Dinner with the Girls...

Last Friday after I swam my little heart out, I showered and got ready to go meet some of my friends for dinner.  It had been a while since the entire group could get together, so it was very much needed girl time.  We had a few bottles of wine and laughed non-stop. 

I did get to share with them my adventures in the pool, which I think they enjoyed.  I mean, most people find it entertaining when you talk about spitting on old men at the pool and walking in on old naked ladies in the shower. :)

Most of the other girls continued on for a few more drinks, but I declined due to an early morning hike date planned with Ken and Kya. 

Jill and me.  T-minus about three months or so until the braces come off!

All of us girls, minus one Jill

Thanks for the pictures Melissa!



Ironman Training....Week 6

Let's see what week six looked like shall we?

Monday
1150 yard swim.  This was an awful swim too.  I could not get into a groove.

Tuesday
Run - 4 miles on the treadmill

Wednesday
2250 yard swim

Thursday
4 mile run with Kya

Friday
1250 yard swim

Saturday
11 mile hike with Ken and Kya
1 hour on the bike trainer

Sunday
6 mile run

I was obviously lacking on the bike this week.  It was a little difficult, just because I had to get my hair highlighted on Tuesday.  A girl has got to have priorities.  I figured I better slack off now because once the Summer hits, I will be a slave to Ironman. 

Happy Groundhog Day!

Don't drive angry

In Black & White...

I was checking out the Ironman Louisville website today and happened to click on the participant list.  (Okay, let's be honest here, I have been stalking the site since the day I signed up waiting for the participant list to be updated.)  There in black and white was my name.  My name.  My age. My state of residence.  I may have hyperventilated a bit, threw out a few choice words, and then remembered that I am really excited about this whole thing. :) 

Wow, this bad boy is seven, that's right SEVEN months from today.  Good thing I have already picked out and purchased my outfit for the run portion.  A girl has got to plan ahead you know.

This is after I ran the Chicago Marathon in 2011.  I had to show this picture, this is the story of my life when you are 4'10 and your husband is 6'4.  :) 

Ironman Training...Week 5

Monday
Impromtu rest day.  I cannot resist hanging out with Ken while watching the Bachelor.  :)

Tuesday
4 mile run with Kya
40 minutes on the bike trainer

Wednesday
1750 yard swim

Thursday
1100 yard swim
3 mile run

Friday
60 minutes on the bike trainer

Saturday
8 mile run
2000 yard swim

Sunday
4 mile hike with Ken and Kya
90 minutes on the bike trainer.
Swimming.  Somedays it feels so easy and other days I have no idea how I will swim 2.4 miles.  I find that I spit water when I breathe.  I wonder if this is normal?  I try to watch other people at the pool, but it is hard to tell.  Oh well, so we carry on with week 6!

Best Keyword Search Ever...

We all do it, we all keep track of what brings people to our blogs.  I spit out my latte yesterday when I read a search that brought someone to my blog.

Remember the story about Ken dislocating his shoulder and calling me to tell me about his MRI results?  You know, the one where I was telling people Ken tore his labia?  Yeah, that one.  Well, there in black and white were the three words that had me dying laughing:

Super Huge Labia

I am sure they were quite disappointed when they realized that I 1. have no pictures of a super huge labia 2. really cannot offer any assistance on the matter and 3. am an idiot for calling my husband's labrum a labia. 

I really hope that this person figured out the issue or solution with the super huge labia in question.

Happy Thursday Folks! 

Hiking with a Husky...

A few weeks ago, we decided to try hiking at Perry Lake near Lawrence, KS.  Now, this is by no means Rocky Mountain hiking, but we did enjoy it very much especially with it being so close to home. 

We woke up super early, Ken was up even earlier at 4:30 am, and made the hour drive.  Our first stop of course was for Dunkin Donuts coffee.  Ken knows if he wants a happy Keri, you have to buy her coffee and donuts.  :)

What is a hike without taking your wonderful Siberian Husky?  She came along for the ride and of course had more fun than Ken and I put together.

Kya loved seeing the squirrels and walking thru all of the leaves.

I cannot get this picture to turn :)

We ended up hiking a wonderful, hilly 10 miles.  Ken will definitely be ready for the Grand Canyon in June.

Ironman Training...Week 4

Whew, this training is making me tired.  I can only imagine how rough it will be come July!  Here is what week 4 looked like!

Monday
Very much needed rest day.  My legs were tired.  Nothing quite like hot chocolate and The Bachelor on a Monday night.  :)

Tuesday
6 mile run, which included my pathetic revisit to speed work. 
2x400.  I forgot how hard speed work is. 

Wednesday
Swim - 2500 yards.  This was my longest swim ever.  I may have told Ken over and over again how far I swam.  :)

Thursday
1 hour on the bike trainer followed by a one mile run with Kya.  There was snow on the sidewalk, so we stopped at one mile.  Ms. Husky really needed to get out of the apartment.

Friday
Swim - 1000 yards

Saturday
4 mile hike with Ken and Kya
7 mile run

Sunday
1:30 on the bike trainer
Swim - 1750 yards

I have noticed that it takes me a while to get into my groove swimming.  I would say it takes me at least 20 minutes before I feel comfortable.  Hopefully as time goes on, this will get a little shorter.  I am still really enjoying swimming and hope to only improve.  I am excited for the Spring when I get outside on the bike and see what I can do. 

Thanks for reading!