Well. Here it is. I have been doing this training thing for an entire six months now. In my mind that is a pretty incredible achievement. I'm sure, in the future, I will look back and say, "Six months? Bah!" That's nothing compared to where I will be in 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years. But for me, today. This is where I am at, and it feels good.
I was thinking last night about all the adjustments I've had to make in my life to accommodate running. I have a family. I have a full time job. I have a restaurant. I have kids that play soccer 2 seasons a year. On and on and on. I've run at soccer practice. I've run at 9:45 PM at night. I always fine time in my busy schedule to get'er done, and that's important. But ya know... The biggest adjustment suddenly hit my like a ton of bricks last night as I was sitting in the wooden chair at the bar of my place, drinking a Guiness. I just don't have as much padding in my buttocks anymore. That folks is going to require an adjustment. It hurts to sit on wooden chairs for a long time. I'm blaming it all on Jodi. She and LBTEPA urged me to get in the pool, and now my glute muscles are firming up like there is no tomorrow. Owww!
Saturday was a gorgeous day again here. I went to the pool and did 900 meters in the pool. 150 meters of breast strokes, 650 meters of free style, then 150 meters of breast strokes to cool down. I worked real hard to swim easy and keep good form. It cost me about a 2 second average on my laps, but I was easily able to add the extra laps.
This morning I awoke to even more sunshine! Suweeet. It was cold and windy but an otherwise beautiful day. I got dressed and out the door by 10 AM, which is something of a record for me. Instead of heading to the track as I had planned, I decided to head up to the park and run the track around the softball fields. I did my first lap at a fairly rapid pace, coming in at 9:24 seconds. The circle was not quite half a mile like the sign said. Well, at least the Garmin said it was 0.04 short. Since I wanted to be official, I decided to go with the Garmin. I took a three or four minute break to catch my wind and set off for my test mile. I managed to burn rubber for the first 6 tenths of the mile, averaging about a 7:45 second pace. On the slight uphill past the fields I decided that I needed a walk break. What was supposed to be 30 seconds turned into a minute and then I poured it on again and came in for my test mile at 8:22. Not too shabby for this fat boy. My final 1.22 was walked/ran at a leisurely 12 minute mile pace to wrap up my day.
Lots of fun planned this week. Today I get to move my daughter BACK into my house. Joy, joy. I planning on hitting the bike tomorrow, which I failed to do all last week. I have an interview Monday and Tuesday, and the phone interview Friday went well. They want me to come in for a face to face.
Have a great week everybody!
Wes
OSN: 900 meters, 14x50, ~30 minutes, 54 second laps
ORN: 3.22 miles, 33:34, 1 mile test (8:22), 10:26 miles, walk as needed
Sunday, January 28, 2007
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well there goes the wooden chair i was gonna get ya for christmas! lol that is SO awesome you are feeling the benefits after 6 months. I'm telling ya this whole blogging our training is inspirational you all got me thinking about taking swimming lessons now! have a good week wes! :o)
Isn't it amazing how this running stuff can consume our busy lives but we are still able to juggle it all?!?! I think the running/swimming/biking keeps us sane in this ever-so-crazy world!
Nice job this weekend, Wes!
Wow....moving the daughter back in. That's something you do not expect.
You mean to tell me once they move out they come back, arghhhhh! I hope that all works out well.
Great job with the 1 mile time trial. Reading about your progress is very cool
What a coincidence, I did my TT, too--great time on your TT!!!
Yes, very cool the adjustments we have made to get the runs in (didn't mean "the runs...").
WTG on how far you've come in 6 months!
Trail running is a whole different beast - but so worth it. Nothing else compares.
It's always nice to sit back and enjoy the moment...especially while drinking a Guinness! Cheers to getting those miles in and finding time for everything else in life!
you've been tagged...go to http://tjsenduranceadventures.blogspot.com/ to find out more.
Wow, you are really moving right along, Wes. I am impressed. I am still struggling to feel comfortable the whole time I am doing the front crawl. I have a hard time breathing effectively.
Thanks for the comment on my blog, Being a culinary student and all what kind of restaurant do you run?
Sorry about the job thing - we've SO been there. Sounds like you're getting a lot of interest, though! You have had a tough six months - but as you know from running/riding - every hill has a downside! Hang in there!
Ok ok... I'm about a week behind on the blogs so you're about to get a lot of comments. :) You forgot to mention another big adjustment, taking down the drinking! It's a hard one to make, but sooooo good for you! :) Jess and I were commenting the other day how it's been such a treat to watch your progress and big wins, keep it up!
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