Week 1: Overall I feel great. I’m just super duper excited about doing this and I think about it all day and all night. I dream about it. This week was mostly a warm-up. I’m excited for next week with Ben. I told him to call me “Sargent Garrison,” especially when it gets to swim time! I can’t wait to get in that pool again!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Today I started training. Ben comes home on Friday, so he and I are “officially” starting next Monday, but I need a lot more work than Ben does. He’s superman and could probably do it tomorrow and be fine.
I’ve been talking to good buds who just finished a triathlon back home, getting good tips from them: Brian, Rebecca, Parker, Tiffany, and Steve—thanks guys!
Today, since both treadmills are broken at our gym, I did the Elliptical for 40 minutes on levels 4, 5, and ending on 6. Then I worked my shoulders, abs, and quads for 30 minutes. I felt really good, pushed myself, but not too hard.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
I decided to work on my running. I am not a fan of running. I feel like everything goes wrong with my body when I run. I get major side stitches that won’t go away (I’ve tried all the tricks), I get calf cramps (even when I stretch), I get the thickest saliva and I can’t seem to spit it out properly…I end up looking like Mulan, my knee hurts, my hips hurts, and I always feel like I’m going to squirt my pants when I’m done. Wow. I sound like I’m 80 years old. But that’s how I feel! I know that I just need to get into it, work hard, and get my body in running shape.
Today I jogged for about 25 minutes, up and down hills. It felt amazing. I could’ve gone farther if it weren’t for the evil side stitch. Oh well, I’ll keep praying that goes away. Then I walked for another 40 minutes. Felt amazing.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Biked 30 minutes. First time biking in a long time. I thought it would be pretty easy but let’s just say that my heart started pumping and legs started burning right away. It was nice though. And I was able to do 11k in 30 minutes (on Program 3: Hills, and level 3 & 4). So I’m halfway there! Only…add swimming and running on that. Yikes.
Also did 3 sets of 50 crunches.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Today I took it easy because my legs were so tired. I went on a walk with a friend for an hour, we went about 7k. We walked really fast and had 5lb weights tied to our ankles for 3.5k each.
Friday, August 21, 2009
I went for another walk with Pumla today. It was great and my butt is really sore because we go up all these hills really fast. I also did some crunches. Tomorrow we're just going to bike for 30 minutes.
See ya Monday!
About Me
- Ben and Camille
- Ben and I were married July 26, 2007 in the Salt Lake Temple and are loving every minute of our adventure-filled life together. After bouncing around from Africa and San Francisco, we are back in Utah where Ben is pursuing some entrepreneurial opportunities and I am a full-time mom and a pro photographer. Leave us a comment so we know you stopped by!
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2 comments:
Good luck, that is awesome you are doing this! I admire you.
Just to comment on what you said about your hips, etc hurting when you run...you need to really make sure you have GOOD running shoes. Not like New Balance or those ones. you need nice running shoes. Make sure you do that. Running shoes should be replaced often. I can get more info for you from my sister if you want. She knows the brands to buy, etc. You're amazing. I say this regularly.
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