Best Compliment EVER!

First my workout.
200 Warmup
5 x 100 Free 1:40
5 x 200 IM 3:45
50 Cool Down
5 x 100 Pull 1:45
250 Cool Down

Today was a swimming day. I took the middle left lane for my workout. I was nervous because I had a ambitious IM set planned. Their was a gentleman next to me in the middle lane. He mentioned how he was getting lapped on both sides today. I laughed and told him not to take it too personally. He didn't. He did ask who I swam for. He said I was too good and had to be swimming for someone. I let him know that I had not swam on a team for years but thanked him for the compliment.

It made the rest of the IM set a little easier.

Food Hangover

Today I am suffering from a massive food hangover. It has been a few weeks coming. Not only did I eat lots of Junk on our weekend getaways, but I treated the week and a half in between like a giant food free for all as well. Today is the day that I pay for all of the crap I have eaten. At least I forsaw this coming and packed very healthy food for today.

How many days does it take to undo all the bad I have done in the last 3 weeks? Hopefully only a few!

first for the year

Today was a beautiful day! I took the opportunity to run outside. After a warmup on the elliptical I ran a short lap around the neighborhood (1.8 Miles). The sidewalks in the actual complex were all plowed, though the puddles kept me on the street for most of the run. The ones in the street behind us were hit and miss. Some of the homeowners shoveled them, others did not. In all it was worth it and made me miss running outside.

Running with the 4 or so inches of snow on the ground and snow mountains everywhere were was rather strange.

Pansy

The last 2 days I have been a complete pansy. I don't know if it is a traveling hangover or what but I just can't get my head into my workout. Today I only swam 1500 yards. Normally once I get going I enjoy my workout and get into it, not today. I. Felt. Every. Yard.

I made to to my bare minimum goal and took 5 minutes in the jacuzzi, I didn't deserve it but since I was not doing a full workout I had the time. I like it but don't have the patience to just sit there, not for long anyway.

If I'm not into it tomorrow I'm taking the day off and starting fresh Saturday!

1/2 Snow day

NJ has received lots of snow this last week. The last snow day (a Saturday) I took advantage and baked my little heart out. Today was a free half day off of work and I took advantage by dragging Pat outside to make a snowman.

Swimming workout

I jumped into the pool again and had a very ambitious workout. not measured by how hard I was planning on working but by the fact that I was doing a set of 200's. I was going to have to keep careful count. I'm pretty sure I only lost count for one, I consider that a victory!

my workout was. . .

300 warmup
6 x 50 Kick (1:30)
5 x 200 Free (3:30)
5 x 100 IM (1:30)
6 x 50 Pull (1:00)
200 cool down

I'm glad to have a pool to swim in again. I missed swimming.

Chinese Friday

We order Chinese every Friday. Normally I pass on the fortune cookies but today I wanted a fortune. It read;

The thought that leads to no action is not thought- it is dreaming

Interesting.

Last night I went out to buy a few ingredients for dinner. Green pepper and onion. When I got home I put the bag on the chair and cut up one of the green peppers. Pat went to prepare the onion only to find that it was already bad.

Today I got home and went to put the plastic bag away. It seemed a little heavy. I looked inside to find the onion I purchased last night in one piece.

I asked Pat where he got the onion last night, apparently he found one in the fridge. It had to have been at least 2 weeks old.

Swimming

Today was supposed to be a swimming day. I had a great run and wanted to follow up with a great swim. Unfortunitely when I packed my bag for the ski trip I had to remove all of my swimming stuff. When I repacked I did not put my cap and goggles back in my bag. Not even my back ups. This was thankfully discovered before I squeezed into the suit.

A stroke of luck provided my MP3 player was still in my purse (though the battery only lasted 45 minutes). I'm just grateful it was there to get me through most of my workout.

New Jersyian

I am officially a New Jersyian. We are supposed to get a snow storm tomorrow starting around 12ish. Because of my last 2 experiences driving in the snow here (both less then 2 inches) I was not excited to do it again. After consulting with my co-worker I decided to ask if we could work at a rental branch near my home as to not have to drive home in it.

That idea was rejected. I realized how far I'd come. When I first moved here and heard the schools closing before any snow had fallen and they were counting on a foot I was shocked. I couldn't stop laughing. 6 years later I realize that NJ does not believe in snow plows or salt. It is dangerous business driving in NJ if so much as an inch has fallen. Here is hoping my drive home is well before the snow starts to fall!

Drive Home

We stopped near Killington for breakfast. Unfortunately the store I wanted to go to was closed when we passed it, we moved on, it was not likely worth the wait. Breakfast however was worth the stop. I tried the pumpkin pancakes this time and they were good! (though the french toast was better).

Then Pat drove strait home. It seemed like a longer drive during the day (maybe because I would have loved another day to ski). We got plenty of time to do 4 loads of ski laundry. That will be a huge help this weekend. I don't want any laundry in my way of cheering on Breese and the Saints!

Sugarbush Continued

Even better!!

Last night on top of making snow they got 3-4 inches of the natural stuff! We found the trail much better today having skied it home twice yesterday. and for the first time this trip we actually had to wait a few minutes for the ski lift to open! (I should note it opened 30 minutes later on weekdays). We were the first on a few different trails which is pretty neat!

It was a little distracting to see the fresh snow fly over my ski's but other then a few squeals of delight in the early runs I was successful in not letting it distract me. It was the perfect day. Fresh snow, warmest of the three days, and I had a few trails picked out as favorites, the only thing i would change is the fact that it was the 3rd day and I was starting to fatigue.

I started out the morning with a few strong runs then went to Organgrinder to try out my first purposeful black diamond (others were accidental or coerced). It was a great trail hindered by a few frozen granular patches I could have spent all day!

After lunch Pat and I wondered over to Mt Ellen. Allot of her trails seemed to be closed which was a bummer. It was an economical option ($45 or so instead of $88 for both). if it was fully open I would definitely spend one day at the big mountain and the other just at Mt Ellen. Unfortunately around 230 I started to fall over allot. It was time to go in and sit by the fire.

I got to see an Ermine popping in and out of his snow tunnels. he amused me until Pat came in and we went beck to the condo to sit next to the fire (or in Pats case as far away as possible).