This ain't no kids game!

Trying to get back into the swing of things.

Monday-Went for a run around the lake. They built a 10 foot high wall (dike) on one end so you can't  run around the lake. I planned to just run 1/2 way then turn around and run back. BUT lucky for me, over the weekend, someone lashed some bamboo into a "ladder" and left it there. I felt like I was on a camando operation as I quickly climbed the ladder and snuck over to the other side. It was hard running after several weeks off.

Tuesday- run 2.5, swim 2.5, bike 5. Tired, but felt good to exercise again. 

Wednesday- I saw my boot camp class and I said, "I won't be able to come today because I'm going running." I got off to a slow start and decided to walk for a few minutes. Well,  right as I was walking along texting on my phone, my boot class comes running up behind me. Busted !! After I got teased, I started running.

Thursday- swim day 2k, bike 5k.

Friday- Super busy day. Burned lots of stress calories. Phone company shut my cell phone off becaue the bank did the autopayment wrong. Grrrr. Had to go to the bank and wait over an hour as they tried to sort things out. The good news is that my running buddy came back to town,.  Also, I got to do some volunteer work in the community. 

Saturday- swim meet all day. Fun to watch my kids, but too much time in the sun. Forgot to put sunscreen on a spot on my shoulder/neck and got a burn. In the evening,  went for a 5k bike ride.    

Mon- Swim 2.5k walk 2.5k, my leg was bothering me so didn't run. Running buddy was patient and walked with me around the lake instead of running. 

Tues- Swim 2.0k bike 10k. My running buddy has turned in to my biking buddy.

Wed- I can't even remember what I did this day. They say the first thing you lose is your memory...Now I remember, it was a stressful, busy day. I ran around in circles all day. :)  

Thurs- Swim 2.0k, bike 15k.

Fri- Boot camp. Did some running, so far, leg feels ok. Hope it is ok for Saturday. 

The Nancy Crosser race I have been looking forward to on Saturday got cancelled. They are changing it to a generic charity swim/run. I guess I will still go, I don't have any other early morning plans for Saturday.  

SATURDAY- The charity swim/run went well. Official times aren't in but I had fun. The HS swim team,  in the lane next to me, kicked my butt. But I was able to finish with a better swim time than last year (I think 30 seconds better). They threw the HS Boy's Basketball team in our lane (They did a relay swim) but I got out of the pool and transisition area the same time they did. Then, they totally CHEATED on the 5k run, and got a ride to the finish line on someones golf cart....stinkers.  Last year was a 6k run, so it is hard to compare my total finish time, but I feel like I did better in general. And, most importantly...I WASN'T LAST, like I was last year. Yipee! My running buddy showed up to run the last 1k with me to the finish line. She is such a nice friend.  And I saw my little 7 year old, who did the 500meter swim/3k run, running just ahead of me as my  long course his short courses merged at the end. I was so proud of that little guy. He was the only one under 8 years old to finish. He is younger and stronger than I am, and I tried to sprint at the end, but never caught him.  My 2 older kids decided to "volunteer" rather than swim/run. I know they both could have easily finished before me, but I was happy they at least helped out. It was nice to see and hear them cheer me on at kilometers 3 and 4. The only sad moment was remembering that friend that I entered with last year, wasn't there because she is undergoing treatments for breast cancer. I makes me cry thinking about it. She is such a great person and had just qualified for Boston the first time, a couple of months ago. I'm dedicating this charity swim/run to her.  

My weekly blog

Monday- Swim class 2k, run 3k, bike 5k 

Tuesday-Swim class in the morning, swim lesson in the afternoon. Apparently, I have nice a nice stroke, but no power. Gee thanks. I paid a lot of money to hear that? I guess the truth hurts. 

Wednesday- I had too much going on. Walked 3k in the evening.

Thursday- Swim class. I  suggested to the teacher that we do "Turkey Relays" . It was so much fun,. I probably only swam about 1k total, but I gave 100% and was so exhausted. After a little rest, I decided to throw in a run around the lake and went for a bike ride. Fun day. My arms were sore from swimming. 

Friday- Boot camp. I HATE PLANKS! Afterwards,  I went for a run around the lake with 2 friends. Then, went for a short swim at the pool with my husband, who had the day off. My arms were still sore from Turkey relays the day and those darn shoulder press exercises at book camp so I didn't swim much. . 

Saturday.- Decided to make up my own Turkey Trot. My running buddy agreed to my crazy plan so away we went for a 5k run, then another 2.5 walk/run around the lake. I was glad my leg didn't start hurting. I tried to be careful with it this week and not run too much. My running buddy remined me to stretch, which probably helped. The problem is my arms are still so sore from swimming/ shoulder press exercises.  I guess they both must exercise similiar muscles. 

Turkey dinner is all in the oven and I'll be eating in about 30 minutes. Yum Yum Yum .

Pix of our "Turkey Trot" run.