i'm baaaaack

not to toot my own horn or anything, but this last week (two weeks ago, i posted this late) was the GREATEST in terms of actually feeling like i'm training for an ironman again! phew! the few weeks before i had been struggling to get my workouts IN and when i did them, i was struggling to get through them. so maybe the grand canyon trip, and the subsequent week off afterwards did do me some good afterall? :) hhmm. how woulda thought?

ok. so the week started off with an unexpectedly nice early morning swim before work on monday. i met my co-worker and new swimming partner (she doesn't know what she's in for) kelly. she hasn't swam since high school and totally KILLED me! now, high school isn't as long ago for her as it is for me, but regardless...this is why she's my new official swim partner. :) luckily for my ego, she was really really sore. i'm just excited to have a new friend who likes to swim and is approximately the same pace as i am.

so after kicking monday off with a bang. tuesday morning i went to a spin class (not my typical spin class with nancy, b/c i was leaving town that afternoon). it's always weird going to a new spin class, people are very territorial and they like "their bike". it seems that the same people always go to the same classes too, so it seemed everyone in this class knew everyone else leaving me to feel a little like an oddball. after we started the class, the instructor commented that she liked my hat. it was that awkward moment, when you're not sure if the person is looking at you....so you look behind you and around...and smile. eventually she pointed....then EVERYONE looked at me! agh! the class was pretty ok, not the best better than not at all. i swam wednesday evening...yes, i swam twice in one week!! whoo hoo!! i actually felt GREAT. it was truely the first time in a long time that i've felt good and enjoyed the pool. motivating? yes.

i ran 9 miles thursday just my regular route by home. north on fruit, west on barstow to van ness by all the HUGE beautiful homes (there is actually a nice little trail over there) then i ran north on van ness until i felt like turning around. :) i was a little unnerved by the pain in my pelvis as it hasn't been this bad in months. friday (stupidly) i went for another run (to get my miles in!) i KNOW i can't run two days in a row without having terrible pain/inflammation in my pelvis. i did it anyways and ran 5.5 miles with quite a bit of pain. after my long run, i headed to physical therapy where i was then scolded for running two days in a row and encouraged to not race my ironman at all. boo. "you wouldn't be able to do it if you had an acl tear, why would you do it with a chronic painful injury?" good question. we'll see. i love ironman, and i love ironman training. but, because i love them now is even more reason to not race this year (if it comes to that) and BE able to run the rest of my life. hopefully LONG LONG LONG runs. moving on. saturday lead me to a wonderful bike ride up to prather first of all this is one of my favorite rides. especially because it was not that long ago really that i rode to prather for the first time, only because someone had doubted my ability to do it. it's nice to remember those days of barely making it, add ten miles and be able to power up there now without a care. :) so, in summation, this was a great week, i'm feeling strong and confident now, hopefully my pain subsides again and i can train with comfort and confidence. :) thanks for checking in. leave me comments, beg me to post, and maybe i will. ;)