Monday...An Unscheduled Off Day

Rest day continues...I would have gone today, but apparently my gym had a traumatic injury. In the ER we would term it Car vs Building. Not sure how the car fared, but I am guessing not well, considering the damage to my gym.
This was disappointing, can you believe I traded my work schedule around to sleep before today's camp. UGHH ! If it's not one thing ,it's another.
So I am finishing my second day off and have completed the total of NOTHING to share in the way of progress. Funny how I spent years and years doing exactly that and it did not bother me at all.
Well it bothers the hell out of me now.
So I am hoping all is well for an attempt tomorrow at camp. If not I guess I will have to find something to do, somewhere.
Today's word : Confident .....Because that is exactly what I am that my last four days will turn around and my week will be : AWESOME

American HeartWalk Team from work

10/22/2011

RNRSA Countdown: 19 days !!!

Sometimes A Rest Day is OK....

An update : lessons learned this week...1.good things come to those who wait 2. you better be ready when the waiting stops, LOL.
Ah, Bootcamp. The often mentioned,nearly as often whined about Bootcamp. Of course the whining is usually related to the absence of it, but anyway....
This has been a great week, Bootcamp has been a much anticipated, sweat producing event twice this week that was definitely not disappointing. Sometimes it has been my experience that when you wait a long time for something, it often is not exactly as we hoped. Not true of camp .Camp is different, but continues to be awesome. The perfect fix for months of  ,well... monotony. I am perfectly capable of working out, putting the time or miles alone or with my assorted group of workout partners, but that will never be like  camp with these chicks.
Now, we come to the "rest" part... I am weathering this return to camp pretty well, but for some reason I find my knees are doing the complaining now. Those of you who know me are aware that something is always an issue at least a little.But will that stop me? Of course not. But I have decided to take today to rest up and do the cardinal rule of camp and all activity apparently : Listen to my body. That is getting easier, mostly. Back to the whining....
A long weekend ahead of my other life as a Nurse is ahead. Dear residents of my city, county and so forth, please try to not be stupid... and wreck my weekend. Seriously.

Looking forward to a great week next week... more training for the RnR that is 22 days away now. I hope my partner is continuing her training in Austin. At least a little. But if not, we will get her up to speed this coming week anyway.

So I close with a quote I am stealing from the fine folks at ESPNW. And I am not sure if it is stealing ,as I just gave them credit anyway:

"There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going "


That is definitely true.

We Are Back !

Welcome to the VERY best time of the year. I am having a great week. If we start with Saturday, I had a lovely weekend in Austin. Participated in the Livestrong Challenge 5k with my kids, and then cheered on the BabyDaddy as he made his comeback from a cycling accident two weeks before as he completed the 65 mile ride on Sunday.
I got to visit P Terrys twice and enjoy  their chicken burger. You really need to try it if you never have. Delish.
Discovered where Dripping Springs is, nice folks, small town.And had a fantastic time at Zilker Park, They have a great running trail there that I so enjoyed when I had a few hours to burn by myself.
And the today it only got better. The return of bootcamp. Oh, bootcamp,how long I have waited for you. Great fun time sweating and running with others,led by the best ever.( Luckily she is I believe far, far behind in reading my blog, so this should not embarrass her). This is going to be an awesome time I am sure. Today was intense, but so fun at the same time.
There is something so gratifying about just putting yourself OUT there, pushing hard and then harder... it is amazing what we are capable of when we just try.
As you can tell, I love bootcamp...the first day I went quite a while ago now I can say with all honesty was a turning point in my life. My life has already changed more than I could ever imagine, and I am not finished yet!

So the end of this post finds me needing some Motrin, really needing some ice, and completely and totally believing that "I Can". And that feels awesome.

Dear October,

Dear October,

My faith in Fall has been restored for a number of reasons. I had a really great night at work. Seriously. That alone is an amazing statement.
I had a trauma bed that stayed empty. I had an injured football player that was absolutely fine and was cleared from collar and backboard quickly.
I had a completely hysterically funny moment

that I will not soon forget.Also that does not happen often.

I sat and ate lunch at 0120, not 0330. Actually had decent food, that was great for me.

I decided to grab a coffee and sandwich on the way to the gym. That is not normally a wonderful thing, but as I passed the ramp to the highway that I ALWAYS take to the gym from work, a car was traveling the wrong way. Glad to have not gone that way today.

I had Day Two of testing my foot at the gym with pretty good success. Achey a bit and a little stiff, but OK. Used my Nike App and had a pretty good time for me. I am not exactly fast my most people's standards. But I am much faster than I used to be. In fact since my "new life" has begun, a mile takes me just about ELEVEN minutes less than it used to. Oh. Yes. You heard right.

And last ,but certainly not least I found out that the return of Bootcamp is imminent. And as you may have learned here ,that is probably my very favorite time of year.

Looking forward to the Livestrong Challenge this weekend with my whole family. Mom and kids at the 5K on Saturday...remember Kris you said next time we should actually try for more than just completion...and the BabyDaddy at the Ride on Sunday. Two years ago I would have laughed in the face of anyone that predicted this. HA!!

No doubt there will be pictures documenting this event posted next week.

I leave you with a new quote I just am crazy about :

"Be better than you were yesterday". Pretty simple, huh?

What a great day.

October...So This Is How Its Gonna Be...

The anxiously awaited OCTOBER has arrived. Kids are back in school, football is back- finally a sport I understand ,can make intelligent comments about and suggest next plays which actually work,
The air is cool in at least the morning, my grass isn't quite as crunchy and it's just a more pleasant time of year.
My daughter and I registered for the Rock N Roll Marathon Relay and the website immediately showed SOLD OUT ! So we barely made it in it seems. All was going so well until ... October 1st : The BabyDaddy wrecked off the bike on a training ride on the highway....and October 2nd : I hurt my FOOT. NO, not my knee, that is fine. NO, not my ankle of Austin Marathon fame. My FOOT.
I freaking need that I tell you.
Made it through the 3rd unscathed, now we have reached the 4th. I am so hopeful that you will turn around for me October.

So today I leave you with : RICE, not fried, not Uncle Ben's, but the famed
R.est I.ce C.ompression E.levation kind. And when I get up from a post work nap , I am sure it will be at least a little better.