wonderful wednesday

yesterday was my last day at work for the week, so now i'm officially on vacation until monday. i had planned to wake up at my usual wake up time of 4:15 am but for some reason, i turned the alarm off (didn't even bother hitting snooze) and just closed my eyes for a minute. when i opened my eyes again, that minute had somehow turned into 45 minutes. now i'm looking at the clock with eyes wide open and it reads 5:00 am and i'm mad at myself. my plan to run went down the drain so i improvised and got in all of my weight training, abs and hundred push up challenge done, so all was not lost. the j-man and i had planned on riding when he got home BUT he did not get home until much later due to some last minute stuff he needed to get done at work before his official vacation time began. we did get our very windy ride in but the swim i had planned on doing after our ride did not happen. we got done a lot later than i had projected earlier in the day and knew i wouldn't have had enough time to get a decent workout in before closing time so i did a 4 mile run right off the bike.

today was a really good day. once again, i set the alarm to wake up. ok, this time it wasn't set for 4:15am but more like 5:15am. however, this time, instead of turning it off, i decided to hit snooze over and over again until it was 6:30am. i guess you could say that i slept in. so i had a little coffee and headed out for a quick run,

then came back and quickly gobbled down a half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before heading out on the bike with the j-man. (fyi: i only use natural peanut butter and all fruit as "jelly" and only use whole wheat bread.) we did our criterium in the hood ride and ended up with a solid 35.5 mile ride. the first 8 miles felt really hard to me and i think it was because of the brick i did so late the day before. i couldn't wait to finally get to the pool and give these leg muscles a much needed break. i got to the pool around 2:30 pm and got in a good 3100 meters. i had the whole pool to myself for a while, which was kind of nice. as soon as i got home, the j-man put me to work. like i haven't done enough already today. we washed and waxed my car. these are the days i wish i drove a mini cooper but no, i drive an suv and it isn't a small one either. note to self: next car will be just that, a car...not a truck, not an suv. finally by 7 pm, everything was done and i am, dare i say, a little tired. i really need to start packing for our little excursion but that can wait until tomorrow. nothing like last minute packing.

i'm a bit behind on my blog commenting but have been reading everyone's race reports and every day happenings whenever i get some free time here and there. you all keep me very motivated and entertained all at the same time. with that, i'll leave you with a quote i came across that i think is pretty funny...

"Swim like you're gonna drown, Ride like you stole it and Run like they are chasing you."

much love and peace out!