Memorial Weekend Fun!

BUSY week. I am just now posting for last week. i feel busier than i did when i had classes! phew.

monday- bike 1 hour, run 2 (barefoot five fingers). Felt good! short...but getting there.

tues- swim 3000 (whoaaaaa). PT appointment.

wed- HOT HOT..getting humid here. even at 8 30 am. I put on my normal shoes and set out to run something short, slowish. After like half a mile i was done...my back hurt so much, felt like a brick hung to my spine. I ended up doing 2.6 total but probably walked most of that. It's so weird that when i run in fivefingers my back doesn't hurt AT ALL. My calves just are really sore the next day. I also figured since I did PT yesterday that I would be okay and more on top of my game. NOPE. I could barely walk home let alone run. wow. okay, maybe i should stick to barefoot running? experiment is getting interesting haha.

thurs- bike 1 hour...getting difficult to fit in workouts...this one was done at night. busy getting ready for my big trip for the weekend!

Friday- nothing... i worked all day...then had to pack for the weekend

Saturday- Sam and Matt's wedding in Cleveland Ohio! I had a blast...the ceremony was quick (it was hot out) and everything else was so fun. Highlights included pre pre gaming with margaritas at Kyles, seeing old friends from long time ago, electric slide, lots of wine, the annex in Solon, eating lots of pizza, and singing at Kyles.

Sunday Kyle was nice enough to let me come out to his parents lake house! I got to go wake boarding, water skiing, chill on the boat, roast marshmallows, bike ride, etc. Wake boarding i got up a few times, had an okay run but loved it. Water skiing was my first time ever and man it was hard! I got up the 2nd time and got going for a little while. After that i just couldnt do it anymore. I must have been so sore....definitely got a giant wedgie from falling backwards. I wish i had my own lake house...i could get used to that for SURE. Pics are on facebook too lazy to put some on here! Technically i did about a 300 yard lake swim to a dam...climbed a hill then went back. I also technically did about a 5 mile leisurely bike ride. We can count that one.

Monday- We headed back towards solon to meet up with the bride and groom for lunch before my flight. We were driving then suddenly it started to rain....and then the wind shield wipers broke. We inched our way down the street but it started to rain harder and harder. Pretty soon we honestly couldn't see a thing so we had to pull over again....then it started to HAIL (along with the monsoon). In addition to the hail, we were pulled over at an awkward spot so basically thought we might get rear ended. Then Kyle's windshield started to crack some...GREAT. For a moment i was legit kind of freaked out. Then i felt like i was in a movie...like i should turn around and see a tornado and cars flying overhead. We had to inch our way up the street and eventually made it out alive. Shit. Note to self...always have working windshield wipers. haha. Anyways lunch with Sam and Matt was great then i headed off to the airport. My flight connected in New york, then to boston. The flight to NY was delayed about an hour and half due to thunderstorms in NY. Great! More thunderstorms. When i landed i checked a voice mail saying my flight from NY to boston has been cancelled. GREAT! Now i am stuck in NY! I didn't know where to go to fix this so i wandered around to another gate to ask an agent. Just so happens that a plane is sitting at that gate, filled with people going to boston. They told me i had probably no chance of getting on (first of all it was leaving soon and 2nd probably full). They told me no...but then told me to RUN to seat 9c. I got on and everyone looked mad at me. SUCKERS! i got a flight and didn't have to stay in NY for the night. Plus, i would be able to make internship in the morning. I got home late, but was so glad to be in my own bed. GREAT weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Totals: sucky i am sure, only 4 days.

Bike: 2 hours 20 min ish. estimated 41 miles

run 4.6 miles...shitty

swim 3300 woohoo!

Goals for next week: getting closer to my actually training plan (ha)....keep doing PT exercises...dont throw out my back....

Getting back on track....kind of.

Another crazy week. Now that I am working almost 50 hours a week I have come to reaaaaaaaaally appreciate my Saturday's off. Technically i should work because I absolutely need the money, but I really would like to keep my sanity. I've done a few PT sessions and I am already feeling a lot better. I finally stopped taking aleve/ibuprofen everyday all day and I've started back in on the training...somewhat.

Totals: swim 2400 (wow first time in a while...i floated the whole time), bike 2 hours 40 min, run 3 miles (more than i technically should be but it was fine).

The run was yet again done "barefoot", only this time i wasn't as sore. I feel like I am putting myself through an experiment. Let's hope i don't fracture or mess anything up! These five fingers are selling like mad at citysports....i think it's getting a lot of hype online. I am, though, really interested in the science behind them so we will see how it goes! In addition to those totals I try to hit the gym and do other random things (oh yea lifting? kinda?) such as rowing...my PT exercises, core, etc. Rowing is pretty awesome i must say...the elliptical, however, sucks. I wanted to shoot myself on it and it killed my back. How do all these girls stand that thing???????

Alright, I need to finish a case study on a heart transplant patient (very interesting stuff). I can't wait for this week to be done because I am flying to an old home...Cleveland Ohio for a wedding! Oh, weddings. I do not foresee one close in my future. haha. Later!

I am definitely not putting my weekly totals here.

I feel like there's no point in putting my weekly totals because compared to what I should be doing they don't come close.....hah.

Last week was especially rough...for one a new schedule! I started interning at a cardiac rehab facility thats way too far away and takes me a long time to get there...so early wakeup! I really like it though, already a code called on my 4th day. Pretty intense. Anyways I got to the point where i could barely walk to the train...so i went to the doctor so i could get some PT done once again. I lost my aleve somewhere and miss it a lot. That stuff seems to help a LOT. and popping my SI joint back into place. hahaha.

Anyways, I am doing PT now for my back....I am one twisted mess...and way too hypermobile (my joints move too easily and like to go out of place) for my own good. I am "not allowed" to run right now. I biked today but it didn't go that well (i broke it into 2 25 min sessions on my trainer). Don't count on me putting any weekly totals right now....it's too embarrassing hahaha. and a little depressing. But hey, nothing new right? I'm used to this sort of thing. I really don't think i am going to be able to train that much for my half considering my schedule (and body). But hey, I am still game for it. alll the wayyyyyyyyy (despite what my mom says). I did, however, run in my fivefingers for the first time last week. I only did 1.5 miles but it felt good.......but i was super sore the next day. Maybe i should run barefoot all the time.

If anyone wants a good read......go for "Born to Run". It's awesome...and i'm almost done bc of my long commute! yay!

Boo-ness

Well, I've been out of commission for the last week or so...the only workout I got in was last Monday doing 3 mile run and 55 minutes of biking. I pulled out of my race today (UGH), but the entry was transferred to Escape from the Cape June 12th (another sprint). so that's awesome of them for understanding circumstances. I thought I had strep throat but that was negative, so they tested me for random other things (might even be mono again). Waiting on that. I'm just beat and hurt all over. Quite pleasant. Time to feel better soon so i can get on with life please, thanks.

In better news, I've been appointed CHIEF exercise physiologist for my triathlon club team. It's going to be exciting...lots of presentations, clinics, and even VO2 testing along with my professor. Can't wait. and i start internship tomorrow at a cardiac rehab center. I'm pumped for that. aaaand a wedding at the end of the month. lots to look forward to.

Happy mother's day!