Happy Independence Day! While we celebrate our freedom today, we also thank all of those who serve and have served for their dedication!

It was not in my plan to make today a rest day, but the ridiculous heat and humidity of the week, and a last minute change of plans made it so. I thought I'd push my workout to as late in the day as possible, but I had a touch of a headache, and decided not to push it.

The heat and humidity in MN this week has pushed me indoors. I'm not sure how I am going to keep on the training schedule for the next 2-3 days, with the 4th of July and the outdoor activity restriction (there is a heat advisory- and I want to be smart about it). I'll figure it out! Might be subbing a workout for a swim!

Today was supposed to be a rest day, but as I mentioned, I am swapping things around to fit my schedule. I booked a session with my personal trainer and headed to the gym! I think it would have been cooler outside! Anyway, my program said a 30 minute aerobic run + weights. It mentioned that I should do weights after my "sport specific activity", so I went to the gym early and ran on the treadmill. Knowing I haven't worked out with my trainer in several months, I took it easy. The final treadmill tally was 2.6 miles.

I tried to push myself as much as I could with my 30 minute weight session, but I was tired and sweaty from the run, and it made it tough!  There was a lot of upper body focus, with short quick bursts for the lower half (think box jumps).  Going forward, I am going to do the weight workouts before the cardio.

Today was the first day of my Iron Girl training. You can follow along as to how close I'm keeping with the schedule by viewing the training plan! I plan to stay pretty close to the workouts- with a couple of exceptions. I will add a swim or two per week, and I might switch the schedule around to make my rest days match up with the rest of my life schedule. Also, the scheduled "Weight' workouts will likely be with my personal trainer once per week, Today was a "simple" 40 minute aerobic run. This means I should be able to keep conversation. While I usually train alone, I know this means a fairly easy pace.

Last weekend (6/24/12) I completed my first triathlon! While I've always been into sports, being a triathlete is like the epitome of the word "athlete". Swim. Bike. Run. It's crazy and super fun! I fell in love with the training, and more importantly, how it made me feel. As an aside to it all, I love 12 pounds and 2 pants sizes.

Encouraged by the way I feel, I decided to sign up for the Iron Girl in September of 2012! I am following a 12 week training program that I found on the Iron Girl website.  That means it started TODAY (July 1st). Stay tuned for my first- post workout post!