Day 94:

It's raining gang-busters outside right this minute. It has been raining all afternoon and into the evening. JE always wants to go see what the ocean looks like in storms, so after church we headed to Crystal Cove. We drove down through Laguna Canyon--that place on the news with all the flooding and debris/home slides. All the road signs were wrapped with debris two feet up, marking the high water level. The canyon walls were lined with mudslides, orange cones, and a crew currently working on the power lines. Neighborhoods had huge green dumpsters lining the roads, filled with furniture, carpet, and drywall. As we drove, through the rain, the street was becoming a waterway.

For southern California, 48 degrees in the daytime is cold. Really cold! We walked north on the beach, because there was a river running down one of the mini canyons and across the beach, blocking our way south. The wind whipped at our backs, through polar fleece and rain jackets. We walked about half a mile when we came across another spontaneous river, this one stemming from a waterfall on the side of the cliff. Water was surging in a miniature flash flood. We bolted across in front of it and got to the the other side, just in front of a Barbie sized wall of water. At that point, we turned around to look at the waterfall and realized that how ever far we went, we were going to have to walk back into that nasty wet wind. We headed for the car, crossing that stream. This time JE dragged a log to the narrowest part and dropped it in, thoroughly splashing me. Oops! Wet is wet, and we ran most of the way back to the car, laughing.

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

Tuesday: try dynamic stretching:
Speed training.
Ride to work when possible. Get a ride home in the dark, until the trails are cleared
Swim: warm up/cool down 100 yds, freestyle 650 yds (work on monotony and flip turns)

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
First day of Triathlon training class=circuit training with a pro trainer=excitement
And hopefully a better idea of how to get faster!

Thursday: Off (Why does that feel so very radical? I have it on good authority that I actually need two days off per week!We shall see. Hoping that by doing this, I can keep better workouts as the week progresses)


Friday:
Running, Easy 5k
Sneak up on the house (walking lunges) 25 each leg
Sit ups 50
Push ups-girl 30
Swimming: warm up/cool down 100 yds, freestyle 650 yds (work on monotony and flip turns)

Saturday: 2nd triathlon class. Learning ???