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Friday, March 15, 2013

RUN TEST.....

I went to see P!NK this past Saturday, she is one of my favorite artists & she was AMAZING! She has one of the most physically demanding shows I have ever seen. She flys high over the crowd, does her silk act & more, all while singing. She also has abs for days...rediculous!  Monday after my spin class I did not feel well at all so I headed home took some meds and basically slept for 2 days....maybe I had too much fun seeing P!NK....:p

Today was another test....this time it was the dreaded run test. I knew this one was going to hurt! I was prepared to suffer for an ALL OUT for 20 minute effort, but I went out too fast and was dead by the end of it....

I had my music on loud so I couldn't hear my rapid breaths or any noises I was sure to make. Thank god there were not many people on the path to hear me or see the ugly faces my husband tells me I make when running hard...haha! It really was a beautiful day for a run, I beat the rain!

Later was a quick swim & my legs were definitely still feeling the run...they are still feeling that damn run! My foot on the other hand feels great! This taping thing really works. Getting in some good stretches & foam rolling then off to bed so I can hit it tomorrow....

Sweet dreams
Courtney

Sunday, March 3, 2013

"TRY" ing....

1 week ago was my longest run since being on this journey with Jen Harrison.....she gave me a 1 hr run. My runs are still slow & I am working on form & continuing to heal my foot & hopefully be completely pain free....soon! But I got in 6+ miles in that hour and it felt great! PT is done & I discovered taping my foot has helped a lot.

This past week was a bit scaled down from previous weeks since I had a FTP test on Wednesday & an indoor tri today. My FTP test was disappointing to say the least, I would kie to come up with a million excuses on why I didn't do as well as expected (sore, tired,....blah, blah,blah) but it is a number I can & will improve on. On Friday it was really nice to have a full day of rest, although I did feel a little lazy & I was kind of bored. Saturday rolled around & I had my pre-race workout & it was the 1st time I ran FAST....well, fast for me, but only for 30 seconds. It felt good, but what will tomorrow bring when I have to swim,bike, & run consecutively for 15 mins each....

Sunday morning I leave at 8am, my wave goes off at 9am...I'm only 10 mins away....sweet! I get to Evergreen Pk HS & begin to feel a little nervous, after all this is my 1st race of any kind since September. I was supposed to warm up for 20 mins on the bike or run....but the bikes & treadmills were all being used for the racers so 20 mins was NOT going to happen. I did get to sneak in for about a 4 min spin on the stationary bike & didn't feel warm at all.....so I decided to just go to the pool thinking I could warmup there. Not a chance! On with the race....I am not sure of the results yet but the swim & run felt good, but the bike hurt a little. Maybe its time for a massage! Once results come in I will post again!

Nighty nite....