 April 2004 Starting Weight - 122 lbs; Resting Heart Rate - 81 13.7 miles running; 1200 meters swimming; 42.5 miles biking; 9.5 miles walking/hiking - 15:58 total hours |
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| Friday, April 30 | |
| day off | Same reason/excuse as yesterday. |
| Thursday, April 29 | |
| day off | Took the day off to give my legs a break. |
| Wednesday, April 28 | |
| run
0:22 2.2 miles |
I decided to try running around campus to practice some hills since the race will be rather hilly. My calves hurt like hell but once I got past the uphill bits to a flat run, I was surprised how strong I felt. I'll be sure to do plenty of stretching tonight before bed. |
| Tuesday, April 27 | |
| bike
0:25 9 miles |
Biked on level 2 while reading Entertainment Weekly. My legs have recovered and I'm taking it easy until my race on Saturday. |
| Monday, April 26 | |
| day off | I am feeling very tired and lazy today. Plus, my calves are still a little sore from all the walking in Savannah. |
| Sunday, April 25 | |
| day off | Spent the morning on a boat touring the salt marshes of Little Tybee Island and drove back to Athens. |
| Saturday, April 24 | |
| run
0:18 1.6 miles |
Took a run around Forsyth Park with Kerri before the other girls got up. |
| walk
3:00 5 miles |
Walked around Forsyth Park during the Sidewalk Arts Festival, Bonaventure Cemetery and the Historic District. |
| Friday, April 23 | |
| walk
2:00 3.5 miles |
Walked around Savannah's Historic District. |
| Thursday, April 22 | |
| bike
0:40 14.4 miles |
Read Discover magazine on a level 2 workout. |
| Wednesday, April 21 | |
| day off | Letting my legs relax a bit, cleaned the house and ran errands. |
| Tuesday, April 20 | |
| run
0:42 3.5 milles |
Even though I woke up a half hour after my alarm went off, I still made it to the track this morning. I was going to only run 2 miles, but I still felt strong so I ran 3 with a quarter mile warm-up and cool-down walk. |
| pilates 0:10 | Ab workout. |
| Monday, April 19 | |
| pilates 0:40 | Abs, thighs and butt workout. I concentrated on keeping my stomach muscles tight the whole time. |
| Sunday, April 18 | |
| day off | Cleaned and shopped. |
| Saturday, April 17 | |
| hike
2:30 3.5 miles |
Walked around Callaway Gardens for the afternoon. A little disappointed in the variety of wildflowers but the butterfly enclosure was incredible. |
| Friday, April 16 | |
| bike
0:45 8.9 miles |
Did a level 3 workout on the stationary bike while reading Shape magazine. Easy. |
| run
0:09 1 mile |
Went for a run while waiting for Eric to finish up in the lab. The temperature was great and the sun felt good. |
| Thursday, April 15 | |
| hike/walk 0:40 | Walked around Sandy Creek Nature Center; saw a blue heron catch a fish and a beaver swimming around. |
| weights 0:10 | Free weights for arms and shoulders. |
| Wednesday, April 14 | |
| day off | Rest and relaxation after the long drive. |
| Tuesday, April 13 | |
| run
0:17 1.7 miles |
Went for a quick run before driving back to Athens. Felt good and finished strong. |
| Monday, April 12 | |
| day off | Decided to take a day off and let my calves heal a bit. |
| Sunday, April 11 | |
| run
0:24 2 miles |
Went for a run this morning. I tried to run for as long as possible with brief walking intervals. Walk 4/Run 10/Walk 4/Run 6. |
| Saturday, April 10 | |
| run
0:33 2.7 miles |
Ran with Jenny Lynn and she certainly gave me a workout. I was very tired but it was wonderful to run along the water and look at the shorebirds. |
| pilates 0:10 | Did some Pilates stretching after my run to relax and cool down. |
| Friday, April 9 | |
| day off | Spent the day driving to St. Petersburg. |
| Thursday, April 8 | |
| day off | I'm heading to a concert tonight in Atlanta and my hamstrings are a little tight from the swimming. Surprisingly, my neck and shoulders feel ok. Not looking forward to spending seven hours driving tomorrow though. Not sure how prepared for the race I'll be with all these days off. I need to run at least twice while in Florida. |
| Wednesday, April 7 | |
| swim
0:30 1200 meters |
Was in the pool at 6:15am. It's hard for me to tell when I'm tired in the pool cause the water's cool and there's no sweat. I got out of the pool after a half hour feeling dehydrated and flushed, but good. I alternated two laps breaststroke with two laps freestyle. |
| Tuesday, April 6 | |
| day off | Spent most of the day pretty tired, I was going to go for a run this afternoon, but didn't. I was then going to do some Pilates, but wound up reading/editing Eric's paper and watching 24 instead. |
| Monday, April 5 | |
| bike
0:50 10.25 miles |
Spent almost an hour on the stationary bike this afternoon sweating and reading Discover magazine. I've been pretty tired for the last few days, I think I need some more sleep. |
| Sunday, April 4 | |
| day off | Had every intention of going to the gym today, but Eric's car battery died and we had to wait for AAA for a few hours. Tomorrow it is. |
| Saturday, April 3 | |
| pilates 0:20 | My legs are a bit achy from the run yesterday, so I did a 20 minute ab and core workout from my Pilates DVD. |
| Friday, April 2 | |
| run
0:23 1.6 miles |
Went out for a quick run around campus this afternoon. My legs felt fine, but my torso was cramping pretty bad. Could be the cold air or the fact that I need to get back into shape. |
| Thursday, April 1 | |
| day off | Signed up for the Jog for Justice 5K on May 1st to get me motivated. I haven't been excercising that much due to travel and general laziness. The Pilates DVD last night felt great! |