Busy, Busy, Busy

Wow! I haven't posted anything in over a week! I have been so busy getting the boys ready for school. Yesterday was the first day of preschool for James and the first day of Kindergarten for Charlie. They are now going to the same school. They both seemed excited to be going and did well once we got there and dropped them off at each of their classes. I'm hoping they both have a great year, meet lots of new friends and learn lots of new things.

I've also been pretty busy with work, studying for a certification for work, and riding the bike. I actually rode 109 miles last week! All those mile were done at the gym, mostly on the stationary bike and some on the bike in spin class. One day last week I rode for 2 hours at the gym. I posted my workout on Dailymile and Andrew made the comment "soon they'll take the training wheels off and let you go out on the road!" That's so funny!! I'm actually wondering what it will be like to ride outside in the fresh air with the breeze blowing and the sun on my face. I haven't ridden a bike outside in probably 9 years.

I'm so excited! My husband actually ordered a bike for me for my birthday (40th)! Hopefully I will have it by this weekend!!

Five for Friday

These are random thoughts and questions that I've been thinking about recently.

1. I'm curious why people hold on to the treadmill while either running or walking. I've noticed that all types of people do this; men and women, fit and not so fit, runners and walkers. Sometimes they hold on to the sides, sometimes they jack up the incline and hold on to the front. I really thought maybe it's some special workout they are doing, but my husband does not agree. I tried to find out more by Googling it and only find info saying that you shouldn't do it. Does any one know why people would do this? I'm just curious.

2. I've been looking at bikes online and I'm starting to get really excited about getting one. They are so expensive though. My 40th birthday is coming up next month and it may be wishful thinking, but I'm hoping maybe I can get one. Nothing crazy expensive, just a nice road bike. I've got my eye on a few.

3. Another thing that I'm curious about when it comes to the gym is this...I noticed on the Dailymile that a few people posted that they were going 28mph in spin class for an hour. My question is...are people really riding that fast in spin class? or are they just not converting kilometers to miles? At our gym they have the computer screen on the bike that displays RPMs, Watts and Kilometers. I have actually heard a couple of the instructors refer to the numbers on the screen as miles...my husbands take on this is that they want people to feel like they are doing well in class and improving so that they come back...would they really do that? I admit when I came home from my first spin class I told my husband that the screen said I had gone 27 miles and he explained to me that it was in kilometers...and I had really only gone 16.

4. I am a fast walker. Seriously, I almost run into people daily at work. I can NOT stand to walk behind a slow walker...it drives me crazy!

5. The refrigerator where I work is disgusting! it's really gross! I wonder if the same people that leave their yucky stuff in the refrigerator at work for weeks at a time do the same thing at their home? Eew.

My New Plan (and a random photo)

Rub a dub, dub, 3 boys in the tub!

Our youngest is sick and I'm at home this week. I'm trying to catch up on all of the blogs that I follow and I'm slowly making my way around.

I've decided that I'm going to stick to riding the bike during my break from running. I'd like to try the pool running eventually, but I'm not able to do it at my gym and I don't really want to pay to go somewhere else since I already have a membership here.

Here's what my new plan looks like:

Monday - 1hr. spin class
Tuesday - 1hr. ride + core workout
Wednesday - 30 min. ride
Thursday - 1hr. 30 min. interval ride + core workout
Friday - 1hr. 30 min. interval ride
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - 1hr. spin class + core workout

Thanks to Bicycling Magazine for this new workout plan, it should keep me busy! I've been keeping an eye out for the type of bike I want to get. I probably won't be able to actually get my own bike until the end of the year and even though I won't be able to ride much outside then my husband has an indoor bicycle trainer that I can use.