Olympic Sprint Motivation

Last night I skipped out on blogging to spend a little extra time hanging with Brent while cheering on team USA gymnastics. Go GABBY!!
I don’t know gabby personally but I was on the edge of my seat and holding my breathe, crossing my fingers and all nervous like while they were tallying up the final scores.

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I’m pretty proud of that little chica.
Yesterday recap:
Yesterdays workout left me with some dirty knees. ---> Lunges are a girls best friend and Manimals are just as “fun.”

After the workout I took the twins to play at the park until naptime. I am telling you, these two never get tired of the park and it’s the first thing they want to do every morning! While I was there I decided to make up a fun little park workout! I can’t wait to share it with you guys. There are lunges, box jumps, pull ups, pushups and sprints. I’ll get it up ASAP so you can take your kids to the park and get a little workout in at the same time!

Workout:
This morning Brent prepared some fit mixer aminos pre-workout

I headed to GPP to tackle the WOD. It was all core today and I was glad because my shoulders are pretty useless today after yesterday and Wednesdays workouts.My couldn’t do the back extensions weighted for 60 seconds… let alone the RX weight.  I did not even come close to RXing that beast.  Something to work for I suppose. Afterwards, I had a little extra time so I went to the gym for a few tabata sprints. I jumped on the treadmill and the 400 m sprint Olympic competition was on.

Talk about motivation! I used my gym boss app (Its FREE) for tabata sprints. I set the incline to 1.5 and set the speed to 11!! In 20 minutes I was dripping!! I watched the Olympic sprinters legs and tried to just keep up with them. So Sweaty!

Olympic Sprinters are legit! Not to mention inspiring!!

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Why Hello, abs, arms and legs!
We had a play date set after at the splash park with my SIL’s
I headed home for a quick shake.

In the mix:

• 1 C. Almond Milk unsweetened Vanilla
• 1/2 Banana
• Frozen Berries
• 1 scoop Fit Mixer chocolate
• Ice
• 1 tbs Chia Seeds

Then it was time for some fun!


We had a great time running through the splash pad and playing with our Aunts and cousins!

They both fell asleep before we got home, and we literally live 3 minutes away. They were tired nuggets. Hoping that nap goes for a little longer today. I’m hoping to get some chores done before they wake up!
Lunch

Before I do the chores I had to eat first. Duh.
I made some ground turkey and threw it on a bed of lettuce with some green and yellow peppers, sweet potato and drizzled it with Walden farm honey mustard dressing!


Tonight we have plans to see WICKED!!

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My FIL bought us these tickets MONTHS ago and I have been so excited to see it! I have only been to a handful of Broadway plays, my favorite is Momma mia. I am a huge fan of Broadway musicals! I may or may not have a few in my running playlist.. Here I go again!
Question of the day:
Have you been to a Broadway Musical?
What is your favorite Olympic event?
I love watching gymnastics but am totally inspired by track and field as well.

Bear Lake Brawl

Wow. I can't believe this race came and was finished so fast. Training bricks, swimming, biking and running along with all of the 4am wake up calls. Came down to this weekend and now its over. I almost don't even know how to put this experience into words. All I can say is it was my first triathlon and it most definitely will not be my last.

my cute sister made this sign!

Bear Lake is absolutely beautiful, I have been to bear lake many times and the one thing I was worried about was the swim. Bear lake is known for its clear, blue and COLD water. Not being able to take a trip down to test the water prior to the race it made me a little anxious. With my wetsuit on I stepped into the water on race day expecting to be a bit chilly. But it was perfect! The water wasn't even cold!  I was so happy I had so many friends doing this with me and cheering me on. We were ready. Not to mention super hot in those wet suits.

love these girls!!

My bestie! I love this lady, she is a gem! And a complete rock star!

The Swim


 It was exciting to have everyone on the beach countdown our wave. With a 1 minute warning I was ready to go. At the front of the pack.. Would I choose to do that again? No. It was a full out BRAWL. I was getting kicked, smacked and pushed. It was a little crazy. I had a moment where I started to panic. I threw all my training techniques out the window and just went for it. This I think slowed me down, once I separated myself from the pack I was able to catch my breath and engage my thoughts back into everything I had practiced. I stuck my face back in the water and started counting.. 1..2...3.. breathe. This helped me a TON and I felt myself refocus and back in the game.

The course was to swim around buoys that were set out in the water, the Olympic distance had to go around twice!! By the time I got back I just thought.. seriously.. I have to go around again!? Back through weeds I started swimming. In my head.. "Just one more loop. You can do it." <--- little pep talks to myself help me!
During my open water training I struggled with swimming in a straight line.. When I start to get tired I start breathing just on my right side.. then I find myself about 200m left of the course.  I did do 3 open water training's prior to race day but I wish I would of done more. Swimming in the lake VS the pool is a BIG difference!

The Bike

Getting out of the lake was the best thing ever.. One event done! I started taking off my wet suit on the way to my bike. I quickly took a drink of some Vita CoCo and a bite of a larabar. Off I went. This was my first actual race with my bike. I felt pretty good on the bike but was being passed by several people. I realized I need a better bike. Although my road bike is new, those that were hauling past me had some amazing tri bikes-- Specialized, cannondales etc. I had purchased my bike online without getting sized, I think I may need a bigger size bike due to my height.  So to those who want to compete spend the moolah on a good bike. I am happy with my time on the bike because it was exactly what I estimated.

The RUN:

Once I parked my bike I took off on the run. This is what I love. I LOVE RUNNING! I had trained this brick multiple times and felt ready for it. I was a nerd and forgot to take my helmet off but figured it out pretty quick.. and off I went. I was able to hold a 8:30 average pace. Running without music (headphones not allowed on the course) was a little tough for me. So I decided to just watch the next person in front of me and  my goal was to just pass them. -->my competitive edge really comes out in running. This worked amazingly...It just keeps my brain entertained.... I saw my sister with T&B, and several of my friends along the running course. Which gives you an extra boost to! Even cheers from other runners are amazingly helpful. I love throwing out and hearing "good job" and a few "whoop whoops" to those going through the same feelings as me. The heat was starting to beat down on us and it was rough. I felt great though.. my body was tired but knowing that I had the majority of the race behind me and that I was almost done was exciting.

At the end my sister was there with my babies and I couldn't of been more happy to finally be done. I had an amazing support team! Having all my friends and other GPP members that were out there cheering each other on through the course and on the side was amazing. I am so grateful for them and all their hard work and perseverance throughout race season, it honestly is remarkable.

This was an amazing race and was glad that I was part of it! I was so happy that my sister came down with me and cheered me on the whole way. Her sister in-law came along for the ride to and they were amazing! T & B had a fun time hanging out with them while mommy raced. I gave them a few kisses on my run and it made my day. Brent had to stay home for work and to get some hunting time in. I missed having him there but  he called me about mile 4 and I had a little pep chat with him mid race. ;) love him!

Here are my final results
Total time 3:07:46
Swim: 38:07
T1: 4:18
Bike: 1:29:58
T2: 2:13
Run: 53:08

Apple Butter Granola

I have a confession. I slept in this morning--- on purpose. Last night I did an open water swim. I felt pretty great about it.. until I was informed it was only a little more then half the distance..Saturday will be interesting.. At least I didn't get gobbled up by one of these suckers.

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Tiger Muskies attack!


I'm glad that I will have about 90 other people with me during the tri on Saturday!

Since the past two days have been a little crazy with tri training I took a break from it today. I actually slept until 8AM! The twinners didn't even stir until about 8:15 am! I can't even remember the last time I did that. I will admit it was nice to turn off that 4:30am alarm. Your body just needs a break sometimes! I woke up and whipped up a good breakfast.
OATS! Yes, I haven't had oats in F.O.R.E.V.E.R! I stirred up some steel cut oats with a half scoop of vanilla protein powder, spoonful of Almond Butter and a spoonful of APPLE BUTTER! I was out of agave and searched my fridge and discovered this little gem!

It made my cup of oatmeal SO tasty! I pretty much inhaled it! 

I did get a good workout in at GPP fitness. The workout consisted of 4 high knee sprints, 20 overhead press, 20 bicep curls and 20 tricep extesions. We were instructed to complete as many rounds as possible in 25 minutes! I was a sweaty mess after! I love workouts that are quick & yet, make you feel like your going to vomit by the end!

I came home still thinking about my oats, which sparked a new granola idea.

{Apple Butter Granola}

Yields: 4 1/2C servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
Bake time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 C. Rolled Oats
• 1/2 C. PB
• 3 Tbs Apple Butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbs cinnamon

Directions:

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2.Melt Peanut Butter and Apple Butter together in microwave for about 30 seconds

3.Put Oats in a medium bowl and pour the PB/AB mixture in and stir
4.Add vanilla extract and cinnamon
5.Stir till well blended

6. Spread onto a non-stick cookie sheet

7. Bake 7-10 minutes
8. Let cool.

Warning: This granola is highly addictive. It disappears as fast as it takes to bake. It is not safe around husbands or friends alike. You may want to stash it somewhere safe. Like your belly ;)

I rounded out the meal with a lettuceless salad..

In this Hugh Jass-->(a little mamapea humor) saladless mix I had green beans, brussel sprouts, 4 oz chicken, avocado and some peach-mango salsa! (which I could eat with a spoon), and fresh from my sisters garden cucumber! MMMMM.. I love them and may or may not of finished it off later by dipping it in the salsa like chips. :)

We spent the rest of the night at the pool with the family! And the twinners actually got in!! No tears were shed during this pool time. This is a big deal y'all. They have been petrified of pools in the past and today they even got in a floatie! I also still have all my hair and no red claw marks on my shoulders. Progress people, lets have a party. 

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Have a good night! 

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