Jennifer Watt?

Jennifer, is that you, my niece who does the Reba imitation so well?

campus run

Well yesterday was the chancellor's fun run/walk. 1,2, or 3 miles...I did the 3 mile run and huffed my way along the river and back through campus to the finish line in a blazing 30 minutes. Then I guzzled about a half gallon of water and had finger foods, talking with people I didn't know.

What I won't do for a free t-shirt!

Labor Day weekend

Hi there ya'll,

At least the weather in Wisconsin can be called perfect during September. We have had over a week of blue skies and low humidity and 70's. Perfect. So Saturday I was able to go out for 21 miles on the bike over the road, past the yellowing bean fields and maturing corn. There was hardly any traffice at all, no bugs, and no wind. Outside of Omro, there is this little park to commemorate an old school, so I stopped there and ate a strawberry laced fiber bar, drank a quart of water, and enjoyed the ride back. It good being out!

Sunday I did 8 miles just to see if the legs still felt good from the day before, and they did. Another perfect day for a ride, but this time I just stayed in town and went through subdivisions amazed at how many homes have come on the market for sale in the past month. Some very nice ones, and the price has come down 15-20% from a year ago, at least that is what they appear to be.

Monday I did another long ride out to Omro, but came back along Lake Butte de Morts. 25 miles and faster than the rides Saturday and Sunday. I thought my legs would fall off, but they actually feel really good today. After the Monday ride, LaRae, Scott, and I rode down to Fond du Lac and had seafood...yes in Wisconsin...and it was actually very good. A huge surprise. Then we rode over to Sheboygan and Lake Michigan and up the lake to Manitowoc, then back to Appleton to the movie All About Steve. Pretty dumb movie, but fun with some redeeming qualities. I just can't really name but one, but I'm sure there are some...well more than one maybe....

Today is the Chancellor's run on campus. 3 miles...I'll do that since I challenged everyone in the division to go do it too. I think we have over 30 going over, but since you can walk or run or do 1, 2, or 3 miles, it's just a fun thing to go do. And a nice day for it along the Fox River. So no biking today!


Enjoy today!

Swimming With the Fish and Pansies

I LOVE holidays! Ryan is home and we can fit more fun into a day! After a trip to the Dino Museum and lunch for the wee ladies, I took off on an easy 20 mile, perfect summer day ride up Provo Canyon. It was bliss. What a relief that I wasn't as fatigued as I feared I would be after so much time off. Aside from a small tangle with a hipster on a particularly bright colored fixie, the road was free for the taking.

The week before a race, I leave the ipod at home to get used to being without. I like all the random things you think about while working out without one. I remembered a friend who likes to say, "Suck it Trebek." under his breath as he passes people. It made me wonder what other people are saying to themselves as they pass me. Jerks. Maybe I should bring the ipod.

After the ride and a few hours for Ryan to workout, I was up at Deer Creek with some friends for a nice open water. I couldn't believe all the whining. Too cold, too deep, not deep enough, too many fish etc. Man, if I could swim like them... I'd be so excited, I'd be jumping at the chance to rip it up. You guys must be chomping at the bit to get the race started with all your swimming experience! Maybe not today, but at least I'm one day closer!

You guys ROCK!

I finally figured out how to get this account set up. I know, I'm not the most brilliant person you've ever met. I loved reading the entries and I think it's a great idea, thank you so much for inviting me to join!

My last tri is next weekend in Bear Lake. As the last of the season, I wanted so badly to go out with a bang... however, as is life, after everyone else had it, I've been sick all week and am now back ready to roll just as the tapering should begin. How depressing. I've decided to set a goal of doing a cyclocross race this winter. That gives me one more thing to look forward to, but I am concerned that I have finally set a goal that may be a little out of reach. We'll see how this goes. For now, I will look forward once again, to another race where I just have to be satisfied with what I can do, instead of what I think I should be able to do! The great thing about tri's is you cannot predict how race day will go... ever! It may be my best yet.

Finally

Well, I did work out on Wednesday. I went to the gym with Crystal again. I actually was able to do 30 minutes on Eli (and went quite a bit further an ever before) plus some weights. I'm still working on my calves (only 2 days a week), so that took up a lot of the time.

The gym owner gave me a couple of exercises to do. One is to stand on this 1/2 balance ball thing and do squats. I can barely balance to do a squat on flat ground, so it's pretty funny to see me try and do this. Even with a counter to put my hands on for some stabilization, it's still pretty funny. I think Crystal probably get a good laugh.

On Thursday, Crystal & I went to workout in the evening. I did 10 minutes on Eli to warm up, then tried to run. I did a little less than 1/2 mile and my ankles started hurting, so I stopped. Then I did this really cool treadmill program that put me from a -3 incline to a +20. Just for kicks I put the setting up to +40 (the highest it would go), I thought for sure I was going to slide right off. It was definitely a good workout though. After that, I did abs and then a short cool-down bike. It was a good workout.

Today (Friday) we went in the AM again. This time I biked for 30 minutes then did my normal arm weights & calf exercises. We were both pretty tired from going last night and this AM. We're hoping to do MWF AM's and then T/TH PM's. Hopefully our bodies will eventually adjust to it so we can keep it up. I know I need it. I'm so tired of gaining weight! Too bad I'm not so tired of it that I would stop eating so much junk. Oh well. Maybe that low will eventually come. :)

nada run nada bike

I didn't run or bike yesterday. Instead I helped ANOTHER person load their trailer for moving. I think that is about the 12th time this summer helping someone load and move. It took 30 minutes to get the washer out of the basement. It was a heavy front loader and so wide that when the two of us got it up the stairs on the dolly, it wouldn't go through the upper door. So of course we tried to push it through anyway rather than take it all the way back down the stairs and reposition it, and we got it wedged in the opening so tightly we couldn't get it out. We finally did after a lot of sweating and grumbling...took it all the way back down; repositioned it on the dolly, then back UP the stairs again.

I am sure I burned enough calories to say it counted for 5 miles on the bike.

Then we loaded the trailer after that with boxes and such.

Today, back over to make sure they are ok and on the road, so I may not get to bike again!

Tomorrow is the campus 3 mile run, and I will do that! What I won't do for a free t-shirt!