I can do it!

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.  :(