Week off....

It is reading week and I am finding myself with an unusual amount of time on my hands. I have already done my pre-reading for next week and am happy with how my mid-terms went. I am enjoying the break from school but I miss class at the same time. With all of this extra time I have decided to work on "the becoming a triathlete again" goal and since SV and I have been discussing our race plans for the summer, I figured that I should get going and am doing a reading week "camp".

I started with a good ride on Sunday, it was an aerobic effort but with the excitement of the gold medal game I ended up working a little harder than I had planned. It felt great and I loved the ride. Legs are remembering what it is like to be a cyclist again, slowly, but I'm on my way. Monday, SV and I headed out for a run, we did 10km and I can promise you it wasn't pretty, there was wheezing and spitting and I thought my lungs might burst. Several times I wondered why in the world I was running so hard when it was only March 1st..but I couldn't bring myself to back off..SV kicked my butt on this run and I loved it even though on several hills I wanted to kick him, lol...We followed the hard run with a swim. Not sure if you have ever tried to go swimming after a run, especially a hard run...well there is a reason they put the swim first in a triathlon. I was spent and struggled with some calf cramps during this swim, but we were able to get in some distance in a short time and I was happy that we were able to do both these workouts. We had a yummy lunch after and in the end it was a great day. I was beat by the time I got home and enjoyed a quiet night with the girls.

Tuesday I got on the trainer and did a solid aerobic bike workout. The sun was streaming in through the windows and it made me wish I was biking outside. I know it won't be long until we can be riding outside and I can't wait, biking on the trainer can't even come close to being outdoors, but it was a solid ride. I am feeling stronger on the bike, so hopefully when it comes time to hit the roads I will be where I was last summer. I finished up the day with a yoga session and was feeling nice and relaxed afterwards.

Today the sun is shining once again and I am heading out to do a run and follow that up with a nice long yoga session. So enjoy your day, I know I will!