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Workouts have been good- though it's tough to get in a routine where I'm going to bed early enough to get enough sleep. This morning's workout in the pool was not quite as tough as Tuesday's but I did get a good workout. I hate hate hate getting up at 5:15 to get to the class by 6, but there is no other way I could fit in all my workouts if I didn't do some of them in the morning. Well, I take that back, I could fit them all in, but I wouldn't have time to do laundry, go grocery shopping, or watch TV (LOVE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!!!) and unwind. So, it's morning pool workouts for now. I may get a wild hair up my butt and get my treadmill workouts in in the morning, too, but as Derek would say- don't count on it!

My tenative Race Schedule (I say tenative- I may add or change up races)

Feb 3rd- Tybee Island Half Marathon

Feb 24th- Green Valley 10 mile (Not sure about this one)

Mar 3rd- Reedy River 10K (not sure about this one either)

May 12th- Clemson Sprint Tri

June 10th- Festival of Flowers Olympic Tri

August 19th- Greenville Sprint Tri

Sept. 30th- SC Half Ironman Tri

Like Bryan, I am nervous about the HIM. I know I should be able to do all the distances independently (I could knock out the swim and the run now) but putting them all together will be a challenge. But I like pushing myself, and that's what this will do. I may add more road races when I can find them, but it all depends on how it fits in my training, etc. After I do the half mary in a few weeks, I want to keep my long run at about 9-10 miles so that I don't have to ramp up much to do the half mary distance again later in the season. I would love to do the Country Music Half Marathon in April. Maybe I can talk my mom into a girl's weekend in Nashville

Good Question. When I do bridge I do it 3 times and hold for 20 seconds each (if you can hold 60 I am thoroughly impressed) so I log it as 1 set, 3 reps. When I do crunches, I log it as 1 set, 12 reps. (hopefully I'll start doing multiple sets of these!)

As for weight, I asked Derek this question- and then did what I thought was right. For example, When I do bicep curls, I list the weight in each hand because I am working each muscle independently and could do the exercise one arm at a time. For squats though, I list the total weight of the dumbells in both hands, because I wouldn't do one leg at a time, they work together in pairs.  Military press with dumbbells is the same way- I list the weight that each arm is holding, rather than the total. The only other one I list the total weight is this exercise called saxon side bends where I hold a weight in each hand over my head and do side bends. since it's working my core, my core is feeling all the weight, not just what's in each hand. (By the way, I couldn't find this in the list so I on my log I think it's on there as medecine ball twists.)

If you want to know the names of the exercises, the easiest thing to do is to google them and usually you will find a website with pictures. That's what I did, anyway...

I had a great weekend of training! Shattered my half mary goal in training, so now I've reset the goal at 2:30. WooHoo!

Didn't get on the trainer on Sunday, but I did fit in my strength session. My excuse: spent 5 hours at my mother's house cleaning and rearranging furniture. That was a workout in itself!

Derek had a good run on Sunday- I need to get on him about posting! LOL!

Swim class in the morning, bright and early

TigerD (Derek) and I are from right outside of Greenville, SC.  Same weather here pretty much as in Charlotte and Atlanta. We've had a mild winter! Lots of hills in my area- we are pretty much in the foothills of the Blueridge mountains. I run outside on the weekend and occasionally during the week, though I prefer to do my weekly runs on the treadmill because I don't like running in the dark, and by the time I get home it's dark. Haven't been on my bike much, though I do have a trainer. My goal is to ride it on the trainer 2 times per week and after the half mary I'll start riding it on the weekends. I think I need a new tire for my back wheel- it seems to be wearing through from being on the trainer....