Sunday, January 25, 2009

sunday swim and other stuff

First, the other stuff. Went to a fondue party last night! Drank and ate WAY too much...
Ash and Carmen getting it all togetherSome of the gang, we went to grade school together!! Ash, me, Carmen and Chris.

Ash's "Man Room".




My BFF...CK. Gorgeous...simply gorgeous, inside and out!! She needs a good guy that appreciates this...but BEWARE...I am her gatekeeper!!!

And then there was swimming today. I was so tired and a bit foggy from last night. We did a set of "beat the clock". The jist is you leave 5 seconds later every 100 and you have to be back by the top. So you are swimming 5 seconds faster every time but with a bit more rest. I was telling my legs the entire time "I don't CARE that you have been pedalling like mad this weekend!! And I DON'T CARE that you ran for an hour on the tready yesterday!! How DARE you complain about too much alcohol last night!! Get back there and kick!!"

Holy hell. That was a tough one!! Got down to 1:20 and missed the 1:15 by just a couple of seconds. I could not breathe! I didn't check, but I bet my HR was over 200!! Was a good workout even with a foggy head...

4 comments:

Amber Dawn said...

1:20...for 100m??????? Without fins, or paddles or a motor attached to your butt?
Holy crap.

Julie said...

Way to go Kelly!!!! :) :) :)

The fondue party looks like it was delicious.

What a great show of will -- telling your body to obey and it listened! That's a very good lesson, oh master guru. :):) :) :)

Susi said...

way to push it! i hope you celebrated with a really big cup of fancy coffee or something. haha. good on ya!

Keith said...

Wow. Where do you start these 100's? Even starting at two minutes, mine would be over pretty quick.

Kelly's Favorite Quotes

  • You can quit and they don't care...but YOU will always know.
  • You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Roosevelt
  • "Always maintain composure and class. Hard work will yield results" - I live my life by this one
  • "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others." - One of my favorite historical figures
  • "Don't hug me Mom, you are all sweaty!" - My 5 year old
  • "You're gonna run a 1/2 marathon in February, in ski pants?"-My Co-Worker
  • "Go for it! Let us know what you need." - My Boss
  • "It ain't the man in the fight, it's the fight in the man." - My Dad
  • "You signed up for...what?" - My Spouse