I Can Do Hard Things

Aquarun 56 minutes or 5.6 running miles

5 min warm up

7 x 1:30 (30 sec recovery) - I did this 3 times

5 min cool down

Ankle is achy today.

Aqua run 50 minutes (5 running miles)

5 minutes warm up

6 x 2:30 minutes (30 second recovery)

2 minutes recovery

7x 2:30 minutes (30 second recovery)

5 minutes cool down

As I mentioned in a previous post, I am in deep cleaning mode at my house.  I found several boxes of my old high school track/cross country stuff.  I was really excited to find all my old training logs.  Then the excitement when down the drain when I saw how fast I USED to be.  I'm NOT going to grow old - I refuse :) (I will report more of my finds later)

Pool run - 48 minutes (4.8 running miles)

Swim - 40 minutes (4 miles)

I went to the pool at the rec center after my kids were done with gymnastics.  It was CRAZY busy.  I felt like I was dodging little kids doing swim lessons, swim team, folks there to swim laps, and teenagers hanging out.

Pool run:

5 min warm up

12x2:30 minutes (30 sec recovery)

5 min cool down

Swim:

40 minutes (I have no idea how many laps - I was having to dodge lots of little bodies).

Felt good, but the ankle is still a bit achy.

Bike 10 miles in 33 minutes (3.3 running miles)

Elliptical 1 mile in 10 minutes (1 running mile)

Swim 32 laps (half mile) in 27 minutes (2.7 running miles)

I thought I would try the elliptical over the stair master to test my ankle.  It felt good, but I didn't want to push my luck.

Today, my 4 kids official ate 1 ton of food - I swear it!  30 minutes after breakfast, they were complaining of being hunger.  They ate HUGE adult sized portions of left over from last night, plus a fruit for lunch.  Then tonigh,t there was NOT a drop of food left.  They must be going through a grow spurt.  This "spurt" is going to cost me a fortune in food :)

Aqua "recovery" run (46 minutes or 4.6 running miles)

5 min warm up and cool down

1 min - 2 min - 3 min - 4 min - 5 min - 4 min - 3 min - 2 min - 1 min - 1 min - 2 min (30 sec recovery)

I met calliej at the pool this morning (I'm a lucky duck because she is my cousin).  I can always count on her for a good time.  She even braved wearing a hat with an Ipod - she totally looked cool.  It was awesome to have a workout buddy.  I miss that - not many people want to pool run :)

So in my "deep cleaning" mode, I found my old track and cross country stuff (I think I already mentioned that). 

During the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta (I was living in ATL and was entering my senior year in high school), I was an "apparel carrier" for the USA track trials and the Olympic track events.  So I carried all the stinky and smelly warm up clothes in a "shopping basket" from the starting line to the finish line.  It was AMAZING as you can imagine (I could probably write a book on all the neat stuff I saw, but not today!).

So one day, an official asked if anyone liked BYU.  I quickly raised my hand.  He threw me Frank Fredricks BYU jersey; it was still stinky. 

 I found the old BYU jersey, my shopping basket and a few other Olympic memorabilia. I will make one more post later about my thoughts on the Olympic games (past and present).

Bike:  13 miles-33 minutes 

Elliptical: 10 minutes (just to test ankle and it felt good)

Pool run: 68 minutes

5 min warm up

8x5 min hard (1 min recovery)

10x45sec hard (15 sec recovery)

5 min cool down

Workout with my coolio cousin, calliej.  I was a rock star and told Callie to meet at 6:30 - BUT the gym didn't open until 7:00am. I kept waking up last night because I thought I had missed my alarm.

 I could REALLY get used to have a pool buddy! 

My arms were super tired during the 8x5min and my whole body felt like lead during the 45's.  Hooray for being over!