Almost made it through January without getting sick ...
It started Friday night and continued over into Saturday which means I did not run 9 miles like I was supposed to. Instead I slept for about 14 hours.
Sunday I got up for a ride with the team even though I really really wanted to stay in bed. We rode 40 hilly miles in the pouring rain. Averaged 13mph over the entire ride which had about 1800 feet of climbing. I feel I should have been faster but the wet roads combined with being sick didn't make for an ideal day. I'm a little disappointed in my last few rides. My previous ride was 33 miles with about 2400 feet of climbing and I averaged 12 mph. I thought my new bike would make me so much faster but I keep averaging 12/13 mph. I guess I haven't had a nice flat ride yet though. Everything has had quite a bit of climbing which I obviously need to improve on.
Today is supposed to be an off day and I would love to take advantage of it and go to bed early but I might try to swim tonight ... although I'm not counting on it.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
January
It's almost the end of January and I realize I have made no attempt to update this blog. Oh well - here it goes:
28 Days to Health - I started the cleanse at the beginning of January and really stuck with it for the first week (which was horrible just like last time with the headaches). After the first week I decided to modify it a bit and just try to eat more whole foods instead while keeping as gluten and dairy free as possible. It's been 3.5 weeks and I'm down a little over 7 lbs. I got my body fat tested on 1/11 and it was 21.5%. My goal is to be under 19% in 4 months (although hopefully sooner).
Team in Training - As of today I've raised over $2000 this season for LLS :) Thank you to all my donors!! You are making a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families!
Training has picked up a little bit although I'm still not getting in all the workouts like I should be. Especially the swims. It's so hard to get motivated to swim when it's cold and dark outside. I did do a 1900 yard swim last night and it wasn't completely terrible. I did my 1000 yard marker set in 21:36. My last marker set was in 2009 so I really don't have anything to compare it to right now.
I've been getting plenty of spins and bike rides in on my new bike :) Definitely a different feeling than my old bike and my body is still trying to get used to it.
This weekend I have a 9 mile run (HA!) scheduled for Saturday and a 40 mile bike ride on Sunday. We'll see how those go ...
28 Days to Health - I started the cleanse at the beginning of January and really stuck with it for the first week (which was horrible just like last time with the headaches). After the first week I decided to modify it a bit and just try to eat more whole foods instead while keeping as gluten and dairy free as possible. It's been 3.5 weeks and I'm down a little over 7 lbs. I got my body fat tested on 1/11 and it was 21.5%. My goal is to be under 19% in 4 months (although hopefully sooner).
Team in Training - As of today I've raised over $2000 this season for LLS :) Thank you to all my donors!! You are making a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families!
Training has picked up a little bit although I'm still not getting in all the workouts like I should be. Especially the swims. It's so hard to get motivated to swim when it's cold and dark outside. I did do a 1900 yard swim last night and it wasn't completely terrible. I did my 1000 yard marker set in 21:36. My last marker set was in 2009 so I really don't have anything to compare it to right now.
I've been getting plenty of spins and bike rides in on my new bike :) Definitely a different feeling than my old bike and my body is still trying to get used to it.
This weekend I have a 9 mile run (HA!) scheduled for Saturday and a 40 mile bike ride on Sunday. We'll see how those go ...
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