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1 mile swim -- Finals had we way stressed out. Swimming always relaxes me.

9 miles (1 warmup, 7 w/ AP 7:33, 1 cooldown on 6% incline)

* This is the hardest I have pushed in a LONG time. Zero pain, will see how the leg feels in the morning. :) 

15 minutes upright bike 

This semester is OVER!!!! I am so relieved. It was much more difficult and time consuming that I had imagined. I feel as if I did really well on my first three finals but am worried that I really messed up on this last one. Yikes! Overall, I have learned more in these past 4 months than any other 4 months in my life (including the first four months of PT school). I feel pretty confident that if I were a PT right now that there would be above a 50% chance that I could correctly diagnose a patient's impairment. But ... I am pretty certain that patients expect more than a 50% chance. :) :) :) Also, chances are I would NOT be able to effectively treat the impairment. DANG ... guess I better stay in school for another 2.33 years. I am certain that the additional $46K I will pay over these next 28 months will guarantee that I graduate a genius!!!! :) :) :)

60 minutes upright bike (hill plus/cascades/7-14) quads were burning by the time I was done :)

1.25 mile swim, just under 45 minutes

I think I will take a nap now and then I will go mountain bike shopping when I wake up. :) :) :)

I LOVE BEING ON BREAK!!!! 

9 miles -- all very nice and slow except for the 6 800s I threw in the middle.

A 400 m SLOW jog (11 minute pace) in between each 800. Paces for the 800s: 3:30, 3:30, 3:25, 3:25, 3:20, 3:20.

Core/lumbar stabilization exercises. 

I am pleased with how well my leg is doing. There has not been any pain and/or discomfort while running, walking, hopping, etc. for a couple of weeks now. Still is tender when I press and prod right on the exact tiny spot where the SF was though. I need to stop doing that. But I get so stinkin' curious!!!! ;)

Haven't found my mountain bike yet, and still can't believe how expensive some of them are. I keep waiting for a killer deal to present itself, but I am thinking I may just have to bite the bullet and settle for a fair deal and customer service with a smile! :) 

Gold's Gym with Rylee and then Great Harvest for a giant cinnamon roll! I love Friday mornings! :)

50 minutes upright bike (Random/7) 

12 TM miles, AP 8:04

Usually I don't mind the TM, the gym was crowded giving me plenty of opportunity to people watch, but for some reason it was more boring than normal. Oh well.

800 m swim. One of the best things about running at the gym is being able to swim right after. Just took it nice and easy ... felt heavenly! :)