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May 7, 2008
The Scoop
Roxy says thanks to all those nice people who wished her a speedy recovery! Actually, she's a dog, so she didn't really say anything but mostly just begged for treats and to play ball. But you know what I mean. :)
She is still a little on the gimpy side. Doesn't look too bad when she walks around but getting up the steps and up onto the bed is not an easy task. So we are going to the vet today. Although I had planned to wait it out until Saturday, I have the day off work today so I think we might as well just get things taken care of now! Her appointment is later this afternoon.
Anyway, I 'm not sure why, but I haven't talked about my workouts lately. I've been doing a bunch of them and they have all been going well! Today was a three workout day (only 2 workouts completed thus far), all of which were relatively short but had some intensity in them.
First up was a track workout this morning. It was a beautiful, sunny morning and actually a little on the warm side! I was glad to see I had the track to myself. Because I didn't start until after 7:30 I was afraid I was going to show up and see a whole bunch of middle school kids playing soccer during their gym class. And let it be known that I am NOT a fan of doing workouts in front of any human between the ages of 13-18 years! But it was just me and the track and some gut-busting intervals. :)
I went home and ate breakfast and then didn't wait long enough before I went to the pool for my swim. I don't know why I think that cereal can be digested within 45 minutes but this morning was a reminder that it CANNOT! I survived my 100 repeats though keeping them all between 1:13 and 1:17 (they had varying rests, hence the big difference in time) and was pleased with the effort.
That of course leaves a bike workout which I am about to start after this blog entry and some ironing (I just ate lunch so I'm trying not to repeat the breakfast mistake and give it a little more time...). Although it's still beautiful outside I think I'm going to do the workout on the trainer. Of course I would always prefer to ride outside if possible but I sometimes think the trainer is great for interval workouts. You can really focus and push hard on the trainer which is difficult to do outside when you are dealing with traffic and stop signs, etc... And lately I've done all my bike interval sessions outside so it's time for a good tough one inside.
And that's about it! I was looking at my schedule over the next couple weeks and was shocked to realize that my next race is already only 10 days away! This is the best part of racing season - less training and more RACING! :) My next race is the Columbia Triathlon which is a great race in Maryland. I did it last year and had one of my best races of the season (pre bike crash of course :) so I'll be excited to see if I can improve upon my splits from 2007. Luckily the swim is in a lake that has glass like water so there will be NO EXCUSES for not swimming fast! And then the bike and run are relatively hilly which isn't necessarily my favorite but definitely plays to my strengths given the kind of terrain I train on all the time. YIPPPEEEEE!!!
Posted by beth at May 7, 2008 12:57 PM
Comments
Not being a triathlete (but loving your blog anyway) I thought at first that your concern about lunch was eating it too close to ironing.
Posted by: Roslyn at May 7, 2008 5:21 PM
Glad Roxy is getting back to normal and I am so with you thinking my food is all digested then hitting a workout- ouch!
10 days away... GOOD! I know you are ready for another race! Enjoy the trainer (after being outside!)
Posted by: Bree at May 8, 2008 8:32 PM
Glad Roxy is getting back to normal and I am so with you thinking my food is all digested then hitting a workout- ouch!
10 days away... GOOD! I know you are ready for another race! Enjoy the trainer (after being outside!)
Posted by: Bree at May 8, 2008 8:33 PM