Okay!
Where was I?
Little bit of craziness the past two weeks. First, Em got strep throat. Then, I got some weird virus thing that made me super tired for a few days. And then, a lovely stomach bug hit our childcare provider and her poor little guy, so that threw us all for a loop with scheduling this week.
So I'm going from memory here--
The good:
Proud of myself for missing my group spin but hammering it out in my basement and really holding myself accountable with two, one-hour killer workouts back to back.
Swimming twice a week and it's starting to NOT feel like quicksand. Yay!
Gave myself a break when I was sick and the world kept spinning. Funny how that happens.
The bad:
The virus put a dent in training, for sure. I especially noticed it on the run.
Have to miss the group spin tomorrow (boo) with some family stuff, and the next few days will be crazy. So I'm going to have to just do what I can to get in what I can get in.
I keep blowing off strength training--just too damn tired at the end of the day.
REPEAT AFTER ME: It is only January. I'll be okay.
BUT--
It's also about 7 months away and I need to not blow things off unless I have a seriously good reason. So I have had good reasons the past two weeks.
Talked to Coach Emily because by Friday I'm literally collapsing from exhaustion and so angry at life that I just want to crawl under a rock and sleep for three days. So we're going to move a rest day to Wednesday and see how it goes--figure I can catch my breath and get caught up on all the silly stuff I need to do to keep the train running at home and work, too.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Saturday, January 09, 2016
Ironman Wisconsin, Weekly Round-Up 1
First week back to school had me like
My own two children were really excited to go back to school. Let's just say that my clientele, the high school sorts, were, um, LESS THAN ENTHUSED to be back at school and deal with tests and midterms. One girl proclaimed loudly in my very first class Monday how "This is the worst day of the ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR."
So it made staying positive a slightly extra difficult challenge. Throw in there that the subject matter we were discussing this week included the last resistance of Native Americans on the Plains and also the Armenian genocide during WWI, and we all needed a little laugh by the end of the week.
So we watched this.
Feel better? Me too.
It feels so good to be back on a schedule with a goal in mind, and a much different goal for this year. Ironman is just what I needed, I think.
Challenges this week:
--trying to stay positive despite lots of non-positivity around me (I think I did pretty good especially once one of my students introduced us to the cats and cucumbers)
--dealing with the TIRED TIRED OMG TIRED feeling that hits by Thursday
--getting in a swim before school
--fitting in the workouts while being able to grade/plan
The good:
--got the swim in! yay me! And it didn't feel like quicksand like it did before, so slight progress.
--had a really good, hard spin on Sunday with cool people and still made it to church (almost) on time. Boo yah
--had a really good run on Wednesday after school on a sunny day in the park--big ups to Matt for getting the kids for me so I could sleep in a little and do that after school
--Nutrition was almost flawless except for that Bloomin' Onion at Outback last night to celebrate Papa Z's birthday (hey, I only go there like once a year)
The bad:
--The tired. OH THE TIRED. I don't know if I can keep up morning workouts every day, which means Matt and I are going to have to get really creative about juggling workouts and kid activities and grading. Luckily, he is more of a night-owl and can work out at night with no trouble.
--By Friday I was not a happy person. I was cranky and snapped at J and E a few times, and I had my PJs on earlier and earlier (like 6pm) starting Wednesday. I know it was just a rough week at school so hopefully this won't be too bad.
Realizations:
--coffee is my friend
--I need a new bike seat ASAP
--I probably won't be able to run with friends for a while since I need Saturday mornings to regroup in my PJs while my kids watch Christmas Story for the 875,496th time and then run later
--trading a run with friends for a 2 hour, HARD trainer ride with friends is the better choice for now at least
Matt's out for a run now and we're all enjoying some much-needed chill time on the couch, and then I'll head out. Looking forward to a relaxing weekend and actually catching my breath!
So it made staying positive a slightly extra difficult challenge. Throw in there that the subject matter we were discussing this week included the last resistance of Native Americans on the Plains and also the Armenian genocide during WWI, and we all needed a little laugh by the end of the week.
So we watched this.
Feel better? Me too.
It feels so good to be back on a schedule with a goal in mind, and a much different goal for this year. Ironman is just what I needed, I think.
Challenges this week:
--trying to stay positive despite lots of non-positivity around me (I think I did pretty good especially once one of my students introduced us to the cats and cucumbers)
--dealing with the TIRED TIRED OMG TIRED feeling that hits by Thursday
--getting in a swim before school
--fitting in the workouts while being able to grade/plan
The good:
--got the swim in! yay me! And it didn't feel like quicksand like it did before, so slight progress.
--had a really good, hard spin on Sunday with cool people and still made it to church (almost) on time. Boo yah
--had a really good run on Wednesday after school on a sunny day in the park--big ups to Matt for getting the kids for me so I could sleep in a little and do that after school
--Nutrition was almost flawless except for that Bloomin' Onion at Outback last night to celebrate Papa Z's birthday (hey, I only go there like once a year)
The bad:
--The tired. OH THE TIRED. I don't know if I can keep up morning workouts every day, which means Matt and I are going to have to get really creative about juggling workouts and kid activities and grading. Luckily, he is more of a night-owl and can work out at night with no trouble.
--By Friday I was not a happy person. I was cranky and snapped at J and E a few times, and I had my PJs on earlier and earlier (like 6pm) starting Wednesday. I know it was just a rough week at school so hopefully this won't be too bad.
Realizations:
--coffee is my friend
--I need a new bike seat ASAP
--I probably won't be able to run with friends for a while since I need Saturday mornings to regroup in my PJs while my kids watch Christmas Story for the 875,496th time and then run later
--trading a run with friends for a 2 hour, HARD trainer ride with friends is the better choice for now at least
Matt's out for a run now and we're all enjoying some much-needed chill time on the couch, and then I'll head out. Looking forward to a relaxing weekend and actually catching my breath!
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