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Wednesday - June 8

Sport

Walking
35m

Wow, what a beautiful day. Did the neighborhood walk I used to take with Vivaldi. Not hot, just warm and sunny with some light wind. She would have loved it outside today. :)

Foam rolling did not happen yesterday. You know what did? Apple cider doughnuts. Perhaps taking a week off after a sprint is a bit silly, but hey, I never really took an off season, and it does feel really nice to sleep in and eat whatever for awhile before getting back to work. Last night I set out some clothes to do the eliptical or something, but once again sleeping in won out. It is a completely gorgeous day outside though, so I'm thinking a walk is in order. Maybe after work? High of 72 and beautiful blue skies!

Calories out: 1851 From lifestyle:1728, From activities:123

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Tuesday - June 7

Back to real life, back to the office, and time to start clearing out my inbox from my staycation. I think I'm going to do some foam rolling tonight, maybe a walk. I don't have any scheduled workouts this week, but I don't plan to be a slug. I'll just do what I feel like, when I feel like it, I suppose.

Calories out: 1737 From lifestyle:1737, From activities:0

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Monday - June 6

Last day of my staycation! I was up so early, and headed out to the store for a few goodies, mainly strawberries and apple cider doughnuts! After that, the fatigue just took me over, which surprised me. I've done 90 minute workouts before, so I wasn't expecting the race to take so much out of me. Naive, I suppose, since my effort was greater yesterday. I spent a lot of the day quite happy to be laying on my back watching tv.

Calories out: 1737 From lifestyle:1737, From activities:0

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Sunday - June 5

Bike

45m 41s
12.00 miles
15.76 Mi/hr

Reston Sprint Triathlon

Run

33m 49s
3.00 miles
11m 16s /Mi

Reston Sprint Triathlon

Swim

08m 32s
440.00 yards
01m 56s /100 yards

Reston Sprint Triathlon

Race day magic: wet roads, but no rain! I had a great race, and I'm so happy with how everything went. Race report is up!

Calories out: 2522 From lifestyle:1713, From activities:809

RACE DAY: Reston Sprint Triathlon

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Saturday - June 4

Packet pickup and bag prep. Also lots of checking the weather report like a dork. :)
I posted my full race expectations and goals on my separate blog. Link up above if you want to dive into the full neurotic experience of my brain!

Calories out: 1737 From lifestyle:1737, From activities:0

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Friday - June 3

Sport

Foam Rolling
10m

Rolling out the calves. The left one especially feels like it has nothing but knots in it. That's nothing new...that leg has felt knotty for literally years if not decades. One of these days I will suck it up and get a deep tissue massage! For now, the foam rolling is so nice.

Calories out: 1737 From lifestyle:1737, From activities:0

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Thursday - June 2

Run

15m 03s
1.23 miles
12m 15s /Mi

Hey there, humidity! We've been waiting for you!
Last quick little run before race day.

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The RD sent out a message asking everyone to do a no-rain dance. Apparently since it is a pool swim we have to follow county rules, so any rain and the swim will be cancelled. They're working with the police to see about whether the bike will still happen. I'm hoping that the thunderstorms will hold off until the afternoon. Nothing anyone can really do...Mother Nature answers to no one. Fingers crossed. On that note, I am pretty excited to have a few days off from work either way. Just gotta get through today, then no work until Tuesday!!
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Ugh, J's interview was a complete waste of time. They're offering $12 an hour. Seriously?! For a Sys Admin?! We were getting more than that on unemployment benefits. We've marched past nine months of him being unemployed, so I can understand that resume wise he isn't as "desirable" but ugh. Ugh!