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August 6, 2008
it's been a strange couple of days
I tell you what, it has just been a weird, strange, bizarre, etc. couple of days for me. Basically nothing has gone down as I expected. Some of this is good, and some of it is bad.
I will start with the good...
- Yesterday's running speed workout. I do not know what speed demons took over, but I was awesome. It was 400's and 800's, and I ran the 400's in 1:31, 1:29, 1:31, 1:28. That is faster than I have run in at least a year, on way less running specific training. The 800's were 3:06, 3:06. Also really awesome!! I think I ran a few 800's pretty close to these times last summer, with a big group of really fast chicks. I felt that yesterday's effort by myself was tougher just because I didn't have someone to follow. I was so excited about this!! It makes me feel like I can definitely run faster in my triathlons. It also makes me think that heart rate training is the best!
- I also had a really nice, mellow run this morning. So we will put that in the good category. And a good swim yesterday, in which I swam 3000 meters and it did not seem that far. I'm finally getting used to swimming a decent amount which is great, it makes me less nervous about my workouts.
- I bought a new car today. I really wanted a Prius but they have a 6 month waiting list, and they are expensive. So I bought a Corolla and you know it is really nice!! It is very pretty on the outside and nice on the inside. And my bike fits inside it, which is great too. I am so happy to have a new vehicle, especially a nice reliable Toyota. I was very sick of my Audi and its premium gasoline and maintenance issues (basically when anything goes wrong with an Audi, it costs a thousand dollars).
The bad:
- After I got the car, I got back to work, picked up a sandwich at the cafeteria, and headed to a staff meeting. And about five minutes in I had to leave, I was experiencing the worst stomach cramps I have ever had. They were so bad that I was laying on the bathroom floor - the public bathroom floor! How gross. I am sure I have a new disease from that experience. I was absolutely positive I was going to throw up. After laying on the floor for a while, I felt better and tried to go back to the meeting. Luckily it ended about 3 minutes later, so I went back to the bathroom and laid on the floor until I felt like I could drive home. I got home and seriously within about 10 minutes I felt absolutely fine. My theory is that I had some bad salami on my sandwich (I know I shouldn't eat salami sandwiches, but at 1:00 pm that is all they have left). I was really stressed out that I would miss my speed bike workout, but since I feel fine now, I think I'm going to give it a try! I was so worried that I was going to puke all over my new car.
I guess overall on the balance it's been a good couple of days!! Now wish me luck please, I would prefer to avoid puking on my bicycle :)
Posted by barb at August 6, 2008 4:14 PM
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Hope your bike workout went okay!! Glad the pain went away as soon as it came. Hope it never comes back!!! :)
Yeah for the new car!!
Posted by: Beth at August 7, 2008 3:26 PM