Training Up-date

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I visited the new Lifestyles gym the other day with my friend, Lori.  Great facility, but I still haven’t decided if I will join or not because sneaking into my friend, Julie’s neighborhood gym is a lot cheaper. 😉

While at the gym, I cycled with some serious resistance for 10.5 miles, which took about 35 minutes on the stationary bike.  During my work-out, I watched Comedy Central to make the time fly.  I am sure people thought I was a loony because I was laughing while cycling.  After my silly cycling, Lori and I explored the weight machines.

This morning, I popped over to our community pool and swam 16 laps.  According to my calculations, 4 laps in my pool equals about an 1/8 mile.  Usually, I try to complete 8 laps to train farther than the race distance.  Feeling overly ambish on this sunny Saturday, I swam 16 laps.

Tomorrow I plan to run 8 miles, so I will watch my margarita consumption. 😉

Have I mentioned that I wear #1 DD’s hot pink goggles when I swim?  Now that’s sexy!  Note to self: get bike and goggles.

About the author

Denise
From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

5 comments

  2. denisermt says:

    It is not an easy juggle, but I seem to have a groove that works for me. I am a really early riser so I try to work-out before my family wakes up. On the days that I run, I usually set out before sunrise. With a warm-up, stretching, and 4-5 mile run, it takes me about an hour. On my cross-training days, I also try to work-out for an hour but in the comforts of my own home. Sometimes my work-outs get interrupted with grumpy, hungry children, but at least I can pause my video and return to later in the day. If I work-out in the early morning, I have the rest of the day to complete my other Domestic Diva tasks.

  3. denmark98 says:

    Wow, i envy that you can up so early! I use to run at 6am and I have struggle to try and get up at 5am but that works against me, I am too tired at night time.

    Domestic Diva task, haha. You do not work? My wife has a full time IT job so that doesnt help…

  5. Alex says:

    I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

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