Well, training has been.... BETTER! Yup! After my last post, I tried my best to turn the switch and make a positive out of a negative, and I did. While I still can't seem to get myself motivated for the pool (let's admit, no one is EVER motivated to go swim), running and biking has been successful. Whenever I can get the chance, I'll go for a run or hop on the trainer. The trick to getting on the bike more? Leaving the trainers set up and sitting right next to the couch. That way, 1) it never takes more than 2 minutes to get everything ready for a ride and 2) when I'm sitting on the couch watching TV, the bike is sitting there taunting me and making me feel bad. It's working (it helps that the Tour was on, too). I've done several 2+ hour rides on the trainer and many 1+ hour rides in the last two weeks. Last weekend, Justin and I headed out for a 75 mile ride in MD (though the Garmin says it was only 70 miles). It was in the 90's and no cloud coverage but we enjoyed every minute of it! You can see the ride
here. This was our first official long ride so while we went slow, we were feeling great at the end and happy to have gotten out there for the day.
On the running front, I try to get a run in whenever I can... like yesterday morning, I had to be at work at 10 which means I have to be in the shower by 9 in order to leave by 9:30 for my half hour walk to work. So, I woke up at 7 as usual, had breakfast with Justin, walked out the door with him at 8 and got an hour run in - perfect. I am sacrificing my appearance by showing up to the store with wet hair as I don't have time to do anything with it - oh well. The same weekend as the bike ride, Jus and I got out for a 15 mile run bright and early Saturday morning - I headed off to work immediately after as Jus went to play kickball (jealous). Tonight is calling for a 10 mile run and I plan to hop on the trainer for a bit in just a little while. With the heat wave of last week, the runs have been HOT but they only make you feel that much stronger. I've been loving it. Today is no different... 92* but you gotta do what you gotta do!
I am thinking I need to set some goals in order to get in the pool more... brainstorming ideas now.
Last note of the post, I got some new earphones from the store this week - yurbuds. I have been hearing great things about these things and I can't wait to try them out myself; they were created by a triathlete who had gotten fed up with his earphones slipping out and hurting while on long training rides and run. I wear over the head earphones because ear buds *ALWAYS* fall out during workouts. These
guarantee that they will not with their patented ear-lock technology. They are comfortable but I have yet to test them, perhaps that will happen tonight. I'll let you know what I think. Seems as though each package comes with a card with an inspirational quote. Mine was:
You think I'm chasing you? You think you've got me beat? Well, you've got me all wrong. Pace is my trick. My focus is my inner strength, my iron will. Triumph is upon me. It can't be had without the struggle. I move up on you. I push past you. I cross the line focused and my doubts overcome.
