Day 18

Allergies! I am having a terriable time with seasonal allergies these days. I am double dosing both clariton and benedryl (not to mention prescription eye drops and nose spray) but nothing is working, thus the delay of bike riding AGAIN.

I did however make it to the pool this morning. Started off with 400 meters followed by an hour of swim aerobics. I felt so good after the aerobics that I did another 250 meters in the pool. I am really confident of my swimming abilities for the race in July. I can feel my endurance building up more every day.

I am a bit concerned about my upcoming trip to California. The hotel we are staying at has both a pool and a gym, but I wonder how motivated I will feel. Especially since we will be on the run every day sightseeing. I will bring my sneakers and goggles and hope for the best!

Day 17

Despite the insane heat here (90 degrees in May!), I did workout last night. I was going to go the Y for swim laps but I was just not feeling it. I had my bathing suit on and everything but was so tired that I had to pass. Not sure if I am catching mono from Kevin or just overtired. Feeling guilty for eating a couple of tootsie rolls, I fought against the fatigue and hit the treadmill. Honestly, I was not expecting much. I thought I would just get on and go for about 20 minutes.

Luckily, I proved myself wrong. I beat my time again! 3.1 miles in 42.5 minutes. Another whole minute off my time. I was walking at 4.1 and up to running at 5.3 miles per hour.

I did not go to the pool again today either. I had to mulch for two hours in the humidity of over 80 degrees. Kevin is banned from working out or doing any extraneous activities, thus me doing the mulching. That is hard work! Going to try to hit the treadmill tonight and pool in the morning. Until the heat dies down, the bike will wait.

Day 15

It has been a crazy few days here. Kevin was diagnosed with mono yesterday after he had been feeling ill for over a week. Fingers crossed that the virus does not spread and that he feels better by the time we leave for California.

Yesterday I swam 200 meters (8 laps) straight. It was exhausting! I then did 90 minutes of swim aerobics. Today Kevin and I went for a long walk at state land (wooded area) with Maisey for over an hour. When we got home, it was 85 degrees. I have been putting off riding my bike for any significant amount of time, so I decided to go for it today. I rode a two mile path around my neighborhood with a decent size hill. At least it was a decent start!

8 weeks to go before the mini-half sprint. I am leaning towards doing it. What will I wear for it though, that is the question. I tried on sports bathing suits at the store today, and lets just say that Nike and Speedo bathing suits are not kind to the well endowed!

Day 13; a new goal?

My workouts have been uneventful over the past few days with the exception of improving my running/walking time. I gained a whole minute; going from 3.1 miles in 44.5 minutes to 33.5 minutes. I had to really push for that extra minute though. At about the 22 minute mark I felt like I was going to give up. However I was determined to make it. "Dig deep" I kept telling myself.

I found out a few days ago that the YMCA is offering a 1/2 sprint triathlon race in late July. It would consist of a 400 meter swim, 9 mile bike ride and a 1.5 mile run. I am seriously thinking of going for it. My foot has been doing okay and my endurance keeps getting better. I am going to start taking my bike to the park to practice riding. I also have another bike ride route I am going to try that would be around 8 miles. The deadline for entering the race is July 10th, so I figure I will keep going at this rate and see where I am in early July. I really want to do this so I will have to start really pushing.

Tomorrow: 400 meter swim; no time limit.

Day 10

I beat my run/walk time! I was able to do 3.1 miles in 34.30 minutes. That is a whole 30 seconds off my last time. 30 seconds might not seem like much, but in the running world that is a nice little improvement.

Instead of biking (I know, I am totally avoiding it), I went hiking with a friend. It was very nice but my allergies are horrible today. My right eye is swelling up. Tomorrow it is supposed to be almost 80 degrees out, so I have no excuses for not excercising outside.

Tomorrow's goal: Swim 450 yards, bike 2 miles.

Day 9

Not feeling so hot today. At least I dragged myself out of bed and went to the Y. I was lucky enough to have an open swim lane to myself. I used a pair of flippers to work on my kick. They worked great; to bad they are not allowed in a thriathlon! My goal was 600 meters but only went for 400. I just did not have it in me. Same for biking. I used a spin bike at the gym directly after swimming. The seats on those are horrible! After just one mile I was ready to quit just because my tush was getting sore. I went another mile but it was a struggle.

I came home and took a nap. I was then inspired to take my dog Maisey and run/walk in the woods. That inspiration did not last long. We ended up taking a 25 minute trail and I walked the whole way. Maybe I am getting sick? My husband has been sick all week so I am wondering if I caught anything from him. If not than I do not know what my problem is.

Tomorrow: run/speed walk 4 miles, and bike for 2 miles.

Day 8

Yesterday was my day off. For some reason I was feeling very sluggish this morning so I did not go to the Y for swim laps. I was achy and had a sore throat. As they day went on I started to feel a bit better, so I decided to get on the treadmill.

Big improvement since Sunday! I pushed myself to run (up to 4.8) and speed walk (3.9) for 3.1 miles. As I think I blogged before, the goal is to do a minimum of 3.1 miles again and again to improve my time. The race states I must complete the run leg within 60 minutes. Today I made it in 45 minutes, 20 seconds.

If it wasn't for my lack of experience on the bike, I would seriously consider doing a triathlon in August. There is one Cayuga Lake; not too far from where I live. I am going to see where I am physically one month from now; it may be a possibility!

Tomorrow: swim 600 meters and bike 3 miles.