I can do it!

I missed my workout yesterday, because I was planning on doing a trial triathlon at the lake last night, so I didn't work out that morning.  When I arrived home from bootcamp, I logged onto my callboard at Tuacahn, and ended up with a call from noon to midnight!  And I was already committed to voice lessons from 9:30 on, so I had barely enough time to pack food for the day and instruct my poor orphaned kids in their daily chores before I left for the rest of the day.  I got home at 12:30 AM, showered, and hit the hay at 1:00 AM so that I could get up at 5:45 AM for today's bootcamp.

Today at Bootcamp I decided that since I wasn't leading, I would try to get a bit of a workout in.  I tried to only do the upper body stuff, since I knew I had speedwork at the track tonight, and I wanted to save my legs.  So I was pretty excited about doing some track work tonight.  I did a warm-up of about a half mile, then we started with some sprints.  I made it about two steps into my sprint, and BOTH my quads went "pop pop!" and I was done for the night.  Dang it!  I tried to jog it out, doing a couple more miles at a slow pace, but I think I'm going to need some recovery time for this.  The coach told me to just jog lightly a little each day until I felt recovered, but it sure does mess with my plans.  I hate not being able to work out!!!  :(  Anyway, I ended up with 3.45 miles in 32:58.  Sigh.

I was a little late getting out of Bootcamp this morning, so I needed to eat as soon as I got home.  That postponed my run until 9:30 - pretty late in the day for Saint George!  Luckily it's still below 80 degrees, but warmer than I prefer for running.

Anyway, Coach told me yesterday to lightly jog everyday until I broke a sweat...no longer than 30 minutes.  Well, I broke a sweat the minute I walked out the door, so I just decided I'd jog for 30 minutes or 3 miles, whichever came first.  I ended up with 3 miles in 27:36, which is about my average time...so much for "light" jogging!  :D

I did my "no more than 30 minute light jog" again today, and did 3 miles in 26:35.  If I keep this "light jogging" up, I'm going to be super-speedy in no time!!!  :D

I did 3.2 miles at 5 AM w/Ben in 29:11, then did 2.25 miles of intervals at bootcamp in 22:18. along with pushups, squats, tricep dips, etc.  After that, I rode 20 miles on my bike in 1:12:20.  I think that's all I'm going to get in today, since the rest of the day will be rehearsals, and then our first preview at Tuacahn for "Tarzan."

This evening was a trial tri - yay!  I've missed the last couple, so I really wanted to get one in, just to get a feel for it before the REAl triathlon on June 19th.  So we went out to the lake and I swam a mile...and I LIKED it!  What a surprise.  It was semi-smooth at the start, and didn't start to get choppy until the last half.  But I wasn't freaked out about the waves like I usually am, so it was a very good swim for me.  I took it easy, and never got tired.

After the swim, I hopped on my bike for some hill climbing fun!!!  My quads are still a little angry with me, so I held back and tried not to work too hard.  It was also ridiculously HOT outside, and I didn't want to overheat.  I finished with 16 miles in 1:05:52.

Then came the run...super hot!!!  I ran with Britnee, and we went REALLY slow because I hadn't eaten in 7 hours, I was overheating, and feeling dehydrated.  Plus we were running across the dam, which is gravel-covered, and we just never really increased our speed after that.  We did 3.1 miles in 32:07.  But I finished, so I'm happy about that.  :D

I started the morning at bootcamp.  Since I wasn't leading, I got to work out!  We did intervals on the track and some strength training.  It was fun.

This evening, I joined the tri club for speed work at the track.  It was blazing hot! Over 100 degrees!  But I am surprised at how well I am adjusting to running in the heat.  I used to never show my face outside in the summer if the sun was up.  Of course, we were running intervals and I didn't go very far, but I still survived.  I was a little overheated by the time I finished, or I would have done more, but...wisdom and moderation in all things.  :D  I did 3.5 miles this evening in a total of 27:55 minutes of running.

Even though I was up late last night at a performance, I managed to pull myself out of bed at 5:00 AM to go running with Britnee. It had to be an easy run, because I am SOOO tired, and because I did speedwork last night.  So we ran 5 minutes and walked 1 minute for the duration of the run.  I did 4.5 miles in 45:04. Then I went directly to bootcamp, where I taught my first yoga class...it was a great choice for me today.  I really needed the stretch.

This evening I went to the gym to do Zumba for an hour.  Even though I physically could do it, I am literally so tired that I can't think straight, so I was having a hard time following the dance moves.  Consequently, I had a so-so workout. 

I've noticed that I've been reaching for a lot of foods that I know are NOT good for me (sugary stuff, mostly!) and I think it's because I'm getting so little sleep that I'm trying to compensate for my low energy levels.  I have really tried to eat clean today, and have been fairly successful, but I also felt the sleep deprivation today more than ever.  I'm really excited that tonight I am actually going to be able to go to bed at a decent hour!!!  I hope I can sleep...

Haha!  It wasn't really anything, but I DID run 3/4 of a mile this morning at bootcamp for a warm-up!  I'm going to count it, because it bugs me when there's no entry on my calendar.  :D

After bootcamp, I went over to the pool to get a swim in.  I did 100 lengths in about 56 minutes without stops.  It felt pretty easy.  I'm beginning to understand why people prefer the open water.  Hitting a side wall every 25 meters really DOES mess with the flow!

I wanted to do an easy "long" day, so I got up early and ran 7.75 miles to my friend Gwyn's house. I took walk breaks after every five minutes of running, and I tried not to push it.  I can safely say that at least 80% of the run was uphill.  It took me 1:18:45.  Then Gwyn joined me for an additional 4.5 miles, which we finished in 50:12...it was her longest run so far!

After our run, we hopped on the bikes and did a 20 mile hilly course through Santa Clara and Ivins.  For some reason, I was NOT feeling good.  Could it be the lack of sleep?  Or maybe it was what I ate...or didn't eat.  I had some protein powder in skim milk before the run, then ate a boiled egg and a couple of baby red potatoes before the bike.  About 10 miles in, I stopped and had another egg and potato.  I was thinking it would be nice to eat "real" food instead of all the packaged stuff, but I was feeling completely depleted.  Finally, around mile 14, I ate a power gel, and then I felt a little better.  Or maybe I just felt better because the rest of the ride was about 80% downhill!  Anyway, I ended up with 30.3 miles in 1:56:31.

Just an easy ten mile ride on my mountain bike with Ben.  Funny how after all these weeks of riding my road bike, suddenly I feel unsafe riding the mountain bike!  :D

Britnee and I ran an easy 5 mile loop this morning.  Both of us are tapering for races this weekend, so we purposely held it back and took walk breaks.  We finished in 51:10.  Afterwards, we did bootcamp.

This morning I climbed a 35 foot rock...and then I went to rehearsals all day!

Today I did resistance work at bootcamp.  Then I went home and slept as much as possible.  I need to get caught up on my ZZZs after so many weeks of sleep deprivation....

I taught yoga for bootcamp this morning...it was nice to get a good stretch in.  Afterwards, Kim, Katie and I did a nice, easy 18.2 miles on the bike. 

This afternoon, I went to the track for speedwork, but I overheated pretty fast, so I ended up only doing 3 miles with more slow jogs than actualy speed.  I ended up finishing in 26:51.  Then I met up with Ben, and we went to the pool for a few laps of swimming.  I feel nice and loose for the triathlon on Saturday.  :D

At bootcamp I took one of my clients out to run a mile on the track.  She did it in 12:43, then i did a short sprint...just because I wanted to!  :D  That's all for me today.  I'm resting up for my tri!  And I will probably sleep a bit more today as well.  Yay!

Swim 25:57

T1 4:55

Bike 1:30:46

T2 2:46

Run 1:01:46

Clearly, I need serious help with my transistions....  :D

It was a great race.  I had planned to just relax and enjoy myself, calling this another "training" run, but you know how the race energy gets into you and you can't help but push....well, I probably just need to start pushing more on my training runs!  I felt pretty good about the swim, except that I turned in towards the dock one buoy too early, so I had to backtrack a little on the swim.  My first transition was terrible.  I couldn't get my wetsuit off, my bike shorts on, my socks and shoes on, or my food in my pockets.  My sunglasses wouldn't go onto my face!  I even had to go back once to pick up things I had dropped.  So it was slow going in transition.  Then on the bike, the course was marked poorly - actually, it was marked WRONG - and I ended up doing an extra loop up a very nice, steep hill, which didn't help my time.  Still, I felt pretty good about the bike.  Another campout in the transition area trying to get my gloves off and my helmet unstrapped, and then I was off on the run.  By then, I was beginning to feel a bit head-achy from the heat.  They were completely out of water at the first aid station, which didn't help, but I drank some sticky gatorade, and kept running.  I decided at this point that I wasn't going to run full-out at the expense of heat exhaustion, so every time I began to feel the head throbbing, I took a short walk.  There was a LOT of walking!  When I got back to the first aid station, they were out of everything, including gatorade, so I had to be careful climbing the last hill into the finish area.  I finished the race in 3:06:12...plenty of room for improvement, but okay for a first triathlon.  I really enjoyed myself, and am looking forward to doing another!

I missed my run this morning because Britnee wouldn't get up and it was too dark to go out by myself.  So I slept a little longer then did an upeer body workout at Bootcamp. 

Today I had a cast party out in Gunlock that was a BBQ/Swim, so I convinced Ben that he should take half a day off and go for a bike ride with me.  It was 26.5 miles out to the ranch, and it was HOT outside!  But it was a good ride, and we got to cool off in the pool and have some good eats while we were out there.  We ended up with 53 miles total and 3:08 on the bike.

After bootcamp, Kim, Katie, and I did a nice easy bike ride through the Southern Parkway.  I ended up at 22.7 miles in 1:33:00.  My legs are still a little tired from yesterday.  :D

This evening, I decided I'd better try to do a little running, so I hit up the treadmill for a couple of intervals.  It's been a while, so I only did two, after a one mile warm-up.  I finished 2.5 miles of ladders in 22:40.  Then I went to an hour of yoga class.  :D

I started ou the morning with bootcamp, where we did an upper body workout with intervals.  Then I went over to the track to do some speedwork.  I warmed up for a mile in 8:29, the did quarter-mile intervals at a 7:30 pace.  For the last one I decided to run at a more challenging pace, and I did it in 1:23.  I maxed out at a 5:17 pace.  The total time spent running with warm-up and cool-down was 27:21.

This evening we went to the lake to swim  in the open water.  I did a mile with the "fast" guys, and finished around 5 minutes behind them...I figure it was about 34-35 minutes.

Kim and I skipped teaching bootcamp this morning so that we could ride our bikes out to Zion's National Park.  We left my house at around 6:20 this morning, then picked up our friend Helen and continued out to the park.  I ride faster than the other two gals, so I had to stop at the tops of the hills to wait for them.  Or sometimes I would double back to pick them up.  By the time we reached the park, I had done almost 50 miles, and it was hot and I was hungry!   So we stopped for lunch and then headed back home.  By the time I'd done another 11 miles or so, it was blazing hot and we had run out of water, so we called it a day.  I ended up with 60.1 miles, and 4:10:54 logged on my bike.

To wrap up the evening, Ben and I went to yoga class for an hour.  :D

I started the morning with a 3 mile recovery run, just to see how the ol' legs were feeling after the 60 mile bike ride yesterday.  So far, so good!  I ran it easy and finished strong, finishing in 28:55. 

Later this morning, I went to Zumba class for an hour.

And that's it for my rest/recovery day.  :D

I went running this morning with Kim, Helen, Amber, and Joshua.  What started as a "long run" of at least ten miles ended as a three-miler after my shins went crazy going down the steep hill. Helen's hip went out at about the same time, so we walked a little further, then decided it wasn't worth risking injury, and we walked 5 miles up the mountain to the car.  Eight miles done, but only three on the run.  :(

Ben and I went out to the lake on a whim tonight, and swam 2.2 miles! It took me about 76 minutes. Needless to say, I feel pretty cool. :D

I did an easy recovery run with Britnee this morning - 5 miles in 52:11.  We had a nice talk.  It was a good morning.  :D

The first thing I did this morning was drop something out of the freezer, twist to grab it, and strain my lower back.  Brilliant.

Then I did a 20 mile bike ride this morning after bootcamp with Kim, Katie, and Helen.  We started at Pioneer Park and then went halfway up Snow Canyon before we ran out of time and had to turn around.  I finished the ride with 1:15:05 on the bike.

This afternoon, I went over to the gym to do a little running. I started with a warm-up of 1 mile in 9:11, then did 2 HI Intervals from 6.5 to 9.5 MPH.  I finished the run with 2.2 miles in 18:30 total.

After the run, I went to an hour of Zumba, where I sweat like a beast since I was already warm from running.  Then I went to yoga class, but only made it halfway through, due to the weirdness in my lower back.  :(

It has been a LONG day... I woke up early and took Elijah out running for the first time in months!  We only made it 2.1 miles, and we did it in 20:56.  I guess that's all right for the first run.  We are running low on time to get him re-conditioned!!!

Then Britnee and I went to bootcamp, and straight from there met up with a fun group of people and hiked all day in Zion's National Park - the subway hike!  It was only about 9 miles, but it took us six hours to get through, including jumping off rocks, repelling, swimming through dark pools of ice cold water, and some of the most beautiful scenery ever!  What a fun day.

We made it back to town in time to hit the lake with the tri club for an open water swim, but by then I was so HUNGRY for real food, that Britnee and I decided to bag the swim in favor of eating sandwiches at - of all places - SUBWAY!  Now it's off to the theater for me...  :D