I can do it!

I was supposed to teach bootcamp this morning, but it was a no-show day. So I ran around the track a few times to measure it out, doing 1.11 miles, and then drove home to finish up my run with Britnee.  We ended up with a total of 5.5 miles in 52:20.  Then I had just enough time at home to eat and shower before heading out again to run a couple of errands.  After that I came back home and jumped on my bike, and headed off for the day.  I had rehearsals and another appointment, so I ended up with 30 miles and a total of 1:49:35 on my bike.  I arrived home in time to cook dinner, decide NOT to swim, and do some logins before bed.  Ahhhhh......!

I slept in today, and I liked it.  :D

So I had to get all of my workouts in this evening.  We went out to the reservoir with the tri club, and I once again tackled the open water swim.  It wasn't as choppy today, and I guess the water must be getting warmer, or I'm getting more used to it, because it didn't feel as cold as it usually does.  Anyway, I felt really good the whole time, and I think I may be ready to try going the full mile - yay!  As it is, I finished a half mile, with only very short stops at the rocks.  It was a MUCH better experience than last week.

After the swim, I hopped on my bike and did the very hilly loop around the lake and back.  I rode with my friend Gwyn, and we decided to add a few extra miles to the 15 mile ride, so we ended up with 20.25 in 1:21:22.

After we got back to the parking lot, I quickly changed shoes and took off for a transition run.  It was already late, so I told Ben to pick me up as soon as he had the bikes loaded, and I ran down the road.  I managed to get two miles in before he caught up to me, and I finished them in 15:49...a most pleasing time for me in general, not to mention after having ridden 20 miles of hills.

So, all in all, it was a good day.  :D

Tonight I met the tri club out at the high school track fro some speed work.  It was my first time doing this, but there were a bunch of other first-timers there, too.  Wow!  It kicked my trash - I loved it!  We did a bunch of sprints, accelerations, gliders, etc. and we had a coach there, Dennis, who helped correct our form and taught us about running technique.  I learned so much.  He said I had beautiful form - yay for me!  Now I know what my form is supposed to look like, I'll be concentrating more on keeping it that way.  All together, I ran a total of 5 miles in 39:08...clearly, it was in short bursts of speed - haha!  But it was fun to see those numbers on my garmin.  I'm pretty sure my legs are going to be very angry with me tomorrow... :D

I slept in...again!  Probably my last chance to do it this summer, so I took advantage.  This evening I went to Zumba class, and that "off limits" cinnamon roll I ate at lunchtime must have powered me up, because I felt FANTASTIC!!!  I was a dancing fool.  Then I went to Yoga class, and even though my muscles are sore, I felt really strong, and had no problem holding any of the poses.  Then Ben and I topped off the evening with a quickie trip to the pool, where we swam 50 lengths, just to keep it loose.  We celebrated our accomplishments by eating BBQ sandwiches at Q4U.  :D

Ben and I woke up bright and early at 4:15 AM, and were on our bikes an hour later, headed for Mesquite, NV.  We met up with a group of tri-club members and had a fantastic ride!  I wasn't sure how far I was going to get, knowing that doing 100 miles was a pretty big stretch for me (my longest ride to date has been 62) but we had my son as a support vehicle, and I knew that I could hop in the car anytime I wanted, so the pressure was off!  I made it all the way to Mesquite, and decided to push it just a little bit further, thinking that if I got 70-75 miles in, it would be enough.  When I got part of the way up the backside of Utah hill, with the sun beating down on me, I had reached 68.4 miles, and I had had enough!  So Joshua picked me up and drove me the remaining 10 miles to the top of the mountain.  I figured if I rode down part of the hill, I could get my 75 miles in, so I got out of the car and proceeded down the hill.  When I reached the bottom, I thought, "why not?" and I finished the rest of the ride to our meeting place at Sand Hollow Aquatic Center.  So I logged a total of 85.1 miles on my bike today, spending 5:25:44 on two wheels.  I feel so accomplished.  :D

Then tonight, after a huge late-night meal, I felt it nessecary to do a little running so that I could be justified in eating my Ben and Jerry's ice cream at 10:30 at night....since 5 1/2 hours of working out is not enough...and I ran 3.1 miles in 28:04.  Legs are tired.  :)