Tues - swimming with the SWAT team 5-6:00. I think I only actually swam (is that a word?It looks funny) about 30 min total. I have to stop and chit chat to catch my breath periodically. Actually I stop and listen to either Jen or Mike rip on each other under their breathe and then the other one says "what did you say about me?" Then It looks like I was the one poking fun at the other. I swear I'm an innocent bystander. If you can follow that stupid story you must be as tired as I am. i think I'm going to bed :)

Ps did my comments thing turn back on mike?

I hate running

I ran 3.1 miles tonight with my trainer. My heart rate was aroung 160-170 most of the way. I had to stop and walk a few times here and there again. Jeff made me wear the heart monitor/garmin forerunner and race against my time in the Shamrock Shuffle. I couldn't beat it. I get up to 170-175 and then walk a little. It takes my a long time to come back down to 160 or so. I think that means I'm still really out of shape. baby steps.

(Inside joke for Jenny and Tracy)
PS. I thought I was going to die....die? I did die. They buried me. they planted roses. The roots tickled my feet. I laughed. I laughed so hard I thought I'd die. Die? I did die. They buried me.They planted roses. The roots tickled my feet. I laughed. I laughed so hard I thought I'd die. Die?...........

Haven't been hitting it as hard as I would like to this weekend.
Thursday- I didn't work out I don't remember why. I think I was just too tired.

Friday- I spent most of the day power cleaning my house. I thought I was planning on having a bunch of girls over to the house for a foo foo party, but one by one they all called to cancel.It got down to me, my sister jenny and one other girl, so I cancelled it. My sister and her family still came over to help me eat some of the fruit, etc. We could never eat that much fruit before it spoiled. At least my house is cleaner than it has been in a while. My mom came over to watch the kids while I power cleaned which was awesome! It's so hard to do that with both the kids when Jeff is working.

Today- I procrastinated as long as I possibly could, until my husband gave me the kick in the butt that I needed, thank you Jeff. I ended up running 3 miles on the treadmill. I walked a few minutes here and there but I felt better running than I have in the past. I ran the first mile in 12:30, second mile in 16 minutes, and third mile in 14 minutes. Not very good times, but as my trainer says, I should just worry about endurance right now . So endurance wise I'm pretty happy with that. Maybe I can squeeze in another run tomorrow sometime.

quick swim

Tues - tried to squeeze in an hour of swimming. Ended up being about 20 min or so cuz my 7 year old wanted to come with. He learned how to back float and swim without touching bottom for about 5 feet. I got about 400 yards done inbetween:) a little something for both of us.

Tomorrow I think will be a day of rest since jake has a baseball game then I'm hittin it hard this weekend.

My personal trainer has to work all weekend so I may be doing it on the treadmill (boring!)

My Husband is trying to kill me.

Sat - I rollerbladed while Jeff ran. I had to struggle to keep up with him. He is a wirey, fast little guy. Not super challenging for me. We're calling that my easy day.

Sun - after two fairly easy days in a row my personal trainer/husband said I needed a hard day.....I needed to suffer. Well, I did! We ran 4.25 miles on and off on some trails behind rockport pool. He would make me run until my heart rate was around 170 and then back off a little. It took about an hour and that is about all the running I can take right now in one day. Today was similar to Boot Camp except Jeff was able to keep me motivated and make me laugh a few times in between my heart attacks.

I now have a new motivation for staying ahead of Jeff. Apparently, running makes him fart. I tried really hard not to be down wind of him when that happened. After nine years of marriage I've noticed a pattern. Broccoli makes him fart, oatmeal, turkey, beer, ....hell sometimes water makes him fart. So squeakin out a few while running was no surprise to me. Like I said, just don't run behind him :)

Swimming rules

On Tues- I tried to go swimming with the S.W.A.T. team. I had to go late and ran into someone I new , so we ended up talking a while. Needless to say, I didn't get much swimming done. Not to mention that my sister was Uber grumpy from a bad day at work and I think I may have added to that by not being very serious about the swim. Sorry, jen.

Thurs- my personal trainer (husband, Jeff) and I went running for about 30 minutes. walking fast 1 min and running 2 min the whole time. It wasn't nearly as horrible as Boot Camp. On the hills Jeff would chant "Hills make us stronger, hills make us stronger". Which was annoying at first but actually helps.

Friday morning-went swimming at the Y for 25 min. Swimming is the only sport I always feel comfortable with. I did the first 1/4 mile in 9 minutes and the second 1/4 mile in around 15 min. I don't think that's very accurate cuz I tend to lose count with the laps. I start thinking about other things like.......I need to make a haircut appointment...........I should go look for glasses today................That man NEEDS to wax, He's going to clog up the filter.....wait ......what lap am I on? Anyhoo, I can at least swim the 1/2 mile in a fairly decent amount of time without feeling like I might die. Getting out and biking, then running.........not yet. Baby steps!

I'm shooting for the Danskin triathlon in a year. I haven't actually said the words out loud to many people because then I feel like I have to do it. Right now I'm just thinking about it.

Quick 20 min

Jeff worked from 6am to 6pm today. picked jake up from sleepover at 10:00. had some errands to run. scrambled to get some laundry done and clean house a little while the baby napped (total pigsty from not being home yesterday watching triathlon and party after). squeezed in 20 min on the treadmill. did not feel that great on knees and arches......have i mentioned that I hate running?

Boot Camp sucks

I did a class called boot camp today at the Y. It was a lot of runnung up and down hills.....I decided I'm not going to that class anymore. A) I am not a runner. B) I need to go at my own pace and be able to finish the work out. I don't feel like I get a good work out if I have to keep stpping cuz everything hurts! As soon as my husband, Jeff finishes getting ready for his triathlon I might try to work out again.