February 2012
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Ordering cereal in bulk off the Internet
athlete problems
10 REASONS RUNNING DOESN’T SUCK AS MUCH AS YOU... →
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The word “running” used to conjure up painful and awkward memories of gym class. My middle-school gym teacher, Mrs. Morey, would stand her roly-poly body at the top of the hill behind our school, barking through a megaphone between bites of beef jerky at us red-faced kids as we ran circles around the track. According to her, running was supposed to build character, or...
Went out to do an easy 4 miler, ended up only doing 2.25. My right knee was hurting and so was my left ankle. Idk what’s up there unless still just aren’t happy from Sunday. Anyways, yoga tonight then I think I may pop into the gym and get an hour in on the bike to at least work my cardio more.
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Having a good day today. Had EQ conditioning this morning and I was the only girl on a 90 girl team who knew what tabata was. Proud. Then did an easy 2.25 mile run this afternoon. It is gorgeous outside so I went with no shirt :). The first mile felt pretty good, my stride was a swingy and smooth. Then I started getting dehydrated and I faded a bit when my knees and ankles were hurting. Just gonna...
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This week feels like a tech shirt and tights kind of week.
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My tummy is no happy
Why you turn against me? I’m giving you a couple of rest days and copious naps after yesterday. So please stop.
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First duathlon = completed
I am a bit of a love/hate relationship with my time. It was the SMW regional championships so I mean there were a lot of fantastic people there and the weather was gross. I PR’d on my two mile time with a 7:16 mile pace (I had my two mile time as 13:46 overall but no big deal here) in the first running part. The biking leg was tough. I had never ridden this bike before (let alone an actual...
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So my room mate got insanity
from her boyfriend from valentines day (which I find to be super humorous, because while it may be acceptable for like a fitness nut to receive that sort of present she doesn’t quite fit into that category). Anyways, she is helping be my afternoon entertainment because a) she is doing it in skecher’s shape up shoes (I will not go into that rant) b) she is totally uncoordinated and...
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Skipped my 800’s today. We did about 15 minutes of 100m sprints this morning in EQ and I am super sore from lifting so I’m just not going to push it. I’d rather push Sunday than now. So tonight I’m going to foam roll, boulder with a friend, swim some, and then soak in the hot tub. Should be an excellent night.
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evening recap
Yoga was fun today :) It was nice to stretch out my legs because they were super sore from yesterday by this evening. Plus, we had like 10 minutes just to play with some inversions (ranging from just a forward bend, to crow, side crow, headstand, and swan). I wasn’t feeling much power in it tonight since my body has been tired. Tomorrow, I have EQ in the morning, which shouldn’t be...
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M ribs and sternum are starting to become more prominent again. Slightly worried but I know I weigh enough, I’m eating enough, and it’s just probably caused by the up in cardio I’ve been doing.
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I wish running and I would fit into
this article.
To ward off any feelings of valentines day loneliness, you can find me in the gym doing a lower body workout and then in the pool working on my form. Then rock climbing with some friends to make it a 3 a day workout today (I had EQ conditioning this morning)
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Good workout today. It ended up being freezing some here and there was ice and water everywhere so I just did 45 minutes of intervals on a stationary instead of doing mile repeats. Had a tri meeting tonight and it was good :) I am currently the only girl (on Baylor’s team) competing on sunday so that should be interesting.
An Average Ironman: To All My Fellow Triathletes: →
anaverageironman:
CHECK THIS ARTICLE OUT - So You Wanna Be A Triathlete
Here are a few snippets:
1. Check your ego at the door because chances are someone fifty pounds heavier than you will lap you in the pool. Not to mention she will be ten or fifteen years older than you, too.
2. You will have early…
Excellent article^^
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Weekly Goals 2/12/12
I did excellent with my goals last week, I didn’t quite hit my running goal but I swam more than I thought and biked more as well. So for this week I have my first duathlon so my goals won’t necessarily be training goals but just a bit of speedwork, maintaining, and shoveling carbs down my throat.
-Maintaining eating like I have to compete in a week
-Icing/stretching/biofreezing at...
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Good run this morning
Last night I was planning on doing like 7 miles. Then I went to a party and this morning I decided to cut it down to 4.5. Then I walked outside and it was FUCKING FREEZING. So I did a super quick 2 miler which really helped boost my confidence for my first duathlon this weekend. I haven’t been very happy with my run times and my tendonitis has been acting up but this morning I had no pain...
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Long swim sesh
It was pretty awesome. I and two other guys met with the tri coach tonight so he could look at our swimming and then work on our workout schedules. He pretty much spent the entire hour watching me (the two other guys are much, much better and really don’t need the kind of help I need) and he pretty much walked me through everything I did wrong and the drills I need to use to correct it and...
Friday is supposed to be a wonderful day. However, it looks like my room mate may or may not be leaving this weekend, there is a flock of loud, annoying, ugly girls outside my room disrupting my studying, and I got shunned from weekend plans by my friends (who are all guys) because there are all driving back to one of my friend’s homes and he plans on visiting his girlfriend so I can’t...
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http://www.netrition.com/rawtella_rawmio_chocolate_... →
Omg. I love rawtella but this. This sounds like heaven. It’d be the perfect v-day gift for the health nut in your life
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Forgot my water bottle. Idk how I will survive the next 3 hours
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I can't wait for this week to be over
Tomorrow I have early morning EQ conditioning, then class (calc test. fml), then another workout in the p.m (plus some climbing with a friend), and then a pre-law event. Friday I’ll probably do weights and bike, then class, then pick up my meds, then get my hair cut, and then I get a consultation with the tri coach for a workout plan. Then I can sleep. That is the most exciting part.
Is it nap time yet?
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Tomorrow
Morning workout will consist of 4 800m repeats with a 1:30 minute rest between each followed by a 1500m swim. Then in the evening I will have an hour of POWER yoga with the EQ team. Should be good :)
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Officially a USAT member
Now hopefully I get to be part of the scoring team for collegiate regionals so I actually feel like it was worth the $45.
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I swear
the next time my god damn room mate feels the need to criticize me or any of my habits I am going to go on an invective that will slowly suffocate her very being.
But as of this afternoon I will just dead lift and bike her blatant hypocrisy and juvenile tendencies out of my system.
Too bad I can’t throw med balls around in the gym…
I do not understand how I can get up at 5, go workout, shower, sleep for an hour, and then get up and go to class and she is still sleeping when I leave.
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Needing (and going) to bed before 10
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As much as I hate football getting free food, a free tech t-shirt and a tech tank, watching super bowl commercials, and being the only female surrounded by decent looking male triathletes made for a good night. Speaking of which I have to go lift in the a.m…
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Weekly Goals 2/5/12
-Eat like an athlete who has an important race coming up and not like the fat kid inside me
-Run 20 to 30 miles, with at least one day of 800 repeats and stay on top of icing, wrapping, and biofreezing my ankle so it doesn’t get worse
-Get in at least one day of swimming
-Lift at least 3 times
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6 miler this morning was good
My time was only 2 minutes slower than my 10k race time this November which I’m pleased with because I definitely had more miles on me before that race than when I ran this morning. My ankle wasn’t being tempermental in November either. Contentment :)
6 miler tomorrow morning
hope my ankle holds out, it’s been taped most of the day and there is currently no pain. just gonna slather on some biofreeeeze and sleep
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Lifting + 2 hours of biking
I like to make people feel inadequate.
Workout time
well in about 2 and a half hours it will be. gonna do some light lifting then bike for 2 hours. Should be fun fun
