1/20/2010

It's been a busy few days. I didn't really get a lot of good training in over the weekend. I never do when my son is with me. I ran on the treadmill Friday morning for 30 minutes And I did manage to get on the trainer for some bike riding on Saturday which Bryan thought was unique. I ran again on Sunday morning before church. I'm still waiting for the running part to get easier :) A bit of excitement, I did get my new shoes. I really like them but never in my life did I ever think I would spend that much money on a pair of running shoes. But they're the first "real" running shoes I've ever owned and that includes when I ran track once upon a time at Solon. I've noticed a real difference with the new shoes. My knees don't seem to bother me as much when I run in them but my legs are still getting used to the different feel. I've noticed my shins burning a little and my arches get a little tired after a while.

I actually got to ride my bike this morning. I managed to make it into work with no problems. I like riding to work soooo much. I prefer to ride over driving to work any day. You get an entirely different perspective when you're huffing and puffing to get to work . I find that I'm always in a much better mood when I ride than when I drive. It's a completely different animal than riding on a trainer though. I'm still getting used to Kadence( my bike) so it felt a little weird riding on the road this morning instead of latched to a trainer. I got Kadence at the end of October and haven't really been able to get used to the bike yet. She's so much lighter than my old bike and much more responsive too. Hopefully I'll have enough left to run on the treadmill tonight. I don't anticipate running tomorrow. We have a swim session tomorrow night so I'll probably save a little. It's an hour and a half and I don't usually spend that much time in the pool.

Yesterday I read a blog of somebody that did the Wildflower Triathlon last year and it really lit a fire under me. He was telling about all the things that he was thinking during the race and it made me realize just how much training I still have to do in order to be able to finish on two feet.