Endless Obstacles!

I think the secret to training success is finding a way to overcome life's obstacles. That sounds like a tired cliche but I think it is really true. My family cannot seem to avoid the germs lately. We all had the stomach flu over the holidays and for the past three weeks we've been taking turns with a terrible head cold.

When you have kids this compounds your sick days off. For me it's not just the two or three days I am sick. Every day that one of my kids stays home from school or is too sick to go to the babysitting room is a day that I probably won't get to train.

I also sabotaged myself this weekend.I had a good workout Saturday but then hit up the Cincy Beer Fest and took myself out of commission for Sunday. I didn't go to the gym yesterday because Charlotte was still sick.

Monday I went to the gym only to find out the heater was broken in the pool! I had the 70 degree water all to myself and it has made me think maybe I do need a wetsuit. That was a cold swim! I definitely could use more cold swims to get used to it.

Today I had an epic gear fail. The zipper on my new suit is not working properly. If I can't fix it I am going to have to restart my suit hunt and boy do I love swimsuit shopping. I also lost my good water bottle. Luckily I found a cool new one on clearance at Meijer. It has a secret chamber for me to stash crystal light packets so that is a score.

Today I made myself pay!

Today
4 mi run
1500 swim

Monday
1200 swim
55 min spin

Saturday
3.5 mi run
1500 swim