Sweating Chlorine

Spin class. 6:30 AM. I stink like pool water. I've noticed the day after I swim, when I sweat, I smell chlorine. I don't know if this is an improvement over just plain sweat.

Class was easier today. My legs are getting stronger or maybe I wasn't working as hard. Still. An improvement. Helps to have cute bike shorts too. Hey. I can't help it. I'm a girl-if I'm going to be up at o' dark thirty sweating chlorine then I need to look fashionable while I do it.

I'm anxious to get my toeclips for my bike. I admit clipless pedals are cool. They remind me of being in junior high when all the cheerleaders wore white adidas with little color triangles that they switched out. If you were cool you had adidas too. I never had a pair of adidas. Anyway, all the *cool* bikers have clipless pedals. However, I am beyond junior high (I tell that to myself) and more interested in staying on my bike. Believe me falling off your bike at 35 is waay more embarrassing than going without adidas when you are in junior high. So I was a bit relieved when PT guy said NO BIKE SHOES! Woohoo, a legitimate excuse for those toe clips. And no more worries about not being able to unclip and land on my delicate tushy. Plus an excuse to buy a new pair of workout shoes, because please..ride my bike with my running shoes? Oh no. Simply not done. Oops. Look at that, I just reverted back to junior high.

Insane ramblings about my workout schedule
My shoulders are aching from swimming last night. I need to lift weights. Again, it's the last thing on my agenda. I noticed my right shoulder aching as I was swimming last night. I really need to work on building those shoulder muscles. So I will lift today. Tomorrow I am debating on swimming and running. Or just running. Pilates is at 10, and I feel like I should swim tomorrow, but I also have license to run (woo and hoo!). I suppose I could do both...she says with a sigh. That will take a lot of manuevering. Run first, then swim, then shower at Y, change into pilates clothes, go to pilates, THEN change into work clothes. I'd have to bring two pairs of workout clothes, a set of work clothes, my mat, a substantial snack, plus pack a lunch and snack and water ect... I swear sometimes my life feels like I am mounting a major expedition. I need my own personal sherpa. Of course I could run at 0' dark thirty, then eat breakfast, THEN go to Y for swimming, shower THEN on to Pilates. It's a possiblity....oh! oh! oh! Wait. I could swim at the Cupertino Y after work on Wednesday. Hmmmm. Off work at 9-get there by 9:15, change in the water by 9:30. I wonder when they close. Hmmmmmmmm. Okay, check into that.

TO DO:
Bike in shop Friday
Check schedule for CupY
Decide on which ride we are doing for Sat/Sun.
Mail in membership for Almaden Cycling club.
Check w/B on lesson to change tires.

WHY I TRI
Because getting a tummy tuck is too expensive. Just once in my life I would like to have abs that I can bounce a quarter off of instead of a little roundy tummy pooch. I mean my gosh, I lost 85 friggin' pounds. You think that would come with a nice stomach, but noooo-instead I got a bony butt and preadolescent boobs. There is just no justice in this world.