Thursday, October 30, 2008

I'm Lazy!

Not much going on this week. I've been very lazy & sleepy for some reason. I'm blaming it on the early sunsets. :)

Last Sunday I swam and brought my trainer & bike to the group ride as I was tired of the basement. On the way, my trainer fell over and broke! Too bad as it's only 1 year old. It's toast for sure as a piece of metal snapped off. As it's not fixable, I'm off to MEC this weekend to find a new one. GRRRRRR! lol

Other than Sunday, I've run once this week. Oh and weights almost every day. But I'm off to the pool tonight. Got to get myself moving. I'm going to try for a swim, bike & run this weekend.

I'll also be making some time Saturday for Ironman updates. My amazing coach, Greg, is doing the Florida Ironman. He just broke 10 hours last August at Ironman Canada!

Go Greg, Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leaha

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Tuesday & a Haiku

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I've been staying away from the computer a bit and catching up on my sleep.

I've had some excellent swims since the race. My stroke count per 25 metres seems to have dropped from 25-27 to 21-22! Not sure how that happened. And I've done some 25 metre laps in 25 seconds and 50 metres in 60 seconds. I know this is still slow, but considering were I was, it's a big speed gain. :)

As for the run, I've only done a few short ones this week. I am doing some weight training to try and balance out my body, especially to protect my knee.

Please forgive me, but with all of this time spent thinking in and about water , I've included the below:

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The water sleeps still
Awakening at my touch
The propeller's dance
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Leaha

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Thanksgiving Weekend

I did not do a lot this past weekend, but I ate enough, lol.

We went for a two hour hike with a bit of sporadic running. I rode my bike on the trainer for a while, just some spinning. Yesterday I ran for about 45 minutes and my knee was killing me, it's the old IT issue. This started last week. So I've been back to physio & ART. I've also started doing some weight training to work on my core, hips, glutes. I'm hoping this helps with stabilizing the knee.

Anyway, I've been daydreaming of the new bike that I'd like to purchase. I need to save my pennies for this one! It's a Look 586. Likely waaaaayyy too much bike for me, but who cares! I'll grow into it. :) Here is a link: http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/look-launches-lighter-586-road-frame-12315

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving weekend. :)

Leaha

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

I Can Swim :)

Big night for me in the pool last night! Everything came together, finally.

To preface: I've spent a fair amount of time in the canoe, at my family's Ontario cottage. I know exactly the feeling of grabbing the water with the paddles. I've tried applying that thought to my swimming before, with limited success. For some reason, last night it worked. I felt myself grabbing and pulling the water. I was gliding in between strokes. I could feel a huge difference. What solidified it for me most though, was Jill waiting for me at the end of the lane, telling me I had a beautiful stroke!

Hopefully I can maintain the change. I'm very excited by the prospect of improvement in my swimming.

Leaha the tadpole

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Swim & Run

I got back in the pool today. It felt fantastic to be swimming again. Nothing too serious, just some freestyle and kicking followed by a bit of core work. I ran after, not too long but I picked up some speed. It felt great. I just feel a bit of fatigue, but much better than last week. I'm thinking it may be time to hop back on my bike. :)

More later,

Leaha

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Bike & Run

Tonight, Shannon and I decided to take advantage of the nice weather before it's gone. So after work, I took her to Edworthy park. She rode her bike and I ran for about 40 minutes. My ankle is getting much better. :) My energy has returned too. I'm dying to run!

We're going back tomorrow night. Got to get a few more in before the snow falls.

I spoke with Karen tonight. She & her husband are back from Europe. They both completed the Berlin marathon. I can't beleive that she was able to run a marathon only two weeks after Muskoka. Crazy. Anyway, Karen has signed up for Muskoka again and I wish I could too. I'm doing that race again someday. We were also discussing Lake Placid plans for 2009. I'm peeling again but I'll need to find another volunteer job this year. I need four hours to get in the short line to sign up for 2010. I have to do Lake Placid, I learned to swim after watching my first Ironman there.

My head is swimming with possibilities. :)

Leaha