So the other day I increased my run distance and surprisingly my legs didn't fall off. Then last night I did a 20-mile bike ride with one of my classmates and his wife. He was one of the first people I met at school and we were both so excited when we found out we both ride. What followed was a conversation about bikes and riding and clothing and injuries.
He and his wife are from Utah. I was riding with them last night, they found a good route, not a lot of traffic but some good rolling hills and long climbs. Holy cow, those two can climb hills like nobody's business. Now you are probably saying "Duh, they are from Utah, where they have mountains". But I foolishly thought that since we had been off our bikes for 8 months there would be no ass whoopins handed out. I stayed with them for most of the ride but every long climb we came to, I quickly fell off the back. Its good for me to ride with people stronger than I am, it motivates me. So I'll be riding with them a lot, and anyways his wife wants to train with me. She's like I don't know.... at least 12 years younger than me so that should be interesting. Today is a swim day. I live near a very nice water park that has adult-only lap time. Yeah, no kids. I haven't been swimming, well laps anyways, in a long time, but each time I go I am reminded why I love to swim. I like water.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Monday, June 4, 2007
In My Spare Time
Okay so I was talking to my sister the other day, she is the foremost authority on anything social, and she was like,
"Do you have a myspace?"
Me: "Um.. no"
Her: "Why not?"
Me: "My life is not that interesting."
Her: "Oh my god.. whatever."
Her words so moved me that I decided I should blog like the wind. I still don't think my life is that interesting. I am a second year medical student, meaning I just finished my first year and now I have 3 months to reflect on the craziness that is medical school and decide if I am going back, which I probably will since I have already accrued a ridiculous amount of debt and my hubby will sell me in to prostitution if I don't.
So what am I doing with my last summer ever you ask?
Well because I have 3 months off and nothing to do with my time I decided to train for a sprint triathlon. If you have never done one of these it is usually a 375 to 800 meter swim followed by a 12 to 15 mile bike followed by a 5K run. This may seem like no big deal to some of you but I assure you it is more difficult than it seems. Case in point, I consider myself an avid cyclist, at least I was before medical school. I used to ride anywhere from 50 to 100 miles per week between my road and mt bike. I have just recently started running, so I am not fast, but I am able to do about 2.25 miles 3-4 times per week. This past weekend I decided to get a feel for what I would be doing. I rode 14.6 miles and then got off my bike and ran 2 miles. For the first 5 minutes of my run I couldn't catch my breath and had to walk a little. My original plan was to run 2.5 miles but when I got to my 1 mile mark my legs were not happy so I had to turn back. By the time I got home I had a whole new appreciation for triathletes. Anyways, I was not discouraged. I proceeded to get up the following day for my morning run after which I felt pretty good.
Today was a weight training day and tomorrow is a run day. I am increasing my run distance this week and will do my first ever 5K this weekend. I am also planning on doing a duathlon this summer before the triathlon, a kind of "warm up" if you will.
Okay, so that is out of the way. Umm... what else.
Books that I am reading:
1) Rapid Interpretation of EKGs- Because someone is gonna have to read these EKG thingys when I am a doctor and it might as well be me.
2) BSR Physiology Review. I will admit I am a nerd. But physio was hard and I have a feeling I am gonna need some of that info to get through rotations.
I have already finished 3 non school related books so back off.
I am pretty sure my husband is trying to ship me off to South America. He keeps suggesting I take total immersion spanish....in another country. Not sure how to take that. While I agree spanish is a good skill to have in the medical profession, I am pretty darn comfy right where I am right now.
So that is my first post. Come back and see what I am up to.
"Do you have a myspace?"
Me: "Um.. no"
Her: "Why not?"
Me: "My life is not that interesting."
Her: "Oh my god.. whatever."
Her words so moved me that I decided I should blog like the wind. I still don't think my life is that interesting. I am a second year medical student, meaning I just finished my first year and now I have 3 months to reflect on the craziness that is medical school and decide if I am going back, which I probably will since I have already accrued a ridiculous amount of debt and my hubby will sell me in to prostitution if I don't.
So what am I doing with my last summer ever you ask?
Well because I have 3 months off and nothing to do with my time I decided to train for a sprint triathlon. If you have never done one of these it is usually a 375 to 800 meter swim followed by a 12 to 15 mile bike followed by a 5K run. This may seem like no big deal to some of you but I assure you it is more difficult than it seems. Case in point, I consider myself an avid cyclist, at least I was before medical school. I used to ride anywhere from 50 to 100 miles per week between my road and mt bike. I have just recently started running, so I am not fast, but I am able to do about 2.25 miles 3-4 times per week. This past weekend I decided to get a feel for what I would be doing. I rode 14.6 miles and then got off my bike and ran 2 miles. For the first 5 minutes of my run I couldn't catch my breath and had to walk a little. My original plan was to run 2.5 miles but when I got to my 1 mile mark my legs were not happy so I had to turn back. By the time I got home I had a whole new appreciation for triathletes. Anyways, I was not discouraged. I proceeded to get up the following day for my morning run after which I felt pretty good.
Today was a weight training day and tomorrow is a run day. I am increasing my run distance this week and will do my first ever 5K this weekend. I am also planning on doing a duathlon this summer before the triathlon, a kind of "warm up" if you will.
Okay, so that is out of the way. Umm... what else.
Books that I am reading:
1) Rapid Interpretation of EKGs- Because someone is gonna have to read these EKG thingys when I am a doctor and it might as well be me.
2) BSR Physiology Review. I will admit I am a nerd. But physio was hard and I have a feeling I am gonna need some of that info to get through rotations.
I have already finished 3 non school related books so back off.
I am pretty sure my husband is trying to ship me off to South America. He keeps suggesting I take total immersion spanish....in another country. Not sure how to take that. While I agree spanish is a good skill to have in the medical profession, I am pretty darn comfy right where I am right now.
So that is my first post. Come back and see what I am up to.
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