Today was great progress in terms of pink eye and breathing. Tomorrow I am going to adventure outside of the house :-D I have a bike fitting scheduled for 3pm tomorrow! Yay for buying a new seat and getting everything set up! Sadly I am debating if I should go on my schedule 2 hr bike ride earlier in the day b/c I won't have a clean pair of biking shorts (I don't want to be stinkY!) lol sad debate....
I finally went through pw my mom gave me of medical, school, car records, etc. Within the pages of school records, I found the physical fitness records of the schools in Tennessee! My timed mile in 2nd grade was 7:30 ?? The time flux from 7:30-8:15 for the 3 years I was in that elementary school. That's flat out crazy :-) I definitely celebrate running an 8min/mi pace during races...and that's my goal pace for the 5K segments of the sprint triathlons this summer.
Summary: debating working out w/o contacts in.... if I do: ride 128min, run 7 mi, abs/stretch -> bike fitting!!!! PUMPED
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Pink Eye
Woke up w/ one red eye again -> went to the doctor this morning.
After clarification that it was pink eye, my new doctor wrote 4 other prescriptions for allergy stuff (2 inhalers, singular and allegra). I was worried about the cost of the 5 Rx's but it was only $80 total! :-) Def pumped as the previous $$ was over 100 for just the two allergy pills. :-p
The doctor freaked me out when she discussed how inconsistent allergy medicine could be creating scar tissue on my lungs?! Ugh on asthma. I was researching triathlon coaches for $100/mo (crazy I know) but now it will be allergy medicines for $100 a month :-) I think my body will thank me - and I will have the extra coach money in hopefully a few years (ah hemm silly student loans).
I am sick of not working out (strange I know) but I am in a delima (SP?): no gym b/c pink eye, no outside b/c pollen air! Silly silly....guess tomorrow = home abs and stretching to start...maybe run outside? (ugh I feel like I'm breaking the rules towards getting better.) Hope everyone is faring well with the pollen in ATL!
After clarification that it was pink eye, my new doctor wrote 4 other prescriptions for allergy stuff (2 inhalers, singular and allegra). I was worried about the cost of the 5 Rx's but it was only $80 total! :-) Def pumped as the previous $$ was over 100 for just the two allergy pills. :-p
The doctor freaked me out when she discussed how inconsistent allergy medicine could be creating scar tissue on my lungs?! Ugh on asthma. I was researching triathlon coaches for $100/mo (crazy I know) but now it will be allergy medicines for $100 a month :-) I think my body will thank me - and I will have the extra coach money in hopefully a few years (ah hemm silly student loans).
I am sick of not working out (strange I know) but I am in a delima (SP?): no gym b/c pink eye, no outside b/c pollen air! Silly silly....guess tomorrow = home abs and stretching to start...maybe run outside? (ugh I feel like I'm breaking the rules towards getting better.) Hope everyone is faring well with the pollen in ATL!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Meds day 2
Learned my lesson - went by Rite-Aid for some nyquil and vick's for tonight. Definitely got - oh - maybe 2 hrs of sleep at once! Crazy allergy time -> 2nd day of taking $$$ medicines.
My goals for this week:
** swim and run 5 x 1 mi repeats at the gym this evening. Time will show if the meds are in my system yet or not!
** schedule my bike fitting for later this week! That will also entail (sp?) a new bike seat YAY!!!
** officially join USATF to save on triathlon registrations
** register for this season triathlons (June, July, Aug, Oct ??)
My goals for this week:
** swim and run 5 x 1 mi repeats at the gym this evening. Time will show if the meds are in my system yet or not!
** schedule my bike fitting for later this week! That will also entail (sp?) a new bike seat YAY!!!
** officially join USATF to save on triathlon registrations
** register for this season triathlons (June, July, Aug, Oct ??)
Monday, April 5, 2010
Allergy Med Day 1
Boo on taking the ubber expensive allergy medicines. I AVOID them at all cost b/c if I take the two pills recommended, it costs almost $110 for 30 days. This does not include the regular inhaler, the pre & post workout inhalers, etc. I just refuse to pay that much.
Unfortunately for my cheap a$$, I've also become lazy in taking the OTC zyrtec (sp?) the past few weeks so the outdoor time (biking, running, etc) finally caught up to me! I broke down and took one of both of the expensive pills this morning. I see stars when I cough -> thinking this will lead to a co-pay moment (boo on doctors!).
I am debating working out (DEFINITELY in a gym) today but might wait until tomorrow for the meds to get working! Finally eating sweets again and not working out -> WHOOPS :-D
Unfortunately for my cheap a$$, I've also become lazy in taking the OTC zyrtec (sp?) the past few weeks so the outdoor time (biking, running, etc) finally caught up to me! I broke down and took one of both of the expensive pills this morning. I see stars when I cough -> thinking this will lead to a co-pay moment (boo on doctors!).
I am debating working out (DEFINITELY in a gym) today but might wait until tomorrow for the meds to get working! Finally eating sweets again and not working out -> WHOOPS :-D
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Easter = Chocolate!
Definitely a great day to celebrate! I enjoyed a HUGE meal w/ family and friends (wahoo for Mom & Dad coming in town)!! MB spoiled me w/ 100 donut holes and a dozen sublime donuts when I got back from 8am mass. Needlesstosay TONS of sweet leftovers (as well as tons of normal food from the feast).
No workout today - recovery from 40 mi + 7 mi.... swim + run/wts tomorrow :-p
(Determined to post everyday to "keep in" (aka create) the habit)
No workout today - recovery from 40 mi + 7 mi.... swim + run/wts tomorrow :-p
(Determined to post everyday to "keep in" (aka create) the habit)
Saturday, April 3, 2010
40 miler completed!
So this morning MB & I went on an adventure to get a lock for my bike while on the hitch rack (so I can run after riding) -> totally pumped to try it out!
The ride was going well - cruising through 15 and decided to aim for 20. 20 would not be accomplished in the 64 min I had planned (64 out, 64 back), but I stretched it by 7-8 minutes and made it! I took a few minute break and Tim (new friend) rode by. He stopped when I was just trying to say good job - and said he would ride back part of it with me (he lives off of the 13 mi marker).
The ride back was very even-keel, very low pace through mile 13 but it was great to hold a conversation, learn tricks of the trade, hear that his son teaches bike 101 classes at Atlanta Cycling in Vinings (small world), etc. So at mile 13, he went off the trail to head home and I realized that is was already 1:47:--. That is NOT cool... 13.3 miles left and 43 minutes left towards the goal of at least finishing in 2:30:--. SOO - I BUSTED A MOVE :-)
When I got to the 0.9 mile marker I was shocked to see that it was 2:27:-- Sweet!! Calculating that out....I averaged at least 18 mph for those 12 miles around the multiple intersections, silly 2x2 walkers on both sides, unpassable periods of time, etc. SO pumped! I finished the last mile -> sub 2:30:-- AWESOME!
Getting off the bike on such a high was great! Getting ready for a 7mi run after -> not so exciting :-p lol After tying up the bike w/ the new lock, I felt like I had to at least attempt the run! There is no 3.5 mile marker -> had to continue to the 3.7 one. No biggie until you hit the last part of the run (UGH).
GOODNIGHT does it feel so much SLOWER when you are running after riding. I felt like I would never reach the next mile marker sign - thinking "OMG this is going to take FOREVER!!!" I ran the first 57 minutes (almost 6 miles) and DIED. I literally walked the at least 1.4 miles back to the parking lot, finishing in 77 minutes. Oh well - it's a start to doing HARD brick workouts! (triathlon term: bike -> run w/o break)
Hope everyone got outside to enjoy the WONDERFUL weather!!! :-)
The ride was going well - cruising through 15 and decided to aim for 20. 20 would not be accomplished in the 64 min I had planned (64 out, 64 back), but I stretched it by 7-8 minutes and made it! I took a few minute break and Tim (new friend) rode by. He stopped when I was just trying to say good job - and said he would ride back part of it with me (he lives off of the 13 mi marker).
The ride back was very even-keel, very low pace through mile 13 but it was great to hold a conversation, learn tricks of the trade, hear that his son teaches bike 101 classes at Atlanta Cycling in Vinings (small world), etc. So at mile 13, he went off the trail to head home and I realized that is was already 1:47:--. That is NOT cool... 13.3 miles left and 43 minutes left towards the goal of at least finishing in 2:30:--. SOO - I BUSTED A MOVE :-)
When I got to the 0.9 mile marker I was shocked to see that it was 2:27:-- Sweet!! Calculating that out....I averaged at least 18 mph for those 12 miles around the multiple intersections, silly 2x2 walkers on both sides, unpassable periods of time, etc. SO pumped! I finished the last mile -> sub 2:30:-- AWESOME!
Getting off the bike on such a high was great! Getting ready for a 7mi run after -> not so exciting :-p lol After tying up the bike w/ the new lock, I felt like I had to at least attempt the run! There is no 3.5 mile marker -> had to continue to the 3.7 one. No biggie until you hit the last part of the run (UGH).
GOODNIGHT does it feel so much SLOWER when you are running after riding. I felt like I would never reach the next mile marker sign - thinking "OMG this is going to take FOREVER!!!" I ran the first 57 minutes (almost 6 miles) and DIED. I literally walked the at least 1.4 miles back to the parking lot, finishing in 77 minutes. Oh well - it's a start to doing HARD brick workouts! (triathlon term: bike -> run w/o break)
Hope everyone got outside to enjoy the WONDERFUL weather!!! :-)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Another reason to do long runs on Sundays...
So after the long run - everything hurts (to be expected). Unfortunately, this puts me behind in pool time, weights and biking for this week! This weekend is Easter and will be a wee bit hard to fit in all the workouts to end the week on a good note - so I guess I'll have to disregard all the missed workouts thus far and just keep up with those already planned for this weekend...
Boo but still trying! Yay for sweets again in just a few days :-D
Boo but still trying! Yay for sweets again in just a few days :-D
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