Easter - AKA chocolate!!

Well its April and just under 2 months away till the race!  Could I do it - ya I'm pretty much there with the distance but I don't think I'm fit enough to do it without absolutely dying at the end.  I know I would have to walk on the run and my goal is to do that very little.  I'm going to allow myself to walk a bit on some of the hills but basically my goal is to run (even if its very slowly) the whole run portion!

Another goal is to do the swim in under 45 min.  I did it on Sat and was just under 48 min so that means cutting 3 min.  And more importantly open water usually takes longer then pool so there's some work to be done there too. 

With Easter over (today is Sunday!) I'm going to make a new goal of not keeping chocolate in the house.  I think I've mentioned this before but I sabotage myself with chocolate almost everyday.  I justify it with the amount of working out I'm doing, I can eat whatever I want.  In reality my body is craving good food to replenish with after my hard workouts and I really need to do a better job here.........But I'm keeping at the hard workouts and going strong.

Sunday Apr 1 - 70min run outside
Monday - taught 50 min spin and 2 hour computrain later in morning
Tues - 1700 m swim
Wed - 30 min TM hill run followed by TRX
Thurs - taught 50 min spin
Fri - off
Sat - 2.5km straight swim (48 min)

Almost April!

So I've taken some time off of posting because I simply didn't know what to write.  Wake up, take kids to daycare, train, eat, play with kids, sometimes train again.....It was all getting a little boring to say the least.  Gain 2 pounds, lose 2 pounds, repeat, repeat, repeat.
I'm happy to say that although there hasn't been any great changes in my routine, I'm motivated again (not that I ever lost that) but I feel back on track again.  Starting to feel strong on my Sunday long runs and getting 2 workouts on Thurs and Fridays. 

Sunday Mar 11 - 10km run outside (58.45min)
Monday - taught 50 min spin followed by TRX
Tues - 1900m swim
Wed - TM speed run followed by weights
Thurs - taught 50 min spin
Fri - 2000m swim and 2 hour computrain at night
Sat - off

Sunday Mar 18 - 1 hour run outside
Monday - taught 50 min spin followed by TRX
Tues- 2000m swim
Wed - TM speed and hill followed by weights
Thurs - taught 55 min spin follwed by 20 min run on TM
Fri - 2000m straight swim 36.5 min and 2 hour computrain at night
Sat - off

Sunday Mar 25 - 1 hour 3 min run outside (not sure of distance)
Monday - 2 hour computrain ride
Tues - 2000 m swim
Wed - 30 min TM run followed by weights
Thurs - taught 50 min spin class followed by 30 min TM run
Fri - off
Sat - 30 min tempo run on TM followed by 1 hour weight class

Week of March 4, 2012

Its been a good week for the most part.  I'm overall happy with my workouts.  I'm even happier with the weather and the prospect of getting outside!  That'll be great.  Today is exactly 3 months till the race!!!!  Not ready yet but I will be.
Sunday Mar 4 - 45 min run outside
Monday - taught 50 min spin followed by weights
Tues - 2000 m swim
Wed - TM hill run 30 min followed by weights
Thurs - 50 min spin followed by 20 min TM run
Fri- 2000 m swim and 2 hour computrain at night
Sat - off

On track again??

What an emotional week!  Finally started feeling better and got in some good workouts but my persoanl life went on an emotional rollercoaster.............applied for a teaching job out here so I wouldn't have to worry about long drives come September - didn't get it :(  Got some new policies and regulations from my "fun" job teaching spin and gave my notice.  There was actually a few things I was upset with that gym about but the result is the same - I just don't want to work there anymore.  So I'll teach 6am spin classes for 3 more weeks and then I'm done there too.  Luckily these "life happens" events in my life didn't hurt my workouts, but they sure hurt my eating habits!   How many calories can one person consume in chocolate?? (LOTS)  But here are my workouts.  Only missed the long run last Sunday

Sunday Feb 26 - off
Mon - taught 50 min spin followed by weights
Tues - taught 50 min spin.........1900m swim later in day
Wed - 30 min TM run followed by weights
Thurs - taught 50 min spin followed by 10 min TM run
Fri - swam 1900 m in morning and did 2 hour computrain ride at night
Sat - off

A little over 3 months till race day.  Lets see what I can do............

Spin Spin Spin

Well although I still wasn't feeling well at the beginning of the week, I had accepted extra spin classes to teach because an instructor was away.  I tried to get rid of them, but couldn't so I suffered through.

Sunday Feb 19 - off
Mon - off
Tues - taught 50 min spin at 6am and then again at 9am
Wed - taught 50 min spin at 9am and then 45 min spin and weight training class later in day
Thurs - taught 50 min spin at 6am
Fri - off
Sat - off

So physically I still feel pretty bad.  Missed all my run workouts and my swim workout.  Plus I missed computraining on Friday night which I'm paying an arm and leg for!!!  That probably bothers me the most because of the cost involved.

But overall I just want to feel better.  I've been sick for a full 2 weeks and I'm ready for the turn around.  I feel guity about missing workouts but at least I'm realistic in knowing that I have March, April and May to really ramp it up to be ready for June.

Week of sick!

What a horrible week its been.  It started out with a little frustration about my sore knee and turned into a bad flu.  To make matters worse, Mike was away and I could barely take care of the kids and of course they got sick too.  So my workouts aren't very exciting.....

Sunday Feb 12 - off
Mon - off
Tues - off
Wed - off
Thur - taught 45 min spin (not very well!)
Fri - 1 hour computraining then had to leave
Sat - off

But on a postive note - I book my flight to San Fran!!!!

Week of Feb 5

Well it was a crazy busy weekend.  I took the AFLCA resistance training course and I enjoyed it more then expected.  It was weird being out of the house for so long without the kids but it felt nice to learn again.  Come April I'll have been on "leave" from teaching for 2 years so anytime I get out its a big deal.  But taking this course makes me wonder if I should go back to teaching or pursue something in the fitness industry.  Time will tell I guess! 
In the meantime I have a triathlon to prepare for.  This week is going to be tough as Mike is flying back to Ontario so its going to be a challenge to fit workouts in.  But I'll fill it in everyday as I go:

Sunday Feb 5 - at course all day (did a lot of resistance training though)
Monday - taught 50 min spin class
Tues - taught spin 50 min
Wed - run speed drills 30 min on tm
Thurs - swim 1800 m
Fri - took off

My knee is killing me and I feel like I'm getting sick, may have to take a few days off.