Tri 101 Finished

It's taken me a little to find the passion to write this post. It's bittersweet. I couldn't do my goal Triathlon this past weekend. After being unable to train for the last 3 weeks, I left like I was missing out. Not being able to do the Tri was disheartening...

My inlaws helped me out last week by watching the kids So I was able to do basic training and attend the Triathlon. It was so encouraging to watch my classmates "Get what they came for!". They did it! So many faced their fears, pushed their limits and found a renewed sense of self and community. It was beautiful!

The good news is that I can start training mid July. Right now I can't do any toe bending activities. My boot is off though! WOOT!

I'll be back here to post periodically and then get back when I start Training with the Triathlon 102 class. This class is all about Open Water Swim and a longer bike ride..... I'm looking forward to it!

Monday - How do you treatment?

Well, it's on me really. I stayed up late practicing my Chinese. So when my alarm clock went off this morning for Boot camp - I lost my mind and slept through it. Woke up reasonable rested. I guess 5am when you go to bed at 1am is no longer happening for me (remember the days when you were young and could pull it off no problem?).

Tonight is the last Tri 101 Practice before the big race on the weekend. Bitter Sweet.

Happy Father's Day!

Father's Day was a great day. While I couldn't be with my own Father, I was able to hang out with the in-laws. This always means walking. :-) Mission Accomplished. It was just walmart and then up on my feet attacking my laundry pile, but I got some basic movement in. That's a perk. I'm gaining weight with this little -no exercise thing I'm doing right now. Im looking forward to being active!

June 15th - A Day is a Day

We Bought a Fridge! WOOOOOT. It will be here Tuesday. Life is different when you don't have a fridge. We ended up with a little fancier model than the basic model I had originally planned on getting, however, I think we will love it. We found a model with a "fourth door". This is all for Scott and his chilled Dr. Pepper. Now, lots of prayer that it lasts a little longer than the last one.

As for our eating habits of late, we have apples & bananas (usual) with almond/peanut/nutella for dipping. Meals have been out or frozen fast food. We ate at Carraba's yesterday. The kids each got a kid's meal but what was their favorite thing on the plate? Buttered Penne Noodles. So, at the grocery store, we bought penne noodles and had buttered noodles so supper... Something so simple... My kids were thrilled! I had the Chicken Trio and ate the left overs last night. YUMMY! The goat cheese & chicken was delicious.

There has been no exercise or extra movement from me. After the Point Mallard experience, I'm hurting again so I'm taking it easy.

Looking forward to Father's Day!

June 13th & 14th - Point Mallard

June 13 became family day at Point Mallard to the Corbins. Kroger was hosting a company picnic and Scott took off work. It started off well enough. Then we got a call that our fridge is indeed broken and we needed to buy a new one. OUCH. Then 9am turned to 9:30am and there was no way we were making it to Point Mallard "on time" at 10am. We did a quick stop at subway for breakfast (ew) and then onward to Point Mallard. The Lazy River was just that Lazy. I managed my toe just fine. We did that for about an hour. Then Lizzie wanted the wave pool.... I should have thought twice but I didn't... I lasted about 5minutes before I came limping in. With each wave I had to use my toe to grip. OUCH...... After that I was done... Jerry & Jennie, Scott, Lizzie & Jack went to the kiddie pool and I got dressed. I was done.

We enjoyed the Kroger Picnic and then it was off to find a fridge. OMG... There was one model on sale at every store... a little suspicious.... but really... The kids had lost their mind on store 4 so we came home... I got the kids washed and ready to bed... I cuddled with them and fell asleep. OOPS... Left Scott to fend for himself.

So it was a long day. It was exhausting. It was so worth it.

June 14th was an early start. 4:30am. This means that I had to FORCE Jack to take a nap and Lizzie is past tired. I'm hoping tomorrow will bring back our normal routine and life will be good again. We still don't have a fridge- so that's on the agenda....

June 12th

5am came all to quick this morning. I was up late hangin' out with mommas. Jack woke up 4:58am so I shut off my alarm clock and laid down with him. I quickly realized I would fall back asleep so I did the tuck-the-blanket-around-him, shove a pillow close by ninja move and headed to the shower. A shower is what i needed. I was out the door on time and ready to work out.

The Warm up- While the group did their thing with 2 good feet - I rowed 500m... We practiced wall balls for the skill drill and then went to the WOD.

"Fight Gone Nomad"
1 min Box Jumps - or Squats for me        10, 10, 8
1 min Sumo Dead Lift High Pulls              16 (me trying to be a super hero with 26lb), 10, 7
1 min Wall Balls                                        7, 10, 7

1 min Push Press -kettle bells                 8, 10, 10
1 min Row for Calories                          10, 6, 8
1 min Rest      

x3    =134 (crossfit math)   137 = (at home and rested math)

I thought I was a super hero and did 26lb kettle bell for the push press which was my downfall. I couldn't get my heart out of my throat for the rest of the workout. Seriously... at 15minutes after the workout I checked my heart rate and it was still in the 120s/min. 25 minutes later is was back to normal. lesson learned... pick up the 18lb kettle bell for the moment... You can always go up, but recovering quickly is next to difficult.

The morning was filled with friends and thrift shopping. Score big this morning! Afternoon was the fridge repair dude telling me I have to wait at least a day. The evening is a moms night out.. again...

Here's to a successful day!

June 11

I'm not sure where to start. For those following my physical journey - I was "resting". Monday I did a Crossfit workout. I scaled it in half because I didn't think I could do it... Well, then I was kicking myself because I realized I could have done it! I cheated myself! UGH.

Today I went to the pool and floated for about 15 minutes. I did a little work out with my arms but nothing too serious. I did sit in the steam bath for 20 minutes and then the sauna for another 30.

I haven't gotten my diet back on track and now our fridge is in need of a doctor. However, I have had a great time having drinks with the Tri 101 crew. Watching the Tri 101 from the side lines has been fun and educational. Watching Form, cadence, attitude - it's all good. I'm looking forward to get back out there with everyone!

I've had a great time sleeping this week. I have slept 8-10 hours almost every day. I've taken it easy and have had a chance to seek God on a few topics I've been holding out on. I had a great time enjoying all the awesomeness that God is.