Weekly check-in

[vyola]

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
-William Faulkner

How was your week? What are your plans for next week? Which short-term goal are you most excited about?

Comments

[vyola]

What is a brick? Is that a thriathlon expression? I'm glad the relatively lighter week worked so well to boost your energy. Good luck with scheduling your excercise during your vacation, sounds like you already have a good plan in place :-)

[melusina]

Yep, it's a triathlon expression - it's a training session where you do two sports (usually a bike/run, but sometimes a swim/bike). The transition from biking to running can be a little weird, since you're using different muscles, so most tri training plans include bricks to help prepare you for that transition.

Our vacation is going to be super laid back (we're renting a lakehouse and spending the week canoeing, fishing, and swimming with long stretches of sunbathing with a good book and knitting while watching tv) and I'm excited about having the time to run, swim and bike without feeling rushed or exhausted from work!

And thanks for the comment on the icon - my husband took the picture after my first triathlon and my first thought was that it would be a fun icon!

[vyola]

Oh, I see! Triathlon sounds like a lot of fun, especially the idea of going on with different muscles after the first set you used are good and tired.

That sounds so nice, your vacation plans. Very relaxing and invigorating.

I figured there must be a story behind your icon :-D
It's not only fun to look at, it's also sort of a trophy!

[melusina]

I'm really enjoying training for triathlons - I used to run pretty much exclusively, but my knees don't do so well with regular running. Cross training on the bike/swimming keeps me training regularly but prevents over-use injuries. . .

I'm excited about my 40's - I think they're going to be awesome! ::grin::

[vyola]

I bet they are :-D