I haven’t gotten back to the pool, which is sad. However, I have been hitting the gym. Lots of treadmill work–and I started using the stationary bike, as well as doing strength work with machines and free weights a couple of times a week. I’m feeling good (well, at the moment, I’m feeling a little sore), and maybe this will finally result in that weight loss I’ve been talking about for too long.
Category: Health and Fitness
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Interruption
There’s a cold going around that hits you, and then hits you again about two weeks later. I seem to be recovering from part 2 of this particular double-whammy. It’s been frustrating, because first of all it’s no fun to be sick and secondly because I haven’t gotten any exercise at all for the past week. Hopefully this week I’ll get back in gear.
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Let the Training Begin!
We went swimming yesterday. Sure, the weather seems to have been a little on the cool side–it may have gotten to the upper 60s–but with a heated pool, it’s not so bad.
I went for 400 meters, which will be more impressive when I can do it all at once, instead of in four 100-meter laps, with pauses in between. My goal is to be able to do 800 meters nonstop, because that’s twice the distance of the swim portion of the race. If I can do that, and get in a few ocean swimming sessions, I should be fine.
Then all I’ll have to do is learn to bike downhill.
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Triathlon
I am going to take my out-of-shape self, and start training for The Triathlon at Pacific Grove. The sprint distance is the sprintiest I’ve seen, with a 1/4-mile swim, 12.4-mile bike, and 2-mile run. Which I will walk.
Watch this space for training updates, and lots of whining.
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Cold Virus
There’s one going around, and it found me. It’s been a rough few days, but I think I’m feeling better, because tonight I’ve been singing Garth Brooks music.
Reading: too many things to keep track of
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Sometimes We Go Snowshoeing
And sometimes we fall down.
That’s okay, though, because we’re on the snow, and it’s pretty soft.
Snowshoeing is a tremendously awesome sport. It’s fun, it’s cheap (if you buy stuff off of eBay), and anyone can do it.
Last winter we made numerous trips to Mt. Pinos. Most recently, we spent a week at Lake Tahoe. I’d never been before, and it more than lived up to the hype. The whole area is spectacularly beautiful. Actually, I think snowshoeing (and, by extension, cross-country skiiing, although we have yet to try that) is probably one of the best ways to see that area. Why? Because unlike hiking, snowshoeing does not require you to stay on the trail. In fact, there is no trail. Just snow. The result is that you get to see areas that you would never see during warmer times of the year, and you don’t have to feel bad about spoiling the backcountry.
Additionally, it is not necessary to limit yourself to resorts like Kirkwood (which, like some other downhill resorts in the area, does offer groomed trails for snowshoeing and XC skiing). For example, a SnoPark permit lets you park in a number of maintained parking lots, which even have toilets.
It’s cold. You’re going to want the toilet.
At any rate, the SnoPark permit is $5 per day, or $25 for the season, which lasts from November to April or so. And then there are the free places to park, like the turn-out at Grass Lake.
So go snowshoeing. Just remember to take lots of water, and wear layers. Oh, and don’t forget your compass. It’s no good if you die out there.
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SoCal Cyclist
If you like cycling, you should bookmark this:
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Hiking
Not me, but my husband. His father is coming by in 40-45 minutes (yes, it’s 1:16 a.m., according to the computer) and they’re driving up to Lone Pine or Big Pine or Some Pine to hike a mountain trail. Meanwhile, I’ll be at Starbucks.
Today I finally transferred songs to my mp3 player. Vacuuming is much more fun now.
Reading: The House at Old Vine, by Norah Lofts