June 2010
8 posts
the foam roller: the best and the worst thing that...
today i literally sweat Jameson during spin class. i sweat SO much per the usual, but could NOT take enough water in. two days in a row of evening cocktails does not a good morning workout make.
supposed to spin, run and do a little strength. reality was that if i jumped on the treadmill the likelihood of falling on my face was higher than most mornings. instead, i opted to go home and make out...
strong half/weak half
my schedule has two workouts on wednesdays. these can be handled either back to back or one in the morning and one in the evening. neither are long typically, so if i have something going on in the evening, i just get them both over with in the morning.
i feel great afterwards, without a doubt. after all, i can still say that i have never regretted a workout. but i’m still pretty new to...
wo&d
look, the wo&d is not the prettiest trail out there, i know that. but its wide, smooth and relatively uncrowded. and it’s LONG. because its so wide, even the people that ARE on i are no be thang. its a fun way to train for the philly century because i can keep adding and seeing new towns at my turn around point. not new towns really, but new to me while on my two-wheeler. i can’t...
power pull
today we did speed work in spin class.
and i was BEAT.
i can always seem to dig deep for hills, but speed work KILLS me. and today, perhaps for the first time, i REALLY understood the shoes. especially while standing, i was taking turns pulling and pushing the pedals and it made all the difference in the world.
oh, and by the end, i’m 100% sure that the ONLY reason i didn’t fall...
swimming in my undies
ever had that dream where you leave the house with no pants on? i can’t say that i have either. BUT, i do have a weird sensation every time i get in the pool that i somehow didn’t take my panties (hahahaha, that WORD) or bra or one or the other off before suiting up. and i get so EMBARRASED! i come to this realization as i’m already swimming usually. so, i try to just pretend...
a spring in my step
i hate waking up, but i love being up. my mood is so deliciously great today! i had a fucking fantastic workout, the hawks won (and what a GAME!), the world cup is HERE (almost), we won our first bocce playoff game, max is coming….
this morning the sun was shining so it wasn’t so bad getting up after a late night of stanley cup winning. i love tuesday and thursday spin, bc they are...
today's revelation
this morning, i realized something i realize every time i train for something: i have to stop drinking, even the one glass. well, i have to stop drinking or i have to be asleep by 9pm. i enjoy my friends and quality time post work too much to hit the sack by 9 so, the wine has to go. and the beer. and the jame-o. at least on the weekdays. and honestly, as the weeks march on, the weekends are...
chugging along
i have been frustrated by small, annoying sickness and injury. nothing that TOTALLY sidelined me, but a lot of small set backs. but, i am feeling better now. my last (dumb) injury is FINALLY on the mend and i have been successfully knocking out workouts.
last week i also officially started training for my next to events so i have my training calendar back. its so much easier for me to get what i...