Day 101: New Worlds

Yesterday, when I told someone about my bike tour, her reply was, "scary!" Funnily, I think about that journey as a meager endeavor. Perhaps because I have been reading a bit about Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln:Vampire Hunter--Not exactly inspiring, but strangely, thought provoking) and thinking about our founding Fathers and how this nation began.

What fears did Meriwether and William have as they guided their men through the unknown waters of the Snake? Or the men and women crossing the Atlantic to find the promise of a better life in the Americas? People have always done much bigger, scarier things!

Our lives are such that we invent things to worry over (like cellulite and body shape), hurdles to leap (at the gym), frontiers to explore (on the internet). We need challenge, a goal, something obtainable if only I could...

This morning I found a book online called, Slow Fat Triathlete. She has a blog as well. She is really inspiring. If she can do this, I can do this. And I am doing this!

So here is my plan of happiness for the week to come:
Planning for the week:
Each day: Gentle yoga/stretching
Monday:
Run-5K, work on shortening time
Sneak up on the house (walking lunges) 25 each leg
Sit ups 50
Push ups-girl 30
Swim: warm up/cool down 100 yds, freestyle 650 yds (work on monotony and rotating)


Tuesday:
dynamic stretching:
Speed training.
Ride to work when possible. Get a ride home in the dark, until the trails are cleared
Changed class to Tuesday nights--heck of a work out!

Wednesday:
Short,easy run in the AM
Gentle yoga/flow
Sneak up on the house (walking lunges) 25 each leg
Sit ups 50
Push ups-girl 30
ride to work
Swim: warm up/cool down 100 yds, freestyle 650 yds (work on monotony and rotating)


Thursday:Hoping to steal a few hours in the PM with my lovey and his new bike! for a 25-30 mile ride

Friday:
Running, Easy 2.5 miles
Sit ups 50
Push ups-girl 30
Swimming: warm up/cool down 100 yds, freestyle 650 yds (work on monotony and Rotating)

Saturday: triathlon training: Cycling!

Goal for the week: Get more sleep
Food Goal for the week: more whole grain and lean protein.