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swim: 1500 meters, 38:47

I swam this nice and easy since it was the first time swimming anything over 800 meters in the past 6 months or so. Then, come to think of it, I almost always swim nice and easy because I can't seem to motivate myself to push during swims. Not sure if it is because I like the feelings of complete calmness I get when swimming this way or whether I am scared of pushing during a swim. Either way, my nice and relaxed 1500 meter pace is still about 2 1/2 - 3 minutes slower than it was roughly 6 months ago. Makes sense. :)

Going back and forth on taking swimming more seriously and maybe attending a masters class or hiring a coach for a few lessons.

In a nutshell: The swim felt awesome today, albeit slow ... :)

And ... I really like cherry sours. :)

(Leg feels great this morning.)

8 miles (7 with AP 7:53, then 1 cool down)

ST: hip

Bike: 30 minutes easy

Run: 6 miles, AP 9:34 (2 miles at 4% incline, 2 @ 5%, and 2 @ 6% -- 1584 feet climb)

I was feeling pretty good about myself during the run. Then I looked up the vertical in the first 7.5 miles of the Wahsatch Steeplechase that is in June (and that I have already registered for): 4500 feet!!!!!! What have I let Fly talk me into??? Was quickly knocked back to earth. Sheesh!!!!! :)

ST: upper body with emphasis on RTC muscles

8 miles (.5 warm up, 7 with AP 7:34, .5 cool down)

Crazy busy week!! Headed to Vegas again in a couple of hours for my daughter's ball tournament! :)

*** Go Rylee *** Go Lady Rebels ***

~ 16.2 miles (best estimate)

So ... long story short: I had not planned to do my long run today.

Went out this morning around 9 (It was already above 70) for an easy shorter run. One hour max. I forgot to pack my garmin but had my little timex watch so I was just going to run about 25 minutes and then turn around. 25 minutes into my run I hit the strip and wanted to run down it for a bit. I thought maybe just 10 minutes and then I'd turn around. Come to find out I really like looking at myself in the big mirror/glass windows on all the fancy buildings. Not because I think I look good but because it is really cool! How often do you get to watch yourself run from the side? After about a half an hour of that I headed back. I was getting super hot and I was extremely thirsty (I had found several long stairways and did a handful of quick up and downs on them trying to imitate Rocky).

When I finally arrived back at the condo I realized that I could either head out for another hour or so and have my long run done for the week or get up super early before Rylee's first game in the morning. With how tired I already felt I figure that tomorrow would be ugly (if I got out of my bed at all). I chugged down a gatorade and ate some fruit snacks and headed back out.

It wasn't long until I realized that I definitely did not have enough fuel in me. Everything felt heavy as my pace slowed quite a bit and I found myself feeling light-headed and dizzy. I took a couple of minute walk breaks and finished the hour (was in the 80s now). When I plugged my route in my phone it said 16.2 miles. Don't know how precise that is, but it seems right.

Wish I would have felt stronger during the run (and that I could have gone faster) but after running hard yesterday I will take it. :)

Rylee's team so far this tournament: 0 Wins 2 Losses. Not what she was hoping ... but good character building stuff!!!! :) :) :)