Winding Down

Day 48
3 x 800 at 4:57/2 laps

I was up late helping Wade get ready for scout camp and then I was up early trying to get him out the door. I laid down for just a minute and the kids woke me up at 9:30. I guess we all needed the sleep. But I missed our workout at the track. Hillary called to say they did really good though. So GO GIRLS.

Day 49
3 miles at 9:57/mile

Christina met me at my house and I dragged the two kids out the door and into the stroller. The very stroller that had a flat tire. Grrr...these tires are driving me CRAZY. It wasn't completely flat, but I had pumped it up before we left, so there's a hole somewhere, but I decided I'd just do the run anyways. We ran three times around the neighborhood. 60 pounds of kid coupled with a stroller with a flat tire didn't make for an easy run. We adopted a run/walk regimen for the day. We'd (read: I. Christina was just following my lead. She would've ran the whole thing) run a half mile at below a 10 minute pace and then walk a half mile. Mostly, we walked up the big hill. I know. I'm a wimp. But I did make it the whole 3 miles.

Day 50
Swimming

I was in Idaho with my mom, and I didn't get out of bed early enough to do anything. I had thought about dragging my bike up with me, but I then I figured I'd probably only bike for an hour or two the entire trip and that was a long ways to drag a bike. Originally, it was going to be my road bike and then I didn't want something to happen to it on the freeway or someone take it. So then I was going to take the mountain bike, but I figured, 300 miles one way was kinda far for an hour bike ride. So I left the bikes home.

Day 51
Biking

I was at my grandma's house in Downey, Idaho, population 613. The town is so little. But, after the morning train came by at 6 am and proceeded to blow it's horn at EVERY intersection, I was up and at 'em.

I ran 3 miles at below a 10 minute pace--no problem. YAY! This summer must've paid off, if not in age group wins, then definitely in lowering my 5k times. Which, I guess, is a start.

It was a little hard to wind my way for three miles through a town that is a mile square, but since I haven't really explored Downey since I was a kid it was interesting. The houses are all SO old. No one has really come in and built anything new. The yards are all run down. Main street holds a small grocery store, a western wear store, the library and the post office. There's a smallish park and an elementary school. Also, there's an assisted living center that was once the old elementary school. Apparently, all the Downey runners were on vacation, because I was the ONLY one out there. It was pleasant and nice to run somewhere new and have new things to look at.

When I got home, I found out that Amy was, indeed, doing the triathlon this year. I wish I was in a position where I could hum and haw my way through an entire summer and then decide in the last week to do the triathlon. Instead, I've been training for 6 days a week at bizarro hours for the entire summer. There goes my age group award. :( Oh well. The most important thing is that we have fun, don't finish last, and complete our secret mission.

Day 52
6 miles at 10:42/mile pace

We opted to take the day off because of the triathlon TOMORROW. I can't believe it's here. There's a lot I need to do today to get ready for it. But, as far as I know, we're all lining up at the starting line feeling pretty good. Which is a marked improvement for Christina from the last two years.

Good luck ladies and I'm sure we will do just fine, if not really well.