Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Ear Update
I do have an ear infection, swimmers ear to be more precise, which is what I suspected. What does this mean? Training-wise it means no swimming this week. Race-wise? It means stay tuned. I asked the doctor if I would be able to participate in the race and she wasn't sure. I am to go back next week and find out then. It wouldn't be the end of the world if I couldn't race as I would still be in DisneyWorld! But I am still hopeful I will be able to race.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Training - Week 8
If you have been keeping track, you may be asking what happened to Week 7 or you may be asking if Emily has forgotten how to count. Work ended up being a bit more hectic than I imagined for Week 7 and then I spent the weekend in Houston so not a lot of training. On to Week 8!!
Monday was such a beautiful day that I decided to go to the park instead of hot yoga or the gym. My run was interesting in that I was sans ipod! Instead of music, I listened to snippets of all different conversations as well as nature - the wind, the birds, and the river. I know some people prefer to run with no music, I am not one of them. I much prefer my ipod!
The rest of the week went something like this - a couple swims, a bike ride, and a couple hot yoga classes which all led up to my first brick of the season on Sunday. Wow, I always seem to forget how hard the first 100 yards are after getting off my bike and starting off on the run.
I'm going to need to modify my upcoming week of training as I am coming down with an ear infection so probably no more swimming this week. This spurred me on to finally buy a pair of ear plugs for when I swim.
Only 2 weeks to go!!
Monday was such a beautiful day that I decided to go to the park instead of hot yoga or the gym. My run was interesting in that I was sans ipod! Instead of music, I listened to snippets of all different conversations as well as nature - the wind, the birds, and the river. I know some people prefer to run with no music, I am not one of them. I much prefer my ipod!
The rest of the week went something like this - a couple swims, a bike ride, and a couple hot yoga classes which all led up to my first brick of the season on Sunday. Wow, I always seem to forget how hard the first 100 yards are after getting off my bike and starting off on the run.
I'm going to need to modify my upcoming week of training as I am coming down with an ear infection so probably no more swimming this week. This spurred me on to finally buy a pair of ear plugs for when I swim.
Only 2 weeks to go!!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Aloha Oe!
Aloha!! I found out I was going to Hawaii on the day of the "big" snow. I was dreaming of palm trees watching the swirling snow pile up. I actually "won" this trip to Hawaii -
my company has a program where people can be nominated and then are chosen based on the nominations. I am not the first person in my group to win. Several years ago when Valerie won, Tiki came into her possession. Exactly where Tiki came from is a bit mysterious. Right before Valerie left, she was tasked with taking Tiki to Hawaii and taking pictures of him. When my boss won, Tiki showed up again. So I shouldn't have been surprised when Tiki showed up again with an ultimatum for me to take him with me to Hawaii.
With Tiki in my suitcase, I set off for Hawaii. I met Jana at the airport and we were off!! Except the bus had a flat tire. A new bus came for us and then we were off! We checked in and got directions to our room - across the lawn, up to the eighth floor, down the hall, down to the 3rd floor, across the breezeway, and then down to the second floor. Whew! We made it! We checked out our room and unpacked before heading back to the lawn for dinner. We were still pretty tired so after dinner we walked around and then headed back to our room.
The next morning breakfast was on the lawn and I got my picture taken as a "winner".
We spent the rest of the day moving between the beach and the pool. During our time in the pool, Jana's sunglasses went missing for the first time. We circled back around the pool and found the glasses. I reapplied my sunscreen several times, but as it turns out it wasn't quite enough. Although, as sunburns go, it wasn't too bad. That night was a dinner where we were treated to fire dancing as the entertainment - it was great!
Thursday we spent the morning on a t
our of the island. The guide's jokes were so bad that I barely laughed, and I pretty much laugh at anything. Our first stop was up in the mountains. It was at the second stop, at the aquarium, that Jana's sunglasses went missing for the second time. We walked back through the aquarium and found the sunglasses! Our next stop was at a plantation where they grow different fruits, including pineapples! After our tour we walked down to the shopping center near the hotel and did some shopping before heading back for the barbecue dinner.
Friday was snorkel day! We took a catamaran out to a cove. When we first started out,
the captain warned us it was best to put our belongings, including our cameras, away since it was pretty windy so most likely we would get things wet. And then we came across a school of dolphins!! The dolphins were doing flips in the air, showing off for us, and me without my camera!! I'm never without my camera!! I ran back to get it but it was too late, the dolphins were gone. We made it to the cove and began our snorkeling adventure - wow!! It was incredible! The fishes, the coral - everything was amazing. Except when I got a little too close to the coral and scratched up my legs. Oops! I kept my camera with me on the way back but no dolphins. Oh well. We spent the rest of the afternoon in the pool. That night was a luau. It was really fun!
Saturday was a free day. I hadn't been feeling well the entire time (when I came home, I
went to the doctor and found out I had bronchitis) and it came to a head Saturday morning. I stayed in the room, taking it easy, while Jana went to the pool. We met back up for our massages, which were fantastic! I was feeling much better by then and we spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the pool. We walked down the beach and found a restaurant where we could eat overlooking the ocean. As we were leaving the restaurant Jana realized she didn't have her sunglasses. They had turned up every other time, I wasn't too worried. Sure enough, we found the sunglasses!
Sunday it was time to say goodbye. Maui was amazing!!! I can't wait to go back!
Aloha!!
my company has a program where people can be nominated and then are chosen based on the nominations. I am not the first person in my group to win. Several years ago when Valerie won, Tiki came into her possession. Exactly where Tiki came from is a bit mysterious. Right before Valerie left, she was tasked with taking Tiki to Hawaii and taking pictures of him. When my boss won, Tiki showed up again. So I shouldn't have been surprised when Tiki showed up again with an ultimatum for me to take him with me to Hawaii.With Tiki in my suitcase, I set off for Hawaii. I met Jana at the airport and we were off!! Except the bus had a flat tire. A new bus came for us and then we were off! We checked in and got directions to our room - across the lawn, up to the eighth floor, down the hall, down to the 3rd floor, across the breezeway, and then down to the second floor. Whew! We made it! We checked out our room and unpacked before heading back to the lawn for dinner. We were still pretty tired so after dinner we walked around and then headed back to our room.
The next morning breakfast was on the lawn and I got my picture taken as a "winner".
We spent the rest of the day moving between the beach and the pool. During our time in the pool, Jana's sunglasses went missing for the first time. We circled back around the pool and found the glasses. I reapplied my sunscreen several times, but as it turns out it wasn't quite enough. Although, as sunburns go, it wasn't too bad. That night was a dinner where we were treated to fire dancing as the entertainment - it was great!
Thursday we spent the morning on a t
our of the island. The guide's jokes were so bad that I barely laughed, and I pretty much laugh at anything. Our first stop was up in the mountains. It was at the second stop, at the aquarium, that Jana's sunglasses went missing for the second time. We walked back through the aquarium and found the sunglasses! Our next stop was at a plantation where they grow different fruits, including pineapples! After our tour we walked down to the shopping center near the hotel and did some shopping before heading back for the barbecue dinner.Friday was snorkel day! We took a catamaran out to a cove. When we first started out,
the captain warned us it was best to put our belongings, including our cameras, away since it was pretty windy so most likely we would get things wet. And then we came across a school of dolphins!! The dolphins were doing flips in the air, showing off for us, and me without my camera!! I'm never without my camera!! I ran back to get it but it was too late, the dolphins were gone. We made it to the cove and began our snorkeling adventure - wow!! It was incredible! The fishes, the coral - everything was amazing. Except when I got a little too close to the coral and scratched up my legs. Oops! I kept my camera with me on the way back but no dolphins. Oh well. We spent the rest of the afternoon in the pool. That night was a luau. It was really fun! Saturday was a free day. I hadn't been feeling well the entire time (when I came home, I
went to the doctor and found out I had bronchitis) and it came to a head Saturday morning. I stayed in the room, taking it easy, while Jana went to the pool. We met back up for our massages, which were fantastic! I was feeling much better by then and we spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the pool. We walked down the beach and found a restaurant where we could eat overlooking the ocean. As we were leaving the restaurant Jana realized she didn't have her sunglasses. They had turned up every other time, I wasn't too worried. Sure enough, we found the sunglasses! Sunday it was time to say goodbye. Maui was amazing!!! I can't wait to go back!
Aloha!!
Training - Week 6
Happy Easter!!
Week 6 already?! Where has the time gone? I wasn't expecting to get a lot of training done this past week with work. But I did manage to get in a run on the treadmill and a bike ride. And now it is time to kick the training into high gear.
I also did a bit of cross-training, in the form of hot yoga. What started out as one hot yoga class turned into me doing two hot yoga classes back to back. Remind to really think hard about doing a double next time, if there is a next time!!
Hawaii pictures & a report are still forthcoming, bear with me.
Oh, and I guest-posted on Mandi's blog while she was gone. Check it out!!
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Training - Week 4 & 5
Well, not much to report on the training front. I was in Hawaii (pictures and report to come later) so unless you count splashing in the pool as swimming, no training happened. And then I came home and found out the cold I thought I had was actually bronchitis, so then I just took it easy. I did manage to do 30 minutes on the stationary bike. Probably not too much training will happen this week either with work which leaves me with about 4 weeks left of good solid training. It is coming up quick!!
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