Bricks are HEAVY

What is a brick?  Well, unbeknownst unto me before a month ago a brick is a bike then a run.  I really don't know how they got brick from that combo, but apparently it is important to train doing bricks because it prepares you for the transition from biking to running that happens in triathlons.  Tonight I did a 10 mile bike ride on the stationary at 24's - it took 39 minutes and then a 1.5 mile walk/ run in 20 minutes. That included a 5 minute walk warm up in between which I didn't think might be necessary, but I found out that it truly was for me tonight.  On other nights I have ran for longer and then done a shorter bike, but it was very different.  My legs took what seemed like twice as long to warm up and even then I couldn't run at my usual pace.  I can see why these bricks are important- they lay the foundation for success in triathlons.  Okay I know its cheesy, but when you are working out you have nothing better to occupy your mind then to think of cheesy sayings and to calculate the minutes you have left, the milage you went per minute and how long the actual race might take me.  Tonight the whole thing was an hour.

This past week I didn't follow my schedule as well. I still ran on Saturday night for 30 minutes doing 3 minute run 1 minute walk, but prior to that I only did a 8.5 mile bike ride on Wednesday.  I did still work out 4 times, but it was not exactly as planned.  I was also extremely tired this week it was like my body knew that it had to go back to work soon and was catching up on all the sleep it could before the school year started. 

On another note my husband had to discipline our little darling for his first time tonight.  She has been biting the wood on the back french door and has done more damage in the last couple of days then our dog had ever done for the last 7 years.  My husband told her to stop and she did.  But soon as she thought his back was turned she did it again.  I told him that he needed to discipline her so she wouldn't do it again.  He gave her a light tap and told her no and showed her the door and explained why not.  Her eyes welled and her lips puckered and it almost made me cry, which of course she was already in daddy's arms being held and kissed and told that we love her.  He said he never wanted to discipline her again.  It didn't take much that is for sure.  She is a kind and loving soul and I hope she never loses that curiosity, friendliness and over all obedient nature.  Thank you God every day for giving her to us to take care of and bring up as your child.

I want to do something really fun in these last couple of weeks with her, but I am running out of ideas.  I haven't yet done the Dallas museum of science and history, but I am not sure if it is as kid friendly as the FWM of Science and History and children's museum inside.  Would love suggestions.