Actually, most of these days I don't feel like doing anything. I'm tired. Like tired, tired. I'm really struggling to train for 3 different types of races so I'm just, well, not.
Okay, that's a little dramatic. I took an unplanned rest day on Friday because I was exhausted and my hip was really bothering me. It has been tight since last weekend...I think the higgledy piggledy muddy trails angered it. Saturday I woke up and the "feels like" temp of 11 degrees had me dreading running 16-18 miles solo. But I bundled up and headed out, only to have my knee and hip screaming at me by a half mile. One mile in I decided that this close to race day it wasn't worth chancing making it worse. So I turned around and headed home. And right into the pool. (okay not RIGHT into the pool, I had to get to the gym)
Y'all, I LOVE the pool. It doesn't love me back as I am a really cruddy swimmer. But even though my butt drags and for the life of me I CANNOT breathe out of my left side, I really enjoy it. However, as relaxing as a nice hour in the pool is, it is NOT 16 miles on foot. Sigh.
Our Sunday ride was canceled because at 24 degrees, no one wanted to saddle up for a windy ride. Quel sads. So I slept in some with plans to pop in a movie and "enjoy" a few hours on the trainer. That has yet to happen today but I HAVE taken a nap, ha!
Not sure why I'm feeling so achey and lazy this weekend. Maybe I'm getting sick? I definitely have a case of the lazies for sure!
*amended to report that I gave myself until 5pm and then put in two quality hours on the trainer, safe from the snow. Yes, SNOW!
What does a bike like that cost? Is it just an inside stationary bike? Erica
ReplyDeleteI love the pool, but I'm also super-slow. It's the quality, not the quantity, of the workout, right? Hope your freeze ends soon. That's crazy cold!
ReplyDeleteI think it's the weather or something. I have been doing SO good with my workouts. And...on Friday...I struggled through it. Yesterday? Didn't even bother. Today..we headed outdoors and quite after a half mile. HA. It's just too cold!
ReplyDeleteLOVE that you have your ipad sitting right on your handle bars! I have created similar set-ups myself!!
ReplyDeleteHope your knee and hip cooperate soon!
ReplyDeleteIt takes a lot of motivation for me to sit on the trainer/spinner, but a good movie helps.
Feel better!
With all your training I would be tired too!!!
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better! I seriously need an IPAD - yet another use I had not thought about - using it on the trainer. Brilliant! Usually I just blast the TV and hope I don't annoy anyone... :) BTW - I have been swimming forever and breathing on the left side is not my favorite. just feels awkward. Sometimes I get air, sometimes I breathe in water. Which I suppose defeats the purpose but I still try.
ReplyDeletenice ipad on the bars :)
ReplyDeletedid you get the bars fit yet? how are they feeling?
When you're sad, I'm sad. :( Hope you and your hip and knee start feeling better soon!
ReplyDeleteHope you're not getting sick, that would suck. I kept seeing FB posts of the snow from my peeps in Austin. My kids were so jealous. We did get sleet, which my kids thought was pretty freaking awesome.
ReplyDeletey'all have such cRaZy wacked out weather just 4 hours north of us, I swear!!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you for gettin' it done.