What? That’s not a triathlon?
Darn.
Last night I finally reached a point where my cheekbones and teeth didn’t hurt, so I figured I needed to take Jamoosh’s advice and sweat the ickies out. It was supposed to rain, so I planned to head to the gym (I’ll run in the rain but not when I’m already sick.)
This morning, two things happened.
- I woke up and it was warm (66 degrees!) and dry!
- G posted on Facebook that she’d gone for a run. Now, as many of you know, that girl ran a marathon Saturday. While coming down with what turned out to be a nasty bug. And she was out there this morning. That’s bad a$$. Some might say galactically bad a$$. So, if I ever have any hope of being part of her posse, I needed to run.
My “triathlon”:
- Bike – 3 miles in 29:25 minutes. Yes, that’s hella slow, but part of it was with my kids, I forgot to turn off my garmin when I was locking up their bikes, and it was a super hilly ride. Did I mention it was hilly? And that my bike only works in one gear?
- Run – 3 miles in 29:56. My goal was 31, so I was happy with that. 10:22, 10:00 and then I decided to see what I had left – which as a 9:10 pace until I hit the last quarter mile, which was all uphill. What kind of sadistic race director ends a race like that? Oh right, me. Anyways, gives me hope my speed will someday come back.
- Rake – 30 minutes. The county will be vacuuming our neighborhood soon, so we are trying to get as many leaves as possible out to the curb. Can you tell where I ran out of time?
After my “triathlon”, I took a quick shower (people at Costco, you can thank me later) and then had “lunch” at Costco (aka stopped at every sample LOL).
What would you do if you came up with a triathlon? Anyone up for an “MCM Mama Virtual Triathlon” where you pick your own activities?
3 events back to back? Sounds like a tri to me 🙂
Is it wrong that I'd like to drink a beer, watch some TV, and then go to sleep? 🙂
Great job, you're inspiring and yes, that ladie's a true bad a$$. :)-Jessica runningtobeskinny.com
I love to pick my own activities. Can one of them be reading? Or does it have to be active?
I love your "triathalon"! What a great workout!
Despite your explanation, I love that your covered the same distance on foot as on wheels in the same amount of time. It means you can say that you ran as fast as you biked, which makes you sound super speedy!
LOL! raking leaves totally counts as a sport. it always leave me sore for a few days… i'm sure your yard already looks re-leaved huh? 🙂 mine always gets covered again the day after i rake. argh! i would be in on this "creative triathlon"!
I just caught this – thanks for the shout out… you're hilarious. I argue that you're sicker than I am… I mean, ill…. not sick in the head, but … I give up.Glad you're feeling better.