I can do it!

I didn't exercise this morning.  It made me feel a little bit like a slacker.  But my adductor muscle was really bothering me again after that long run on Saturday, and since it was a lower-body workout day, I didn't want to mess with it.  I slept in until 7:30, and it was NICE.  This afternoon, Ben came home and invited me for a bike ride.  We did 17 miles in just under an hour.  It was a good pace for me...working, but not TOO hard.  Then we went to the pool, and I did a little bit of water-running (31 minutes), since I didn't dare trust my leg to the road just yet.  I guess it has been a while, because it was a GOOD workout - not like the last few times I went, and hardly felt like I was doing anything!  :D

Well, I missed my morning workout today because I had to make an early morning trip to visit my accountant. So this evening, I did my 20 minute HIIT on the recumbant bike, getting in 5.31 miles.  After that, I thought I'd try out the treadmill for a couple of miles, just to see how the adductor was feeling.  Ooooo!  I felt it right away.  Such a bummer.  I ended up running only one mile, then deciding that I'd better quit and save the muscle for another day.  Plus, my shins were SOOO tight!  I guess all that downhill running affected me more than I thought it did.  I'm going to try to be smart, and skip my early morning run with the ladies tomorrow.  I need to heal, so that I can do 18 miles in 11 days.  Maybe I'll try another mile or two tomorrow.  Anyway, after that, I went to yoga class.  I only lasted 30 minutes.  I couldn't figure out why my upper body felt so tired, and then I remembered yesterday's bike ride!  It's shameful that I felt so tired because of that!  I need to start building up my miles on the bike again, I guess.

Today was an upper-body-work-out.  I used the dumbells to work chest, shoulders, back, triceps, and biceps.  I thought I might try running again, or some sort of cardio, but getting ready to leave town took all my time, so I never got around to it.  :(

After spending 7 hours in the car, I finally made it to the gym of the resort I'm staying in and had myself a nice cardio workout!  I did my 20 minute HIIT on the recumbant bike, finishing with 5.45 miles.  Then I hit the treadmill for a 3.1 mile run in 30:43.  I started the run at 5.0 MPH, and worked slowly up to 8.0 MPH.  Near the end, I really started feeling that adductor muscle pulling, so I backed off and called it a day. 

I took an easy run along the beach this morning - LOVE IT!!!  It's GREAT running at sea level.  :D  I kept it slow and easy, taking my walk breaks after every 5 minutes, and finished my run in 41:06.  The leg felt fine the whole time.  Tomorrow I'd like to try doing 10 miles, while Ben is racing.  :D  Later, we took a 2.5 mile walk along the beach.  Absolutely beautiful!  I love being on vacation.  :)

Today was the Oceanside Ironman competition.  Ben did awesome!  I was able to see him several times during the competition, since we are staying at a resort right on the harbor, where the competition started and the transistion area is.  Elijah and I took an 11.50 mile run during the bike portion of the competition.  We found a trail and followed it up a canyon.  It was slow and easy, with walk breaks.  My legs felt fine the whole time - no adductor problems at all.  I'll be ready for 18-20 next weekend.  :D