Thursday was a day of rest. I consider the idea of rest rather ironic considering that I have four children under the age of 10 that I chase all day. My youngest is pulling up and crawling around everywhere, so I find myself constantly chasing him. My 5 year old, 7 year old and 9 year old all play baseball, so I am running them to the ball field and back and chasing the ones who aren't currently practicing all around. This time of year isn't as bad as football season, but it is definitely VERY BUSY!
Day 3:
Today was much warmer, so the pool wasn't nearly as bad. I warmed up with an easy 200m, alternating breast stroke and freestyle. I don't know why breaststroke is my go to stroke. I then swam 150m freestyle vigorously followed by 50m breaststroke. Finally, I cooled down with 100m freestyle.
Next up was 3 miles on the bike. I did this upstairs in the fitness center. I really am thankful that I live somewhere with access to such nice fitness facilities. It really makes exercising routinely a lot easier.
Day 4:
When health and fitness are important to you, you can't make excuses. You have to find time. I want to lose weight, get in shape and complete an Ironman. I have, in the past, used overly busy days as an excuse. On Saturdays the majority of my time, for now, is spent at the baseball fields. We have three practices (at least) on Saturdays, and since the baby doesn't sleep through the night still, I find it hard to wake up early in the morning. I barely managed to find time to exercise between practices, but I did it though. I made the time. I am determined to meet my goals!
Today I walked/ran 2.5 miles outside. It wasn't too hot, and it wasn't too cold. It was a great and I felt extremely accomplished and wonderful.
Day 5:
Today I got up, asked my husband to pump up the tires on my bike for me, strapped the baby in the seat on the back and rode 4.5 miles. I don't know what the difference is between biking using my bike on the street and biking on the stationary cycle in the gym, but I truly felt rather exhausted towards the end of my ride and it took me a lot longer to ride in the fresh air than riding in the gym did. Maybe it's the mountain bike vs the cycle, or maybe it has something to do with toting an extra 20 lbs on the back. I don't know. Nevertheless, I completed my 4.5 miles, and I am proud to say that I did so!
I can't wait to see where next week takes me!
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