Fit Mumma

1000 calorie smash today...

Nothing like easing oneself back into it after a holiday, and break away. Not my style I guess. 

First up I had a cross fit style workout with my personal trainer, Fiona.  It was fun, even tho she totally smashed me and I had quite a sore throat afterwards... from sucking it in... thought I was going to be sick. Basically the workout consisted of: dumbell raises, deadlifts, burpees over the bar, push ups - arms off and then a 200mtr sprint in the car park (times four rounds). Then ab workout.

This evening I did a 1km swim in about 35mins... IronMum, Mikaela and I headed over to the other side of town to give ourselves a water workout. Was fun. IronMum of course did about 3km to my 1km... (and she'd done a 3hour bike ride today)... I guess that's what makes her an Iron{wo}Man hey!

Image from here.

So now I feel quite pleased, with a good solid day of workouts done, and I ate clean all day too - 1100 calories worth.

Today was a very good day.

Now to bed early with a cuppa tea. Early rise for a 20km bike ride.

Love out.

Bxo

Perfect place to do laps...

 

It is such a paradise here!

A paradise away from the everyday... so it's not so easy to do laps here... firstly I am on holidays.

This involves sleeping in past the 530am starts to beat the kidlets to the workout before they awake.

Therefore I get up when they do... and we all end up in the pool together. Naturally they want me to play with them... well they have no fear and think they can play themselves... but hey, being the cautious parents we are... we are always just an arms length away. At times that's way too far, I assure you... cheeky little monkey's!!

Still I am getting quite a workout just chasing them about and swimming with them all day.

By 8pm I am well and truely ready for bed-skee.

Swimming is SUCH a sexy sport... no-one... NO ONE looks nerdy in swim gear!!! Bahahaha!

We're off to spend a day on the reef today, it's sure to be a full, hectic and tiring day making some memories to last a lifetime.

Oh... and my vintage inspired bright green swim cap... super cool huh? Yeah, I *love* it... my family, not so much LOL! I'd really like a couple of these too !!! Delish!

Love out

Bxo

First Swim Squad Session, a Ride Class and PT in my backyard...

Last night I did something I'd promised myself I would do, weeks ago.

I got brave and joined a swim squad. It was hard... and I need hard in the pool. It's too easy to simply show up and mosey on doing my lap after lap. Also there are a few other FIT ladies who are training seriously for LONG & Olympic distance triathlons. So that made it easier.

Often I push myself hard, but there are days where I could use the forced lap timings etc. I also need a lot of work on my stroke, correction and strength. If I am going to ever be able to do a triathlon... my swimming needs a LOT of work!

Last night did not disappoint, and I was able to push out about 2km of swimming. 

This morning, this was my view as I drove to the gym for my 6am RIDE class:

And you know the saying "red sky in the morning - sheppards warning"... true to that, it is now overcast and bleak looking outside, ready to give us a serious downpour any minute.

So it was just in the nick of time that my PT {Paul Slater} came over to give me a training session in my backyard, great guy he is. Since Mikaela is sick, it was workout in my backyard, or no workout at all... we took the backyard option. Thanks Paul :)

Happy Hump Day !!

Bx

Tuesday Ride-s ...

So Mish has set us a challenge to smash out 1000calorie (+) workouts by three this week. Far out! At first I was like "WHAT THE F* beep beep beep"... but I love myself a challenge, so I am giving it my all.

Hot chick, no??? wowsers :) Image from here. for me the definition of sexy = fit !!

Today my workouts went like this: Rode Ride and Spin class..

This morning I managed to burn 518 calories for a 20km road ride. Noiwse! Incidently, this was my first solo ride. Was a lot of fun actually!

Then a ride class, which cranked a further 532 cals. So I smashed up 1050 cals. Yahhhhh.

Plus today is a low carbohydrate day... also known as an accelerator day... tomorrow morning's weigh in is looking good.

I hope you had a happy Tuesday. 

Bxo

No jinx...

I have been working my butt off these past few days, quite literally I assure you... and the results are starting to show on the scales too :)

This is a very quick update on what I've been up to these past few days... and where I'm at right now. Good place that's for sure. A little run down maybe... but all in all very good.

Thursday I swam 1.5km then did an extremely tough SPIN class.

Friday I rode Coppings Crossing.. which is a tough ride and my Garmin says I smashed 1460 calories... not so sure about that tho! I LOVE this ride, seriously good stuff... hard hard and awesome kinda workout that I enjoy so much. Also it was early, Row and I set of at around 5:50am... the morning sun, the shadows... the sheep, cows... quite. It was fantastic! I realy smashed myself during this workout, which may explain why I felt so flat today...

Also Friday, I met with Mr Big Hands with more therapy for my injury... looking good peeps, looking very good :)

Today not so smashing - I aimed for a 2km swim... but after barely pushing through 5 x 100's.... I got out, went to the spa area. Had a tear or two (lots of personal stuff going on with people I love dearly, and it hurts somewhat some days!!!). I then talked myself back in to the pool for another 500mtrs, I was happy to just walk away with the 1km. I felt flat and tired... 3/4 through the 50mtr lap I was really struggling. Couldnt breath well.

I have a coldsore trying to get hold of me... but I am smashing it with some amino acids and herbs... and essential oils. So far, so good. I am also feeling a bit flu-ey. And trying to stay on top of that too.

Excitement... this afternoon hubs and I are heading to Sydney to see Kings Of Leon {delish} ... we have tickets to the Audi Suite and food is catered... I need to make very good decisions with my food intake to stay on track.

Tomorrow I think I'll do a lake swim, and perhaps a ride. See how I go. Maybe late in the day, maybe knackered from my romantic {just under 24hour} time with my hubs :)

ALSO... tomorrow, my sister.. Meeges is also doing the GONG RIDE... she is such a champion. Go Meegsey, you know we'll all be thinking of you and cheering you on. Kisses + Hugs.

Love out

Bxo

To the Pool, to the pool...

We go.

Mikaela has her exchange student here from New Caledonia, she is a swimmer too, so they both go to one pool.

I then drive to another.

We swim.

Image from here.

I plan to get a good bike ride in this afternoon.

Happy Weekend.

Bx

No Riding in the Rain, Swim again instead...

Less than 12 hours after getting out of the pool... I was back in again.

Rain this morning prevented our planned 40km road ride.

Instead I did a 1km swim, mixed it up some, with and without paddles, with and without peanut.... the sauna after my workout was blissful!

And just to reasure you all is good with me, I made another little vblog for you :)...

  

In case you need reminding {as I sometimes do} ... a little quote from the eternal bombshell, Marilyn:

And a quick pic  - excuse the quality, taken with PhotoBooth on my imac. This is me, today... half way through this round of 12WBT:

Happy Tuesday !!

Bx

15 x 100mtr swim repeats...

... makes me feel human again.

I trained with these and my trusty peanut... was quite the workout. 

Not quite as fabulous as this, but it felt almost as good {as I imagine} and was a great end to my day.

Image from here.

Plan at 6am tomorrow is a 40km road ride.

Happy Training.

Bxo

Me not likey likey...

Swimming without the peanut.

For all the bitching and moaning I've done about Peanut lately... I realise swimming with him is SO much easier, than to swim without him.

Asides he's kinda become like part of the family:

This morning I did 750mtrs with peanut, and 750mts sans peanut.

Sans peanut = sucks, or very hard - take your pick.

So here I am thinking would it be?:

1.    embarassing

2.    cheating

3.    appropriate

... for me to wear floaties during my first triathlon race.... humpf.

Well firstly it would not be the MOST embarrasing thing to ever happen to me, I am all over embarrasing myself, especially in public & definitely during an event where there are LOTs of peeps. Secondly, cheating? really... yeah, well probably! Thirdly, appropriate? well yes if you have a swimming ability of a near one year old**... which if, this morning's performance (?) is any kinda indication, that's about where I am at.

** I might add here that none of my three kidlets have ever had floaties, so that takes me back to point 1, embarrassing... yes probably - if your kids never wore them, and you are thinking about it, that's perhaps a little embarrassing!

This mornings workout again reinforced that certain things are just MEANT to be... like me having to swim with peanut... and working up my strength and ability.

If I had just hopped into the pool and tried to crack out a 1.5km workout straight up... hello there lung on the floor right there at my feet. OUCH!

So YEAH to the whole taking-the-good-with-the-bad, seeing challenges as blessings and appreciating all that the universe is trying to teach me.

Life is very very good!

Oh, and once my injury is cured enough to enable me to do so, I've been challenged to do a swim with my ankles strapped, and using these. Far OUT. That's gonna hurt!! Like buggery!

There are a few ideas for drills here and here that you may enjoy.

Love out
Bxo 

Fifty 50s...

CISAC 50mtr pool.

My Mini Milestone today was to do 50 laps of a 50 meter pool. Which I did at 7am this morning.

Mikaela came with me, she got bored. She was a good coach though, counting down my laps and offering encouragement.

We arrived at around 10 to 7... there were 22 people waiting to get in. Personally, I wish the pool opened at 6am... because that's my usual time to train, and that's what I feel comfortable with.

Starting later means... I eat later, my meals for the entire day are behind my usual schedule. Oh well.. it is what it is. I don't eat before I train... if I have a race, then I do & I have to wake about 4 hours before start time to get the food in and digested before start (that's the theory).

Anyhooo... this morning my aim was to do 2.5km, I finished in just over an hour, I'm happy with that. 

Initially my intention was to swim 5km {100 laps) as part of my Mini Milestone of 12WBT... however my soft tissue therapist told me that was not an option. He asked told me that I could only do 2.5kms, NOT 3km as I suggested, just 2.5km !! okay okay OK!!! Totally sucks, but I know I have to listen to him. He is afterall, one of the best... and I am fortunate to have him taking care of me.

I've been swimming in a much smaller pool, this morning we went to CISAC to take on the 50mtr. I was a little apprehensive, but in actual fact I found it fabulous... I really enjoyed it. I felt I was able to stretch out... and really put in for each lap.

I am finding that I am really missing my running this week... very much so. 

However, I am enjoying my swimming more and more with every training session, and I know it's making me stronger and will serve me well with my aspirations and goals.

Tomorrow, just another 1.5km, and I think I am having PT with Fiona, but it's another public holiday here, so not sure.

Happy Training.
Bx 

PS: IRONMAN KONA is on right now, and I am watching the live stream as I write this... so if it doesn't make any sense, that would be why. OMG they are amazing athletes!!! IronMan is: 2.8km swim, followed by 180km ride and then a marathon (42.2km run). A.M.A.Z.I.N.G !!!! One day, one day I'll do one, probably just under the cut off of 17 hours! Or just to finish would be incredible. I have to say... watching IronMan makes me ITCH to get back to my cycling and running... to get back to my hard training. Sigh! I know, I know... patience grasshopper! It just really sucks, being injured.

PPS. IronMum, when you read this you will be knackered... I know you are on a high and had the most awesome day. I am SO looking forward to hearing all about it. I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! that you are there among your tribe. Love you! Bx