Training, it is still happening :-)

It has been a really long time since i have updated this darn thing.  Training is still happening and injuries are as well.....

to pool at 11AM on  feb 3rd

I went to cali in feb to celebrate my mom's 79th brithday and while i was there i swam with mimi in the evening under to stars and again the following day, i love swimming in an outdoor pool in california.  the community pool in thousand oaks is fantastic and only $2!

80 degree pool in the evening

I was lucky to get to tag along with mimi and her friends for an intro to paddling an outrigger.....what a blast and an amazing work out.  you use your entire body to paddle, legs and back.  our boat had 3 ironman finishers and we got a little competitive :-).  i called craig after my morning of paddling on the ocean (first weekend of feb with a tank top on)....why did we move back to seattle?  it was a fantastic saturday morning. 

later in the day mom and i went to the knit shop, her favorite place to hang out and mine too when i visit her.  hanging out at eva's needle work reminds me of the sitcom cheers....everyone knows your name.  instead of refreshing beverages you get to look at pretty yarn and chat with a wide variety of people.

Mom at Eva's needle work

For mom's birthday i made dinner and we had my brother and his wonderful girlfriend over.  i enjoyed mom's birthday and i hope she did too. 

my last day in cali i did a 6 mile trail run with mimi in the morning at about 6:30am.  it was a beautiful sunny morning, we saw a coyote near the park bathrooms. coyotes are such an intersting animal, i love their ears. later in the morning i had the privilege of attending my mom's aa meeting where i and other family and friends stood up with to give her, her 25th year cake.  it is amazing that she has been sober for 25 years.  how lucky i am that she made the hard decision years ago to be sober. 
i love my mother very much and i hope to have many more trips to cali to celebrate her birthday(s). 

I have been plagued with an irritating case of plantar fasciitis, it is so irritating to not be able to run without my foot hurting the following day.  i am currently undergoing pt and i have cut back on my running.  if i was not training for ironman canada i most likely would not be doing pt or even cutting back on my running as much as i have.  it is better to be conservative now rather than be derailed later in my training season.  prior to the injury i was scheduled to run only 3 days per week and so far i have only taken a week off of running.  i am confident i will be able to work through this little injury.   

Maddie, running training buddy

i am really enjoying my training.  prior to my plantar fasciitis i was running pretty fast and maddie was always happy to run with me, soon i will be able to take maddie on a saturday with me.  i always enjoy swimming and i can't wait until it is warm enough for open water swims. 

last weekend craig forced me to ride my bike outside.....i was really nervous to get out on the real roads, all my bike training has been on my computrainer in my basement where it is warm and dry.  i was cranky in the morning before we got out the door, actually, i was cranky until we were a good 20 minutes into our ride.  I enjoyed the bike ride outside and i am so grateful that craig put up with my crankiness and forced me out the door.   the bike rack is now on my car.



Layla.....cali lab