Week 4, 2016

Well here we are, entering Week 4 of 2016 and Week 4 of mom life. Baby girl has been an awesome baby and has made being a mom and this first month super easy. We feel so blessed in how we lucked out with her. Her easy attitude has made it easy for me to … Continue reading →

Workout Plan for the Week! 8/17 – 8/23

Without going in to too much detail, here’s my plan for the week. Once I usually jot this down (and this is literally the extent of it), I make sure to put it in to my calendar so I can readjust based on other appointments I might have on there. I also like to leave it … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Thursday 3/5/15

Run – 3.8 miles (Total Time – 35:00; 9:10 min/mile) Today’s workout was with my running club – We Run MPLS. It’s a small group that currently meets every other Thursday for about 3 mile run, followed by drinks and food at a different restaurant in Minneapolis. You can check them out at any one … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Friday 2/27/15

Swim – 2700 yards Modified from: Masters Swim Workouts by Sara McClarty, June 27, 2014 B Workout 400 swim (100 swim, 100 IM, 100 swim, 100 IM) 400 pull (3/5 breathing pattern by 100) 8×25 sprint, IM order on :40 interval 6×125 swim, 25 sprint/100 smooth, on 2:15 interval 4×25 sprint IM order with :5 … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Wednesday 2/25/14

Swim: 2500 yards Warm-up 200 swim 200 pull 8×25 hard, IM order on :10 rest interval (RI) Main Set 10×100 free 1-3: on 1:40 interval 4-5: on 1:30 interval 6-8: on 1:40 interval 9-10: on 1:30 interval 4×125 IM, alternating which stroke is 50 1: 50 fly, 25 back, 25 breast, 25 free 2: 25 … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Friday 2/20/15

Swim – 2700 yards Warm-Up (700 yards) 150 swim 150 kick 150 pull 150 swim100 IM Main Set (1900 yards) 4×200 on :20 rest interval (RI) 8×25 fast kick on :10 RI 8×75 (first 25 stroke, second 50 freestyle) For this set, 2 sets of 4 (no rest in between) 1-butterfly 2-backstroke 3&4-breaststroke 6×50 pull … Continue reading →

6.5.14 Workouts, Beer, and Oreos

I kick off this post as I pursue my evening ritual: dessert. Tonight: birthday cake flavored Oreos. Life is too short to not enjoy something sweet every now and then. Life is already hard enough without denying oneself something small. Today’s WORKOUTS (plural, finally – a two-a-day!): Morning: 1,300 yard swim Evening: 4.0 mile run … Continue reading →

5.27.14 Workout of the Day

I am just going to pretend like I haven’t been gone for two-three weeks, and write my daily diary 🙂 Today was going to be a morning bike with Dylan followed by an evening trail race with some girlfriends. Dylan and I still have yet to commit to our triathlons by officially signing up, but … Continue reading →

4.22.14 Workout of the Day

Morning workout only today – no evening bike ride because I ended up working late. So Dylan and I just made dinner and went for a short walk. But this mornings workout included a 1,900 yard swim from Speedo Pace Club and 40-ish minute lift. I modified the workout a little bit (you can find … Continue reading →

4.21.14 Workout of the Day

Morning swim with the Masters swim team at the YWCA, no afternoon/evening workout. Met a friend for dinner instead 🙂 The plan for tomorrow is a morning swim and lift and hopefully an afternoon/evening bike ride with Dylan. But now that my gym bag is packed and my lunch is made for tomorrow, I can … Continue reading →