Core and Prehab. 20 days until surgery.
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amazingly good run this morning.  another one of those runs where you feel like it is going to hurt before you start, but once you get going, everything seems to go well.  still feel real tired.  i can tell this is week three of the three week build. 
swimming this afternoon.  was supposed to do this yesterday, but everybody was home and they will be in meetings this evening, so I will swim after work today.  also, yesterday i was absolutely wiped.
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Quick simple bike workout this morning.  Try to get a swim in at Chatfield this afternoon.
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It's 11:00. I'm starving. Cannot stop thinking about lunch.
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Chest, back, and core.
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o, here are the results: As I previously reported, I was just about perfect with my watch! And I was a couple of seconds faster than I thought, so... theres that. I'm 36 seconds off my PR, from 2009. No matter. I am happy with how it went, and I'm happy that I was able to string together a set of footsteps that might be considered a "jogging" pace, not a walk. 

Kiss for luck for the dumpster. He was #10 and I was #235 and we started in number order. So he was off long before I was! 

That's Schmize on the L, Chris on the R and our pal Trudy with the yellow shirt. She's the RD.

And all of us after the race. I am going to burn my horrible unflattering outfit now. kthxbai. 
 
Laura Parker

                            

1:53:45.35
SWIM: 13:06.40/// BIKE: 48:02.80 (19.4 MPH)/// RUN: 49:26.40 (12:22 min/mile)
Add in transitions and you get the total time.
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WEEK 10 BRISBANE MARATHON
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Life resumes 'back to normal'. The purpose of Chatt this weekend was to meet K's parents to drop off his nephew. So, the Kid is back home with K's sister and that ended 4/5 weeks of travel. I'm transferring my license to find a job here and K started a great internship. Whew. I feel like I can breathe again. Nothing until mid-July. Whew.
 
Going to pick blueberries again.
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Calf is feeling good except when going up/down steps. Foot is also feeling better - still painful first thing in the morning.

I picked up the key for my new rental condo yesterday. I can start moving in next week. Exciting! I plan to move the small stuff Tuesday - Thursday and the movers will move the big stuff on Friday. It is going to be a busy week next week with work, moving, and hopefully back to training.

Leaving for the airport later this morning. Heading to Coeur d'Alene to Sherpa for Mike at Ironman.
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Half day in the office today then 2 days off. Still lots to do here but at least the kitchen is functional and clean. Trying to figure out how to get rid of the electric stove. I will probably have to use LP gas. If we had a tank we could install a generator too. Since we have a well and septic we really need power to keep everything flowing so to speak!

I am excited to try a new fitness class today. Pound.Rockout.Workout. Will try to figure out how to post a link
My trainer took the instructor class and is just trying some practice classes. It looks like fun and she said it was hard! Rock music, drumming and exercise-perfect end of the day pick me up! Can't wait!
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Myrtl routine
50 prisoner squats
15 modified pushups
Valslide exercises using paper plates (http://www.realsimple.com/health/fitness-exercise/workouts/valslide-exercises-00100000097474/page2.html)
Lunge stretch routine
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Myrtl routine
50 prisoner squats
15 modified push-ups
10 bird dog poses
Lunge stretch routine
25 curls
10 modified push-ups
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So I have not been doing strength training and I can feel it. I hope to start going to the gym for at least two sessions a week. Did two sets of exercises for- shoulders, biceps, triceps, quads, hams and calves, plus hips and abs.
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chest, bi's abs and stretch
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