Garmin Manual: Appendix: Page 53

"It can withstand immersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. Prolonged submersion can cause damage to the unit. After submersion, be certain to wipe dry and air dry the unit before using or charging. Note: This product is not intended to be used while swimming.

2nd conversation with Justin

Just finished my weekly conversation with Justin. We have been e-mailing back and forth all week and I like the idea of speaking every week on the phone so we have set Fridays as our day to talk. I had e-mailed him my "discussion points" before our telephone call because I am a total nerd. I have concluded that JP does not have much of a sense of humor as I have tried to be funny and I get that awkward dead silence at the other end. So, I just put on my "work voice" and get down to business. And he doesn't like to chat. I am learning that the Carmichael group is dead serious about what they do and they weren't hired to be my friend, so I guess I understand the dead pan reaction. But a laugh once in awhile would be nice...no? Anyway, he was happy with how things have gone so far. We have tweaked my schedule a bit more as I have a mini-training camp coming up with my Wednesday night cycling. He says he wants me to concentrate on what I am not good at right now as it is going to take alot of time. Lots and lots of biking....like 4 hours next week!! YAK!! He wants me to send him my Garmin info once a week so he can "see exactly what I am doing." So far, so good!! Although I have not done my core workout yet today, but will get to it as soon as the kids are in bed!!

Garmin SAYS.........

Got my 50 minute run in this morning. I am really sick of running in the dark. When does it start getting light again in the mornings? I have to look that up because I am really not enjoying the dark. It is kinda spooky. But the positive is that it was an absolutely beautiful morning weather-wise. Only about minus 7...no wind...and calm. Had a great run.
Info from Garmin:
49 minutes 49 seconds - okay, I did not time my cool down!!
5.05 miles
Average pace: 9:54 minute miles
Average HR: 151 beats per minute - this was to be a steady state run with my HR in between 148 and 158..so right on target, I guess
Max pace: 8:13 minute miles - I think this must have been when I had to sprint across Broadway to beat an oncoming car!!
Max HR: 166
Calories burned: 637

The Wiggles

Got up and did a short run today, only about 33 minutes. Somebody has played with my alarm and I did not hear it go off so I had to stumble out of bed, grab my gear and get out of the house in a big hurry to even get those 33 minutes done! Was supposed to go to the Wednesday morning swim with the tri-gang but that does not get started again until next week. And I did a second workout yesterday after my bike ride. Yes....I....did!! After sitting on my butt for the majority of the afternoon watching college football (now I see why some prefer college football over the NFL, lots of turnovers, mistakes and general craziness makes for good games!!) I put one of our Wiggles DVDs in for Luke (19 months). He LOVES The Wiggles. For those of you with no kids or older kids, The Wiggles are an Australian musical group of 4 men who play instruments and dance around like goofballs but my little one gets SO excited at even the mention of them. Look them up on YouTube and make fun of them all you want but they did $30 million in sales last year...4 college friends who can each play an instrument have managed to tap into the minds of little boys worldwide. So we danced and jumped around the basement for about 45 minutes while the DVD was on...you know, jump on one leg, wave your hands in the air, do "The Flap", very simple crazy stuff. And Luke giggles and laughs and does his best to imitate which is so very cute.

Hellooooo 2008!!!!!!!!!!

I know you have all been waiting patiently at your computers, for this post...did she or didn't she get on her bike today, the first day of 2008? What excuse did she come up now? Well I am pleased to report that I did in fact do my bike workout today! It is true...I had to remove the laundry that had accumulated on my bike over the last few weeks...I am ashamed to tell you that. But it is DONE! A bit of a warm-up then 3 sets of the Muscle Tension Drill for 6 minutes each with a 4 minute easy pedal in between. The MT drill is done at a really low cadence, 50-55, in a really tough gear. You are also to elevate your bike about 4-6 inches. The idea is to concentrate on your pedal stroke and keep your heart rate no higher than 135. The video on the website was really good at explaining it and showing how to get your bike set up...so with a phone book and a large children's hard cover of bedtime stories, I was set. The hard part was to keep my heart rate low...JP said DO NOT let it get above 135...he was pretty adamant about this point so I had to really concentrate on the pedal strokes and breathing to keep the old heart in check. Then it was 4 sets of Fast Pedalling for 1 minute with a 2 minute easy pedalling in between. This one was fun because I kept calling out to the boys "Am I winning?" And my 5 year old was very excited to see me pedalling so fast and cheered the entire time!! I have been training my 19 month old to say "GO Mom GO!!" and pump his fist in the air. So every time he sees me in workout gear, this is what he says and does. And I LOVE IT!!