200

200th post hooray!

Got a quick ride in before I had to go and do a clase.

52 minutes. 17.7 I think miles.

So cold still. Dead legs, too. Gotta get my groove back.

Peace out.

Bike Brr

I couldn't get out of bed yesterday to swim. What a bum. Early meeting and then bookshelf building all day.

Thanks Fred!

Done by noon today. Looks amazing! Now who's going to paint it?

Went out for an hour ride. I think i hit 20 miles after about 1 hour and 3 minutes or so. It was awfully cold. I am loving those neoprene bootays. A little climb and a lot of pedaling.

Come on Spring!

Oh, My baby foot

Got up early - not as early as I planned, though. And I was swimming. Kind of.

Last time I swam, my foot done swolled up, so today I stuck a floatie in my legs and pulled. I didn't count laps. I was there for 30 minutes. I did a couple butterflies and some back, even a breast or two. But I felt really gimpish.

C'est la vie. Or whatever.

Cephalexin

Cephalexin is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin antibiotics and is used to fight bacteria in the body. It works by interfering with the bacteria's cell wall formation, causing it to rupture, and killing the bacteria.

Cephalexin is used to treat infections caused by bacteria, including upper respiratory infections, ear infections, skininfections, and urinary tract infections.

Thank you, drugs.com

So I went in since my foot is swollen, painful , and red - the cardinal signs of infection. X-ray. Clear of course, but they wanted one and I was ok with it, just put the lead apron on like a diaper.

Then I went swimming. The jig is up, though. For a year and a half now, the OFC kept us in their system and I've been enjoying the occasional free swim. Today, they asked if I was still with Timp. "My wife" was all I could say. They had me proceed, but I reckon that ship has sailed and I'll being paying for my laps from now on.

Totally worth it, though. Love the 50s. I warmed up with 300 +100 backstroke. Then swam a 1500 straight and finished with 100 of breast stroke. Felt good. My kick was a bit weaker because of my baby foot and pushing off the wall was interesting. Gotta do what you can, though. I hadn't swam for two weeks!!

Nailed

Left early so I could swim and the stinking water polo team had the pool.

We Need An Aquatic Center!

So I got NO work out today.

But my bro in law began putting in some shelves at my house that are going to be simply marvelous.

And like a true dummy, I stepped on a nail. It went through my shoe, through my SOLE insert, through my skin and maybe even through some connective tissue - I'm not sure but *%&$@! It hurts so bad and that was 7 hours ago!

Waah poor me. You think thats whining - get a load of this!

It would have been better if I could have put my foot up and iced it instead of carrying 75 pounds of kids here and there and going to the grocery store and cooking tacos and driving everyone to Pajamarama and waah waah waah.

I had a bad day, ok? I guess I just have it SO good, that today sucked that bad. Only from about 3 on - when being up since 4:45 am caught up to me and having to try and play 3 roles and worry about a bunch of crap caught up to me. I still made it, but could have been a tad more valiant.

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

Does anyone want to see this before I put it away?

1 mile warm up. Tabatas at 12.5 % and 8.1 mph increasing to 8.5 (I actually did 10 rounds instead of 8.)

I think I'll go steeper AND faster next time.

5 min increasing pace.

10 pull ups, 10 bar (45#) overhead squats

5 times

Increased two 55# for last two sets.

Felt really good.

Lazy Bum

I meant for Sunday to be a rest day, but what happened to me on Monday and Tuesday?

"Too Busy" Right

Then today I got out on the Fezzari (for sale) and I realized I don't want to sell it, but I must.

Can't remember the exact mileage. 5 miles to the end of 12th, then up the private road. They had even pulled the chains across it - probably just for me!

Felt great. About 45 minutes up and 12 minutes down, then a quick 10 minute run - about 1.3 mile or so.

With all this (unwanted) rest, I am feeling great during these workouts!