Define Life

I am not one to throw in the proverbial towel when things get difficult. Not really. Well, kinda. Because I tend to internally self-destruct.  Stress at work, sick babies, and suddenly, I find myself eating a pint of ice cream in the closet and listening to Boys for Pele underneath my prom dresses.  After I eat the pint […]

Training & Complaining – Weekly Workout Log

WORKOUTS – Week of February 20, 2011 Sunday:Baby Brick:  16 mile bike, 1 mile run.  Hard work, great fun and lots of humor. Monday:Sweet Recovery Week begins with a nice recovery day. Tuesday:Swim: 1100m Wednesday:Bike:  Spin class. Thursday:Run: 4.0 miles. I was supposed to monitor my heartrate, but really, I couldn’t bear another day of treadmill running, even […]

Time Trial

Today was a 500m swim time trial on the workout calendar.  Swim 500m for clocked time.  I finished at 10:24, which to me, felt pretty fast.  If I could maintain that pace for 1500m, then I would think I could look at a 35-40 minute swim at St. Anthony’s, which would be awesome.  Of course, that […]

10 Weeks

10 weeks until St. Anthony’s. The competitor’s list has been released, and my name is really on there, along with the Expert’s, so that made this all feel pretty real.   Alot can happen in ten weeks.  Hopefully, something will happen like effortlessly run 10K, and lose 20 pounds.  Here’s working to that! So far, I have […]

On Days Like This…

….I want to swim, bike, run my way right out of the legal profession. Well, maybe I can’t do that yet.  But what about heading out to work at the nearest Starbucks? I cannot imagine the luxury of leaving work for the day… and really leaving it there….sitting until the morning. Not worrying about it.  The […]

Brick Baby, Brick

Today was a baby brick (bike workout followed immediately by a run to simulate part two of a triathlon).  The bike was 16 miles, followed by a one mile run. That’s why I say “baby brick”. I took Antonia out and we had a great ride.  I think now that I have a bike I don’t […]

Training & Complaining – Weekly Workout Log

WORKOUTS – Week of February 13, 2011 Sunday:Bike:  17 miles on the road bike – lots of climbs (1:15:00)Ab routine Monday:Swim:  1400m Run:  3.0The first half mile was scary, but then I found a rhythm and was able to pick up the pace to more than the last few runs (I know my speediness just blows your mind)…  […]

Swim Bike Klutz

I am going to rename this blog: Swim Bike Klutz. Yesterday, I was zooming out my front door for Court (carrying ten bags, a file and a notebook) I step on one of those little rolly pinecone-like things.  Right on the front porch. Twist!  Left ankle.  I drop bags, curse the world.   I’m okay, I’m okay, I’m […]

Kiss It, Valentine’s Day

Today was an awful day.  And to top it off, it’s Valentine’s Day.  Ugh.  Blech. I had garbage for Court today… and after spending my entire weekend thinking and digesting that stupid case, I left work at 1:30 to squeeze in my workouts before I had to come home to my second job (crazy kids […]