I rode my new bike the other day int he neighborhood. Our neighborhood has a lot of hills but I felt comfortable with the idea of riding here. Idea, of course, it was. It was harder than I expected riding the hills. I was discouraged afterwards. But thanks to my friend and frequent blog responder Will who bikes, I received encouragement and am up for more this weekend.
Yesterday I ran alone at the track. J was picking up our friend from the airport. I ran 1.25 miles without nearly as much effort as the first time this week. I was pleased with my work. I realized so much of it for me running is mental discipline. I have never ran past that wall to reap the actual benefits of running. I have always stopped at any discomfort. I talked myself though encouraging myself every step of the way. then on my last lap I focused on belly breathing which helped tremendously but required SOOOO much discipline and focus. I was easily distracted. As soon as I did that I hyperventilated. Once I returned to the belly breaths I was fine and could run another lap no problem. My legs and knees were fine, just my breathwork needed focus. Afterwards I felt great and even enjoyed the process. I am looking forward to running again tomorrow.
Today we had swim practice with the coaches. I did better but was inconsistent. they filmed us and we watched and gave feedback. Mine being the worst as coach had to remind everyone that I was an absolute beginner *blushing*. I have heard the learning curve is about 3 weeks. I am beginning week 2 now and feeling much more comfortable in the water. We'll see.
With all of this I am feeling really nice. My legs are sore in places unfamiliar. But I am not at all exhausted. I'd love to do some Pilates work to strengthen my core but I don't know how we could make that work. Our coaches do private trainings in it.
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