Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Running Dresses!!
I just recently discovered Nuu-Muu ... running dresses! So comfy & stylish.
Nuu-Muus are designed for maximum comfort and versatility and do not have built-in bras, shorts or panties. Nuu-Muus are designed short for two reasons: ease of movement and flattery. Due to the side slits, most women will want something more than panties underneath. Wear yours over running tights, biking shorts, yoga pants or your swimsuit. In the winter, layer lavishly over your Nuu-Muu. The skirt will peek out and flatter from underneath. Nuu-Muus are always made in small batches in the USA so you can feel good about your purchase
Barefoot Angie is sponsoring a giveaway of these dresses on her blog, Barefoot Angie Bee. Jump over and enter!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Swimming & Stroke Work
The past couple of weeks, as I have swam with Masters, I have tried to pay more attention to my stroke. Today was no different. After an 800m warm-up (400m w/fins), we began with a 12 x 25m butterfly drill set. Fins were optional and of course, everyone opted for them. Everyone but me, that is. I swam half of the drill set without fins for assistance. I've been working on the fly perhaps more than any other stroke so this was good practice.
We then moved into the main set which was done in rounds. 150m freestyle focusing on breathing techniques (3 lengths breathing every 3rd stroke, 2 lengths breathing every 5th, and 1 length breathing every 7th) followed by 3 x 50m not freestyle. I've never been successful breathing every 7th stroke but I'm getting more comfortable with every 5th. For the 50s, we alternated between back and breast. In the end we completed 4 rounds which brought my total distance for the day to 2300m. My comfort zone.
There was a lot of medley work today ... coincidentally, I also completed a Squidoo lens on Swim Strokes just this morning. Jump over and take a peek!
We then moved into the main set which was done in rounds. 150m freestyle focusing on breathing techniques (3 lengths breathing every 3rd stroke, 2 lengths breathing every 5th, and 1 length breathing every 7th) followed by 3 x 50m not freestyle. I've never been successful breathing every 7th stroke but I'm getting more comfortable with every 5th. For the 50s, we alternated between back and breast. In the end we completed 4 rounds which brought my total distance for the day to 2300m. My comfort zone.
There was a lot of medley work today ... coincidentally, I also completed a Squidoo lens on Swim Strokes just this morning. Jump over and take a peek!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Friends :: Wordless Wednesday
[Admin Note: This image was Photoshopped from 2 different images. Not yet certain how to incorporate shadows.]
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Making Bets
Monday Afternoon
When training for marathons in the past, Tuesdays have always been a run day. In fact, it has traditionally been the day I focus on speed work. These past 15 months, however, Tuesdays have also been very busy ... prepping for and teaching the GGEMS co-op and other homeschool activities for the kiddos ... ultimately, running always gets omitted.
So Monday after Masters swim practice, I told Coach Bob and two of my team mates that I intended on running on Tuesday. I asked them to check in with me on Wednesday and if I failed to follow through with my goal, I would be required to swim an additional 1600m! I'm not certain how they would have enforced this - I didn't say my plan was fool proof - but I knew that if I was accountable to someone else I would be more likely to actually get it done.
Tuesday Morning
Because he had a meeting in town at 8 a.m. at the big campus, DH opts to sleep in a little so I'm not awoken at the usual 5:20 a.m. Instead, Sweetie climbs into bed next to me at 6:30, though she generally doesn't wake until after 7. These two unusual occurrences threatened to throw my plan off course once again but I held true.
I helped everyone get their breakfast, enjoying a cup of coffee and 1/2 English muffin myself. Just as DH was leaving for work, I loaded a movie on the computer (Thank you, Netflix!), pulled on my VFF, and got busy.
As Tuesdays are speed days & track intervals ... that is what I did. After a 1 mile warm-up at 10:00 min mile pace, I started a set of repeat 800s. As I haven't been running much in a while, I didn't want to push too hard. Therefore, my paces were 8:57, 8:57, 8:49 and 8:41. Now that I write that out ... I realize how much work I have in front of me if I indeed want to qualify. I intended to warp it all up with a 1 mile cool-down at 10:00 but my right knee started to bother me and I could feel a significant blister developing on my big left toe. As I was barefoot and using different muscles .. I cut it off at 1/2 mile.
3.5 miles. A solid start.
Tuesday Evening
Despite stretching while I read the paper on the floor, I could feel my calf muscles begin to tighten up this evening. I'll be quite sore tomorrow.
When training for marathons in the past, Tuesdays have always been a run day. In fact, it has traditionally been the day I focus on speed work. These past 15 months, however, Tuesdays have also been very busy ... prepping for and teaching the GGEMS co-op and other homeschool activities for the kiddos ... ultimately, running always gets omitted.
So Monday after Masters swim practice, I told Coach Bob and two of my team mates that I intended on running on Tuesday. I asked them to check in with me on Wednesday and if I failed to follow through with my goal, I would be required to swim an additional 1600m! I'm not certain how they would have enforced this - I didn't say my plan was fool proof - but I knew that if I was accountable to someone else I would be more likely to actually get it done.
Tuesday Morning
Because he had a meeting in town at 8 a.m. at the big campus, DH opts to sleep in a little so I'm not awoken at the usual 5:20 a.m. Instead, Sweetie climbs into bed next to me at 6:30, though she generally doesn't wake until after 7. These two unusual occurrences threatened to throw my plan off course once again but I held true.
I helped everyone get their breakfast, enjoying a cup of coffee and 1/2 English muffin myself. Just as DH was leaving for work, I loaded a movie on the computer (Thank you, Netflix!), pulled on my VFF, and got busy.
As Tuesdays are speed days & track intervals ... that is what I did. After a 1 mile warm-up at 10:00 min mile pace, I started a set of repeat 800s. As I haven't been running much in a while, I didn't want to push too hard. Therefore, my paces were 8:57, 8:57, 8:49 and 8:41. Now that I write that out ... I realize how much work I have in front of me if I indeed want to qualify. I intended to warp it all up with a 1 mile cool-down at 10:00 but my right knee started to bother me and I could feel a significant blister developing on my big left toe. As I was barefoot and using different muscles .. I cut it off at 1/2 mile.
3.5 miles. A solid start.
Tuesday Evening
Despite stretching while I read the paper on the floor, I could feel my calf muscles begin to tighten up this evening. I'll be quite sore tomorrow.
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