Bike ride at Apollo. Not the best place for a ride since there is a lot of turns and it's scary to run into people in the wood part becasue I'm scared I'm going to run them over. So we rode for an hour, but an easy ride with lots of stops in the beginning due to dead ending on the path.

Juli

Swam today for 40-50 minutes. It was hard. I think becasue the pool was crowded. Feeling a little clostrophobic or something. I have definate reservations about the swim part of the the tri. My plan is to just relax and make up time in the bike/run.

Took a Saturday run in Indy (in the rain, my favorite, it was awsome). Good job Juli!!! 3.3 miles according to Bean.

40 minutes biking

Things are going pretty well. Had computer problems this weeek and Flag Day the last so havent' posted much. this week was....
mon, 12 mile bike
tues., 3.6 mile run and 750 swim
wed. easy due to the 2 hard days before...750 swim but with different drills
this day was the best becasue I learned how to breath every 3 stroke instead of every 2. Not sure if I'll be able to do that during the race, but maybe I could at least wait for 4 strokes.
today, 20 minu eliptical, to mix it up and 750 swim

We've been making our rounds to the free days, this week was LA fitness. I would totally join there if I needed one. My main tester, Grace, was not htere though. She has had problems with some of the clubs. she just doesn't like them. but she did like the raquet club. the other 2 liked LA today.

tomorrow is another 12 mile bike. then away for the weekend so we'll see. I hope to get a 30 minute run in somewhere. i may have canoeing depending on the weather so we'll see if I get an arm workout then.

My weight is down a few pounds according to our mixed up scale. Yahoo!

Hmmm. Somehow took 2 days off and ate horribly, except for Sunday night dinner. I did garden today, digging and pulling weeds so a positive.

It paid off!!! I broke 10 minute miles in the 5K this morning!!! ~29:55. It averages out to about 9:40s. My goal for the 4th is 9:30s so I'm not far off. I can definately feel the Cathe muscle endurance kicking in that last mile and then pure mental toughness the last 1/4 mile. Ran the whole thing except the water stop. Breakfast was an apple breakfast bar. It was hard though. Especially because of the small hills. I think that is mostly a mental block though. But so worth it at the end. I hate that they have awsome food (Rookies catered) but I don't feel like eating that stuff until I've already left (like right now!).