Good Weekend!

It's been a good weekend!! Saturday I hit my longest mileage since Rehoboth marathon and the 15 miles and pace felt great. Due to some weather issues, my running buddy Dana and I hit the treadmills at the YMCA. Not the most scenic run, but it was a good test of mental toughness and I figure it's not such a bad idea to do some long runs in a warmer environment in case Shamrock is hot again this year. I've really been pushing my paces on my runs during the week and want to run my long runs between 9-9:15. Since I was on the treadmill it was easy to keep me on track and I ran the first 12 at 9:13. I finished up the last three miles at 9:05, 8:57, 9:05 with the last 1/4 mile at 8:00. Even though I bumped it up because I was ready to get the run done, it actually felt so good to pick up the pace. Sometimes it feels better to run faster and it's less tiring than the slower leg turnover.

Today I hit the pool for my first swim workout of the year. Now that I'm registered for my first TRI, I need to make more of an effort to get into the pool. My plan is to swim every Sunday and hopefully get another pool workout in mid week. Today I swam with a friend who was a competitive swimmer in college and she gave me a ton of feedback and tips. As I worked on my stroke and really focused on form, things got a lot more challenging. It made me realize that while I'm able to swim, I wasn't being as efficient as I could be. I'm really toying with the idea of registering for a half ironman in the Fall and I'm going to make the decision after a few more weeks of swimming. Although, I think we all know the decision has already been made...I just need to get the guts to register.

After my workout this morning, I headed to our other local YMCA branch to meet with the Director. Turns out I scored myself a part time job as a personal trainer/wellness coach!! I swear the woman must have thought I was nuts because I was grinning ear to ear the entire time I was there. She could have told me I'd be scooping shit and I would have said, "great, I can't wait" with a huge grin on my face. It's going to be challenging working another job on top of my already busy work schedule and with my own training, but I already decided this is the year of sacrifices. I'm not going to get where I want to be without making them, so it's time to man up. I'm so excited to get started and I didn't realize how many opportunities existed for employees at the Y. Of course, I plan to take full advantage of them all. I've been on cloud nine all day, my dream is coming true...

I hope you all had a great weekend, too!! Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't already. Another giveaway is coming soon, so stay tuned.

Here's my schedule for the week:
Mon - 4 mi, lift total
Tues - 7 mi
Wed - cross train (bike or swim)
Thurs - 7 mi with strides at 6:58
Fri - 4 mi, cross train
Sat - 18 mi
Sun - swim