Settling In

Well, this week has been pretty good so far. Mon, I had yoga and swim practice. Tues, at tri practice we did about 50 min spin, and a 45 min run, which was at a fairly good tempo and included a set of stairs. Wed, I had morning swim practice, and then did the 45 min Muscle Breakdown Spinervals. I'll get my quads huge yet!

Wed evening, a bunch of us girls went out for a drink and some appetizers, and a nice gossip/catch up session.
Thurs, tri practice was about a 55min spin, and then I went for a 40min run outside while others did a track workout. I tried to run a bit easier, with a lower heart rate and play around with my technique.
After practice, the club went out to a campus bar for a drink and nachos and fries. It was a nice gathering, and I filled my belly with food and a Strongbow.

Today, I had pilates and then hit the gym for some weights. It felt hard, but also good since I have not been to the gym much lately. I am sure I will pay for it later at swimming though.

When I was out last night, one of the girls there was talking about how she did both Ironman Australia and Canada last year. She is new to the tri club this term. Anyways, she moved to Australia for 6 months to train. She didnt work, just hung out and exercised in Australia, then did Ironman. It sounded extremely cool, but also something I think I would be too wussy to do. I like money. haha.
She then did Ironman Canada, and came in second in the 18-24 age group. She is quite a speedy gal!

I also got a nice compliment during Tuesdays practice. A guy just recently returned to the club after having been away for the summer/fall term. He commented to me that he was very impressed, as I had gotten so much faster. I never used to be able to run with him, but I was definately ok running at his pace, and perhaps even faster. Its nice to see improvement, and even more nice when other people notice!

I also updated the side panel of my blog with links to my planned races for this year. I am proud that I was able to do that without totally screwing up the site!

We are doing another Computrainer session this sunday. I think we are going to go a race on part of an Ironman course this time, so that should be fun.