Ok... so after the hills on Tuesday it was swimming on Wednesday and then off on Thursday as I couldn't fit the training in my "busy" (LOL) schedule... ped appt at 10:30, then it was too hot and then bday party in the afternoon... no way. Anyway... bike ride and swim on Friday to make up for what I didn't do on Thursday :p So, 13k on the bike and then 560m in the pool. Lovely, getting better every day and loving it!
It was my grandma's 93rd birthday on Tuesday, so we celebrated, then Marc, my nephew was 6 on Thursday so we celebrated again :p
Yesterday was a rest day and today... 5K in Ripollet (near Barcelona). I had initially signed up for the 10K but downgraded since I didn't feel prepared enough. And know what? I could have taken that 2nd lap, o yes I could have! Isn't that great? Gotta love it! I got to run with people I knew so it was great! I did wait and stop to walk with Xavi as he couldn't run the hills due to a very sore injury on his quads but still it was great. I finished wanting more which is always good! In the end 35:35 and more than happy with it!
Rest day tomorrow although I might, depending on what we do (2 days left ONLY of vacation... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa), go for a bike ride!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
10x100m uphill
I did it! Today, my training schedule called for 1km easy and then 10x100m steep reps... it was after 10m and it was hot, hot, hot... not a shadow to be seen, but... I did it nontheless!!!! A total of 5K between warmup, series and recs. Not bad. Schedule calls for swimming tomorrow so... hi-ho to the pool I go!
We celebrated Oma's 93rd birthday today... she's as fit as ever. It was nice and intimate. Had a great time! We swam in the pool. Kids had a whale of a time. Food was nice and it was good indeed!
Took both boys to have their hair cut. They look so cute! Paula and I are going on Thursday!
We celebrated Oma's 93rd birthday today... she's as fit as ever. It was nice and intimate. Had a great time! We swam in the pool. Kids had a whale of a time. Food was nice and it was good indeed!
Took both boys to have their hair cut. They look so cute! Paula and I are going on Thursday!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Part of the plan
So, despite beig out all day yesterday, getting home late, having Pol wake up twice at night, I got up at 8:30 and headed out for a bike ride. It is very hot again, so the earlier you get out, the better! I ended up doing a little over 25kms on the bike path. It felt great! Getting ready for my next race, a 10K on Sunday... I'll stick to my training plan but I won't get there in the best of conditions, still I'll run it and have fun!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
A bit of everything!
Time for an update I think!
So, we christened Pol on Sunday. It was lovely. 3 boys were being christened the same day. Lovely atmosphere. Very intimate. We happened to know one of the other little boys being christened so that was nice too! Only Toni's siblings and parents, my brother and his 2 sons. Perfect. After the christening itself, I gave out some home-made "pouches" of m&m's which everyone loved (and they were gone quick too!) and we just crossed the street and went to the park. The kids played, hardly anyone else there! And we just had a great time. Very simple but extremely nice with a lovely atmosphere... couldn't have it any better! Godparents were/are Neus, Toni's youngest sister, Paula and Jan... it was sooooooooo special!
Pol's back at daycare as of Monday. Loving the routine! I took Paula and Jan swimming on Tuesday after my doc appt. All's well! I managed a 320m swim and a 10 minute underwater bike ride! In the evening I went on a little bike ride and a little run to see how those go together since the triathlon is less that a month away! I went for a 4.175m run last night, plus over 3km warmup and cooldown and this am I took a 20km bike ride that felt great. I can feel it on my legs now but I just loved it!
Went to Barcelona yesterday am and met with my SIL. It was nice sharing thoughts and stuff!
Pol's growing fast... talking so much, making "longer" sentences, correcting his speech... he's amazing... such a happy and outgoing child... so nice to be around! Jan's a sweetie, he's being sooooooo very lovely lately, he's adorable! And Paula's our little miss... she's a blessing... such a good girl! Having Pol at daycare for a while let's us do stuff we couldn't do with Paula and Jan before and they're loving it! Walked downtown this am and it was just great! We'll see what we do in the afternoon after we pick Pol up... he's so much fun to be with! Spreads happiness anywhere he goes!
Will post pics from the christening when I have them!
So, we christened Pol on Sunday. It was lovely. 3 boys were being christened the same day. Lovely atmosphere. Very intimate. We happened to know one of the other little boys being christened so that was nice too! Only Toni's siblings and parents, my brother and his 2 sons. Perfect. After the christening itself, I gave out some home-made "pouches" of m&m's which everyone loved (and they were gone quick too!) and we just crossed the street and went to the park. The kids played, hardly anyone else there! And we just had a great time. Very simple but extremely nice with a lovely atmosphere... couldn't have it any better! Godparents were/are Neus, Toni's youngest sister, Paula and Jan... it was sooooooooo special!
Pol's back at daycare as of Monday. Loving the routine! I took Paula and Jan swimming on Tuesday after my doc appt. All's well! I managed a 320m swim and a 10 minute underwater bike ride! In the evening I went on a little bike ride and a little run to see how those go together since the triathlon is less that a month away! I went for a 4.175m run last night, plus over 3km warmup and cooldown and this am I took a 20km bike ride that felt great. I can feel it on my legs now but I just loved it!
Went to Barcelona yesterday am and met with my SIL. It was nice sharing thoughts and stuff!
Pol's growing fast... talking so much, making "longer" sentences, correcting his speech... he's amazing... such a happy and outgoing child... so nice to be around! Jan's a sweetie, he's being sooooooo very lovely lately, he's adorable! And Paula's our little miss... she's a blessing... such a good girl! Having Pol at daycare for a while let's us do stuff we couldn't do with Paula and Jan before and they're loving it! Walked downtown this am and it was just great! We'll see what we do in the afternoon after we pick Pol up... he's so much fun to be with! Spreads happiness anywhere he goes!
Will post pics from the christening when I have them!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Camilla's birthday party!
Little cousin Camilla was 8 on Sunday and she had a party on Tuesday afternoon. It was great. We got to see all our Italian family and it was really nice. The kids were great. The place is soooooooo beautiful!
I had a psychologist appointment yesterday. It was good. We went over my personality test... some things I didn't quite "like" I guess but I'm to think about it! He might be right... Next appt is on August 27th and we'll start proper therapy. He says he thinks it all comes from the way I understand life. Hopefully that's it!
We're christening Pol on Sunday at 5 along with 2 other little boys. Hopefully it'll go well and all kids will be good!
I finally spoke to my SIL on the phone today. She's confused, no wonder but I've let her know we're right here for her and things won't change among us. It was nice!
No training this week so far... and I need to! Xevi (what a great guy) lend me a bicycle yesterday before leaving for Helsinki today (he's running the marathon on Saturday!) so, no more excuses!
Having breakfast with Hyland tomorrow am. I just can't wait. She's such a sweetheart and she's had such a hard time lately. Lots to talk about!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Cursa de Malgrat
Back from the race. I did it, I finished and I'm in 1 piece! Slow as I expected but feeling proud and happy for my accomplishment. I know that if I train properly I can do a lot better.
After finishing and having some truly refreshing and delicious watermelon my brother and I dipped in the sea... it was heaven! Had to get out quick after spotting some jellyfish but it was great! I went in with my running clothes as I didn't bring a bathing costume... it was perfect!
So, another one done, now on to training properly to do better next time! Finish time, according to my watch: 1:11:23
After finishing and having some truly refreshing and delicious watermelon my brother and I dipped in the sea... it was heaven! Had to get out quick after spotting some jellyfish but it was great! I went in with my running clothes as I didn't bring a bathing costume... it was perfect!
So, another one done, now on to training properly to do better next time! Finish time, according to my watch: 1:11:23
Saturday, August 7, 2010
First proper swim/dip of the season!
So, we went to a friend's house today. Monica is my friend and Paula and Ada (her daughter) go to class together. She invited us over to spend the day... it was great! We got there by 12:45pm or so and headed to the pool, all kids swam and had a blast including little Pol. Went up, had lunch at around 4pm (crazy I know, then again, Spanish time for you!) and headed back down to the pool at around 6:30pm and stayed until 9!!! We had snack at the pool. Pol jumped on his own in the water countless times... he was soooooooooo cute! Paula swims like a mermaid and Jan had the best of times! It was great and they got exhausted... no hearing them complain they were bored today, LOL!
So, I went in the water too, woohoo... it was about time too! It's August 7th and this is my first swim/dip for the season... Monica said we could go over anytime so I think we'll spend a few afternoons over there!
And, only 2 minutes to midnight and I must be up at 6am x I am racing at 8:30am in Malgrat, a coastal town about 30 minutes frome here. My brother's coming too, woohoo! I know my time won't be good but I don't care, I will finish in the 1 hour 25 minute limit and enjoy the ride! Dip in the sea at the end... not much more I could ask for :p
I love my kids... they've been sooooooooo good... little Pol is so brave and so good, Jan is such an adorable little boy and Paula's such a little miss... I feel soooo blessed!
So, I went in the water too, woohoo... it was about time too! It's August 7th and this is my first swim/dip for the season... Monica said we could go over anytime so I think we'll spend a few afternoons over there!
And, only 2 minutes to midnight and I must be up at 6am x I am racing at 8:30am in Malgrat, a coastal town about 30 minutes frome here. My brother's coming too, woohoo! I know my time won't be good but I don't care, I will finish in the 1 hour 25 minute limit and enjoy the ride! Dip in the sea at the end... not much more I could ask for :p
I love my kids... they've been sooooooooo good... little Pol is so brave and so good, Jan is such an adorable little boy and Paula's such a little miss... I feel soooo blessed!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
August 5th...
Still 26 days of holidays, woohoo! The weather's quite "cool" at the moment... was even cold last night... love it... can't go swimming but love the cooler weather!
The kids are having fun although they miss having a routine and guided activities and being with kids. We try to do lots and move about but they still want more. Still we're having a great time being all together!
We went out for breakfast yesterday and run a few errands, it was nice. Pol takes really long naps so as of today we're waking him up earlier to have some "afternoon" to do stuff! He's fully on solids and loving it... my little man... no baby anymore... bittersweet!
Paula and Jan need a lot more activity, we need to get organized :p
I went for a run on Tuesday and Wednesday... loved every minute of it. Had sooooooooooo much energy yesterday... it was great! Did just a 20 minute little run on Tues and then 33 minutes yesterday. I know I will be slow on Sunday but I'm still going. I feel like it! My brother's coming too!
And... I signed for a tri yesterday... oh my... this is serious! I found out trhough Xevi that a women's triathlon on it's first edition is being held in Barcelona on September 12th and I signed up right away. Can't believe I did it but I sure did! It's a 300m swim, 8kms bike ride and 2kms run... little but enough to get started... I'm soooooooooooooooo excited! A sponsor offers bike to run the race for free so I booked mine today :) I now need to find one to practice around here and go swimming to practice some too! So I've done it again... compulsive? Me? You bet!
The kids are having fun although they miss having a routine and guided activities and being with kids. We try to do lots and move about but they still want more. Still we're having a great time being all together!
We went out for breakfast yesterday and run a few errands, it was nice. Pol takes really long naps so as of today we're waking him up earlier to have some "afternoon" to do stuff! He's fully on solids and loving it... my little man... no baby anymore... bittersweet!
Paula and Jan need a lot more activity, we need to get organized :p
I went for a run on Tuesday and Wednesday... loved every minute of it. Had sooooooooooo much energy yesterday... it was great! Did just a 20 minute little run on Tues and then 33 minutes yesterday. I know I will be slow on Sunday but I'm still going. I feel like it! My brother's coming too!
And... I signed for a tri yesterday... oh my... this is serious! I found out trhough Xevi that a women's triathlon on it's first edition is being held in Barcelona on September 12th and I signed up right away. Can't believe I did it but I sure did! It's a 300m swim, 8kms bike ride and 2kms run... little but enough to get started... I'm soooooooooooooooo excited! A sponsor offers bike to run the race for free so I booked mine today :) I now need to find one to practice around here and go swimming to practice some too! So I've done it again... compulsive? Me? You bet!
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