Training in Montana

Noon Boot Camp. Different stations, and we had to do 20 of the station exercises, then do 20 burpees. I hate burpees. Since the year is 2015 I did exercises and 15 burpees. Worked for me. In between we ran around the building (1/3 mile or so) and I did fine the first time, worse the second, and jogged the third. I really want my legs back.

Noon Water Boot Camp. I suck at swimming and nearly drowned which is pretty impressive in 3 feet of water.... I've literally never tried to swim laps before, and I tried today and it was not pretty. I sure liked swimming with my head down as I wore goggles (which I never do) but I had a hard time figuring out how to breath without inhaling copious amounts of water. I was plenty hydrated afterwards. Anyhow, the gig was that regular Boot Camp-like exercises were on each end of the pool, and we'd swim a certain number of laps per lane, get out, do the exercise, then pick the next lane and swim laps, do exercises, etc. I struggled with my laps. The hardest part of all it though was an in between calf raise exercise. Two days later my calves are still sore to the touch and they hurt whenever I stand up to walk. It's awesome.

Not sure when I'll be back, but at least I started the foray into swimming laps. I'll figure this puppy out then start doing Ironmans... in about 10 years when I can figure out how to swim 2.4 miles.

I actually woke up before work and ran. Amazing how quickly I got out of that habit.

The plan appears to be working. I did 4 today with no problem. I got up early to run outside, and as soon as I started on my run I stopped. It is so smoky right now from the Washington & Idaho fires that it would be stupid to run out there. I headed inside to run on the treadmill but to my chagrin my oldest son and his cousin were asleep on the couch (with the TV still on). Sonuva... I had to take my 2nd oldest to football practice by 8 so I couldn't hit the gym early, so I decided to come to work late. It's Friday.

Warmed up at 6.0, 1% for 1/2 mile then ran at 7.0 for a couple miles, then 7.5 until the end. Although I felt like quitting and walking a few times the urge wasn't strong like it has been the past month+, it was pretty normal.

Hopefully this will continue and I can get back to mileage. My gut is growing and I cannot lie.

Double digits! Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap! (I can hear the cheer in my head). My plan is working - whew! Son had football practice this morning at 7 am so I dropped him off then drove to the Y. It was cold this morning, 43 degrees (crazy cold front came through last night) and I was in no hurry to get out there. Finally left around 8 wearing a long sleeve shirt and gloves and headed into a 20 mph NNW wind. I ran through neighborhoods which helped with the wind and I ran slowly and felt great the entire time. Not once did I feel like stopping, which was a huge win.

The net net is I started back to running too soon after the 50 miler, and I didn't cross train. Once I took a break and cross trained I got back to normal.

After finishing the run I cleaned up and switched to a swimming suit to try and figure out this swimming thing. I used one of those foam deals that fit between the thighs and that helped a lot but I still didn't figure out the breathing thing. One, two, three, breathe, inhale water, one, two, three, inhale water, try to breathe, one, two, three, spit out water, try to breathe, lose rhythm, stop swimming. Try again, repeat. I'll get it eventually.