February Goals (quite late indeed!)

February Goals 

I know I am quite late with this post. I was even debating doing it, buuuut, my coach Sharon gave me a gentle kick in the butt and now, here I am.  You can thank her.

My goals for February were:

 1. Improve on the bike

2. Swim 2500m.

I am happy to report I am still currently working on number 1. I hate to admit this, but I am enjoying the hard work, the sore muscles, and the extra time watching Netflix while I ride my bike (I have finished a whole season of Call the Midwife!).  I don't think I can quite say I am in love with the bike, but I have developed a better relationship with it.  I feel like I have that on and off again kind of relationship that the Biebs and Selena Gomez have.  But thanks to my Sharon, I have been working at it and sticking to it and now and then kiiiiinda looking forward to it. I plan to make this a long term goal and eventually get comfortable enough that I sign up for an Olympic distance tri. 

My second goal was to swim 2500m.  I knew this was achievable for me, as I have done 2400m many times, but I wanted to be able to say I have swam 100 laps - and NOW I CAN!  I was scheduled to do it last week, but the timing didn't work out, so I got up early on Sunday and headed to the pool. I knew it would be a quiet day with the time change and hoped I could get a lane to myself. I hopped in the pool and quickly started in on my warm up.  As I was swimming, I realized that my warm up was longer than my entire first swim workouts over a year ago. It made me realize how far I had come with my swimming and also how much I love it. There are a few things in life that I really truly look forward to doing and swimming is definitely one of them. I love the absolute quiet, the calming rhythm, and the burning muscles and lungs.  It's a happy place for me and I am constantly trying to make my swimming better.  It's my meditation. After my warm up, I had a good mix of drills (puke!), fast 25s, and longer sets to keep me motivated and engaged! I had a great flow the entire swim and as it neared to an end, I felt like I  I could have swam forever. In hindsight,  I'm sure that was the adrenaline kicking it rather than logic.  It's a little like making those bad decisions after too many tequila shots, so I didn't attempt to push it and I finished the swim as prescribed. I hopped out of the pool and as I walked towards the change room I felt like I was walking with a little extra swing in my step. I felt like I had joined some new exclusive club and I am so proud to be a member!

I will post my new goals soon!  Thanks for reading!

February Goals

Reflecting, wanting, and wishing are things that I regularly do during my workouts. I think, Oh I want to do this. or this... however by the time I finish my run, swim or workout, I have forgotten.  
I am not usually one to write down my goals and I am not really sure why. Isn't that how you achieve them and improve? At least this is what I teach my students during our health lessons. Practice what you preach right?  Well ... TODAY is the day I will start to do just that! I will set one or two goals for my health, fitness, and training each month that I'll work towards. I think recording them here will make me much more accountable. Here it goes:

February Goals!!!!

1. To swim 100 laps... I want to work towards this goal for no other reason than to say I have done it. I know I CAN do it... in fact I have been so close several times - like 4 away, but because my program says 2300m, I stop. Why do I do this? Coach Sharon, I may just need you to tell me to do this. I do as I am told :)

2. To get faster on the bike. I hate it. It's the truth and I am sorry for all you bike fanatics out there... but I do. There is a time or two I could stretch to call it "fun" but this usually takes place it in the comfort of my home on my trainer,with my ipad and a good episode on Netflix. I know I am killing you right?   I hate the burn in the my legs, the wobbly feeling when I get off and more than that, the thought of doing it. Don't get me wrong, I do it, I do what I need to do, but that's it. Coach Sharon, I am calling on your expertise yet again. I need to be pushed because I want to be faster and more powerful. I am realizing how slow I actually am.

I will check back at the end of the month to see how things went! Any advice is appreciated!