Sunday, May 29, 2011

A little this, a little that

RUN

Met with a running partner Saturday morning. The rest of the group was meeting at 7am at a spot across town. The two of us decided to meet at 8am at a place closer to home. Her schedule had seven miles, mine had five. We figured we could compromise and shoot for six.

Unlike last weekend, it was actually hot while we were out there. Uggg! And as it turns out, she forgot her hydration. Double uggg! For some reason, I had decided to bring a fuel belt with two bottles of accelerade instead of my handheld with nuun. That was more than I needed for a 6 mile run, so I let her have one of my bottles. Our route brought us back to the car at 5 miles. Rather than head out for one more mile, we decided to call it a day. Next weekend, I think we'll try meeting at 7:30 and aim for a more shaded route.

SWIM

Later that morning, I took my son out to investigate three local gyms. He's looking to get a membership just for the summer. One thing we learned is that you can't simply go by the advertised rates; two of the gyms have "hidden" fees and one of them has an unadvertised special for students for the summer. One of the gyms, however, has a pool. I have a membership at that one which allows me to renew on a month-by-month basis. While we were there checking out prices for him, I went ahead an renewed my membership for June. Having paid for it, surely I will get myself to the pool!

In fact, I decided to bite the bullet later in the afternoon and get wet. Didn't bring a watch. Simply aimed to get in the water and go for an 800 yard swim. That is exactly what I did. No more, no less. This morning my shoulders are a little sore, but not too bad, and I'm even thinking about heading over there again today!

BIKE

Husband & I are both off tomorrow and we've talked about going out on a bike ride. The weather forecast calls for a cooler day that we've had over the weekend (this is good), but more wind (this is not so good). Hoping that we will be able to head out in the morning before it gets too bad. Fingers crossed.

12 comments:

  1. I hope you get that cooler day tomorrow. I'll send you some of our Oregon weather!

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  2. I guess there is something to be said about getting out there early, especially when beating the warmer weather!

    Nice compromise. It's always nice to run with a friend, though.

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  3. Enjoy your long weekend! We had ours last week.

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  4. Good job for running.
    I stepped outside and once I felt the heat, I came back in and drank coffee.

    Have a good weekend!

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  5. Great job on the run! Hope you have a nice bike ride tomorrow.

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  6. hope you get your bike ride in tomorrow. hubby and i were supposed to do a race on sat. and our sitter cancelled. workout dates are great.

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  7. Awesome job on the Swim/Run!! I admire you! I couldn't tackle a tri...the swimming part would be the worst for me! lol

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  8. Are you saying you actually did all three this week: ran, rode and swam? Oh, dear! You are turning into a triathlete! LOL

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  9. It all sounds as though it's going the way you want :)Yay!

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  10. Awesome job on the run and getting back in the pool! I hope you and the hubs were able to get out for an enjoyable bike ride!

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  11. How'd the bike ride work out? Hope you had the right weather.

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