don't look at me......

don't look at me...

i'm hideous!

those were my exact words yesterday to the hub's when he walked in the house. why you ask? because neutrogena age shield 55 spf is hooey...did! not! work! yep, i went to swim yesterday at a time where the sun is in a position to do some damage but this time i felt all smart because i had my weapon, the 55 spf with me this time and wasn't going to let that bright ball in the sky do a number on me like it did last week. after my swim, which by the way, was my longest swim ever, i went into the locker room and looked in the mirror...yikes! not sunburn, but sun splotches, blotches, whatever. it's just ugly. thank goodness for loreal face bronzer this morning. didn't want to go to work looking like a freak. a few people commented how tan i was, so thank you loreal for evening out the mess. so i guess i need to upgrade to neutrogena's 100 spf...wtf? 100 spf, are you kidding me? who knew it went that high? i had no idea but apparently it does, so i will buy some and see if it works any better. i'll say this, i saw no difference from last week in the pool when i wore NO sunscreen to yesterday when i had the 55 spf on. none at all!

i feel like i haven't blogged in ages but it's only been a few days. i have a good excuse though. i was physically unable to blog. my arms and hands would not stop shaking.  here's why:

yep, i finally finished the 100 pushup challenge and it nearly killed me. i actually had 2 days left on week 6 to finish up but i got impatient and had it in my mind all day that i wanted to finally GIT ER' DONE! i psyched myself up all day on tuesday, got home and threw it down. once i got to 70, the agony began. i used my marathon wisdom to get me thru the last 30. i broke it up into 5 mile rep segments and that's how i got to 100. let me tell you, my arms and hands were shaking for a good while...and then i went swimming! you can imagine the first 500 meters was not fun but then my shoulders loosened up and i think the fluid movement thru the water helped me not get so sore. i'm finding that the swimming is helping me recover faster too. i don't think it's my imagination, plus, i believe water exercise, be it swimming or water aerobics, is theraputic. anyone else think that swimming helps them recover faster and not have as much muscle soreness or tiredness?

so far, the week has been good. lots of quality miles on the running, the biking and the swimming is coming along very nicely. can't wait to put all of this to the test next saturday. today was not a rest day but i would classify it as a rest day for me. did an easy 4.25 mile run this morning and weights.

this evening, i met up with  my swim buddy at starbucks for a pep rally...and some last minute tips. she is doing her first ever triathlon this weekend at disney. it's the Danskin Triathlon Series - Orlando, Fl. May 9th 2010. funny how things work out. we met on a triathlon forum back in december. for me, it was finding someone who also went to the same YMCA, who i could count on, to hold me accountable to show up at the pool. somehow, knowing that someone was waiting for me to show up was exactly what i needed. and even though we are at different fitness levels, it has worked out beautifully. the water is an equalizer in our case. we've watched each other go from barely being able to swim one lap without having to stop and catch our breath, to swimming for an hour straight!  i have a feeling this won't be her last triathon.

that's all i got for now. boy, have i got some catching up to do on google reader this weekend. much love and peace out friends!