equivilent to running a half-marathon calorie wise!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
TR4: Virtual Insanity 5K: Race one, Therapy
I planned on running this morning early to avoid heat and it is my little man's big day, he is TWO!! Today he woke me up at 5:50, a half hour earlier than normal, when I planned on taking him for a birthday run...but he sweetly fell back asleep until 7:00am, which allowed Mommy a solitary run, that I needed so bad.
The time resonated with me, reminding me why I started running (a MOD benefitting race) and also as the time I would wake up in the morning at the hospital for a blood draw, morning monitoring, and attempting to get a clean catch of amniotic fluid to determine the maturity of his lungs. He was born at 5:05pm so the numbers were significant as well. We all fondly remember the birth of our children, but when you have a preemie, it is a bittersweet memory plagued with PTSD type memories of the whole situation.
I had been on bedrest for six weeks at the hospital when he was born by emergency c-section, about an hour after I noticed it wasn't just amniotic fluid I was leaking, it was blood. So today, I am reminded of the mantra and slogan Rhonda came up with, "the NICU made me crazy, Running is my therapy" And I really needed some therapy this morning on the bittersweet day of his birth.
Not to mention, I had a PR. 34 minutes for 3.8 miles, which put me at under 9 minutes for each mile. But as I said, today was about therapy and mental cleansing, not time.
http://runkeeper.com/user/clyoungsey/activity/38194846
The time resonated with me, reminding me why I started running (a MOD benefitting race) and also as the time I would wake up in the morning at the hospital for a blood draw, morning monitoring, and attempting to get a clean catch of amniotic fluid to determine the maturity of his lungs. He was born at 5:05pm so the numbers were significant as well. We all fondly remember the birth of our children, but when you have a preemie, it is a bittersweet memory plagued with PTSD type memories of the whole situation.
I had been on bedrest for six weeks at the hospital when he was born by emergency c-section, about an hour after I noticed it wasn't just amniotic fluid I was leaking, it was blood. So today, I am reminded of the mantra and slogan Rhonda came up with, "the NICU made me crazy, Running is my therapy" And I really needed some therapy this morning on the bittersweet day of his birth.
Not to mention, I had a PR. 34 minutes for 3.8 miles, which put me at under 9 minutes for each mile. But as I said, today was about therapy and mental cleansing, not time.
http://runkeeper.com/user/clyoungsey/activity/38194846
Thursday, June 2, 2011
TR3: For Kennedy
My sweet neice has been involved in Girls on the Run through her school. She has made such progress and is loosing baby fat like crazy! I am soo proud of her. I found out about this in March, and secretly planned on running it with her. I bought us matching GOTR bondi bands and was totally psyched. It was initially scheduled for the 26th of May, which ended in cancellation as it stormed.
We were all set to go on the 2nd, when Kennedy got a nasty stomach bug that put her out of the race. How sweet is this girl? The only thing she was worried about was disappointing me. So tonight, I ran for Kennedy.
http://runkeeper.com/user/clyoungsey/activity/38272444
We were all set to go on the 2nd, when Kennedy got a nasty stomach bug that put her out of the race. How sweet is this girl? The only thing she was worried about was disappointing me. So tonight, I ran for Kennedy.
http://runkeeper.com/user/clyoungsey/activity/38272444
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
TR2: Road to Redemption
So the highlight of my memorial day weekend was having some other parents over after the storm and eating and drinking more than I should have. It was a lot of fun. Today, it wasn't that much fun. Thinking I could just get back on the horse and go, was a mistake. I huffed, puffed and walked some of the 3 miles I did. It was hell.
It was about 85*, humid as can be, my allergies were out of control (which they still are...nothing is touching them), I had Gunner, so I had to push the jog stroller, and to top it off, the wind was gusting (warm but strong). It wouldn't have been so bad if I wasn't a) dehydrated from alcohol and coffee and b) bloated from good tasting, but crappy for you food. I was a HOT MESS.
But I think I needed that. I needed to know you can't just put crap into your body and not get crap out. That is exactly what I got out...crap. 3.1 miles in 37 minutes and it isn't even so much about the time. It just was NOT pretty. So if you saw my last post, you know why, I am on the road to redemption.
It was about 85*, humid as can be, my allergies were out of control (which they still are...nothing is touching them), I had Gunner, so I had to push the jog stroller, and to top it off, the wind was gusting (warm but strong). It wouldn't have been so bad if I wasn't a) dehydrated from alcohol and coffee and b) bloated from good tasting, but crappy for you food. I was a HOT MESS.
But I think I needed that. I needed to know you can't just put crap into your body and not get crap out. That is exactly what I got out...crap. 3.1 miles in 37 minutes and it isn't even so much about the time. It just was NOT pretty. So if you saw my last post, you know why, I am on the road to redemption.
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