Training Log
Rest day
Food Log
Breakfast: oatmeal with banana, peanut butter; water
Lunch: Thanksgiving lunch at work (items too numerous to name)
Snack: brownie
Dinner: "Turkey Combo" from Chilis: half turkey sandwich, with baked potato soup, chips and salsa, a few fries, iced tea, split a "molten lava cake" with Chad
I took a rest day this morning. I was supposed to run 3 miles, and I wanted to run 3 miles, but I felt it best to rest my legs, as they've been pretty sore the past few days. I have a 5k race in the morning that I am hoping to PR in, so I figured the extra rest might help. I'm planning to run 3 on Monday morning, my usual rest day for the week. I'm having to rearrange my schedule a little next week, due to Thanksgiving. I normally swim on Thursday mornings, but since the pool will be closed this Thursday, I'll move my swim to Tuesday, and my run to Thursday. I'm thinking (hoping) that being flexible with my schedule, especially during the couple of months of base training, will help me to avoid getting burnt out.
I also took a rest day because I had terrible heart burn Thursday evening and into this morning. I actually was kind of convinced that I was having a heart attack, like I was ready for someone to get the paddles, but Chad went and got me some heartburn medicine and I felt 100% better in 15 minutes or so. I might have been a little over dramatic at times during the episode...but it was scary! I didn't take the medicine until this morning, after I had been up for a few hours. So, when I woke up to run and still had chest pains/burning in my chest, I didn't think running alone in the dark would be the best idea. So, instead I stayed home and ate oatmeal with banana and drank a ton of water.
You would think after experiencing such bad heartburn I would be careful about what I ate to day, but no not really. I kind of went off the rails today with eating, but that's ok. At work, we had a staff lunch and everyone brought in Thanksgiving type food and desserts, and the cafeteria provided turkey, dressing, brocolli casserole, corn pudding, etc. I think there is a distinction between enjoying food and fellowship with friends and celebrating a moment or a holiday, and being gluttonous. Sometimes it can be a fine line, but I really do think it is ok sometimes to enjoy the types of food you really only get to eat during some parts of the year. Besides, that is pretty much why I run...so that I can eat what I enjoy and not beat myself up about this.
There are two reasons why I've been tracking my meals/food intake here. One, is for accountability. I would much rather write that I've eaten a 6in sub on wheat from Subway, than a double cheeseburger Mighty Kids meal from McDonald's. And, I've found my eating habits have really changed as a result. Secondly, I know that there is a correlation between nutritional intake and athletic performance. Some people defy the odds, like Ochocinco, but for the most part, serious athletes, especially those involved with endurance events like running, cycling, swimming and triathlon really are careful with what they eat. In no way am I a serious athlete, or will ever be one, but I want to be as healthy as I can. I also think it will be interesting to look back over my entire training log and be able to look at my training run times, and see how what I ate that day may have affected them. I'm hoping this will help me as I prepare for the few weeks leading up to the marathon.
So, today would not be a good example of what to eat before a race, but nonetheless I have a race tomorrow! It is a local "Turkey Strut" here in Nicholasville. The start is two miles from our house, so I'm going to run to the start as a warm up. Chad and Emma, and some of our friends are coming out to cheer me and my friend Chris (and maybe Kelly, if she's running) on during the race, so it should be a fun morning! I'll post race results and pictures (hopefully!) with tomorrow's post.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Just Keep Swimming
Training Log
AM Swim
Distance: 900 yards
Time: 28:00 minutes
Workout:
Food Log
Pre-swim: whole wheat toast, orange juice
Post-swim breakfast: small apple cinnamon muffin, coffee
Lunch: leftover whole wheat gnocchi, 1 piece Texas toast, milk, 1/2 serving frozen yogurt
Dinner: 2 pieces of pizza...may or may not have been stuffed crust...may or may not have been pepperoni...
After I swam last Saturday, I accidentally left my swim cap in the locker room. When I realized later on Saturday that I didn't have the cap, I knew I might as well kiss it goodbye. There is really no such thing as a lost and found there - it is more of a free for all if anything gets left. I'm bitter, because I had a whole shower caddy thing of Bath and Body Works products stolen from my locker. Grrr. I'm still mad about that. It was actually a funny story, because I had to get a small bottle of shampoo from the front desk so that I could at least wash my hair after my workout, before going straight to work. I swam, then got into the shower and got ready to use the shampoo. It was Dove shampoo, but it was like 5 years old! I poured it into my hand and it was like a yellow acid! It burned my hand and smelled awful. I was already in the shower and I had to be able to get ready for work, so being an idiot, I put it in my hair. My head immediatley started burning and also did not smell very good. I did what I could to salvage the situation, but my hair looked pretty awful and I ended up going home from work at lunch just to take another shower.
But anyway, so I lost my swim cap - a TYR nylon cap that I loved and was so comfortable. Luckily, I have the blue swim cap I got from the Lame Duck triathlon, so I just used that. It is made of a plasticky type material and I think it shrunk in the past few months. That thing was so tight on my head! It took a while to get used to it, but after a little bit it felt fine. But when I was done with me workout and took it off, it felt very freeing.
AM Swim
Distance: 900 yards
Time: 28:00 minutes
Workout:
- 5 minute warm up
- 100 yd freestyle
- 50 yard breast stroke
- 100 yd freestyle
- 50 yard breast stroke
- 100 yd freestyle
- 50 yard breast stroke
- 100 yd freestyle
- 50 yard breast stroke
- 100 yd freestyle
- 50 yard breast stroke
- 100 yd freestyle
- 50 yard breast stroke
- 2 minute cool down
Food Log
Pre-swim: whole wheat toast, orange juice
Post-swim breakfast: small apple cinnamon muffin, coffee
Lunch: leftover whole wheat gnocchi, 1 piece Texas toast, milk, 1/2 serving frozen yogurt
Dinner: 2 pieces of pizza...may or may not have been stuffed crust...may or may not have been pepperoni...
After I swam last Saturday, I accidentally left my swim cap in the locker room. When I realized later on Saturday that I didn't have the cap, I knew I might as well kiss it goodbye. There is really no such thing as a lost and found there - it is more of a free for all if anything gets left. I'm bitter, because I had a whole shower caddy thing of Bath and Body Works products stolen from my locker. Grrr. I'm still mad about that. It was actually a funny story, because I had to get a small bottle of shampoo from the front desk so that I could at least wash my hair after my workout, before going straight to work. I swam, then got into the shower and got ready to use the shampoo. It was Dove shampoo, but it was like 5 years old! I poured it into my hand and it was like a yellow acid! It burned my hand and smelled awful. I was already in the shower and I had to be able to get ready for work, so being an idiot, I put it in my hair. My head immediatley started burning and also did not smell very good. I did what I could to salvage the situation, but my hair looked pretty awful and I ended up going home from work at lunch just to take another shower.
But anyway, so I lost my swim cap - a TYR nylon cap that I loved and was so comfortable. Luckily, I have the blue swim cap I got from the Lame Duck triathlon, so I just used that. It is made of a plasticky type material and I think it shrunk in the past few months. That thing was so tight on my head! It took a while to get used to it, but after a little bit it felt fine. But when I was done with me workout and took it off, it felt very freeing.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wednesday
Training Log
Distance: 6.09 miles
Time: 55:14
Average Pace: 9:04
Food Log
Breakfast: bowl of Golden Grahams, small cranberry scone, 16oz. non-fat latte
Lunch: 6in turkey on wheat, with American cheese, black olives and tomatoes; Cool Ranch Doritos, 12oz 2% chocolate milk
Dinner: spaghetti with meat sauce, with a handful of chopped spinach thrown in, 2 pieces of Texas toast, milk
Dessert: one serving of cappucino chip frozen yogurt
My 6 mile run felt pretty good this morning. It was cold and rainy, but I warmed up quickly and got into a weird groove where I was moving along, but didn't feel great. I didn't feel like I could run forever - but I didn't want to quit either. After watching the Badwater documentary, it really puts things in perspective. On the course, people puked, passed out, had horrible, terrible things happen to their feet - but they kept going. And going. And going - for up to 68 hours even. Pretty much people went until they were forced to take in fluids in
travenously so they didn't experience organ failure. It really puts quitting into perspective!
I want to give a big "shout out" to my sister Michelle. This past spring/summer she really buckled down and incorporated a pretty rigorous workout schedule into her everyday life, and she began to really watch what she ate. Michelle trains with my sister Megan each week in personal training and "boot camp" sessions. I am so proud of her, because she has lost 45 pounds to date!! She has also improved her health immensely (heart health, diabetes risk, etc.), and is a great role model for my niece!
Here are two pictures of Michelle that I took from Facebook:
Before
(she's on the left...(ha)...and yes that is a top hat)
Now!
Distance: 6.09 miles
Time: 55:14
Average Pace: 9:04
Food Log
Breakfast: bowl of Golden Grahams, small cranberry scone, 16oz. non-fat latte
Lunch: 6in turkey on wheat, with American cheese, black olives and tomatoes; Cool Ranch Doritos, 12oz 2% chocolate milk
Dinner: spaghetti with meat sauce, with a handful of chopped spinach thrown in, 2 pieces of Texas toast, milk
Dessert: one serving of cappucino chip frozen yogurt
My 6 mile run felt pretty good this morning. It was cold and rainy, but I warmed up quickly and got into a weird groove where I was moving along, but didn't feel great. I didn't feel like I could run forever - but I didn't want to quit either. After watching the Badwater documentary, it really puts things in perspective. On the course, people puked, passed out, had horrible, terrible things happen to their feet - but they kept going. And going. And going - for up to 68 hours even. Pretty much people went until they were forced to take in fluids in
travenously so they didn't experience organ failure. It really puts quitting into perspective!I want to give a big "shout out" to my sister Michelle. This past spring/summer she really buckled down and incorporated a pretty rigorous workout schedule into her everyday life, and she began to really watch what she ate. Michelle trains with my sister Megan each week in personal training and "boot camp" sessions. I am so proud of her, because she has lost 45 pounds to date!! She has also improved her health immensely (heart health, diabetes risk, etc.), and is a great role model for my niece!
Here are two pictures of Michelle that I took from Facebook:
Before(she's on the left...(ha)...and yes that is a top hat)
Now!Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Whole Wheat Gnocchi vs. Nachos Supreme
Training Log
Distance: 3.17 miles
Time: 28:32
Average Pace: 9:00 minutes/mile
Food Log
Breakfast: oatmeal with banana & 1 tsp. peanut butter, coffee
Lunch: vegetable beef and barley soup with saltine crackers, milk
Snack: Kashi dark chocolate cherry bar
Dinner: whole wheat gnocchi with grilled chicken, spinach and marinara sauce, piece of whole wheat toast
This morning during my run I was listening to an old running playlist on my iPod. "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West came on, and it reminded me of one of my first Wilmore group runs almost three years ago. Before we would set out on for the run, we would pray together as a group. I didn't know this the first time I went, so I was all ready to run with my iPod (I normally fell right in the middle of the pack and ran alone, so I wore the iPod) and then someone was like "ok, lets pray." At this point, I already had my music going, and the iPod was located a few layers down, and I had gloves on. It would have taken a lot to fish it out and turn it off, then turn it back on and get it situated again, so I decided to just leave it playing. I'll never forget standing in a circle with people who were praying, as Kanye West was pumping through my ears and making me feel like I needed to punch someone in the throat!
Tonight I really wanted to stop at Taco Bell or McDonalds for dinner. It would have been fast, easy and oh so delicious. But, I knew that we had gnocchi, spinach and grilled chicken at home. So, I made whole wheat gnocchi with a marinara sauce that I put chopped spinach and sliced chicken in. It was so good and really filling. And I know it will be much better fuel for my run in the morning than a double decker taco would be!
After eating, I watched Running on the Sun - a documentary about the Badwater ultramarathon. All I can say is WHOA. I've read about Badwater in Dean Karnazes' book Ultramarathon Man, but watching a documentary on the race really puts it into perspective. It is a 135 mile race in Death Valley, held in July each year. To get an idea, winners normally finish the race in 27-28 HOURS. This documentary was filmed in 2002 I believe, so the times are probably a little faster now. I can imagine maybe (and that's a big maybe) one day doing a 50k trail race, but I cannot imagine doing a 135 mile race through Death Valley!!
Distance: 3.17 miles
Time: 28:32
Average Pace: 9:00 minutes/mile
Food Log
Breakfast: oatmeal with banana & 1 tsp. peanut butter, coffee
Lunch: vegetable beef and barley soup with saltine crackers, milk
Snack: Kashi dark chocolate cherry bar
Dinner: whole wheat gnocchi with grilled chicken, spinach and marinara sauce, piece of whole wheat toast
This morning during my run I was listening to an old running playlist on my iPod. "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West came on, and it reminded me of one of my first Wilmore group runs almost three years ago. Before we would set out on for the run, we would pray together as a group. I didn't know this the first time I went, so I was all ready to run with my iPod (I normally fell right in the middle of the pack and ran alone, so I wore the iPod) and then someone was like "ok, lets pray." At this point, I already had my music going, and the iPod was located a few layers down, and I had gloves on. It would have taken a lot to fish it out and turn it off, then turn it back on and get it situated again, so I decided to just leave it playing. I'll never forget standing in a circle with people who were praying, as Kanye West was pumping through my ears and making me feel like I needed to punch someone in the throat!
Tonight I really wanted to stop at Taco Bell or McDonalds for dinner. It would have been fast, easy and oh so delicious. But, I knew that we had gnocchi, spinach and grilled chicken at home. So, I made whole wheat gnocchi with a marinara sauce that I put chopped spinach and sliced chicken in. It was so good and really filling. And I know it will be much better fuel for my run in the morning than a double decker taco would be!
After eating, I watched Running on the Sun - a documentary about the Badwater ultramarathon. All I can say is WHOA. I've read about Badwater in Dean Karnazes' book Ultramarathon Man, but watching a documentary on the race really puts it into perspective. It is a 135 mile race in Death Valley, held in July each year. To get an idea, winners normally finish the race in 27-28 HOURS. This documentary was filmed in 2002 I believe, so the times are probably a little faster now. I can imagine maybe (and that's a big maybe) one day doing a 50k trail race, but I cannot imagine doing a 135 mile race through Death Valley!!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Training Log
Scheduled rest day
Food Log
Breakfast: oatmeal with banana, almonds, 1 tbsp peanut butter, coffee
Snack: 1.5oz box of raisins
Lunch: 2 chicken tacos w/ chicken, black beans, kidney beans, corn, cheese, sour cream & guacamole
Snack: 1.69oz bag of M&M's
Dinner: Chicken quesadilla with chicken, cheese, black beans, kidney beans, corn
Dessert: 2 chocolate chip cookies
I forgot to mention this in my post yesterday, but we watched a really good movie on Saturday - Saint Ralph. It was so good I watched it twice in one day - once by myself while Chad was working a wedding, and then again later that night after dinner. I've read about this film in Runner's World and on different websites, and I finally got around to putting it on the Netflix queue.
It is about a 14-year old Catholic boy who is looking for a miracle to get his mom out of a coma. As the story unfolds, he realizes that winning the Boston marathon would take a miracle, so he sets his sights on winning the Boston marathon. It is a sweet movie about faith and believing in something bigger than yourself. It is really funny, but I was also sobbing during certain parts. I give it two thumbs up!
Scheduled rest day
Food Log
Breakfast: oatmeal with banana, almonds, 1 tbsp peanut butter, coffee
Snack: 1.5oz box of raisins
Lunch: 2 chicken tacos w/ chicken, black beans, kidney beans, corn, cheese, sour cream & guacamole
Snack: 1.69oz bag of M&M's
Dinner: Chicken quesadilla with chicken, cheese, black beans, kidney beans, corn
Dessert: 2 chocolate chip cookies
I forgot to mention this in my post yesterday, but we watched a really good movie on Saturday - Saint Ralph. It was so good I watched it twice in one day - once by myself while Chad was working a wedding, and then again later that night after dinner. I've read about this film in Runner's World and on different websites, and I finally got around to putting it on the Netflix queue.
It is about a 14-year old Catholic boy who is looking for a miracle to get his mom out of a coma. As the story unfolds, he realizes that winning the Boston marathon would take a miracle, so he sets his sights on winning the Boston marathon. It is a sweet movie about faith and believing in something bigger than yourself. It is really funny, but I was also sobbing during certain parts. I give it two thumbs up!
Sunday
Training Log
Distance: 3.3 miles
Time: 28:52
Average Pace: 8:44 per mile
Food Log:
Pre-run: Whole wheat toast with strawberry jam, water
Post-run: bowl of Golden Grahams with a sliced banana, coffee
Lunch: small Baja Chicken sandwich on wheat from Quiznos, with Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips and Dr. Pepper
Snack: coffee mug of vanilla frozen yogurt
Dinner: Chicken fajita tacos with chicken, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, chips and salsa on the side
Today has been an inspiring day. My father-in-law ran the San Antonio marathon in just a little over 4:30 (4:34 I believe). He has trained for marathons before, but was always plagued with injuries like plantar fascitis that took him out of the race. He is also a cancer survivor. His main goal is to run the New York Marathon next year, but he and his running partner thought it would be a good idea to get a marathon under his belt this year, in preparation for New York. I talked to him yesterday after the race and he said that he felt a huge sense of accomplishment, but that he also felt like he had been to hell and back. That's quite a statement for a Southern Baptist pastor! But, I know he had a great time and I hope that I can run New York with him next fall. I put my lottery entry in, and I will find out in March if I get in for 2010. If I don't get in, our plan is to go to New York with Chad's mom, his sister Payton and her husband Jay to support him and cheer for him in the race. So either way, I am definitely looking forward to the first weekend in November, 2010!!
The other really inspiring thing I saw today was a segment on CBS about Matt Long, an Ironman and NYC firefighter who was hit by a bus during the NYC transit strike a few years ago. He was on his bike while he was hit, and his bike impaled him and practically gutted him like a fish. Doctors thought there was no way he would survive, but two years later he finished the New York marathon in a little over 7 hours. This summer, he completed Ironman Lake Placid. I read about his story in Runner's World and was really moved, but to see him and his family members and friends talk about all he has gone through, it was just really incredible. It really puts not running due to a sore throat, headache or back pains (anything really!) into perspective. Information on his foundation can be found at www.iwillfoundation.com
Distance: 3.3 miles
Time: 28:52
Average Pace: 8:44 per mile
Food Log:
Pre-run: Whole wheat toast with strawberry jam, water
Post-run: bowl of Golden Grahams with a sliced banana, coffee
Lunch: small Baja Chicken sandwich on wheat from Quiznos, with Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips and Dr. Pepper
Snack: coffee mug of vanilla frozen yogurt
Dinner: Chicken fajita tacos with chicken, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, chips and salsa on the side
Today has been an inspiring day. My father-in-law ran the San Antonio marathon in just a little over 4:30 (4:34 I believe). He has trained for marathons before, but was always plagued with injuries like plantar fascitis that took him out of the race. He is also a cancer survivor. His main goal is to run the New York Marathon next year, but he and his running partner thought it would be a good idea to get a marathon under his belt this year, in preparation for New York. I talked to him yesterday after the race and he said that he felt a huge sense of accomplishment, but that he also felt like he had been to hell and back. That's quite a statement for a Southern Baptist pastor! But, I know he had a great time and I hope that I can run New York with him next fall. I put my lottery entry in, and I will find out in March if I get in for 2010. If I don't get in, our plan is to go to New York with Chad's mom, his sister Payton and her husband Jay to support him and cheer for him in the race. So either way, I am definitely looking forward to the first weekend in November, 2010!!
The other really inspiring thing I saw today was a segment on CBS about Matt Long, an Ironman and NYC firefighter who was hit by a bus during the NYC transit strike a few years ago. He was on his bike while he was hit, and his bike impaled him and practically gutted him like a fish. Doctors thought there was no way he would survive, but two years later he finished the New York marathon in a little over 7 hours. This summer, he completed Ironman Lake Placid. I read about his story in Runner's World and was really moved, but to see him and his family members and friends talk about all he has gone through, it was just really incredible. It really puts not running due to a sore throat, headache or back pains (anything really!) into perspective. Information on his foundation can be found at www.iwillfoundation.com
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Saturday
Training Log
Morning Run-
Distance: 8.05 miles
Time: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Average Pace: 8:56/mile
Afternoon Swim-
Distance: 1050 yards
Time: 30 minutes (5 minute warm up, 23 minute work-out, 2 minute cool down)
Average Pace: 2:11 minutes per 100 yards
Food Log
Pre-Run: whole wheat toast with strawberry jam
Breakfast: bowl of Golden Grahams, grande nonfat caramel macchiato
Snack: 2 "pigs in a blanket", 3 saltines with slices of cheddar cheese, banana with peanut butter
Lunch (post-swim): Subway 6in turkey on wheat, american cheese, tomato, black olive, pickle, 12 0z. 2% chocolate milk, 2 cookies (1 peanut butter, 1 chocolate chip)
Dinner: 1/2 order baked ziti, 1/2 breadstick, few slices of cucumber and tomato salad, 20 oz. Cherry Pepsi
Dessert: I may or may have not eaten 1/3 pound of a mix of sour gummy worms, gummy coke bottles, and Sour Patch Kids
Today was a pretty relaxing day. I started the morning out with an 8 mile run around Nicholasville. It was an absolutely beautiful morning - sunny, clear and in the 50's. After my run, I got cleaned up and headed into Lexington to the Volkswagen dealership. About a month or so ago, the radio in my car stopped working. It wouldn't power on or anything. I finally called the dealership this week, and they told me to stop by and they would reset it for me. So, I stopped by this morning and they took the radio out and then popped it back in, and it was back in working order! And, even better, they didn't even charge me anything for it. I also had to get a headlight replaced, but that only cost $20.
Once I got home, I took Emma out to Lake Mingo for a long walk. The park was practically empty, so she got to have some fun off-leash time playing and running in the wide open spaces of the park. Once we got home, Emma played in the backyard for like 4 hours. She had a fun day - she is out like a light and snoring on the couch next to me now!
Chad had to run sound for a wedding this afternoon, so I decided to go to the pool for a little while. I continued my set of 100 yards freestyle, followed by 50 yards breaststroke. My goal was to do this as many times as I could in 20 minutes. I ended up doing 7 of the 150 yard sets, with 3-5 second rests in between sets. I swam for 23 minutes, because I knew I could get the 7th set in. I hope to use this number as a guideline/baseline to judge any improvements in my swimming.
Tonight, Chad and I went to the mall to window shop and to get ideas for Christmas gifts. We spent most of our time in Williams-Sonoma - we both love that store. We will each hold up an item and be like "one day, when we have a bigger kitchen..." or "one day, when we have money to spend on this kind of stuff..." - but it is nice to dream! We had dinner in the food court at Sbarro, and got some candy from one of those candy bin places before we left. I haven't been to one of those stores in years, so it was fun to get some gummy worms and Sour Patch Kids!
Morning Run-
Distance: 8.05 miles
Time: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Average Pace: 8:56/mile
Afternoon Swim-
Distance: 1050 yards
Time: 30 minutes (5 minute warm up, 23 minute work-out, 2 minute cool down)
Average Pace: 2:11 minutes per 100 yards
Food Log
Pre-Run: whole wheat toast with strawberry jam
Breakfast: bowl of Golden Grahams, grande nonfat caramel macchiato
Snack: 2 "pigs in a blanket", 3 saltines with slices of cheddar cheese, banana with peanut butter
Lunch (post-swim): Subway 6in turkey on wheat, american cheese, tomato, black olive, pickle, 12 0z. 2% chocolate milk, 2 cookies (1 peanut butter, 1 chocolate chip)
Dinner: 1/2 order baked ziti, 1/2 breadstick, few slices of cucumber and tomato salad, 20 oz. Cherry Pepsi
Dessert: I may or may have not eaten 1/3 pound of a mix of sour gummy worms, gummy coke bottles, and Sour Patch Kids
Today was a pretty relaxing day. I started the morning out with an 8 mile run around Nicholasville. It was an absolutely beautiful morning - sunny, clear and in the 50's. After my run, I got cleaned up and headed into Lexington to the Volkswagen dealership. About a month or so ago, the radio in my car stopped working. It wouldn't power on or anything. I finally called the dealership this week, and they told me to stop by and they would reset it for me. So, I stopped by this morning and they took the radio out and then popped it back in, and it was back in working order! And, even better, they didn't even charge me anything for it. I also had to get a headlight replaced, but that only cost $20.
Once I got home, I took Emma out to Lake Mingo for a long walk. The park was practically empty, so she got to have some fun off-leash time playing and running in the wide open spaces of the park. Once we got home, Emma played in the backyard for like 4 hours. She had a fun day - she is out like a light and snoring on the couch next to me now!
Chad had to run sound for a wedding this afternoon, so I decided to go to the pool for a little while. I continued my set of 100 yards freestyle, followed by 50 yards breaststroke. My goal was to do this as many times as I could in 20 minutes. I ended up doing 7 of the 150 yard sets, with 3-5 second rests in between sets. I swam for 23 minutes, because I knew I could get the 7th set in. I hope to use this number as a guideline/baseline to judge any improvements in my swimming.
Tonight, Chad and I went to the mall to window shop and to get ideas for Christmas gifts. We spent most of our time in Williams-Sonoma - we both love that store. We will each hold up an item and be like "one day, when we have a bigger kitchen..." or "one day, when we have money to spend on this kind of stuff..." - but it is nice to dream! We had dinner in the food court at Sbarro, and got some candy from one of those candy bin places before we left. I haven't been to one of those stores in years, so it was fun to get some gummy worms and Sour Patch Kids!
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