So last week, i didnt do so hot on my workouts.
monday/thursday - spinning 45
sunday - 3miles (29:40)
oh well. maybe this week will shape up better...
in other news, i love tea. yesterday i had a mint tea in the afternoon and it was delightful. today, i have a christmas blend (sure, its random). i just wish my tea time came with tea sandwiches, scones, and cupcakes rather than programming and typing up a report in my office :(
last week i had a pretty good week for working out. i meant to post this earlier but ive been busy at school.
monday - hill repeats w/ warm up and cool down 5miles
tuesday - spinning 45 / stairmaster 15
wednesday - rest
thursday - speedy 4miles
friday - spinning 45 / stairmaster 15
saturday - rest
sunday - walk 0.9 mile / run 6 miles (aka 7 mile townlake run)
however this week... is not as good. ill post at the end.
i went camping on friday and it was awesome. we went to pedernales falls state park and its only about 45 minutes away from austin. the weather was perfect and i got to eat smores by the campfire. :)
then on saturday we went on a pretty boring 3.5 mile hike at the park.
then that night, it was drinking time. we went to a concert and had quite a few beers which led to quite a few problems.
1. bryan made a quesadilla with an insane amount of chipotle tabasco sauce on it then i told him it was terrible. this does not make a chef happy.
2. then i ran my pinky toe into a door and got blood all over the bathroom.
3. then somehow one of us, we are not sure who, placed my credit card and id on the couch and it slide into the handle of a cooler sitting by the couch. this event made us think the cards were lost and cancel my credit card this morning. only to find it by the cooler a few hours later.
so in conclusion, drinking can lead to problems.
and now my toe hurts like a mofo and i was supposed to run/walk for 7 miles today. i doubt that is going happen now.
lately, i have been reading a few random blogs about running and triathlons. it has been great inspiration. i saw one on a fitness website and "click click click" im reading a ton. and these people are strangers. at first i was like.. whoa this is weird. i am stalking strangers. but i was thinking, they dont mind. im sure they are blogging for the world to read it. i bet they like it. but ive decided that people spend a lot of time, probably too much time, on their blog entries! i guess its true for most "hardcore" bloggers. i however am not the best blogger. i think its because i know no ones reading this. i have a few occasional lookers (ie. family) but thats it. maybe one day i will know more bloggers. anyways, i enjoy blogging. even if my entries are short and sweet.
maybe i have a stranger reading my blog.... well i doubt it.
this weekend, i finished
:: my sister's keeper - jodi picoult
it was very good and engaging but man its depressing... still a good read though.
also, i just burned popcorn in my office and it smells terrible. i ran on both saturday and sunday.
sat - walk 7 min / run 30 min (3.25 ish miles)
sun - walk .25 miles / ran 5 mies (58 minutes)
and today i get to rest :) and i might even rest tomorrow too.
wednesday: 3 miles (29:47)
sunday: 10k (71:00)
wednesday: 4 miles (41:45)
wednesdays - good runs.
sunday - terrible. it was too hot.
so this is a little overdue... the triathlon was august 24. anyways, here are a few wonderful photos.
before the race...
on the bike...
after we fininshed!!!
overall the race went great. this race only had about 500 participants so it was a lot smaller than the danskin (with 3000 participants). the swim didnt go that great, i finished near the back of the pack with only 3 people behind me in my age group, 1 of which had to be pulled from the water and DNF. but then i picked up the pace on the bike. i focused on passing everyone i could and was trailing this girl in my age group for quite sometime. then i passed her :) i guess you could say that i am competitive. then there was the run... the trail was really uneven so i was just waiting for an ankle to break. luckily, i survived. i ran the whole thing except for water breaks and that was my goal so yay! i ended up finishing 9/19 in my age group! so overall it was a success!!!
i really enjoyed doing the whole triathlon thing and i think i will keep the habit up. :)
i saw some delicious looking blueberry muffins on foodgawker and decided to make them. they are super good, especially with a glass of milk.
its august 22nd and i am thinking of what i want for christmas. its ridiculous but dont act like you arent doing the same.
completed book:
:: certain girls - jennifer weiner
review: good chick lit.
saturday i went out to a bar with some friends and ended up seeing someone from high school. my friend, also from high school, told him i did a triathlon. she said, he was surprised. so i go and meet up with this guy and i knew that he had done a marathon. so i told him that was really impressive and congrats. then he was asking about triathlons and i told him mine was a sprint distance, and he says,
"a sprint distance is nothing to be proud of"
can you believe that! that is such a rude thing to say to someone. i thought about kicking him in the shins. i told him he was rude and i had been drinking a lot so im not sure how mean i was... but i didnt really talk to him much more that night. so in conclusion, some people are just mean and rude for no reason.
my 2nd triathlon of the summer is coming up next weekend. so paige and i decided to do a mini tri today at 630 am. we are not usually such early birds.. so im extremely tired. i stayed up late watching the olympics! anyways, here is the breakdown..
bike 5 miles - 24 min
swim 600 meters - 17 min
run 3.25 miles - 35 min
bike 5 miles - 26 min
i am really glad i did it but im tired. i swam at barton springs and it was lovely and free before 9am. i was surprised at how many swimmers were there, it was only 7am! people were also running on the trail and then jumping in afterwards to cool off. although the events were out of order, it went well. i feel pretty prepared for the tri on august 24th. im excited. i think ill swim there again tomorrow (but only swim) and ill try to get a good picture. we were there right after sunrise and it was gorgeous!
i finished
:: the secret lives of bees - sue monk kidd
also, this weekend, bryan and i adventured to hamilton pool. it was amazing. the place was like a little oasis hiding in west austin...
the town lake running trail is amazing. there are so many runners of all types, it is really encouraging. especially, if you are even slightly competitive. i begin to think "if that person is still running, so can i." i wanted to run in the morning today to get it out of the way and maybe it wouldnt be so hot since i was planning a long run. but i am not a morning person. i made it to trail by 815 am so i was pretty impressed with myself. i warmed up with a 0.5 mile walk, ran 5 miles, and cooled down with a 0.5 mile walk. this was however, according to my nike+, so i probaly ran less. but i do love running with my ipod and my nike+. everyone should get one. so now i am very exhausted at school and will be leaving early.
i finished
then, the coordinating pillow i made... 
so today i went to spinning class at the terrible hour of 8am and it was canceled due to lack of participants. lame. it was extra lame because i was running late in the morning and had to literally run to the gym. so then, i had a run on the treadmill (boring) and then i climbed many stairs on the stair master. lame way to start a week. in other news, i am starting a new book:
:: the history of love - nicole krauss
also tonight for dinner, i am making shrimp stir-fry. yum!
yay! i love a friday. today, i am going to happy hour at a wine and tapas bar that i love. also, i dont have to work out today because it is my rest day! i am very excited for the weekend because i dont have to go to school and "research."
so in the past few days i finished a book and make a cake!
completed books:
sheer abandon
completed cake:
pineapple upside down cake
(it was delicious, courtesy of the little dish, courtesy of smitten kitchen)
i would like to knit this as my next project. i think it is too advanced :(
http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/2008/06/shifting-sands.html
