The 20K That Wasn't

First off - we did run a 5K on 5/23. I pushed Sam and we got 1st place for my age & 7th in my age group and we ran slow. I guess this was a race for recreational run/walkers or something. Still, it is the first race we have ever placed in as a team. Yeah Baby!

Travis & Tracy did the 1/2 marathon and did great - it was so hot!

I was supposed to run a 20K on Saturday morning but a # of events took place that meant it wasn't to be. First my head started feeling all stuffed up Thursday night. Since I am still nursing I didn't take any meds and slept all of 4 hours. Friday I didn't feel too bad during the day but started feeling worse that night. I broke down and took a Claritin. Claritin doesn't do squat for my stuffiness but it is safe to take while breastfeeding.

Once again I couldn't sleep. Stuffed up like crazy and it hurt to swallow. At around 2:30am Sam's Angel Monitor alarm went off. We had family staying at the house so our bedroom door was shut - usually it is wide open. Anyway, when the alarm went off I jumped out of bed and bolted to Sam's room. I forgot about the door and ran right into it. I'm sure it was comical - I felt like an idiot and I bent my big toenail backwards and took a couple chunks of skin off of my foot. I also bruised my knee and scared the crap out of our houseguests.

I got out of bed (I was going to say that I woke up - but that would have required me to sleep) at 4:30 am and felt worse but thought it might get better after I got up and around. I put on my running gear & turned on the TV. It was raining out and more rain was headed our way. Then I took my temp - 99.2. Not much of a temp but about 2 degrees above my norm. I rode downtown with the hubby and my brother-in-law (who was also running the race) not sure if I would get out of the car or not. I chose not to. I was bummed but it was probably for the best. I've now been training since January for a half marathon which I have not run and probably won't until fall now.

My brother-in-law ran well, I still went downtown and hung out with the family. I took some Motrin and stated feeling better almost right away. I should have done that on Friday. Saturday afternoon I did go to the pool with my sister-in-law who says she wants to do a tri. Then before bed I took some Benadryl. Not the best thing if you are breastfeeding but I slept.

This morning, Travis competed in his first sprint tri of the season. He did great. My brother-in-law who ran the 20K on Saturday also signed up and did his first ever tri with absolutely no tri training. The swim was tough but he finished. Travis did great and the weather was awesome. Then this afternoon I did a 16 mile bike followed by a 1.75 mile run. I forgot how funky the legs feel after riding hard on the bike.

Now it is on to tri training. My first tri of the season will be July 11th. I'm excited! Watching Travis' race yesterday got my blood flowing faster. Here is the training schedule for this week.

6/7 - Off

6/8 - Swim: WU - 250, Drills - 6x25, Intervals 10x100, Kick Set - 4x25, CD - 200 (1,700)

6/9 - Cycle: Tempo - 24 minutes at threshold intensity, ride for a total of 1 hour & 5 minutes.

6/10 - Run: Tempo run - 18 minutes at threshold intensity, run for a total of 38 minutes

6/11 - Swim: WU - 250, Drills - 6x25, Intervals 7x75 with 45 sec rest, Kick Set - 6x25, CD - 250

6/12 - Cycle: Foundation Ride - 1hr 15min steady ride at moderate intensity.

6/13 - Run: Foundation Run - 45 minutes at moderate intensity.

Sam Update: She crawled on all fours for the first time yesterday afternoon. She is also learning to purse her lips when she gives kisses and she loves giving kisses. She also has been picking things up and then trying to give whatever it is to you. Travis also swears she told the day care ladies "bye-bye" today. We haven't been able to get her to repeat it though. She gets tubes in her ears on the 21st. We went to the ENT last week and he said they are still full of fluid - I think they have been full of fluid since her first well baby appointment at 2 months old. I really can't believe she will be one at the end of the month. We love watching her learn new things and explore the world and it is amazing how fast time flies.