Monday, Monday

Woah----what a day. I'm exhausted. Ran then swam...glad to have another good workout behind me...ready for BED.





During my run - feeling pretty good. Here's my action shot...

And here's my Thank GOD that is over shot:




Then, just for funsies, I swam 1/3 mile...if you see me on the ground tomorrow, please be kind and help me up.

Sequel

I know, I know, the last post was borrrrring. Sorry. This isn't going to be too jazzy either, but I am feeling so guilty not writing. (Clearly not THAT guilty, or I would be writing).
Basically, in a brief nutshell... Despite a lot of things working against me, I have started swimming again. AMEN! Bad news turned good - I lost and found my brand new bathing suit all in the course of 7 days.
A few weeks ago I went to the pool and had to swim laps the "short way" because it was "family swim" and "deep water aerobics" so there were no lanes in. That was not my favorite.

I've been swimming with Ali...yay Ali.

I've been trying to be better about running - funny thing, a couple of weeks ago I decided to run to our soccer game and I thought it was about 2.5 miles, maybe a teeny bit more. So in an abundance of caution and to ensure that I would be there in plenty of time, I gave myself 30 minutes. Well, guess what?? That run is almost 4 miles (3.92 - counts as FOUR in my book). So, I was a little late to the game and going crazy with anxiety about how on earth I will ever be able to complete the TRI in one piece if I can't even run 2 miles in 30 minutes...
O well, again, bad news turned good! I was pretty proud when I "mapped my run"



Mondays are my big days -- I swim, run AND sew!!
So, I will try to report on something funny or odd that happens to me tonight - I'm sure there will be something.

And, even better, tomorrow Ali & I are going to do our first open water swim of the season....that should have some funny stuff to write about. Ali, will you be wearing your wetsuit? Smiles and hugs to my friends/readers.

B

Run to Wednesday Practice

Are the whispers to test me?

Dear Diary:

Prequel - I started this post on Wednesday evening - Google was "performing maintenance" i.e., out drinking, and I could not post this to my profile to save my life. So, it's Friday morning and I'm sitting with coffee and my feet up and I'm going to do the best I can to get this blog updated!

Ok,

What the heck happened after "Week One, Day Two" way back in May? I'm not sure, but I do know one thing - there's nothing I can do about it now. I need to move forward - move ahead - keep on keeping on.
So, starts my week last week - I was damn determined to start swimming regularly. Tuesday after Memorial Day, a perfect day for a fresh start. I think about starting my training (for real this time) all day and as soon as I'm home from work I suit up in my fancy new suit, (thank you swimoutlet.com) pack my bag and wait for Al to pick us up...I'm happy, excited, fired up...so much so that I'm actually ready when my ride arrives! This was me, excited for a swim...



Arrive at the community center, walk up to the swim desk and the SPCC peeps look at us kinda cockeyed (like Murphy does when you say, "Do you wanna treat?!" in a funny voice) and tell us nicely that, duh, there is no open swim. Backtrack for a minute.. I had called the Community Center that afternoon to make SURE there would be lap lanes in for the open swim hour, and the nice lady assured me there would be. Damn you nice lady. We call all around trying to find public pools - no luck. Two little girls in the back seat with sad faces...and two girls in the front seat bummed, but not to be deterred, we'd try again tomorrow.
Fast forward to Wednesday- Repeat above re; bathing suit, enthusiasm, etc. Replay arrival at the community center and walk up...this time the nice lady tells us some punk dropped glass on the pool deck and they will be vacuuming the pool for 15 minutes. NO WAY. Seriously? Dash to Hannaford with 2 special kids, a/k/a my training partners, and back to the pool 30 minutes later to learn they are still vacuuming and there is no way i am going to get my arse in that pool tonight either. So, this is where we did our training Wednesday night:


Just not meant to be...I am frustrated, but again, some higher force of nature or The Secret or some shit like that does not want me to be swimming. Probably the Life Guard God did not want me to put the SPCC life guards in danger of burning their eyeballs with the sight of me in that funky bathing suit...thanks Life Guard God. Awesome job.

So, the Life Guard God cannot stop me from running, right? Start with a nice, easy run. I need a destination - a reason to run - a reason to actually need to get someplace, cause it would be way too crazy to just run for the fun of it. [Proven by me Saturday morning when I was all suited up to run to Wainright to see our soccer girls play lacrosse, Papa Penny drove Morgan & Iz and assured me they would be at the fields and we would meet up when I got there. I gear up, bondi band, IPod and all...only to get a phone call from PPP, "don't bother, there is some festival and no girls' lacrosse today" - a NORMAL person would say ok, and then go on a run anyway, just because. Just for the goodness of health and fitness. BUT OH NO, Not Me. No game. No Run. Off come the running shoes and on come the slum slacks.] Fast Forward through a day of sewing (fun) and to Sunday morning - game day! WOO HOO nothing better than game day morning! Fired up. Gonna play hard and win big, right!

TO BE CONTINUED...