Recovery Week...Yay!

This week's workouts are limited and light. Tomorrow morning I'm gonna go for a 40 minute run and then hopefully get in a swim after work.

Not much else to say.

~Rohini

Counting Sheep

I haven't slept a full night in 4 days now and I'm a zombie. Today wasn't a bad day but I am just so tired so needless to say I'm going to bed, didn't work out, and had chocolate cake after dinner.

:-) Goodnight.

Ro

Do I still have 10 fingers and toes?

I spent almost 2.5 hours outside last night for my workouts. Yes, I said workouts. I had track practice that smoothly transitioned into a bootcamp session led by two of my teammates.

Track sucked. It was so cold that my lungs felt constricted and I ended up using my inhaler. (I prefer to to run inside when it's below 32 for this exact reason, but I didn't want to skip out on bootcamp because I know I would have just gone home after I completed my run.) The inhaler didn't help all that much so I ended up just doing what I could on the track...I think I maybe did 2 miles?

Bootcamp was smoother. I was warmed up and ready to go. There were a lot of power moves (burpies, squats to jump extensions, skaters, bunny hops) similar to those I did on the crew team. It definitely took me back to those 5 AM practices in Skibo Gym and I loved it. It felt so good to be working out in a group like that and when we did supermans, it reminded me of how much I loved the crew team.

I had a few ladies over for dessert last night after working out and my friend Ru inspired me to "Live for the Story" this year as much as I can and I plan on it!

I woke up exhausted but happy this morning.
Ro

My ears are blocked...

with water from my swim! booyah! I'm not really sure how many yards I swam but I worked on my technique with our coach a little bit so that was good. I gotta get my lift back on. Bootcamp tomorrow after a session at the track.

I realized I'm inherently lazy. I'm not saying I AM lazy, however, I am naturally inclined to just sit on my bum and watch TV after work. It takes soooo much effort to get up and do something in the evenings. Well at any time for that matter. Weekends, mornings, afternoons...it's quite a disconnect because I'm driven, but lazy. Weird.

Off to watch the new season of Biggest Loser....why why why am I addicted to reality television?

Happy working out!
Ro

Holy Sh*t

I can't believe this but I've decided not to pursue something I thought was my dream for so long. I think I was just so scared to admit to myself that it is not what I want to do and honestly, to reach my ultimate career (and personal) goal I do not need to complete this task. Medical school....goodbye. It's hard to say that but I feel like a weight I've had on my shoulders for almost 10 years now is gone. I thought it was my only option, but after much introspection, I've realized there are so many different options.

More to come I'm sure on that but for now...working out!

I ran 30-35 minutes today with Pam. It was sooooo cold but I'm glad I went out. Tomorrow...I think I'll lift because I don't feel like going swimming at 5:30 am.

~Ro

Emotional Overload

I'm getting overwhelmed.

Every other minute something keeps falling off my plate and I have to go into overdrive to fix the issue or get back on track. I'm constantly tired. Constantly working to get all my workouts in or get all my work done, or make sure I'm not slacking off because I'm tired at work.

It's getting to me. I know that January 29th a huge portion of the stress will be lifted off my plate but can I make it to then without buckling? I've been thinking a lot and I have a ton of decisions to make post-exam. But until then, just trying to go forward. I might even move my exam to March 27th if I need to. This is my last chance and I have to make sure I hit it out of the ballpark.

I have to give a little shout-out to Pam ... she's been great. We've recommitted ourselves to better bodies (and of course that little thing called healthy living) for the next year and plan on making each other accountable for workouts (especially the swims).

This past week I went to the Tuesday night swim, a walk around the monuments on Christmas eve, a one hour trainer ride, and a 5 mile run this morning. I feel good. I'm looking around for a bike computer so if anyone has any suggestions for one that isn't too pricey, that would be great. It's hard to get any sort of feel for cadence and speed without one.

Other than that, I'm off to my friend's cabin Thursday - Saturday for New Years Eve and hopefully I'll get to go for a little hike in the mountains. My goals for this week's workouts are:

Monday - 45 minute run
Tuesday - Swim; 30 minute run
Wednesday - Track workout (speed)
Thursday - 1 hour on the trainer OR a morning swim
Sunday - Bike Ride OR 7 mile run

This week will be off to a great start if the Cowboys can beat the Skins tonight. :-)
Ro

I'm back!

Yayyy! I'm still coughing a little bit but I'm ready to get back out there (+ I have a marathon in less than 4 months...AHHH!).

It's frustrating how quickly I lost the base I built up before getting the swine flu.

My side project is taking up a whole lot of time. 4-5 hours every night. It's driving me crazy but I know I have to fit in working out even with that time commitment. Tonight I'll be on the trainer inside for at least an hour (it's snowing outside) and tomorrow, a one hour run with the team.

Can't wait to get out there!